Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"The New Brunswick Railway came to Presque Isle in 1881 followed by the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad in 1894."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad

"… to have train service and approached the New Brunswick Railway (later known as the Canadian & Pacific)."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… was later owned and operated by the Bangor Railway and Electric Company. The Bangor, Hampden & Winterport Electric Company trolley, Hampden…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… group that controlled the Aroostook Falls in New Brunswick. There was a special law on the books of the State of Maine entitled “an Act of aid of…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… on the Canadian border, and connect with the New Brunswick European and North American Railroad. The first section opened in 1868 to Olemon, then…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"In 1881, the New Brunswick Railway System (later known as the Canadian Pacific Railroad) steamed into town allowing for starch to be shipped south…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… began on a power plant at Aroostook Falls in New Brunswick to supply much-needed power to northern Maine and New Brunswick."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… fighters should war break out along the Maine-New Brunswick borders. The state built an armory in Bangor and mustered troops there."