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Seashore Trolley Museum

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John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and shopkeeper, first saw the electric railroad in operation on July 4, 1889 and drew this illustration of it."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"These trolleys were used until 1946 when diesel engines were used. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Like the railroads, trolley lines connected with one another, allowing passengers to travel greater distances."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"… on the new inventions and changes in life -- trolleys, gas, electric street lights, and U.S. Mail boxes."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… Museum By 1902 Scarborough had electricity, and electric cars (trolleys) replaced horsecars. There was great excitement that July when the rails…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Trolley Car Nos. 70 and 71 as well as engine #52 from the Aroostook Valley Railroad are on display there."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

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

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Electric RailSeashore Trolley Museum Electric Rail In 1894 the Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway, along what is currently Route 88 in…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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