MEC
E1035910
MEC is the reporting mark for the Maine Central Railroad, a historic New England freight and passenger rail carrier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MEC canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad company
ⓘ
railroad reporting mark ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Boston and Maine Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Trunk Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formedByMergerOf |
Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | historic New England railroad ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major regional railroad in northern New England ⓘ |
| inception | 1862 ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| notableRoute |
Mountain Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portland to Bangor main line NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockland Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInState |
Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedPassengerServiceUntil | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| peakRouteMileageApprox | 1200 miles ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity |
coal
ⓘ
forest products ⓘ general merchandise ⓘ paper products ⓘ |
| primaryTraffic | freight ⓘ |
| railroadReportingMark | MEC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | northern New England ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight rail
ⓘ
passenger rail ⓘ |
| standsFor | Maine Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | historic railroad brand still used for freight operations in part of its former territory ⓘ |
| successor |
Guilford Transportation Industries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pan Am Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 4 ft 8.5 in ⓘ |
| usedBy | Maine Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.