Maine Central Railroad

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railroad company transportation company

Maine Central Railroad was a major New England railroad that operated extensive freight and passenger services across Maine and neighboring states from the 19th through the 20th century.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Portland–Bangor main line 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad company ⓘ
transportation company ⓘ
connectedTo Bangor and Aroostook Railroad ⓘ
Boston and Maine Railroad ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ
Grand Trunk Railway ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
headquartersLocation Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance key role in economic development of Maine ⓘ
major carrier of timber and paper from northern New England ⓘ
industry rail transport ⓘ
locatedIn Maine ⓘ
notableRoute Brunswick Branch ⓘ
Calais Branch ⓘ
Mountain Division ⓘ
Maine Central Railroad self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Portland–Bangor main line

Portland–St. Johnsbury line ⓘ
Rockland Branch ⓘ
Rumford Branch ⓘ
operatedFromCentury 19th century ⓘ
operatedInState Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vermont ⓘ
operatedThroughCentury 20th century ⓘ
passengerServiceType commuter rail ⓘ
intercity passenger rail ⓘ
primaryCargo coal ⓘ
forest products ⓘ
manufactured goods ⓘ
paper products ⓘ
railNetworkRole major New England railroad ⓘ
regionServed Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
New England ⓘ
New Hampshire ⓘ
Vermont ⓘ
servedCity Auburn, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Augusta, Maine ⓘ
Bangor, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lewiston, Maine ⓘ
North Conway ⓘ
surface form: North Conway, New Hampshire

Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rockland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
St. Johnsbury, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ
Waterville, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
servedPort Portland harbor ⓘ
Rockland harbor ⓘ
serviceType freight rail transport ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ
trackGauge standard gauge ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Guilford Transportation Industries → acquired → Maine Central Railroad ⓘ
Boston and Maine Railroad → connectedTo → Maine Central Railroad ⓘ
Pan Am Railways → formedFrom → Maine Central Railroad ⓘ
Maine Central Railroad → notableRoute → Maine Central Railroad self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Portland–Bangor main line
Guilford Transportation Industries → owned → Maine Central Railroad ⓘ