Bowden – East Millinocket railway line
| Bowden ME - East Millinocket ME | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Route length: | 13 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dual track : | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Society: | CMQR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The railway Bowden East Millinocket is a railway line in Maine ( United States ). It is approximately eight miles long and connects the paper mills and settlements in East Millinocket to the main line of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad (BAR). The standard gauge line is operated today by the Central Maine and Quebec Railway exclusively in freight traffic.
history
Important facilities for Maine's paper industry are located in and around Millinocket . In order to connect these facilities and the East Millinocket settlement to the railway network, the Schoodic Stream Railroad built a branch line from the BAR main line in 1906 , which opened in January 1907. The plan was actually to build the line to Medway . However, the construction of the route ended after 13 kilometers and was never completed. In 1922 the main line was dismantled east of East Millinocket.
With the opening of the line, the BAR took over the railway. It still exists today and has been operated by the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway since 2003 , which was reorganized in 2014 under the name Central Maine and Quebec Railway . Passenger traffic ended in 1954.
Route description
The line branches off from the BAR main line at the Bowden freight yard (formerly Schoodic Junction). It leads first to the east and crosses the Dolby Pond at Gilbert . The railway line uses a road bridge. After crossing the lake, the route runs along the north bank of the Penobscot River to East Millinocket.
passenger traffic
During its entire service life in passenger traffic, two mixed trains ran on the route between Millinocket and East Millinocket. Passenger traffic ceased on Sundays. The journey time was 25 to 30 minutes. In Millinocket there was a connection to trains on the BAR mainline.
Sources and further reading
literature
- Jerry Angier, Herb Cleaves: Bangor & Aroostook. Flying Yankee Enterprises, Littleton MA 1986, ISBN 0-96155-743-5 .
- George H. Drury: The Historical Guide to North American Railroads. 2nd edition. Kalmbach Publishing Co., Waukesha WI 2000, ISBN 0-89024-356-5
- Robert M. Lindsell: The Rail Lines of Northern New England. Branch Line Press, Pepperell MA 2000, ISBN 0-942147-06-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Walker: SPV's comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America. New England & Maritime Canada. (2nd edition) Steam Powered Publishing, Faversham 2010, ISBN 1-874745-12-9 .
- ↑ Timetables from 1910 to 1953.