Saint Stephen – Milltown Junction railway line
| Saint Stephen NB – Milltown Junction ME, as of 1999 |
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| Society: | NBSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 8 kilometers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks: | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The railway line Saint Stephen Milltown Junction is a railway line in Maine ( United States ) and in the Canadian province of New Brunswick . It is about eight kilometers long. The standard gauge line is operated by the New Brunswick Southern Railway in freight traffic.
First, the St. Stephen and Milltown Railway built the seven-kilometer section from Saint Stephen to Milltown (New Brunswick) , which opened around 1896. From 1897 the operations management of the Canadian Pacific Railway was incumbent . After the Maine Central Railroad took over operations on the Calais – Princeton line in 1911 , they wanted to connect to the Canadian rail network. A connection to Milltown offered itself, as only about one kilometer had to be built including a bridge over the St. Croix River . There was no passenger traffic on the railway line.
In 1995, the New Brunswick Southern Railway took over operations on the line after the Canadian Pacific had ceased operations.
credentials
- ^ Mike Walker: SPV's comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America. New England & Maritime Canada. Steam Powered Publishing, Faversham 1999, ISBN 1-874745-12-9 .
literature
- Robert M. Lindsell: The Rail Lines of Northern New England. Branch Line Press, Pepperell MA 2000, ISBN 0-942147-06-5 .