Eastern Maine Railway (1882)
The Eastern Maine Railway was a railway company in Maine ( United States ). It was initially founded on February 1, 1873 as "Bucksport and Bangor Railroad" and opened its Bangor – Bucksport (31.1 km) line at the end of 1874. Since the line branched off from the European and North American Railway (E&NA) in Bangor , it built like this one in Indian broad gauge (1676 mm). On the same day, the company was leased from E&NA. Together with E&NA, the railway was switched to standard gauge (1435 mm) in 1877 .
The lease with E&NA expired on October 1, 1879, and after the company got into financial hardship, it was sold to LL Lincoln from Augusta , who wanted to extend the line eastwards. On February 1, 1882, he founded the company in the "Eastern Maine Railway" (EMR). The Maine Central Railroad (MEC) leased the EMR on May 1, 1883 for 999 years. The extension planned by Lincoln was built as a branch by the MEC . Passenger traffic on the route ended in 1936. However, the route is still in operation today for freight traffic and is used by Pan Am Railways .
literature
- 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
- Henry V. Poor: Poor's Manual of Railroads, 44th annual number. Poor's Railroad Manual Co., New York City, 1911.