Knox and Lincoln Railway
The Knox and Lincoln Railway is a former railway company in Maine ( United States ). It was founded in August 1849 as "Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad". However, there was already another railway company with the same name and the newly founded company was renamed “Penobscot, Lincoln and Kennebec Railroad”. The name "Knox and Lincoln Railroad" was adopted in 1864.
The Portland and Kennebec Railroad opened the Portland - Bath route in 1849 . The cities on the coast to the east had remained without rail connections. Knox & Lincoln built the subsequent 78.8 kilometer route from Woolwich to Rockland . Like the line to Portland, it was built in standard gauge (1435 mm) and opened in 1871. Between Bath and Woolwich, the Maine Central Railroad established a passenger, car and rail ferry across the Kennebec River .
On August 1, 1891, the Maine Central Railroad leased the company and renamed it "Knox and Lincoln Railway". The final merger took place on February 20, 1901. Today the route belongs to the Morristown and Erie Railway , which it operates as the Maine Eastern Railroad . Passenger trains run on the Brunswick – Rockland route in the summer.
literature
- George H. Drury: The Historical Guide to North American Railroads. 2nd edition. Kalmbach Publishing Co., Waukesha, WI 2000, ISBN 0-89024-356-5
- Poor's Manual of Railroads, 44th Annual Number. Poor's Railroad Manual Co., 1911.