Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad

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The Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad (PSPR) is a former railroad company in Maine and New Hampshire ( United States ). It was founded on March 14, 1837 with the aim of connecting the port and shipyard city of Portsmouth (New Hampshire) with the city of Portland (Maine) . The 83.4 kilometer long Portland – Portsmouth railway was opened on November 21, 1842.

In Portsmouth there was a connection to the Eastern Railroad to Boston . In 1843 another connection to Boston was made by the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) in Agamenticus. Both companies used the PSPR route with their trains. For this reason, the two railways decided to jointly lease the PSPR, which took effect on April 28, 1847. After the Eastern Railroad was taken over by B&M in 1883, the entire leasing contract went to B&M. In 1900 the Boston & Maine finally bought the PSPR, which was then dissolved.

Of the PSPR line, only the end sections in Portland and Portsmouth and a short section in Saco exist today . The sections in Portsmouth and Saco are now used by Pan Am Railways , the section in South Portland by Turners Island LLC .

literature

  • George H. Drury: The Historical Guide to North American Railroads. 2nd edition. Kalmbach Publishing Co., Waukesha, WI 2000, ISBN 0-89024-356-5

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