1853-63c *PENOBSCOT RAILROAD COMPANY* UNUSED STOCK RECEIPT+LOCOMOTIVE VIGNETTE!

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1853 - 1863 circa.  ***SCARCE*** ~PENOBSCOT RAILROAD COMPANY~ MAINE ... {{{UNCIRCULATED}}} CAPITAL STOCK OF THE PENOBSCOT RAILROAD COMPANY RECEIPT ... GRAPHIC AND ILLUSTRATED "STEAM LOCOMOTIVE WITH CARS" VIGNETTE!
19th century railroading history with great illustration!
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List of Maine railroads
The following
railroads
operate in the
U.S. state
of
Maine
.
Common freight carriers
[
edit
]
Central Maine and Quebec Railway
(CMQ) (Rail Acquisition Holdings)
Eastern Maine Railway
(EMRY) (Owned by
New Brunswick Southern Railway
)
Operates
Woodland Rail, LLC
Maine Northern Railway
(MNRY) (Owned by
New Brunswick Southern Railway
)
Pan Am Railways
(PAR)
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
(SLR) (Genesee and Wyoming)
Turners Island, LLC
(TI)
Passenger carriers
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edit
]
Amtrak
(AMTK)
Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway
(BML)
Downeast Scenic Railroad
(DSRX)
Seashore Trolley Museum
Two foot gauge railways
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edit
]
Boothbay Railway Village
(
2 ft
(
610 mm
)
narrow gauge
)
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum
(
2 ft
(
610 mm
)
narrow gauge
)
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
(
2 ft
(
610 mm
)
narrow gauge
)
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
(
2 ft
(
610 mm
)
narrow gauge
)
Defunct railroads
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edit
]
Name
Mark
System
[a]
From
To
Successor
Notes
Androscoggin Railroad
MEC
1848
1911
Maine Central Railroad
Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad
MEC
1845
1862
Maine Central Railroad
Aroostook Northern Railroad
BAR
1897
1901
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
Aroostook River Railroad
CP
1873
1989
N/A
Aroostook Valley Railroad
AVL
1902
1996
N/A
Electric until 1946
Atlantic and North-West Railway
CP
1886
1994
Canadian American Railroad
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad
CN
1845
1960
Canadian National Railway
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
BAR
BAR
1891
2003
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway
Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway
BAR
1881
1901
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
Bangor, Oldtown and Milford Railroad
MEC
1855
1870
European and North American Railway
Bangor and Orono Railroad
MEC
1847
1850
Penobscot Railroad
Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad
BAR
1861
1899
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
Bangor and Piscataquis Canal and Railroad Company
MEC
1833
1855
Bangor, Oldtown and Milford Railroad
Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad
BML
MEC
1868
2001
N/A
Continues as a
tourist railroad
[1]
Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway
MEC
1867
1868
Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad
Boston and Maine Corporation
BM
B&M
1963
Still exists as a lessor of
Pan Am Railways
operating subsidiary
Springfield Terminal Railway
Boston and Maine Railroad
B&M, BM
B&M
1844
1964
Boston and Maine Corporation
Bridgton and Harrison Railway
1927
1941
N/A
Bridgton and Saco River Railroad
MEC
1881
1930
Bridgton and Harrison Railway
Buckfield Branch Railroad
MEC
1847
1863
Portland and Oxford Central Railroad
Bucksport and Bangor Railroad
MEC
1873
1882
Eastern Maine Railway
Calais Railroad
MEC
1838
1849
Calais and Baring Railroad
Calais Railway
MEC
1832
1838
Calais Railroad
Calais and Baring Railroad
MEC
1849
1870
St. Croix and Penobscot Railroad
Canadian American Railroad
CDAC
1994
2003
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway
Canadian Atlantic Railway
CP
1988
1994
Canadian American Railroad
,
Eastern Maine Railway
Canadian National Railway
CN
CN
1923
1989
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
Canadian Pacific Railway
CP
CP
1886
1988
Canadian Atlantic Railway
Consolidated European and North American Railway
MEC
1872
1880
European and North American Railway
Dexter and Newport Railroad
MEC
1853
1939
Maine Central Railroad
Dexter and Piscataquis Railroad
MEC
1888
1939
Maine Central Railroad
Eastern Railroad
B&M
1847
1890
Boston and Maine Railroad
Eastern Maine Railway
MEC
1882
1936
Maine Central Railroad
European and North American Railway
MEC
1880
1955
Maine Central Railroad
European and North American Railway
MEC
1850
1872
Consolidated European and North American Railway
Eustis Railroad
MEC
1903
1911
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
Fish River Railroad
BAR
1901
1903
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
Franklin and Megantic Railroad
MEC
1884
1897
Franklin and Megantic Railway
Franklin and Megantic Railway
MEC
1897
1908
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
Franklin, Somerset and Kennebec Railway
1897
1901
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad
Georges Valley Railroad
1889
1919
Knox Railroad
Grand Trunk Railway
GT
CN
1853
1923
Canadian National Railway
Great Falls and South Berwick Branch Railroad
B&M
1841
1865
Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad
Houlton Branch Railroad
CP
1867
1989
N/A
International Railway of Maine
CP
1881
1886
Atlantic and North-West Railway
Kennebec Central Railroad
1889
1929
N/A
Kennebec and Portland Railroad
MEC
1836
1864
Portland and Kennebec Railroad
Kennebec Valley Railroad
MEC
1903
1904
Somerset Railway
Kennebec and Wiscasset Railroad
1854
1873
Wiscasset and Moosehead Lake Railroad
Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Railroad
B&M
1882
1919
Boston and Maine Railroad
Kingfield and Dead River Railroad
MEC
1893
1897
Kingfield and Dead River Railway
Kingfield and Dead River Railway
MEC
1897
1908
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
Knox Railroad
1919
1932
N/A
Knox and Lincoln Railroad
MEC
1864
1890
Penobscot Shore Line Railroad
Knox and Lincoln Railway
MEC
1891
1901
Maine Central Railroad
Leeds and Farmington Railroad
MEC
1865
1874
Maine Central Railroad
Lewiston and Auburn Railroad
CN
1872
Lewy's Island Railroad
MEC
1854
1870
St. Croix and Penobscot Railroad
Lime Rock Railroad
1864
1942
N/A
Machiasport Railroad
1845
1872
Whitneyville and Machiasport Railroad
Madrid Railroad
MEC
1902
1908
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
Maine Central Railroad
MEC
MEC
1862
Still exists as a lessor of
Pan Am Railways
operating subsidiary
Springfield Terminal Railway
Maine Coast Railroad
MC
1990
2000
Safe Handling Rail, Inc.
Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Railroad
B&M
1836
1844
Boston and Maine Railroad
Maine Shore Line Railroad
MEC
1881
1888
Maine Central Railroad
Monson Railroad
1885
1943
N/A
Monson and Athens Railroad
1881
1885
Monson Railroad
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway
MMA
MMA
2002
2004
Central Maine and Quebec Railway
Went bankrupt following the
Lac-Mégantic derailment
New Brunswick Railway
CP
1878
1890
Canadian Pacific Railway
New Brunswick and Canada Railway
CP
1870
1882
New Brunswick Railway
Northern Maine Seaport Railroad
BAR
1904
1919
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
Norway Branch Railroad
CN
1879
Oldtown and Lincoln Railroad
MEC
1852
1864
European and North American Railway
Orchard Beach Railroad
B&M
1876
1893
Boston and Maine Railroad
Palmer and Machiasport Railroad
1842
1845
Machiasport Railroad
Patten and Sherman Railroad
BAR
1895
1901
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
Penobscot Railroad
MEC
1853
1863
European and North American Railway
Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad
MEC
1845
1862
Maine Central Railroad
Penobscot and Lake Megantic Railroad
CP
1871
1881
International Railway of Maine
Penobscot, Lincoln and Kennebec Railroad
MEC
1849
1864
Knox and Lincoln Railroad
Penobscot Shore Line Railroad
MEC
1889
1891
Knox and Lincoln Railway
Penobscot and Union River Railroad
MEC
1870
1873
Bucksport and Bangor Railroad
Phillips and Rangeley Railroad
MEC
1889
1908
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
Portland and Kennebec Railroad
MEC
1862
1874
Maine Central Railroad
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad
MEC
1867
1887
Portland and Ogdensburg Railway
Portland and Ogdensburg Railway
MEC
1886
1943
Maine Central Railroad
Portland and Oxford Central Railroad
MEC
1857
1896
Portland and Rumford Falls Railway
Portland and Rochester Railroad
B&M
1864
1900
Boston and Maine Railroad
Portland and Rumford Falls Railroad
MEC
1907
1946
Maine Central Railroad
Portland and Rumford Falls Railway
MEC
1890
1946
Maine Central Railroad
Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad
B&M
1837
1900
Boston and Maine Railroad
Portland Terminal Company
PTM
MEC
1911
Still exists as a lessor of
Pan Am Railways
operating subsidiary
Springfield Terminal Railway
Portland Union Railway Station Company
MEC
1887
1911
Portland Terminal Company
Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad
B&M
1865
1890
Boston and Maine Railroad
Rangeley Lakes and Megantic Railroad
MEC
1909
1914
Maine Central Railroad
Rockport Railroad
1886
1896
N/A
Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad
MEC
1874
1896
Portland and Rumford Falls Railway
Rumford Falls and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
MEC
1894
1936
N/A
Safe Handling Rail, Inc.
2000
2003
Maine Eastern Railroad
St. Croix and Penobscot Railroad
MEC
1870
1899
Washington County Railroad
Sandy River Railroad
MEC
1879
1908
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
MEC
1908
1935
N/A
Sanford and Eastern Railroad
1949
1961
N/A
Schoodic Stream Railroad
BAR
1906
1907
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
Sebasticook and Moosehead Railroad
MEC
1886
1910
Maine Central Railroad
Somerset Railroad
MEC
1860
1883
Somerset Railway
Somerset Railway
MEC
1904
1911
Maine Central Railroad
Somerset Railway
MEC
1883
1904
Kennebec Valley Railroad
Somerset and Kennebec Railroad
MEC
1848
1874
Maine Central Railroad
Van Buren Bridge Company
VB
BAR
1913
2003
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway
Washington County Railroad
MEC
1893
1903
Washington County Railway
Washington County Railway
MEC
1903
1911
Maine Central Railroad
Waterville and Wiscasset Railroad
1895
1901
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad
Whitneyville and Machiasport Railroad
1872
1892
N/A
Wiscasset and Moosehead Lake Railroad
1873
1876
Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad
Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad
1876
1901
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad
1901
1906
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
1907
1933
N/A
York and Cumberland Railroad
B&M
1846
1865
Portland and Rochester Railroad
York Harbor and Beach Railroad
B&M
1883
1927
N/A
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