List of Maine railroads explained

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Maine.

Common freight carriers

• • Canadian Pacific Kansas City 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

• Amtrak (AMTK)
• Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway (BML)
• Downeast Scenic Railroad (DSRX)
• Seashore Trolley Museum

Two foot gauge railways

• Boothbay Railway Village (narrow gauge)
• Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum (narrow gauge)
• Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad (narrow gauge)
• Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway (narrow gauge)

Defunct railroads

Name	Mark	System	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 and Yarmouth Electric Railway			1898	1933
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

Private carriers

• Bald Mountain Railroad
• Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad
• Ray Lumber Company
• Schmick Handle & Lumber Company
• Seboomook Lake and Saint John Railroad
• South Bog Railway
• Wild River Railroad

Passenger carriers

• Acadian Railway
• Green Mountain Cog Railway

Electric

• Androscoggin Electric Company
• Aroostook Valley Railroad (AVL)
• Atlantic Shore Railway
• Atlantic Shore Line Railway
• Auburn, Mechanic Falls and Norway Street Railway
• Auburn and Turner Railroad
• Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner Railroad
• Augusta and Waterville Railway
• Augusta, Winthrop and Gardiner Railway
• Bangor Railway and Electric Company
• Bangor, Hampden and Winterport Railway
• Bangor and Northern Railroad
• Bangor, Orono and Old Town Railway
• Bangor Street Railway
• Bath Street Railway
• Benton and Fairfield Railway
• Biddeford and Saco Railroad
• Brunswick Electric Railroad
• Brunswick and Yarmouth Street Railway
• Calais Street Railway
• Camden and Rockport Street Railroad
• Cumberland County Power and Light Company
• Eliot Bridge Company
• Fairfield and Shawmut Railway
• Hampden and Winterport Railway
• Hampden and Winterport Electric Railway and Light Company
• Kittery and Eliot Street Railway
• Lewiston and Auburn Horse Railroad
• Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville Street Railway
• Lewiston, Brunswick and Bath Street Railway
• Lewiston, Winthrop and Augusta Street Railway
• Mousam River Railroad
• Norway and Paris Street Railway
• Old Town Electric Company
• Old Town, Orono and Veazie Railway
• Old Town Street Railway
• Portland Railroad
• Portland and Brunswick Street Railway
• Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway
• Portland, Gray and Lewiston Railroad
• Portland–Lewiston Interurban
• Portsmouth, Dover and York Street Railway
• Portsmouth, Kittery and York Street Railway
• Public Works Company
• Rockland, South Thomaston and Owls Head Railway
• Rockland, South Thomaston and St. George Street Railway
• Rockland Street Railway
• Rockland, Thomaston and Camden Street Railway
• Sanford and Cape Porpoise Railway
• Skowhegan and Norridgewock Railway and Power Company
• Somerset Traction Company
• Thomaston Street Railway
• Waterville and Fairfield Railroad
• Waterville and Fairfield Railway and Light Company
• Waterville, Fairfield and Oakland Railway
• Waterville and Oakland Street Railway

Not completed

• Portland and Rutland Railroad
• Portland, Rutland, Oswego and Chicago Railroad

Bibliography

• Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad Service in Maine (PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2005.
• Book: Hilton, George W.. American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford University Press. Stanford, California. 1990. 0-8047-2369-9 .

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Page Redirection . Belfastandmooseheadlakerail.org . 2016-07-29.