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Maine State Map

Class I Railroads

Canadian Pacific Ry

Presque Isle ME to US/Canada Border

Houlton ME to US/Canada Border
Built by Houlton Branch RR 1870
leased to Canadian Pacific Ry

airport spur

US/Canada Border to Mattawamkeag ME
Construction started by Penobscott & Lake Megantic RR 1871
to International Ry Co of Maine 2-25-1881
completed
to Atlantic & Northeast Ry 12-6-1886
leased to Candian Pacific Ry

Mattawamkeag ME to Vanceboro ME
Built by European & North American Ry 1871
leased to Maine Central RR 1882
sold to Maine Central RR 1955
sold to Canadian Pacific Ry 12-17-1974
trackage rights retained by Maine Central

Bangor & Aroostook RR

Bangor & Piscataquis RR

Old Town ME to Foxcroft ME
40.00 miles
Completed by Bangor & Piscataquis RR 12-14-1869 as 66" gauge
converted to standard gauge 9-13-1877
to Bangor & Aroostook RR 4-1-1899

Foxcroft ME to Guilford ME
8.17 miles
Completed by Bangor & Piscataquis RR 12-20-1871 as 66" gauge
converted to standard gauge 9-13-1877
to Bangor & Aroostook RR 4-1-1899

Guilford ME to Abbott ME
6.13 miles
Completed by Bangor & Piscataquis RR 12-21-1874 as 66" gauge
converted to standard gauge 9-13-1877
to Bangor & Aroostook RR 4-1-1899

Abbott ME to Blanchard ME

Blanchard ME to Greenville ME
Completed by Bangor & Piscataquis RR 7-14-1884

Milo ME to Brownville ME
Completed by Bangor & Kathadin Iron Works Ry 12-3-1881

Brownville ME to Kathadin Iron Works
Completed by Bangor & Kathadin Iron Works Ry 6-18-1882
Brownville Jct to Kathadin Iron Works application for abandonment approved 5-2-1922

Sherman ME to Patten ME
Built by Patten & Sherman RR ca1895

Caribou ME to Limestone ME
Built by Aroostook Northern RR ca1897

Sheridan ME to Fort Kent ME
Built by Fish River RR ca1901

Millinocket ME to Medway ME
Built by Schoodic Stream RR ca1906

Brownville ME to Houlton ME
Completed by Bangor & Aroostook RR 1-1-1894

Houlton ME to Caribou ME
Completed by Bangor & Aroostook RR 1-6-1895

Phair ME to Fort Fairfield ME
Completed by Bangor & Aroostook RR 1-6-1895

Ashland Jct to Ashland ME

Caribou ME to Van Buren ME

Van Buren ME to Grand Isle ME

Grand Isle ME to Fort Kent ME

South Lagrange ME to Packards ME

Kent Jct to St Francis ME

Squa Pan ME to Stockholm ME

Mapleton ME to Presque Isle

Mack Point ME to South Lagrange ME
Built by Northern Maine Seaport RR ca1904
Controlled by Bangor & Aroostook RR

Cape Jct to Jellison ME
Built by Northern Maine Seaport RR ca1904
Controlled by Bangor & Aroostook RR

Van Buren ME to St Leonards Canada
Built by Van Buren Bridge Co 1914-15
Controlled by Bangor & Aroostook RR

Boston & Maine

Portland, ME to ME/NH State Line
Built by Portland, Saco and Portsmouth RR 1842
Leased jointly by Boston & Maine RR and Eastern Ry 1-28-1843
to Boston & Maine RR 1-1-1900

Portland ME to ME/NH State Line
Built by Portland, Saco and Portsmouth RR 1842
Leased jointly by Boston & Maine RR and Eastern Ry 1-28-1843
to Boston & Maine RR 1-1-1900

MA/NH State Line to NH/ME State Line
Built by Boston & Maine RR 1840-43

ME/NH State Line to Agamenticus ME
Completed by Maine New Hampshire & Massachusetts RR 2-2-1843
to Boston & Maine RR 6-3-1844

Portland ME to Bar Mills ME
completed by York & Cumberland RR 4-1851
to Portland & Rochester RR 11-1-1865
Portland to Westbrook sold to Portland Terminal Co
Rochester to Cumberland Mills to Sanford & Eastern RR 1948
Springvale to Rochester abandoned 1954
Cumberland to Springvale abandoned 1961

South Berwick ME to Portland ME
Built by Boston & Maine RR completed 2-15-1873

Kennebunk & Kennebunkport RR
Built by Kennebunk & Kennebunkport RR 1883
leased to Boston & Maine RR
mapped by Robin Hillyard

Quarry Spur
mapped by Robin Hillyard

Bar Mills ME to Rochester NH
completed by Portland & Rochester RR 7-1-1871
Rochester to Cumberland Mills to Sanford & Eastern RR 1948
Springvale to Rochester abandoned 1954
Cumberland to Springvale abandoned 1961

Somersworth NH to Union NH
completed by Great Falls & Conway RR 3-5-1849
to Portsmouth Great Falls & Conway RR 12-26-1865

Kittery to US Navy Yard
completed by York Harbor & Beach RR 1902
leased to Boston & Maine RR
merged into Boston & Maine RR 3-19-1923
mapped by Robin Hillyard

Kittery Jct to York Beach ME
completed by York Harbor & Beach RR 8-8-1887
leased to Boston & Maine RR
merged into Boston & Maine RR 3-19-1923

Old Orchard to Camp Ellis ME
completed by Orchard Beach RR 6-26-1880
abandonment approved 7-23-1924
route approximate
based on USGS topo map

Jewett to Crocketts
completed by Great Falls & South Berwick RR 2-5-1855
to Portsmouth Great Falls & Conway RR 12-26-1865

Portland spur
completed by York & Cumberland RR 4-1851
to Portland & Rochester RR 11-1-1865
Portland to Westbrook sold to Portland Terminal Co

Union Branch
completed by Portland & Rochester RR ca1882
sold to Portland Terminal Co

Grand Trunk Ry

Bethel ME to Island Pond VT
Built by Atlantic & St. Lawrence RR 1851-53
controlled by Grand Trunk Ry of Canada

Bethel ME to Portland ME
Built by Atlantic & St. Lawrence RR 1848-51
controlled by Grand Trunk Ry of Canada

Portland abandoned

Rouse's Point NY to Canada Border
Built by Champlain and St. Lawrence RR 1851
controlled by Grand Trunk Ry of Canada

Lewiston Jct to Lewiston ME
Built by Lewiston & Auburn RR 1874

Lewiston abandoned
Built by Lewiston & Auburn RR 1874

South Paris to Norway ME
Built by Norway Branch RR 1879

Massena Springs NY to Fort Covington NY
Built by Massena Springs & Fort Covington RR 1883-88
to United States & Canada RR 5-17-1888

Alburgh Jct VT to Canada Border
Built by Vermont & Province Line RR 1905

Maine Central RR

ME

South Windham ME to ME/NH State Line
Built by Portland & Ogdensburg RR 1867-75
to Portland & Ogdensburg Ry 6-8-1884
leased to Maine Central RR 8-20-1888
to Guilford Transportation Industries 6-1981
abandoned 1983

Portland to South Windham ME
Built by Portland & Ogdensburg RR 1867-75
to Portland & Ogdensburg Ry 6-8-1884
leased to Maine Central RR 8-20-1888

Portland ME to Augusta ME
Built by Kennebec & Portland RR 1849-52
to Portland & Kennebec RR 1-1-1864
leased to Maine Central RR 1870
to Maine Central RR 11-16-1874
to Guilford Transportation Industries 6-1981
to Pan Am Railways 2006

Augusta ME to Waterville ME
Built by Somerset & Kennebec RR 1848-53
leased to Portland & Kennebec RR 1864
to Maine Central RR 11-16-1874
to Guilford Transportation Industries 6-1981
to Pan Am Railways 2006
leased to Springfield Terminal Ry 1986 or 87

Waterville ME to Bangor ME
Built by Penobscot & Kennebec RR 1853-55 as 5'6" gauge
leased to Androscoggin & Kennebec RR 1856
to Maine Central RR 10-28-1862
converted to standard gauge 1871
to Pan Am Railways 2006

Bangor ME to Mattawamkeag ME
Built by European & North American Ry 1871
leased to Maine Central RR 1882
sold to Maine Central RR 1955

Royal Jct to Danville Jct
Built by Maine Central RR 1871
leased to Springfield Terminal Ry 1986 or 87

Danville Jct to Waterville ME
Built by Androscoggin & Kennebec RR 1848-49 as 5'6" gauge
to Maine Central 10-28-1862
to standard gauge 1871
leased to Springfield Terminal Ry 1986 or 87

Leeds Jct to Livermore Falls ME
Built by Androscoggin RR 1852 as 5'6" gauge
converted to standard gauge 1861
sold to Maine Central RR 8-19-1911

Livermore Falls ME to Farmington ME
Built by Androscoggin RR 1852 as 5'6" gauge
converted to standard gauge 1861
sold to Maine Central RR 8-19-1911
abandoned

Crowley's Jct to Lisbon ME
Built by Androscoggin RR 1861
sold to Maine Central RR 8-19-1911

Lisbon ME to Brunswick ME
Built by Androscoggin RR 1861

Leeds Jct to Crowley's Jct ME
Built by Androscoggin RR 1861
abandoned 1938

Crowley's Jct to Lewiston ME

Mechanic Falls ME to Buckfield
Built by Buckfield Branch RR 1849 as 5'6" gauge
to Portland & Oxford Central RR 1857
to Rumford Falls & Buckfield RR 1874
to Portland & Rumford Falls Ry 1890
merged into Maine Central 1914
abandoned 1952

Buckfield ME to Canton ME
Built by Portland & Oxford Central RR 1870 as 5'6" gauge
to Rumford Falls & Buckfield RR 1874
to Portland & Rumford Falls Ry 1890
merged into Maine Central 1914

Rumford Jct to Mechanic Falls ME
Built by Portland & Rumford Falls Ry 1893
merged into Maine Central 1914

Canton ME to Chisholm ME
Built by Portland & Rumford Falls Ry 1897

Chisholm ME to Livermore Falls ME
Built by Portland & Rumford Falls Ry 1899

Canton ME to Rumford ME

Rumford Falls ME to Oquossoc ME
Built by Rumford Falls & Rangeley Lakes RR 1894-1902
controlled by Portland & Rumford Falls Ry

Oquossoc ME to Kennebago
Built by Rumford Falls & Rangeley Lakes RR after 1907
leased to Maine Central RR after 1907

Waterville ME to Hinckley ME
Built by Somerset & Kennebec RR 1856
leased to Portland & Kennebec RR 1864

Hinckley ME to Skowhegan ME
Built by Somerset & Kennebec RR 1856
leased to Portland & Kennebec RR 1864

Hinckley ME paper mill spur

Oakland ME to Norridgewock ME
Built by Somerset RR 1873 as 5'6" gauge
to Somerset Ry 9-8-1883 and converted to standard gauge

Norridgewock ME to Madison ME
Built by Somerset RR 1875 as 5'6" gauge
to Somerset Ry 9-8-1883 and converted to standard gauge

Madison ME to North Anson
Built by Somerset RR 1877 as 5'6" gauge
to Somerset Ry 9-8-1883 and converted to standard gauge

North Anson to Solon ME
Built by Somerset Ry 1889
abandoned

Solon to Bingham ME
Built by Somerset Ry 1890
abandoned

Austin Jct to Kineo Station
Built by Somerset Ry 1906

Pittsfield ME to Hartland ME
Built by Sebasticook & Moosehead RR 1886

Hartland ME to Mainstream ME
Built by Sebasticook & Moosehead RR 1901

Mainstream ME to Harmony ME
Built by Maine Central RR 1912

Newport ME to Dexter ME
Built by Dexter & Newport RR 1868

Dexter ME to Foxcroft ME
Built by Dexter & Piscataquis RR 1889
to Maine Central RR

Bangor to Bucksport ME
Built by Bucksport & Bangor RR 1873-74
to Eastern Maine Shoreline Ry 1882

Brewer ME to Washington Jct

Washington Jct to Mount Desert Ferry

Ayers Jct ME to Washington Jct
Built by Washington County RR 1898
to washington County Ry 12-17-1903

Ayers Jct to Eastport ME

Ayers Jct to St Croix Jct
out of service but track in place 2014

Calais ME to Milltown
Built by Calais Ry 1835-39 as horse powered railway
to Calais RR 2-22-1838
relaid by Calais & Baring RR 7-26-1849
to St Crois & Penobscot RR 2-26-1870
to Washington County RR 8-15-1899
to washington County Ry 12-17-1903

Baring ME to Milltown ME
Built by Calais & Baring RR 1852
to St Crois & Penobscot RR 2-26-1870
to Washington County RR 8-15-1899
to washington County Ry 12-17-1903

Baring ME to Baileyville ME
Built by Lewy's Island RR 1854-57
to St Crois & Penobscot RR 8-11-1870
to Washington County RR 8-15-1899

Baileyville ME to Princeton ME
Built by Lewy's Island RR 1854-57

Woodland Jct to Woodland ME

Stillwater Branch

Enfield Jct to Howland
Operated 1891 to 1963

Brunswick to Bath ME
Built by Kennebec & Portland RR 1849
to Portland & Kennebec RR 1-1-1864

Bath ME to Rockland ME
Built by Knox & Lincoln RR 1849-71
to Penobscot Shore Line RR 8-1-1890
to Knox & Lincoln RR 1-21-1891
sold to Maine Central RR 1901
to State of Maine 1987
operated by Maine Coast RR
later operated by Maine Eastern RR

Rockland spur

Burnham Jct to Belfast ME
Built by Belfast & Moosehead Lake RR 1868-70
leased to Maine Central RR 1871 to 1925
see

Maine Shortlines

Aroostook Valley RR

Presque Isle ME to Washburn ME
Built by Aroostook Valley RR 1902-1910 (electrified)
to Candian Pacific Ry control 1932
Electrification removed 1945

Washburn ME to New Sweden ME
Built by Aroostook Valley RR 1911 (electrified)
to Candian Pacific Ry control 1932
Electrification removed 1945

Carson ME to Caribou ME
Built by Aroostook Valley RR 1912 (electrified)
to Candian Pacific Ry control 1932
Electrification removed 1945

Caribou spur

Washburn Jct to Presque Isle Jct
Built by Aroostook Valley RR (electrified)

Presque Isle airport spur
Built by Aroostook Valley RR (electrified)

Belfast & Moosehead Lake RR

Bridgton & Saco River RR

Bridgton to Bridgton Jct
Built by Bridgton & Saco River RR 1883 as 24" gauge

Bridgton ME to Harrison ME
Built by Bridgton & Saco River RR 1898 as 24" gauge
route approximate

Kennebec Central RR

Randolph to Togus ME
Built by Kennebec Central RR 1890 as 24" gauge

Knox RR

Warren ME to Union ME
Built by Georges Valley RR 1889
to Knox RR 1919
ceased to be common carrier 1933 but continued as private carrier

spur
Knox RR

Lime Rock RR

Rockland to Limestone Corners
Built by Lime Rock RR 1864

spur

Monson RR

Monson Jct to Monson ME
Built by Monson & Athens RR 1884 as 24" gauge
to Monson RR 2-16-1885
controlled by Monson Slate Co

Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR

Hammond Field spur
Built 1906

Farmington ME to Phillips ME
Built by Sandy River RR 1879 as 24" gauge
to Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR 1-30-1908
abandoned 1935-36

Phillips ME to Rangeley ME
Built by Phillips & Rangeley RR 1891 as 24" gauge
to Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR 6-30-1908

Madrid Jct to Number 6
Built by Madrid RR 1902 as 24" gauge
to Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR 7-1-1908

Brackett Jct to Gray Farm ME

Perham Jct to Barnjum ME
Built by Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR 1912 as 24" gauge

Eustis Jct to Berlin Mills ME
Built by Eustis RR 1903 as 24" gauge
abandoned beyond Langtown 1919
remainder abandoned ??

Strong ME to Kingfield ME
Built by Franklin & Megantic Ry 1884 as 24" gauge

Kingfield ME to Carrabasset ME
Built by Kingfield & Dead River Ry 1893 as 24" gauge
to Kingfield & Dead River RR 6-3-1897

Carrabasset ME to Bigelow ME
Built by Kingfield & Dead River RR 1899 as 24" gauge

Soule's Mill Branch
Built by Franklin & Megantic Ry 1886 as 24" gauge
route uncertain

Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Ry

Wiscasset ME to Albion ME
Built by Wiscasset & Quebec RR 1894 as 24" gauge
to Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Ry 7-1-1901

Albion ME to Burnham ME
Built by Wiscasset & Quebec RR 1898 as 24" gauge
to Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Ry 7-1-1901

Week's Mill ME to Winslow ME
Built by Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Ry ca1901 as 24" gauge
abandoned 1909?