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Portland Terminal Company
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The Portland Terminal Company was a terminal railroad notable for its control of switching (shunting) activity for the Maine Central Railroad (MEC) and Boston & Maine (B&M) railroads in the Maine cities of Portland, South Portland, and Westbrook.
PTM HH600 #1004 working in Yard 5 during the summer of 1968.
PTM HH600 #1004 working in Yard 5 during the summer of 1968.
Portland Terminal Company working on Commercial Street (Yard 2) in the summer of 1968. The recently applied yellow nose was the third paint scheme for
Portland Terminal Company working on Commercial Street (Yard 2) in the summer of 1968. The recently applied yellow nose was the third paint scheme for high-hood switcher #1003. The white triangle peeking out from behind the yellow is a remnant of the second paint scheme -- horizontal white and red nose stripes on the pattern of ALCO RS-2 demonstrator #1500. Boston and Maine Railroad bought the demonstrator, kept the number, and adopted the paint scheme (shared with
Portland Terminal Company boxcar #51 in china clay service at Portland, Maine Yard 8 in the summer of 1968
Portland Terminal Company boxcar #51 in china clay service at Portland, Maine Yard 8 in the summer of 1968
Maine Central Railroad
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The Maine Central Railroad was a U. S. class 1 railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. By 1884, Maine Central was the longest railroad in New England. Maine Central had expanded to 1,358 miles (2,185 km) when the United States Railroad Administration assumed control in 1917. The main line extended from South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada–United States border with New Brunswick, and a Mountain Division extended west from Portland to St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and north into Quebec. The main line was double track from South Portland to Royal Junction, where it split into a "lower road" through Brunswick and Augusta and a "back road" through Lewiston, which converged at Waterville into single track to Bangor and points east. Branch lines served the industrial center of Rumford, a resort hotel on Moosehead Lake and coastal communities from Bath to Eastport.
Maine Central RS2 554 at Bangor, Maine. (1970)
Maine Central RS2 554 at Bangor, Maine. (1970)
Image: Maine central pine tree route herald
Image: Maine central pine tree route herald
Maine Central headquarters, at 222 Saint John Street in Portland, built in 1916, seen here in 1920
Maine Central headquarters, at 222 Saint John Street in Portland, built in 1916, seen here in 1920
MEC Portland-Bangor 1867
MEC Portland-Bangor 1867