Maine Central Railroad's Central Branch
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
railway line
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Agriculture
Tourism Logging industry Maine's_transportation_history |
| gptkbp:communityRole |
Served local communities
|
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Bangor
Augusta Waterville |
| gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
Ongoing efforts to preserve sections
|
| gptkbp:constructedIn |
gptkb:Central_Maine_Railroad_Company
|
| gptkbp:crosses |
gptkb:Penobscot_River
gptkb:Sandy_River gptkb:Kennebec_River |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Featured in local history
|
| gptkbp:currentStatus |
Abandoned sections
|
| gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
Altered landscapes along the route
|
| gptkbp:famousLandmark |
Several historic stations remain
|
| gptkbp:futurePlans |
Potential rail trail development
|
| gptkbp:hasCharacter |
Multiple bridges
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Part_of_the_development_of_Maine's_economy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Maine Central Railroad's Central Branch
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Local communities
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Economic changes in the region
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on modern railroads
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 100 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Maine
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Various historical events during operation
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1850
1980 |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Maine_Central_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:passengerCapacity |
Discontinued_in_1960s
|
| gptkbp:previousName |
gptkb:Central_Maine_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
Part_of_Maine's_railroad_history
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Bus services
|
| gptkbp:serviceType |
Freight
Passenger |
| gptkbp:significance |
Historical transportation route
|
| gptkbp:stations |
Numerous stations along the route
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Pan_Am_Railways
|
| gptkbp:terminus |
gptkb:Belfast
Skowhegan |
| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
Continued until 1980s
Key_transportation_route_in_Maine |
| gptkbp:type |
Freight and passenger service
|