Maine Central Railroad's Rockland Branch

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway line
gptkbp:associatedWith Tourism_in_Maine
gptkbp:communityImpact Economic development
Job creation
Transportation access
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Historical societies involvement
Rail trail conversion
gptkbp:culturalImpact Local heritage
Railroad_history_in_Maine
gptkbp:currentStatus Abandoned
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Land use changes
Wildlife corridors
Pollution reduction
gptkbp:futurePlans Community engagement
Tourism development
Potential rail trail
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
20th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part_of_the_Maine_Central_Railroad_system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maine Central Railroad's Rockland Branch
gptkbp:length approximately 50 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Maine
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Belfast_Station
gptkb:Rockland_Station
gptkbp:opened 1871
2001
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Maine_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:originalNetwork Maine_Central_Railroad_network
gptkbp:passengerCapacity Seafood
Lumber
Tourism goods
gptkbp:railwayLine gptkb:Maine_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:route Available online
gptkbp:scenicViews Coastal_Maine
gptkbp:serviceType Freight
Passenger
gptkbp:serviceYears 1960
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Maine_Eastern_Railroad
gptkbp:terminus gptkb:Rockland,_Maine
gptkb:Belfast,_Maine
gptkbp:track Single track
Standard gauge
gptkbp:year 2001