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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Railroad
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Maine_Central_Railroad
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gptkbp:communityImpact
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Connected rural communities to urban centers
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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Some sections preserved as trails
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Influenced local culture and economy
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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Abandoned
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Portland,_Maine
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:Maine_Historical_Society
Belfast_to_Portland
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Transportation_in_Maine
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Maine Central Railroad's Southern Branch
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gptkbp:keyPeople
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Various railroad executives
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced_future_railroads_in_Maine
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 100 miles
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Maine
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First passenger service in 1850
Construction began in 1846
Freight service established in 1851
Last passenger service in 1958
Line officially abandoned in 1960
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gptkbp:opened
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1850
1960
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Maine_Central_Railroad
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Maine_Central_Railroad
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gptkbp:railwayLine
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gptkb:Maine_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad_Museum
Part_of_the_New_England_rail_network
Part_of_Maine's_transportation_history
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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gptkb:Belfast_and_Moosehead_Lake_Railroad
gptkb:Central_Maine_and_Quebec_Railway
gptkb:Atlantic_and_St._Lawrence_Railroad
gptkb:St._Lawrence_and_Atlantic_Railroad
gptkb:Bangor_and_Aroostook_Railroad
gptkb:Maine_Central_Railroad
gptkb:Maine_Northern_Railway
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gptkbp:route
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Available online
Belfast_to_Portland
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gptkbp:serviceType
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Freight
Passenger
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Maine_Northern_Railway
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gptkbp:terminus
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gptkb:Portland,_Maine
gptkb:Belfast,_Maine
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gptkbp:track
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Standard gauge
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gptkbp:trainTypes
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Class I railroad
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gptkbp:transportation
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Facilitated_trade_in_Maine
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1850
1960
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