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Maine Central Railroad system
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Maine_Central_Railroad_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:acquiredBy
gptkb:Sandy_River_and_Rangeley_Lakes_Railroad
gptkb:Androscoggin_and_Kennebec_Railroad
gptkb:European_and_North_American_Railway
gptkb:Knox_and_Lincoln_Railroad
gptkb:Portland_and_Kennebec_Railroad
gptkb:Portland_and_Ogdensburg_Railroad
gptkbp:ceased_operations
1981
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded
1862
gptkbp:gauge
standard gauge
gptkbp:headquartersLocation
gptkb:Portland,_Maine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Maine Central Railroad system
gptkbp:mainLine
Portland to Bangor
gptkbp:mergedInto
gptkb:Boston_and_Maine_Railroad
gptkbp:notableBattle
Hoosac Tunnel (via connections)
gptkbp:notableBuilding
Crosby Street Bridge
Kennebec River Bridge
gptkbp:notableEvent
part of the first transcontinental rail route to the Maritimes
first railroad in Maine to use diesel locomotives
gptkbp:notableStation
MEC 470 (steam locomotive)
MEC 501 (diesel locomotive)
gptkbp:operates
freight service
passenger service
gptkbp:parentCompany
gptkb:Guilford_Transportation_Industries
gptkbp:reportingMark
gptkb:MEC
gptkbp:servesCity
gptkb:Portland,_Maine
gptkb:Bangor,_Maine
gptkb:St._Johnsbury,_Vermont
gptkb:Waterville,_Maine
gptkb:Lewiston,_Maine
gptkb:Rockland,_Maine
gptkb:Augusta,_Maine
gptkb:Whitefield,_New_Hampshire
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Guilford_Transportation_Industries
gptkbp:website
https://www.panamrailways.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Calais_Branch
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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