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Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in New England

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 #1337654  by S1f3432
 
For those of you who may be interested in Maine railroad history, especially electric lines, a number of titles are available online at the
Bangor Public Library website: http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Titles include: Portland Railroad: Part II, Rolling stock, carhouses, power supply
Portland Railroad: Part I, historical development and operations
Atlantic Shore Line Railway: its predecessors and its successors
Portland-Lewiston Interurban: a history of the finest electric interurban railway to run in the State of Maine
The Biddeford and Saco Railroad
Toonervilles of Maine, the Pine Tree State
Maine Railroads: A History of the Development of the Maine Railroad System
A Brief History of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
 #1338954  by jonnhrr
 
Also check out "The illustrated Atlas of Maine's Street and Electric Railways 1863 - 1946" put out by the New England Electric Railway Historical Society, the people that run Seashore Trolley Museum. Has wonderful hand drawn maps and photos of just about every trolley and interurban line that existed in the state of Maine. You can get it through them or at the STM gift shop.

Jon