Railroads -- History -- Maine

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An album containing unidentified, undated photographs of the route, construction and equipment of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company in Maine. The photographer is also unidentified. The album is accompanied by 27 photographs of similar scenes, also unidentified.

Abstract The collection consist of typescripts of excerpts taken from various books and newspapers covering the history of Bangor, Old Town and Orono, Maine, as well as lumbering in Maine and the Penobscot Boom on the Penobscot River. Information on John Marsh and Marsh Island in Orono and railroads in Bangor and Old Town is also included. A letter from Cunningham to Marion Buzzell written in 1965 and discussing John Marsh as well as copies of photographs of an airplane flight taken by Cunningham in...

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A document (photocopy) outlining the history of locomotives used on various railroad lines in Maine including the Bangor and Piscataquis Canal and Railroad Co., the Bangor, Oldtown and Milford Railroad Co., the European and North American Railway Co., the Penobscot & Kennebec Railroad, the Portland and Kennebec Railroad Co., the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad, and the Washington County Railway Co.

Abstract 0988 Edward C. Peverley, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, November 2, 1974, at Peverley’s home in South Paris, Maine. Peverley, age 88, talks about the Grand Trunk Wreck of Jan. 18, 1901: song about the wreck written by Joe Scott; recovered supplies; people jumping before the crash; it being a difficult fire to stop; biographical material; his family’s trades; his burned house; his teaching machinist trade in high school; how government mistreats veterans; customs and sorts of...

Abstract 0989 Everett Smith, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, November 2, 1974, at Smith’s home in Yarmouth, Maine. Smith, age 84, talks about the Grand Trunk Wreck of Jan. 18, 1901 and experiences as a woodsman: first man in the accident scene; farmers picked up meals for his animals; how some people jumped out the train; westbound train crew died on the wreck; mineral spring used as medicine; hunting animals in the woods; length of good trees; different tasks as woodman; driving the tow team;...

Abstract 0987 Guy E. Swan, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, November 1, 1974, in kitchen of sister-in-law’s home in Bryant Pond, Maine. Swan, age 99, talks about the Grand Trunk railroad wreck of January 18, 1901 in Bethel, Maine: wreck of train near to Bryant Pond on Long; song about the wreck; wreck's consequences for his job; doing different jobs after being on the railroad; towing of logs in spring; describing pictures about his job in New Hampshire; different roads for going into the...

Abstract Contains correspondence about the locomotive, its history and its transfer from place to place. Many letters are to and from W.J. Sweetser, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, and H.D. Watson, head of the mechanical engineering department. Other letters are from Louis Ibbotson, librarian at the university, John R. Lyman, chair of the mechanical engineering department in the 1970s, and university presidents Arthur Hauck and Howard Neville. The collection also...

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Records of the Portland, Saco, and Portsmouth Rail Road Company. The first volume, dating from 1841 to 1847, records bills paid by the company for supplies, equipment and services. It contains many entries mentioning Benjamin T. Reed, the company treasurer. The second volume consists of monthly work record sheets for 1846 and 1847 for company employees.

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A volume used to record information for 1868-1883 about amounts paid for labor, material, engineering, printing, etc. used in road building, surveying, grading, tunneling and other tasks for the Somerset Railroad. Some treasurer's balance sheets are also included.