The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Maine.
Common freight carriers
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City
- Cumberland and Knox Railroad
- Eastern Maine Railway (EMRY) (Owned by New Brunswick Southern Railway)
- Operates Woodland Rail, LLC
- Maine Northern Railway (MNRY) (Owned by New Brunswick Southern Railway)
- Pan Am Railways (PAR)
- St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (SLR) (Genesee and Wyoming)
- Turners Island, LLC (TI)
Passenger carriers
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway (BML)
- Downeast Scenic Railroad (DSRX)
- Seashore Trolley Museum
Two foot gauge railways
- Boothbay Railway Village ( narrow gauge)
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum ( narrow gauge)
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad ( narrow gauge)
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway ( narrow gauge)
Defunct railroads
<!--did the Great Falls and Conway Railroad cross into Maine near Milton, or was that only after the reorganization as the Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad?-->
{|class="wikitable sortable"
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!Name
!Mark
!System
!From
!To
!Successor
!Notes
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|Androscoggin Railroad
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|MEC
|1848
|1911
|Maine Central Railroad
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|-
|Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad
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|MEC
|1845
|1862
|Maine Central Railroad
|
|-
|Aroostook Northern Railroad
|
|BAR
|1897
|1901
|Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
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|-
|Aroostook River Railroad
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|CP
|1873
|1989<!--?? this is when the part in Canada was authorized for abandonment http://www.cta-otc.gc.ca/decision-ruling/decision-ruling.php?id=10292&lang=eng-->
|N/A
|
|-
|Aroostook Valley Railroad
|AVL
|
|1902
|1996
|N/A
|Electric until 1946
|-
|Atlantic and North-West Railway
|
|CP
|1886
|1994<!--?-->
|Canadian American Railroad
|
|-
|Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad
|
|CN
|1845
|1960
|Canadian National Railway
|
|-
|Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
|BAR
|BAR
|1891
|2003
|Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway
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|-
|Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway
|
|BAR
|1881
|1901
|Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
|
|-
|Bangor, Oldtown and Milford Railroad
|
|MEC
|1855
|1870
|European and North American Railway
|
|-
|Bangor and Orono Railroad
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|MEC
|1847
|1850
|Penobscot Railroad
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|-
|Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad
|
|BAR
|1861
|1899
|Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
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|-
|Bangor and Piscataquis Canal and Railroad Company
|
|MEC
|1833
|1855
|Bangor, Oldtown and Milford Railroad
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|-
|Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad
|BML
|MEC
|1868
|2001
|N/A
|Continues as a tourist railroad
|-
|Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway
|
|MEC
|1867
|1868
|Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad
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|-
|Boston and Maine Corporation
|BM
|B&M
|1963
|
|
|Still exists as a lessor of Pan Am Railways operating subsidiary Springfield Terminal Railway
|-
|Boston and Maine Railroad
|B&M, BM
|B&M
|1844
|1964
|Boston and Maine Corporation
|
|-
|Bridgton and Harrison Railway
|
|
|1927
|1941
|N/A
|
|-
|Bridgton and Saco River Railroad
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|MEC
|1881
|1930
|Bridgton and Harrison Railway
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|-
|Buckfield Branch Railroad
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|MEC
|1847
|1863
|Portland and Oxford Central Railroad
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|-
|Bucksport and Bangor Railroad
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|MEC
|1873
|1882
|Eastern Maine Railway
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|-
|Calais Railroad
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|MEC
|1838
|1849
|Calais and Baring Railroad
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|-
|Calais Railway
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|MEC
|1832
|1838
|Calais Railroad
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|-
|Calais and Baring Railroad
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|MEC
|1849
|1870
|St. Croix and Penobscot Railroad
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|-
|Canadian American Railroad
|CDAC
|
|1994
|2003
|Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway
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|-
|Canadian Atlantic Railway<!--did this actually operate in Maine?-->
|
|CP
|1988
|1994
|Canadian American Railroad, Eastern Maine Railway
|
|-
|Canadian National Railway
|CN
|CN
|1923
|1989
|St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
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|-
|Canadian Pacific Railway
|CP
|CP
|1886<!--leased the Atlantic and North-West Railway-->
|1988<!--or 1994?-->
|Canadian Atlantic Railway
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|-
|Central Maine and Quebec Railway
|CMQ
|
|2014
|2020
|Canadian Pacific Railway
|
|-
|Consolidated European and North American Railway
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|MEC
|1872
|1880
|European and North American Railway
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|-
|Dexter and Newport Railroad
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|MEC
|1853
|1939
|Maine Central Railroad
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|-
|Dexter and Piscataquis Railroad
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|MEC
|1888
|1939
|Maine Central Railroad
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|-
|Eastern Railroad
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|B&M
|1847<!--jointly leased the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad-->
|1890
|Boston and Maine Railroad
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|-
|Eastern Maine Railway
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|MEC
|1882
|1936
|Maine Central Railroad
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|-
|European and North American Railway
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|MEC
|1880
|1955
|Maine Central Railroad
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|-
|European and North American Railway
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|MEC
|1850
|1872
|Consolidated European and North American Railway
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|-
|Eustis Railroad
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|MEC
|1903
|1911
|Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
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|-
|Fish River Railroad
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|BAR
|1901
|1903
|Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
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|-
|Franklin and Megantic Railroad
|
|MEC
|1884
|1897
|Franklin and Megantic Railway
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|-
|Franklin and Megantic Railway
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|MEC
|1897
|1908
|Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
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|-
|Franklin, Somerset and Kennebec Railway
|
|
|1897
|1901
|Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad
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|-
|Georges Valley Railroad
|
|
|1889
|1919
|Knox Railroad
|
|-
|Grand Trunk Railway
|GT
|CN
|1853<!--leased the A&StL-->
|1923
|Canadian National Railway
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|-
|Great Falls and South Berwick Branch Railroad
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|B&M
|1841
|1865
|Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad
|
|-
|Houlton Branch Railroad
|
|CP
|1867
|1989<!--?? this is when the part in Canada was authorized for abandonment http://www.cta-otc.gc.ca/decision-ruling/decision-ruling.php?id=10293&lang=eng-->
|N/A
|
|-
|International Railway of Maine
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|CP
|1881
|1886
|Atlantic and North-West Railway
|
|-
|Kennebec Central Railroad
|
|
|1889
|1929
|N/A
|
|-
|Kennebec and Portland Railroad
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|MEC
|1836
|1864
|Portland and Kennebec Railroad
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|-
|Kennebec Valley Railroad
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|MEC
|1903
|1904
|Somerset Railway
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|-
|Kennebec and Wiscasset Railroad
|
|
|1854
|1873
|Wiscasset and Moosehead Lake Railroad
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|-
|Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Railroad
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|B&M
|1882
|1919
|Boston and Maine Railroad
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|-
|Kingfield and Dead River Railroad
|
|MEC
|1893
|1897
|Kingfield and Dead River Railway
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|-
|Kingfield and Dead River Railway
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|MEC
|1897
|1908
|Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
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|-
|Knox Railroad
|
|
|1919
|1932<!--?-->
|N/A
|
|-
|Knox and Lincoln Railroad
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|MEC
|1864
|1890
|Penobscot Shore Line Railroad
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|-
|Knox and Lincoln Railway
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|MEC
|1891
|1901
|Maine Central Railroad
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|-
|Leeds and Farmington Railroad
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|MEC
|1865
|1874
|Maine Central Railroad
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|-
|Lewiston and Auburn Railroad
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|CN
|1872
|<!--no idea - does it still exist?-->
|
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|-
|Lewy's Island Railroad
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|MEC
|1854
|1870
|St. Croix and Penobscot Railroad
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|-
|Lime Rock Railroad
|
|
|1864
|1942
|N/A
|
|-
|Machiasport Railroad
|
|
|1845
|1872<!--?-->
|Whitneyville and Machiasport Railroad
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|-
|Madrid Railroad
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|MEC
|1902
|1908
|Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
|
|-
|Maine Central Railroad
|MEC
|MEC
|1862
|
|
|Still exists as a lessor of Pan Am Railways operating subsidiary Springfield Terminal Railway
|-
|Maine Coast Railroad
|MC
|
|1990
|2000
|
|
|-
|Maine Eastern Railroad
|MERR
|
|2003
|2015
|
|
|-
|Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Railroad
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|B&M
|1836
|1844
|Boston and Maine Railroad
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|-
|Maine Shore Line Railroad
|
|MEC
|1881
|1888
|Maine Central Railroad
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|-
|Midcoast Railservice
|
|
|2022
|2024
|
|
|-
|Monson Railroad
|
|
|1885
|1943
|N/A
|
|-
|Monson and Athens Railroad
|
|
|1881
|1885
|Monson Railroad
|
|-
|Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway
|MMA
|MMA
|2002
|2004
|Central Maine and Quebec Railway
|Went bankrupt following the Lac-Mégantic derailment
|-
|New Brunswick Railway
|
|CP
|1878<!--leased the Aroostook River Railroad-->
|1890<!--lease transferred to CP-->
|Canadian Pacific Railway
|
|-
|New Brunswick and Canada Railway
|
|CP
|1870<!--leased the Houlton Branch Railroad?-->
|1882<!--lease transferred to New Brunswick Railway-->
|New Brunswick Railway
|
|-
|Northern Maine Seaport Railroad
|
|BAR
|1904
|1919
|Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
|
|-
|Norway Branch Railroad
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|CN
|1879
|<!--no idea - does it still exist?-->
|
|
|-
|Oldtown and Lincoln Railroad
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|MEC
|1852
|1864
|European and North American Railway
|
|-
|Orchard Beach Railroad
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|B&M
|1876
|1893
|Boston and Maine Railroad
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|-
|Palmer and Machiasport Railroad
|
|
|1842<!--or was it originally the Franklin Railroad??-->
|1845
|Machiasport Railroad
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|-
|Patten and Sherman Railroad
|
|BAR
|1895
|1901
|Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
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|-
|Penobscot Railroad
|
|MEC
|1853
|1863
|European and North American Railway
|
|-
|Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad
|
|MEC
|1845
|1862
|Maine Central Railroad
|
|-
|Penobscot and Lake Megantic Railroad
|
|CP
|1871
|1881
|International Railway of Maine
|
|-
|Penobscot, Lincoln and Kennebec Railroad
|
|MEC
|1849
|1864
|Knox and Lincoln Railroad
|
|-
|Penobscot Shore Line Railroad
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|MEC
|1889
|1891
|Knox and Lincoln Railway
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|-
|Penobscot and Union River Railroad
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|MEC
|1870
|1873
|Bucksport and Bangor Railroad
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|-
|Phillips and Rangeley Railroad
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|MEC
|1889
|1908
|Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
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|-
|Portland and Kennebec Railroad
|
|MEC
|1862
|1874
|Maine Central Railroad
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|-
|Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad
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|MEC
|1867
|1887
|Portland and Ogdensburg Railway
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|-
|Portland and Ogdensburg Railway
|
|MEC
|1886
|1943<!--?-->
|Maine Central Railroad
|
|-
|Portland and Oxford Central Railroad
|
|MEC
|1857
|1896<!--?-->
|Portland and Rumford Falls Railway
|
|-
|Portland and Rochester Railroad
|
|B&M
|1864
|1900
|Boston and Maine Railroad
|
|-
|Portland and Rumford Falls Railroad
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|MEC
|1907
|1946
|Maine Central Railroad
|
|-
|Portland and Rumford Falls Railway
|
|MEC
|1890
|1946
|Maine Central Railroad
|-
|Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway
|
|
|1898
|1933
|
|
|-
|Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad
|
|B&M
|1837
|1900
|Boston and Maine Railroad
|
|-
|Portland Terminal Company
|PTM
|MEC
|1911
|
|
|Still exists as a lessor of Pan Am Railways operating subsidiary Springfield Terminal Railway
|-
|Portland Union Railway Station Company
|
|MEC
|1887
|1911
|Portland Terminal Company
|
|-
|Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad
|
|B&M
|1865
|1890
|Boston and Maine Railroad
|
|-
|Rangeley Lakes and Megantic Railroad
|
|MEC
|1909
|1914
|Maine Central Railroad
|
|-
|Rockport Railroad
|
|
|1886
|1896
|N/A
|
|-
|Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad
|
|MEC
|1874
|1896
|Portland and Rumford Falls Railway
|
|-
|Rumford Falls and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
|
|MEC
|1894
|1936<!--?-->
|N/A
|
|-
|Safe Handling Rail, Inc.
|<!--did it have one?-->
|
|2000
|2003
|
|
|-
|St. Croix and Penobscot Railroad
|
|MEC
|1870
|1899<!--?-->
|Washington County Railroad
|
|-
|Sandy River Railroad
|
|MEC
|1879
|1908
|Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
|
|-
|Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
|
|MEC
|1908
|1935
|N/A
|
|-
|Sanford and Eastern Railroad
|
|
|1949
|1961
|N/A
|
|-
|Schoodic Stream Railroad
|
|BAR
|1906
|1907
|Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
|
|-
|Sebasticook and Moosehead Railroad
|
|MEC
|1886
|1910<!--?-->
|Maine Central Railroad
|
|-
|Somerset Railroad
|
|MEC
|1860
|1883
|Somerset Railway
|
|-
|Somerset Railway
|
|MEC
|1904
|1911
|Maine Central Railroad
|
|-
|Somerset Railway
|
|MEC
|1883
|1904
|Kennebec Valley Railroad
|
|-
|Somerset and Kennebec Railroad
|
|MEC
|1848
|1874
|Maine Central Railroad
|
|-
|Van Buren Bridge Company
|VB
|BAR
|1913
|2003<!--or does it still exist?-->
|Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway
|
|-
|Washington County Railroad
|
|MEC
|1893
|1903
|Washington County Railway
|
|-
|Washington County Railway
|
|MEC
|1903
|1911
|Maine Central Railroad
|
|-
|Waterville and Wiscasset Railroad
|
|
|1895
|1901
|Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad
|
|-
|Whitneyville and Machiasport Railroad
|
|
|1872<!--?-->
|1892
|N/A
|
|-
|Wiscasset and Moosehead Lake Railroad
|
|
|1873
|1876
|Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad
|
|-
|Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad
|
|
|1876
|1901
|Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad
|
|-
|Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad
|
|
|1901
|1906
|Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
|
|-
|Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
|
|
|1907
|1933
|N/A
|
|-
|York and Cumberland Railroad
|
|B&M
|1846
|1865
|Portland and Rochester Railroad
|
|-
|York Harbor and Beach Railroad
|
|B&M
|1883
|1927<!--?-->
|N/A
|
|}
;Private carriers
- Bald Mountain Railroad
- Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad
- Ray Lumber Company
- Schmick Handle & Lumber Company
- Seboomook Lake and Saint John Railroad
- South Bog Railway
- Wild River Railroad
;Passenger carriers
- Acadian Railway
- Green Mountain Cog Railway
;Electric
- Androscoggin Electric Company
- Aroostook Valley Railroad (AVL)
- Atlantic Shore Railway
- Atlantic Shore Line Railway
- Auburn, Mechanic Falls and Norway Street Railway
- Auburn and Turner Railroad
- Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner Railroad
- Augusta and Waterville Railway
- Augusta, Winthrop and Gardiner Railway
- Bangor Railway and Electric Company
- Bangor, Hampden and Winterport Railway
- Bangor and Northern Railroad
- Bangor, Orono and Old Town Railway
- Bangor Street Railway
- Bath Street Railway
- Benton and Fairfield Railway
- Biddeford and Saco Railroad
- Brunswick Electric Railroad
- Brunswick and Yarmouth Street Railway
- Calais Street Railway
- Camden and Rockport Street Railroad
- Cumberland County Power and Light Company
- Eliot Bridge Company
- Fairfield and Shawmut Railway
- Hampden and Winterport Railway
- Hampden and Winterport Electric Railway and Light Company
- Kittery and Eliot Street Railway
- Lewiston and Auburn Horse Railroad
- Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville Street Railway
- Lewiston, Brunswick and Bath Street Railway
- Lewiston, Winthrop and Augusta Street Railway
- Mousam River Railroad
- Norway and Paris Street Railway
- Old Town Electric Company
- Old Town, Orono and Veazie Railway
- Old Town Street Railway
- Portland Railroad
- Portland and Brunswick Street Railway
- Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway
- Portland, Gray and Lewiston Railroad
- Portland–Lewiston Interurban
- Portsmouth, Dover and York Street Railway
- Portsmouth, Kittery and York Street Railway
- Public Works Company
- Rockland, South Thomaston and Owls Head Railway
- Rockland, South Thomaston and St. George Street Railway
- Rockland Street Railway
- Rockland, Thomaston and Camden Street Railway
- Sanford and Cape Porpoise Railway
- Skowhegan and Norridgewock Railway and Power Company
- Somerset Traction Company
- Thomaston Street Railway
- Waterville and Fairfield Railroad
- Waterville and Fairfield Railway and Light Company
- Waterville, Fairfield and Oakland Railway
- Waterville and Oakland Street Railway
;Not completed
- Portland and Rutland Railroad
- Portland, Rutland, Oswego and Chicago Railroad
Notes
References
Bibliography
- Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad Service in Maine (PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2005.