Boston travelers to Maine would take the Boston & Maine to Portland where they would meet another many-tentacled railroad, the Maine Central, which had lines to Rockland, Calais, Vanceboro, Harmony, Farmington, and St. Johnsbury, Vermont. A line to Bangor split … Continue reading
One of the railroads the Boston & Maine connected with in Portland was the Portland & Ogdensburg, which headed west to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The aim of the railroad’s builders was to reach Ogdensburg, New York, thus … Continue reading
Jointly issued by nine different railroads in 1948, this brochure unfolds into the equivalent of a 12-page 8″-by-9″ booklet. About a quarter of the brochure describes the “East’s luxurious modern trains,” while most of the rest features potential destinations. The … Continue reading
The Boston & Maine had a rail line from Boston to Portland. The Maine Central had a line from Portland to Bangor. In 1935, the two railroads began operating a once-a-day streamliner between Boston and Bangor called the Flying Yankee … Continue reading
