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Union Station, ca. 1907
No full textUnion Station at the foot of Exchange Street and facing Washington Street was the Maine Central Railroad passenger terminal.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/railroad_union_img/1015/thumbnail.jp
L. Strickland, ca. 1873
No full textThe locomotive L. Strickland was a 4-4-0 built by Baldwin Locomotive Works and numbered 61. Rebuilt in 1892. Scrapped in 1905. (specs 16x24-60-66500)https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/railroad_mec_img/1010/thumbnail.jp
J. D. Lang, Formerly of the Portland & Kennebec, ca. 1864
No full textThe locomotive J. D. Lang was originally part of the Portland & Kennebec. Number 34 was a 4-4-0 built in 1854 and rebuilt in 1868. (specs 14x22-66-55500). Engineer, Sam Carter. Built by Amoskeag Locomotive Works in Manchester, New Hampshirehttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/railroad_mec_img/1006/thumbnail.jp
Red, White and Blue State of Maine Boxcar, ca. 1962
No full textThese freight cars brought the B&A plenty of recognition over the years. While other color schemes were tried, this is the best known.
Note: The date on this image has been revised from 1978 to 1962.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/railroad_bar_img/1003/thumbnail.jp
Bangor and Aroostook Locomotive No. 210, ca. 1925
No full textThis K class 4-4-0 had 18 X 24 cylinders; 63 drivers; 160 psi B.P.; and a total engine weight of 104,000 pounds. It was built by Manchester Locomotive Works in New Hampshire in June of 1893, rebuilt in 1919, and finally sold in 1936.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/railroad_bar_img/1002/thumbnail.jp
Bangor and Aroostook Mountain-type No. 106, ca. 1940
No full textThis was a (2nd) Class M 4-8-2; Cylinders 22 1/2 X 30 ; 63 Drivers; B.P. 240 psi.; total engine weight 315,300 pound (booster equipped) locomotive built by Alco-Schenectady. It saw service between October of 1930 and January of 1953 when it was scrapped.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/railroad_bar_img/1001/thumbnail.jp
Kennebec, ca. 1865
No full textThe locomotive Kennebec was a 4-4-0 built by Mason Machine Works in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1864. Portland & Kennebec number 15, Maine Central renumbered the locomotive 32. (specs 15x22-60-56500). Scrapped in 1892.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/railroad_mec_img/1016/thumbnail.jp
Maine, ca. 1864
No full textThe locomotive (State of) Maine was a 4-4-0 built in 1851 by Southern Locomotive. Numbered 3 by the Portland and Kennebec, Maine Central assigned the Maine the number 24. (specs 16x20-66-52000).https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/railroad_mec_img/1015/thumbnail.jp
Skowhegan, ca. 1875
No full textThe Skowhegan, number 40, was a 4-4-0 built in Taunton in 1871. (specs 16x24-60-69200)https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/railroad_mec_img/1009/thumbnail.jp
Firefighters carrying patient into St. Joseph Hospital, Bangor, ca. 1955
No full textTwo firefighters from the Bangor Fire Department are assisting a patient down the stairs at the old St. Joseph\u27s Hospital building (formerly the Paine Hospital).
Since the hospital did not have elevators, and the medical staff were not able to carry patients, the firefighters from the Bangor Fire Department station across the street volunteered to move patients from one floor to another.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/st_joseph_images/1003/thumbnail.jp