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Portland–Lewiston Interurban
The Portland–Lewiston Interurban (PLI) was an interurban, electric railroad subsidiary of the Androscoggin Electric Company operating from 1914 to 1933 between Monument Square (Portland, Maine), Monument Square in Portland, Maine, Portland and Union Square in Lewiston, Maine. Hourly service was offered over the route between the two cities. Express trains stopping only at Falmouth, Maine, West Falmouth, Gray, Maine, Gray, New Gloucester, Maine, New Gloucester, Upper Gloucester and Danville made the trip in 80 minutes, while trains making other local stops upon request required 20 minutes more. The line was considered the finest interurban railroad in the state of Maine. Route and facilities Summer-season construction began in 1910 including ten reinforced concrete bridges. The longest was a span over the Presumpscot River There was a span over the Little Androscoggin River in Auburn and a span of similar length near West Falmouth. Approximately of steel Rail profile, rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, respectively. The largest state by total area in New England, Maine is the 12th-smallest by area, the 9th-least populous, the 13th-least densely populated, and the most rural of the 50 U.S. states. It is also the northeasternmost among the contiguous United States, the northernmost state east of the Great Lakes, the only state whose name consists of a single syllable, and the only state to border exactly one other U.S. state. Approximately half the area of Maine lies on each side of the 45th parallel north in latitude. The most populous city in Maine is Portland, while its capital is Augusta. Maine has traditionally been known for its jagged, rocky Atlantic Ocean and bayshore coastlines; smoothly contoured mountains; heavily f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
