Maine Eastern Railroad
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Maine Eastern Railroad is a railroad that operates in coastal Maine
between Brunswick
and Rockland
on the state-owned Rockland Branch
rail line. Maine Eastern connects with Pan Am Railways
at Brunswick.
The company provides freight service year-round, and passenger service seasonally between Brunswick and Rockland with former New Haven/Amtrak
EMD FL-9 locomotives and stainless steel streamlined passenger cars.
Maine Eastern is the successor to Safe Handling Rail, which took over operation of the MaineDOT
-owned line when the Maine Coast Railroad
chose not to bid on a new contract.
Maine Eastern is a subsidiary of the Morristown and Erie Railway
of New Jersey. Commodities moved in freight service include cement, plate steel, and perlite
.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
between Brunswick
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
and Rockland
Rockland, Maine
Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,297. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is a popular tourist destination...
on the state-owned Rockland Branch
Maine Central Railroad Rockland Branch
The Rockland Branch is a railroad from Brunswick, Maine to Rockland, Maine. A charter was granted in 1849 to build a railway from the Portland and Kennebec Railroad on the west side of the Kennebec River to Rockland. Construction through the rocky headlands of the Atlantic coast proved more...
rail line. Maine Eastern connects with Pan Am Railways
Pan Am Railways
Pan Am Railways, Inc. , known as Guilford Rail System before March 2006, is a holding company that owns and operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine to Rotterdam Junction, New York...
at Brunswick.
The company provides freight service year-round, and passenger service seasonally between Brunswick and Rockland with former New Haven/Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
EMD FL-9 locomotives and stainless steel streamlined passenger cars.
Maine Eastern is the successor to Safe Handling Rail, which took over operation of the MaineDOT
Maine Department of Transportation
The Maine Department of Transportation, also known as MaineDOT, is the bureaucratic office of the state government charged with the regulation and maintenance of roads and other public infrastructure in the state of Maine. MaineDOT reports on the adequacy of roads, highways, and bridges in Maine...
-owned line when the Maine Coast Railroad
Maine Coast Railroad
The Maine Coast Railroad was a railroad company that operated on tracks owned by the Maine Department of Transportation between 1990 and 2000.-History:...
chose not to bid on a new contract.
Maine Eastern is a subsidiary of the Morristown and Erie Railway
Morristown and Erie Railway
The Morristown and Erie Railway is a freight short line railroad based in Morristown, New Jersey. It operates freight rail service five days a week in Morris County, New Jersey and surrounding areas...
of New Jersey. Commodities moved in freight service include cement, plate steel, and perlite
Perlite
Perlite is an amorphous volcanic glass that has a relatively high water content, typically formed by the hydration of obsidian. It occurs naturally and has the unusual property of greatly expanding when heated sufficiently...
.