Oakfield Station
Encyclopedia
Oakfield Station, is located in Oakfield
, Maine
. The train station was built in 1911 by the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on June 25, 1987.
The station is home to the Oakfield Railroad Museum which is operated by the Oakfield Historical Society.
Oakfield, Maine
Oakfield is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 732 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
, Maine
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...
. The train station was built in 1911 by the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces...
and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on June 25, 1987.
The station is home to the Oakfield Railroad Museum which is operated by the Oakfield Historical Society.
External links
- Oakfield Railroad Museum - official site