| 词条 | Maine Coast Railroad |
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| railroad_name = Maine Coast Railroad | logo_filename = | logo_size = | system_map = | map_caption = | marks = MC | locale = Maine | start_year = 1990 | end_year = 2000 | predecessor_line = Maine Central Railroad | successor_line = Safe Handling | length = | hq_city = Wiscasset, ME }} The Maine Coast Railroad was a railroad company that operated on tracks owned by the Maine Department of Transportation between 1990 and 2000. HistoryThe company started operations in 1990 after a contract was awarded to the Massachusetts Central Railroad (MCER) to operate the Rockland Branch between Brunswick and Rockland, Maine.[1] The MCER chose to create a new railroad to operate the line, named the Maine Coast.[1] During its first year, the railroad handled little traffic, but in 1991 a large cement producer on the line began shipping its product via rail.[1] As a result of this increase in traffic, the Maine Coast acquired additional locomotives.[1] In 1994, using funding from the Maine Department of Transportation, trackage in Rockland was rebuilt to allow freight to be transferred from the railroad to barges.[1] The railroad closed on December 4, 2000 after losing their lease to the tracks.[1] The lines formerly operated by Maine Coast Railroad was later operated by Maine Eastern Railroad between 2004 & 2015.[2] TrafficIt offered both freight service and passenger service.[3] The passenger trains operated between Wiscasset and Warren, Maine. Freight traffic largely consisted of cement products outbound from and coal inbound to Dragon Cement and Concrete in Thomaston.[2] There was also limited perlite and plastic products that moved along the line.[2] Motive PowerThe Maine Coast operated with a small roster of Alco and Montreal Locomotive Works locomotives, including a former Maine Central S-1 (No. 958); a former Norfolk & Western and Central Vermont RS-11 (No. 367); and two Providence and Worcester M420s (Nos. 2002 and 2004). References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://boothbayregister.maine.com/2000-10-12/railroad.html|last=Gibbs|first=Paula|title=Maine Coast Railroad Going Out Of Business|date=2000-10-12|publisher=Boothbay Register}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Maine Coast Railroad}}{{US-rail-transport-stub}}{{Maine-transport-stub}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite book | title=Rail Across New England, Volume I |author1=Confalone, Mike |author2=Posik, Joe |lastauthoramp=yes | year=2005 | publisher=Railroad Explorer | location=Goffstown, New Hampshire | pages=38 | isbn=0-9725320-1-3}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=History of Railroads in Maine|url=http://www.kenanderson.net/aroostook/railroad.html|accessdate=2007-12-04}} 2 : Defunct Maine railroads|Companies operating former Maine Central Railroad lines |
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