Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
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| Bangor and Aroostook Railroad | |
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| Reporting marks | BAR |
| Locale | Maine |
| Dates of operation | 1891 – 2003 |
| Successor line | Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | Bangor, Maine |
magenta = Route in service (2006)
red = Abandoned route
The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad (AAR reporting mark BAR) is a defunct United States railroad company, that formerly operated lines in northern Maine.
The company was incorporated in 1891 to combine the lines of the former Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad and the Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway. It was based in Bangor and lines extended from there to Oakfield, Houlton, Madawaska, Presque Isle, and Searsport.
In 1995, the BAR was acquired by Iron Road Railways. In 2002, the company was declared bankrupt, and in 2003 its lines were sold to Rail World, Inc., which incorporated them into the newly-formed Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway.
[edit] External links
- Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway official web site
- History of Railroading in Maine Maine Dept. of Transportation
- Bangor & Aroostook photos
| Major railroad systems in New England, pre-1930s |
| Bangor and Aroostook - Boston and Albany (NYC) - Boston and Maine - Canadian Pacific - Central Vermont (CN) - Grand Trunk (CN) - Maine Central - New Haven - Rutland |
| Current (operating) Class I railroads of North America |
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| United States: AMTK, BNSF, CSXT, GTW, KCS, NS, SOO, UP - Canada: CN, CP, VIA - Mexico: FXE, TFM, KCSM See also: List of USA/Canada/Mexico Class I Railroads, List of USA/Canadian Class II Railroads, Class III railroad, Class 2 Railraods in Canada, Short-line railroad, List of United States railroads, List of Canadian railroads, list of Mexican railroads |
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