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Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad (1871–2007)

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Beginning on December 23, 1870, the MEC ran the line as its Belfast Branch. The railroad prospered under the MEC, with three daily round trips for passengers. Most freight during this period was southbound, consisting largely of grain for poultry production in the area, as well as smaller amounts of
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Ground was broken on the Belfast waterfront on August 4, 1868, at what would become the site of the road's terminal and main yard (milepost "0") for the next 138 years. The railroad's "Last Spike" was driven near Brooks on September 24, 1870, completing a line that stretched 33.07 miles from Belfast
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On April 6, 1867, and March 28, 1868, the people of Belfast voted by margins of 865-27 and 854–50, respectively, to authorize the city to issue 30-year, 6-percent bonds to finance their purchase of B&MLRR stock. The bond money bought a total of 5,004 shares of preferred (1,400) and non-preferred
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With the decline in American railroad profitability in the 20th century, the Maine Central discontinued its lease of the Belfast Branch on January 1, 1926. The operation of the newly independent Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad fell to the city of Belfast, and for the first time, the B&MLRR
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Chartered in 1867, the line was built between August 1868 and December 1870 by the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad Company (B&MLRR), which was majority-owned by the city of Belfast until 1991. For its first 55 years, the road was operated under lease by the
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In 1867, a change in state law finally made it possible for cities and towns to help finance railroads through bond issues. The 47th Maine Legislature soon passed a bill to charter the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad Company, which was signed by Governor
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In 2004, the railroad ceased operations from Belfast; the following year, the city evicted the railroad from its waterfront yard after the company failed to make lease payments on the property. The yard's
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The railroad's relations with the city of Belfast deteriorated. In 1995, it built a new station in Unity (MP 24.95) and moved its headquarters there. The year also saw the railroad purchase a
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in 1946 and scrapped its last steam locomotive (BML#19) in 1950. Through this period, the railroad continued to decline. Passenger service ceased on March 9, 1960, after the B&ML lost its
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from Belfast's processing plants; shoes and other manufactured goods from Belfast; farm products from Waldo, Brooks, Knox, and Thorndike; and milk from the Turner Center Creamery in Unity.
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to lease and restore the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad corridor with the intent of restoring railroad activity to Waldo County. BPS began railroad operations under the name
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In 1991, the city sold its shares of the money-losing operation. The railroad changed hands rapidly since then. It operated diesel excursion runs from Belfast to
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Video from WCHS channel 6 Portland. Preservation Society Leasing B&ML Rail Line. Starting this Spring, people will be able to tour Waldo County by train
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passed "An Act to establish the Belfast and Quebec Railroad Company", but any prospects for financing the project were quickly killed by a provision in the
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main line at Burnham Junction. Located at the far end of Waldo County, the connection was at milepost 97 of the MEC main line, some 14 miles northeast of
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Video from WCHS channel 6 Portland. Old Rail Station Gets Revamped The Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad is a 140-year-old piece of Maine's history.
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and tracks there were pulled up and sold off; the site is now occupied by the Front Street Ship Yard. The railroad suspended operations in 2007.
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As the name of the railroad suggests, the original intent was to build the line 88 miles inland to Greenville on Moosehead Lake. Instead, the
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as its Belfast Branch, which provided daily passenger and freight service to eight stations over the length of
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Brooks rail restoration on track Preservation society plans summer locomotive, rail bike tours
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Diagram of the Belfast yard in 1875. Inset: MEC-built Belfast station house ca. 1880.
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BMLRR.com (An extensive illustrated history of the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad)
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Certificate #102 for three shares of the capital stock of the B&MLRR Co. (1878)
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Today, the line is operated by the non-profit Brooks Preservation Society as the
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Leased from B&M when B&ML took over operation from the Maine Central
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Leased from B&M when B&ML took over operation from the Maine Central
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Leased from B&M when B&ML took over operation from the Maine Central
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Leased from B&M when B&ML took over operation from the Maine Central
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in the spring, summer and early fall between City Point, Waldo, and Brooks.
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Purchased from Berlin Mills #16, Trucks are in storage at Thorndike Yard,
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railroad that operated from 1871 to 2007 over a single-track grade from
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in 2010 where it continues to operate in excursion service.
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that prohibited public loans to build railroads and by the
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fish oil, leather, coal, lumber and fertilizer. Outbound
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The MEC-built 1892 station house at Brooks, ME (2004)
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The first attempt to bring a railroad to Belfast, a
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Discovery Park of America: Museum and Heritage Park
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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 1829: 1169:#12, renumbered to #213 in 1907, sold to B&ML 1132:#10, renumbered to #211 in 1907, sold to B&ML 1404:in 2010, but was later purchesed and sold to the 1317:#45, renumbered to #60 in 1907, sold to B&ML 1280:#44, renumbered to #54 in 1907, sold to B&ML 758: 3301: 1408:in 2013, where it sits today on static display. 827:In the 1950s and 1960s, much of the freight was 803:originally included a large amount of processed 783:leased the road, which connected with the MEC's 682: 287: 1782:Preservation Society Leasing B&ML Rail Line 854: 1585: 2179: 1815: 1474:Purchased from Berlin Mills #15, sold to the 2193: 2186: 2172: 1822: 1808: 1609: 1607: 1581: 1579: 1577: 1575: 819:BML#19 waters at Burnham Junction in 1947. 148: 135: 905:(BPS) entered into an agreement with the 871:and diesel-and steam-powered trains from 824:began running trains under its own name. 810: 117:Learn how and when to remove this message 1613: 858: 814: 770: 762: 728: 1988:Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad 1604: 1572: 14: 3302: 1660: 1638: 3315:Transportation in Waldo County, Maine 2167: 1803: 1539: 1537: 1535: 1533: 1531: 628:Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad 130:Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad 1586:Confalone, Mike; Posik, Joe (2005). 1547:. Bangor Daily News. 4 February 2009 911:Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway 673:Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway 207:Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway 55:adding citations to reliable sources 26: 1766:Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad 24: 18:Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad 1682: 1663:"Rail revival continues in Brooks" 1661:Fuller, Steve (December 1, 2008). 1545:"Brooks rail restoration on track" 1528: 907:Maine Department of Transportation 698:, came on March 9, 1836, when the 25: 3351: 1745: 1639:Fuller, Steve (October 5, 2008). 1590:. Railroad Explorer. p. 18. 347: 1973:Bridgton and Saco River Railroad 1588:Rail Across New England Volume 1 1400:. It was originally sold to the 585: 562: 539: 514: 489: 466: 441: 416: 391: 368: 346: 321: 320: 31: 3340:2007 disestablishments in Maine 2153:Class DS-4 branch line switcher 1761:The Brooks Preservation Society 1569:BMLRR.com. 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Belfast, Maine
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Waldo County, Maine
Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway
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Sebasticook River
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