Mechanic Falls station
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Grand Trunk Station | |||||
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| Grand Trunk Railroad | |||||
| File:Mechanic Falls Station.JPG View of station in 1967 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 63 Elm Street Mechanic Falls, Maine United States. | ||||
| Coordinates | 44°06′34″N 70°23′21″W / 44.10944°N 70.38917°W | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | two floors | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | demolished | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1883 | ||||
| Closed | 1965 | ||||
| Previous names | Grand Trunk Railroad | ||||
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The Grand Trunk Station was a historic railroad station in Mechanic Falls, Maine. The station, located on Elm Street, was built in 1883 by the Grand Trunk Railroad linking Mechanic Falls with Montreal and Portland, Maine.[1] The village was named Mechanic Falls in honor of mechanics who worked there during the industrial revolution. The village grew especially after the arrival of the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad toward the end of 1840. The railroad opened the village to several business ventures between Portland and Montreal.[2]
After the cessation of rail services at the station in 1965, it was demolished in 1968. Only the storage depot survived, and is now inhabited as a residence.
Gallery
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Grand Trunk Station in 1913 -
Grand Trunk Depot in 1913 -
Grand Trunk depot today
See also
References
- ^ "Androscoggin History".
- ^ Coolidge, Austin J.; Mansfield, John B. (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 265.
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