The Green Mountain Railway was finalized in 1883 by Frank H. Clergue of Bangor, Maine. It was 6,300 feet long and started on the shores of Eagle Lake. Its cost was $110.000. It closed down in 1893 after only 10 years of operation. (From Item 2162).
Description: The Green Mountain Railway was finalized in 1883 by Frank H. Clergue of Bangor, Maine. It was 6,300 feet long and started on the shores of Eagle Lake. Its cost was $110.000. It closed down in 1893 after only 10 years of operation. (From Item 2162).
By Howard S. Palmer, member of the Newcomen Society, president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. With an opening poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Broomstick Train".
Description: By Howard S. Palmer, member of the Newcomen Society, president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. With an opening poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Broomstick Train".
By E. Spencer Miller, member of the Newcomen Society, chairman of the board of the Maine Central Railroad Company, Portland, and president from 1952-1977. With a 1979 map of Maine Central Railroad Company.
Description: By E. Spencer Miller, member of the Newcomen Society, chairman of the board of the Maine Central Railroad Company, Portland, and president from 1952-1977. With a 1979 map of Maine Central Railroad Company.
B/W 8x10 photograph looking down the rail tracks on Green Mountain with Eagle Lake in mid-distance and Eagle Lake Rd. and McFarland Hill in background. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.
Description: B/W 8x10 photograph looking down the rail tracks on Green Mountain with Eagle Lake in mid-distance and Eagle Lake Rd. and McFarland Hill in background. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.
Passenger cars and locomotive of the Green Mountain Railway at Eagle Lake shore. The locomotive was taken for use on Mt. Washington. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.
Description: Passenger cars and locomotive of the Green Mountain Railway at Eagle Lake shore. The locomotive was taken for use on Mt. Washington. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.
Description: B/W photograph of Green Mountain locomotive pushing passenger car to top of mountain (now Cadillac Mountain). Engineer is Walter H. Dunton.
Essay by high school student Jessica Sattler submitted to the Island History Journal for possible publication. History of the development of the rail line up Green (Cadillac) Mountain and its dismantlement. Green Mountain Cog Railway 1883-1890 Now on Mount Washington
Description: Essay by high school student Jessica Sattler submitted to the Island History Journal for possible publication. History of the development of the rail line up Green (Cadillac) Mountain and its dismantlement. Green Mountain Cog Railway 1883-1890 Now on Mount Washington
Horse-drawn cart. Location: Head of Sea Street in front of old Manchester home. Building at left is the Gaynor Hotel, which stood on the site of the present Holmes store and burned, 1910. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Description: Horse-drawn cart. Location: Head of Sea Street in front of old Manchester home. Building at left is the Gaynor Hotel, which stood on the site of the present Holmes store and burned, 1910. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Red Cross station wagon pulling a trailer on Main Street, Northeast Harbor. In background are: Knowles Co., Ash House, Odd Fellows Hall, and Gilman High School. (May have been providing food for firemen in Oct. 1947.)
Description: Red Cross station wagon pulling a trailer on Main Street, Northeast Harbor. In background are: Knowles Co., Ash House, Odd Fellows Hall, and Gilman High School. (May have been providing food for firemen in Oct. 1947.)
Classic car with Maine license plate parked in front of Northeast Livery (present day gas station on Main Street). House in the background is the Manchester House.
Description: Classic car with Maine license plate parked in front of Northeast Livery (present day gas station on Main Street). House in the background is the Manchester House.