Mechanic Falls
View of station in 1967
General information
Location63 Elm Street
Mechanic Falls, Maine
United States.
Coordinates44°06′34″N 70°23′21″W / 44.10944°N 70.38917°W / 44.10944; -70.38917
Construction
Structure typetwo floors
Other information
Statusdemolished
History
Opened1883
Closed1965
Previous namesGrand Trunk Railroad
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Oxford
toward Montreal
 Montreal – Portland Empire Road
toward Portland

The Mechanic Falls 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Androscoggin History". Newsletter of the Androscoggin Historical Society. Vol. 9, no. 11. Androscoggin Histocial Society. February 1994 – via RootsWeb.
  2. ↑ Coolidge, Austin J.; Mansfield, John B. (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts: A.J. Coolidge. p. 265 – via Archive.org. coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.

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