Kennebec County, Maine
City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
Albion |
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington (WW&F) |
on site, Benton Rd. off U.S. 220/S.R. 9 |
C |
future museum |
1895 |
new narrow gauge track laid in front of depot |
wood |
none |
two story, being restored, Albion Historical Society |
Augusta |
Lewiston Augusta & Waterville | State St. near Taylor St. |
ICb |
business |
1901 |
gone |
sided |
none |
built by Lewiston , Winthrop and Augusta Street Ry., last trolley service in 1932 |
| Augusta | MEC | north of City Center over the Kennebec River | B | unused | unused | steel | none | 6 span deck girder, 6 span deck truss, former MEC Lower Road | |
| Belgrade | MEC | about 2 mi. south of depot site across Belgrade Stream | B | rr | in use | Guilford | former MEC Back Road main line | ||
| Benton Station | MEC | on site off S.R. 100 just east of the highway bridge over the Kennebec River | C | residence | 1886 | gone | wood | none | line relocatedin 1917-18 |
| Benton Station | MEC | just north of S.R. 100 highway bridge over Kennebec River to Fairfield (Somerset County) | B | rr | 1917-18 | in use | Guilford | newer bridge due to line relocation, piers of former bridge remain to south between Waterville and Winslow | |
| East Vassalboro | WW&F | rotated about 90 degrees. but basically on site | C | residence | 1901 or 1902 | gone | wood | none | |
Gardiner |
MEC |
51 Maine Ave. (S.R. 24) |
P |
club |
1911 |
unused |
brick/stone |
none |
|
| Gardiner | MEC | south of City Center alongside S.R. 24 opposite a house at 46 Water St. | F | 1890 | a portion of a freight station, served as combination depot near the end of passenger service | ||||
| Gardiner | MEC | over Cobbosseecontee Stream at least .5 mi. west of the depot near Water St. | B | abandoned | gone | wood | none | trestle on spur to paper mill | |
| Gardiner | MEC | over Cobbosseecontee Stream just south of the depot | B | abandoned | gone | steel | none | short deck girder, former Lower Road Main line | |
Hallowell |
Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner |
Water St. |
IPh |
municipal garage |
1891 |
gone |
brick |
none |
trolley system power station |
Hallowell |
MEC |
between Central St. and Winthrop St. |
F |
unused |
1892 |
unused |
wood |
none |
former MEC Lower Road main line |
| Maranacook | MEC | across arm of Maranacook Lake at town line of Winthrop and Readfield | B | rr | in use | Guilford | |||
| Monmouth | Lewiston. Augusta and Waterville Street Ry. | south side of S.R. 9/126 between South Monmouth Rd, and the Wales Town line | ISC | business | 1908 | gone | brick | none | with additions |
| Monmouth | MEC | Main St. (S.R. 135/Beach Rd. | F | future museum? | 1894-95 | in use | wood | Guilford | Monmouth Museum?, former MEC Back Road main line |
North Belgrade |
MEC |
moved to S.R. 11/Station Rd. |
C |
church |
1901 |
none |
wood |
none |
modified |
North Vassaboro |
WW&F |
rotated about 90 degrees, on site |
C |
residence |
1901or 1902 |
gone |
wood |
none |
sided, built by Wiscasset & Quebec |
| Oakland | MEC | 2 mi. east of Oakland depot site over Messalonskee Stream, close to Rices Rips Rd. off S.R. 23 | B | rr | in use | Guilford | former MEC Back Road Main line | ||
Palermo |
WW&F |
S.R. 3/Bill Auld Rd.at edge of village of Branch Mills |
C |
residence |
1895 |
gone |
wood |
none |
probably built by Wiscasset & Quebec, modified greatly |
| Riverside (Vassalboro) | MEC | 796 Riverside Dr.(U.S. 201) in East Augusta | C | residence | 1911 | in use | wood | Guilford | modified, ?? |
| Vassalboro | Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville Street Ry. | near Webber Pond Rd. and Webber Pond | IS | unused | 1908 | gone | brick | none | well preserved |
Waterville |
MEC |
off College Ave. (U.S. 201) |
Rh |
rr |
1910 |
in use |
brick |
Guilford |
|
Waterville |
MEC |
on site |
Y |
vacant |
in use |
brick |
Guilford |
yard tower/office |
|
Waterville |
MEC |
on site |
Sh |
rr |
in use |
various |
Guilford |
many railroad buildings |
|
| Waterville | MEC | over Messalonskee Stream near City center | B | rr | in use | steel | Guilford | former MEC Back Road main line | |
| Waterville | MEC | over Kennebec River to Winslow, adjacent to U.S. 201 highway bridge | B | rr | in use | steel | Guilford | former MEC Lower Road main line | |
| Weeks Mills | WW&F | on site | F | farm use | gone | wood | none | derelict, across the road the enclosed base of a water tank is in use as a garage | |
Winslow |
WW&F |
moved across highway, U.S. 201 |
C |
residence |
1901 |
none |
wood |
none |
sided, built by Wiscasset & Quebec |
| Winslow | MEC | south of Lower Road bridge over Kennebec River, over Sebasticook River | B | rr | in use | Guilford | former MEC Lower Road main line | ||
| Winthrop | Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville Street Ry. | 31 Old Village Rd. in East Winthrop at the corner of Mace Ave., just off U.S. 202 | IS | garage at residence | 1908 | gone | brick | none | modified slightly |
Compiled by M. J. Camp, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.