The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Maine.

Common freight carriers Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cumberland and Knox Railroad Eastern Maine Railway (EMRY) (Owned by New Brunswick Southern Railway) Operates Woodland Rail, LLC Maine Northern Railway (MNRY) (Owned by New Brunswick Southern Railway) Pan Am Railways (PAR) St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (SLR) (Genesee and Wyoming) Turners Island, LLC (TI)

Passenger carriers

Amtrak (AMTK) Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway (BML) Downeast Scenic Railroad (DSRX) Seashore Trolley Museum

Two foot gauge railways Boothbay Railway Village ( narrow gauge) Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum ( narrow gauge) Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad ( narrow gauge) Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway ( narrow gauge)

Defunct railroads

NameMarkSystemFromToSuccessorNotesAndroscoggin RailroadMEC18481911Maine Central RailroadAndroscoggin and Kennebec RailroadMEC18451862Maine Central RailroadAroostook Northern RailroadBAR18971901Bangor and Aroostook RailroadAroostook River RailroadCP18731989N/AAroostook Valley RailroadAVL19021996N/AElectric until 1946Atlantic and North-West RailwayCP18861994Canadian American RailroadAtlantic and St. Lawrence RailroadCN18451960Canadian National RailwayBangor and Aroostook RailroadBARBAR18912003Montreal, Maine and Atlantic RailwayBangor and Katahdin Iron Works RailwayBAR18811901Bangor and Aroostook RailroadBangor, Oldtown and Milford RailroadMEC18551870European and North American RailwayBangor and Orono RailroadMEC18471850Penobscot RailroadBangor and Piscataquis RailroadBAR18611899Bangor and Aroostook RailroadBangor and Piscataquis Canal and Railroad CompanyMEC18331855Bangor, Oldtown and Milford RailroadBelfast and Moosehead Lake RailroadBMLMEC18682001N/AContinues as a tourist railroadBelfast & Moosehead Lake RailwayMEC18671868Belfast and Moosehead Lake RailroadBoston and Maine CorporationBMB&M1963Still exists as a lessor of Pan Am Railways operating subsidiary Springfield Terminal RailwayBoston and Maine RailroadB&M, BMB&M18441964Boston and Maine CorporationBridgton and Harrison Railway19271941N/ABridgton and Saco River RailroadMEC18811930Bridgton and Harrison RailwayBuckfield Branch RailroadMEC18471863Portland and Oxford Central RailroadBucksport and Bangor RailroadMEC18731882Eastern Maine RailwayCalais RailroadMEC18381849Calais and Baring RailroadCalais RailwayMEC18321838Calais RailroadCalais and Baring RailroadMEC18491870St. Croix and Penobscot RailroadCanadian American RailroadCDAC19942003Montreal, Maine and Atlantic RailwayCanadian Atlantic RailwayCP19881994Canadian American Railroad, Eastern Maine RailwayCanadian National RailwayCNCN19231989St. Lawrence and Atlantic RailroadCanadian Pacific RailwayCPCP18861988Canadian Atlantic RailwayCentral Maine and Quebec RailwayCMQ20142020Canadian Pacific RailwayConsolidated European and North American RailwayMEC18721880European and North American RailwayDexter and Newport RailroadMEC18531939Maine Central RailroadDexter and Piscataquis RailroadMEC18881939Maine Central RailroadEastern RailroadB&M18471890Boston and Maine RailroadEastern Maine RailwayMEC18821936Maine Central RailroadEuropean and North American RailwayMEC18801955Maine Central RailroadEuropean and North American RailwayMEC18501872Consolidated European and North American RailwayEustis RailroadMEC19031911Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes RailroadFish River RailroadBAR19011903Bangor and Aroostook RailroadFranklin and Megantic RailroadMEC18841897Franklin and Megantic RailwayFranklin and Megantic RailwayMEC18971908Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes RailroadFranklin, Somerset and Kennebec Railway18971901Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington RailroadGeorges Valley Railroad18891919Knox RailroadGrand Trunk RailwayGTCN18531923Canadian National RailwayGreat Falls and South Berwick Branch RailroadB&M18411865Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway RailroadHoulton Branch RailroadCP18671989N/AInternational Railway of MaineCP18811886Atlantic and North-West RailwayKennebec Central Railroad18891929N/AKennebec and Portland RailroadMEC18361864Portland and Kennebec RailroadKennebec Valley RailroadMEC19031904Somerset RailwayKennebec and Wiscasset Railroad18541873Wiscasset and Moosehead Lake RailroadKennebunk and Kennebunkport RailroadB&M18821919Boston and Maine RailroadKingfield and Dead River RailroadMEC18931897Kingfield and Dead River RailwayKingfield and Dead River RailwayMEC18971908Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes RailroadKnox Railroad19191932N/AKnox and Lincoln RailroadMEC18641890Penobscot Shore Line RailroadKnox and Lincoln RailwayMEC18911901Maine Central RailroadLeeds and Farmington RailroadMEC18651874Maine Central RailroadLewiston and Auburn RailroadCN1872Lewy's Island RailroadMEC18541870St. Croix and Penobscot RailroadLime Rock Railroad18641942N/AMachiasport Railroad18451872Whitneyville and Machiasport RailroadMadrid RailroadMEC19021908Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes RailroadMaine Central RailroadMECMEC1862Still exists as a lessor of Pan Am Railways operating subsidiary Springfield Terminal RailwayMaine Coast RailroadMC19902000Maine Eastern RailroadMERR20032015Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts RailroadB&M18361844Boston and Maine RailroadMaine Shore Line RailroadMEC18811888Maine Central RailroadMidcoast Railservice20222024Monson Railroad18851943N/AMonson and Athens Railroad18811885Monson RailroadMontreal, Maine and Atlantic RailwayMMAMMA20022004Central Maine and Quebec RailwayWent bankrupt following the Lac-Mégantic derailmentNew Brunswick RailwayCP18781890Canadian Pacific RailwayNew Brunswick and Canada RailwayCP18701882New Brunswick RailwayNorthern Maine Seaport RailroadBAR19041919Bangor and Aroostook RailroadNorway Branch RailroadCN1879Oldtown and Lincoln RailroadMEC18521864European and North American RailwayOrchard Beach RailroadB&M18761893Boston and Maine RailroadPalmer and Machiasport Railroad18421845Machiasport RailroadPatten and Sherman RailroadBAR18951901Bangor and Aroostook RailroadPenobscot RailroadMEC18531863European and North American RailwayPenobscot and Kennebec RailroadMEC18451862Maine Central RailroadPenobscot and Lake Megantic RailroadCP18711881International Railway of MainePenobscot, Lincoln and Kennebec RailroadMEC18491864Knox and Lincoln RailroadPenobscot Shore Line RailroadMEC18891891Knox and Lincoln RailwayPenobscot and Union River RailroadMEC18701873Bucksport and Bangor RailroadPhillips and Rangeley RailroadMEC18891908Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes RailroadPortland and Kennebec RailroadMEC18621874Maine Central RailroadPortland and Ogdensburg RailroadMEC18671887Portland and Ogdensburg RailwayPortland and Ogdensburg RailwayMEC18861943Maine Central RailroadPortland and Oxford Central RailroadMEC18571896Portland and Rumford Falls RailwayPortland and Rochester RailroadB&M18641900Boston and Maine RailroadPortland and Rumford Falls RailroadMEC19071946Maine Central RailroadPortland and Rumford Falls RailwayMEC18901946Maine Central RailroadPortland and Yarmouth Electric Railway18981933Portland, Saco and Portsmouth RailroadB&M18371900Boston and Maine RailroadPortland Terminal CompanyPTMMEC1911Still exists as a lessor of Pan Am Railways operating subsidiary Springfield Terminal RailwayPortland Union Railway Station CompanyMEC18871911Portland Terminal CompanyPortsmouth, Great Falls and Conway RailroadB&M18651890Boston and Maine RailroadRangeley Lakes and Megantic RailroadMEC19091914Maine Central RailroadRockport Railroad18861896N/ARumford Falls and Buckfield RailroadMEC18741896Portland and Rumford Falls RailwayRumford Falls and Rangeley Lakes RailroadMEC18941936N/ASafe Handling Rail, Inc.20002003St. Croix and Penobscot RailroadMEC18701899Washington County RailroadSandy River RailroadMEC18791908Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes RailroadSandy River and Rangeley Lakes RailroadMEC19081935N/ASanford and Eastern Railroad19491961N/ASchoodic Stream RailroadBAR19061907Bangor and Aroostook RailroadSebasticook and Moosehead RailroadMEC18861910Maine Central RailroadSomerset RailroadMEC18601883Somerset RailwaySomerset RailwayMEC19041911Maine Central RailroadSomerset RailwayMEC18831904Kennebec Valley RailroadSomerset and Kennebec RailroadMEC18481874Maine Central RailroadVan Buren Bridge CompanyVBBAR19132003Montreal, Maine and Atlantic RailwayWashington County RailroadMEC18931903Washington County RailwayWashington County RailwayMEC19031911Maine Central RailroadWaterville and Wiscasset Railroad18951901Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington RailroadWhitneyville and Machiasport Railroad18721892N/AWiscasset and Moosehead Lake Railroad18731876Wiscasset and Quebec RailroadWiscasset and Quebec Railroad18761901Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington RailroadWiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad19011906Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington RailwayWiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway19071933N/AYork and Cumberland RailroadB&M18461865Portland and Rochester RailroadYork Harbor and Beach RailroadB&M18831927N/A

Private carriers Bald Mountain Railroad Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad Ray Lumber Company Schmick Handle & Lumber Company Seboomook Lake and Saint John Railroad South Bog Railway Wild River Railroad

Passenger carriers Acadian Railway Green Mountain Cog Railway

Electric Androscoggin Electric Company Aroostook Valley Railroad (AVL) Atlantic Shore Railway Atlantic Shore Line Railway Auburn, Mechanic Falls and Norway Street Railway Auburn and Turner Railroad Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner Railroad Augusta and Waterville Railway Augusta, Winthrop and Gardiner Railway Bangor Railway and Electric Company Bangor, Hampden and Winterport Railway Bangor and Northern Railroad Bangor, Orono and Old Town Railway Bangor Street Railway Bath Street Railway Benton and Fairfield Railway Biddeford and Saco Railroad Brunswick Electric Railroad Brunswick and Yarmouth Street Railway Calais Street Railway Camden and Rockport Street Railroad Cumberland County Power and Light Company Eliot Bridge Company Fairfield and Shawmut Railway Hampden and Winterport Railway Hampden and Winterport Electric Railway and Light Company Kittery and Eliot Street Railway Lewiston and Auburn Horse Railroad Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville Street Railway Lewiston, Brunswick and Bath Street Railway Lewiston, Winthrop and Augusta Street Railway Mousam River Railroad Norway and Paris Street Railway Old Town Electric Company Old Town, Orono and Veazie Railway Old Town Street Railway Portland Railroad Portland and Brunswick Street Railway Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway Portland, Gray and Lewiston Railroad Portland–Lewiston Interurban Portsmouth, Dover and York Street Railway Portsmouth, Kittery and York Street Railway Public Works Company Rockland, South Thomaston and Owls Head Railway Rockland, South Thomaston and St. George Street Railway Rockland Street Railway Rockland, Thomaston and Camden Street Railway Sanford and Cape Porpoise Railway Skowhegan and Norridgewock Railway and Power Company Somerset Traction Company Thomaston Street Railway Waterville and Fairfield Railroad Waterville and Fairfield Railway and Light Company Waterville, Fairfield and Oakland Railway Waterville and Oakland Street Railway

Not completed Portland and Rutland Railroad Portland, Rutland, Oswego and Chicago Railroad

Notes

References

Bibliography Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad Service in Maine (PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2005.