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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | central Maine |
| Dates of operation | 1868–1868 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 29.5 miles (47.5 km) |
Maine Central Railroad constructed a Foxcroft Branch in two stages after completing its main line from Portland to Bangor. The Dexter and Newport Railroad was completed in 1868 northward from Newport Junction on the Maine Central main line to Dexter. The completed railroad was leased by the Maine Central the following year. An extension northward from Dexter to Foxcroft on the Piscataquis River was completed in 1889 as the Dexter and Piscataquis Railroad.[1] The branch became a major pulpwood loading point through the 1970s; but was abandoned in 1990.[2]