Maine Eastern Railroad

Maine Eastern Railroad
Maine Eastern 488, ex-Amtrak 239, nee-New Haven 2016
Overview
HeadquartersRockland
Reporting markMERR
LocaleMaine
Dates of operation2003–2015
PredecessorSafe Handling Rail, Maine Coast Railroad
SuccessorCentral Maine and Quebec Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
LengthApprox. 57 mi. (Rockland Branch)
Other
Websitemaineeasternrailroad.com
Mid-Coast Limited
0
Rockland
29.5 mi
47.5 km
Newcastle
36.6 mi
58.9 km
Wiscasset
47.9 mi
77.1 km
Bath
Rock Junction:
Lower Road to Augusta
56.6 mi
91.1 km
Brunswick

Maine Eastern Railroad (reporting mark MERR) was a railroad that operated in coastal Maine, between Brunswick and Rockland, on the former Maine Central Rockland Branch rail line.[1] Maine Eastern passenger trains connected with the Amtrak Downeaster passenger train and Pan Am Railways at Brunswick Maine Street Station. The state of Maine did not renew the operating contract with MERR, which effectively ended operations at the end of 2015.

  1. ^ Solomon (2017), p. 152.