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In 1891, the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad (BAR) was incorporated combining the Bangor and Piscataquis and Bangor and Katahdin Railroads. In 1893, a BAR train operated to Houlton. One year later, the main line reached Caribou and the branch to Fort Fairfield was completed. By 1905, connections were made to Patten, Limestone, Ashland, and Van Buren. Also in that year, the railroad reached to the deep water port of Searsport. The pulp and paper industry is the primary source of traffic for the BAR. Other major sources of traffic are: petroleum, forest products and chemicals. In 1995, Iron Road Railways bought the Bangor & Aroostook. In January 2003, the BAR assets were accquired by Rail World, Inc. and the name was changed to the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway. The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, began operation in January of 2003 and owns over 745 route miles of track in Maine, Vermont, Quebec and New Brunswick and employs approximately 350 people. The MMA operates approximately 25 trains daily with a fleet of 32 GE and EMD locomotives. Main line operations are conducted daily between Madawaska and Searsport, Maine, and from Brownville Junction, Maine to Montreal, Quebec. Service is also provided between Farnham, Quebec and Newport, Vermont to connect with the Northeastern US. Westbound trains to Montreal are pre blocked for the CPRS D&H route, and for Western Canada destinations. MMA connects with nine Class I, regional and local railroads and provides the shortest, most-direct rail link between Northern Maine, Saint John, NB and Montreal. In addition, MMA offers excellent access to port facilities on the Atlantic at Saint John, NB and Searsport, ME. Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Map (310KB PDF) Related Websites: |