Maine Trolley Cars Explained

Maine Trolley Cars
Nearest City:	Kennebunkport, Maine
Coordinates:	43.4093°N -70.4897°W
Built:	1893–1926
Architect:	Multiple
Added:	November 14, 1980
Refnum:	80000262

The Maine Trolley Cars are a group of 10 rail vehicles, mostly trolley cars, located in Kennebunkport, Maine. The cars were built in various years between 1893 and 1926, and the group was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1980.^[1] The trolley cars are a small part of the large collection of vehicles at the Seashore Trolley Museum. While the museum's collection of more than 250 vehicles includes ones from several different U.S. states and a few foreign countries, the 10 vehicles in the National Register listing were all operated in the state of Maine at one time.

Listing

The following vehicles are included in the listing:

• Passenger car #14, Narcissus, of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban
• Baggage/express/mail car #8 of the Mousam River Railroad (unpowered trailer)
• Passenger car #31 of the Biddeford and Saco Railroad
• Locomotive/express car #52 of the Aroostook Valley Railroad
• Passenger car #70 of the Aroostook Valley Railroad
• Passenger car #82 of the York Utilities Company
• Passenger car #88 of the York Utilities Company
• Locomotive #100 of the Atlantic Shore Line Railway
• Railway post office/express car #108 of the Portsmouth, Dover & York Street Railway
• Passenger car #615 of the Portland Railroad Company

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80000262}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Maine Trolley Cars ]. PDF. Frank A. Beard. July 1980. National Park Service. 2016-10-27.