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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
3716Bar Harbor Express
  • Reference
  • Transportation, Railroad
The Bar Harbor Express was a seasonal passenger train serving Bar Harbor, Maine. The line originated in New York and ran through Springfield, MA, New Haven, CT, and Portland, ME. "Between 1902 and the 1930s, the Bar Harbor Express provided the fastest train service from New York City to Mount Desert Ferry in Hancock. From Mount Desert Ferry, steamers took passengers to Bar Harbor. The lead railroad for this famous express line was the Maine Central, which provided this service in conjunction with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and the Boston & Maine Railroad." - "Bar Harbor" by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., Postcard Series, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2011, p. 20. The service began in 1902 and ended in 1960. The Bar Harbor Express was involved in a crash with the White Mountain Express on September 2, 1913 in New Haven, CT.
Bar Harbor Express
Item:
  • 3716   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Description:
The Bar Harbor Express was a seasonal passenger train serving Bar Harbor, Maine. The line originated in New York and ran through Springfield, MA, New Haven, CT, and Portland, ME. "Between 1902 and the 1930s, the Bar Harbor Express provided the fastest train service from New York City to Mount Desert Ferry in Hancock. From Mount Desert Ferry, steamers took passengers to Bar Harbor. The lead railroad for this famous express line was the Maine Central, which provided this service in conjunction with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and the Boston & Maine Railroad." - "Bar Harbor" by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., Postcard Series, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2011, p. 20. The service began in 1902 and ended in 1960. The Bar Harbor Express was involved in a crash with the White Mountain Express on September 2, 1913 in New Haven, CT. [show more]
13316Green Mountain Railway
  • Reference
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • Places, Mountain
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
"GREEN MOUNTAIN - One of the chief points of interest on Mount Desert is Green Mountain, the highest point on the Island. Some ambitious persons make the ascent on foot, and that can best be done by way of the ruins of the old mill near the foot of Mount Kebo, and then by way of the ravine that separates Green from Dry Mountain. But by far the largest number prefer to go by the regular conveyance furnished by the Green Mountain Railway, which is by carriage to Eagle Lake, thence by steamer up the lake to the base, then by railway to the summit. This gives variety to the trip, and renders it a most enjoyable one. A clear, bright morning should be selected for this excursion, when objects can be seen at a great distance. The railway itself is a marvel of engineering skill, the entire length of the road being six thousand three hundred feet, and the grade averaging one foot to every four feet passed over. There is a good hotel at the summit which will accommodate about thirty guests. The view from Green Mountain, on a clear morning, is one never to be forgotten. The coast line with it many sinuosities, the numerous smaller islands scattered here and there, Mount Desert spread out like a map, and the island landscape with its diversity of views, all go to make up a succession of the grandest pictures imaginable…" - "Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island" by William Berry Lapham, p. 16 - 1887. "GREEN MOUNTAIN RAILWAY. No person should visit Bar Harbor without ascending Green Mountain by way of Eagle Lake and the Green Mountain Railway. The trip to Eagle Lake, three miles, is made in four-horse barges, which call for passengers at the principal hotels every week day morning during the season. The trip across Eagle Lake to the foot of the mountain is by steamer. The journey up the mountain and the magnificent outlook from the summit…" - Part of an advertisement appearing in Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island By William Berry Lapham – 1887. "I went up and back once about the year 1890 and there was 19 other young people from South West Harbor." - Robie M. Norwood. See “The Story of Bar Harbor – An Informal History Recording One Hundred and Fifty Years In the Life of a Community,” by Richard Walden Hale, Jr., p. 155-160, Ives Washburn, Inc., 1949 for an excellent version of the story of the Green Mountain Railway.
Green Mountain Railway
Item:
  • 13316   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • Places, Mountain
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
State:
  • ME
Description:
"GREEN MOUNTAIN - One of the chief points of interest on Mount Desert is Green Mountain, the highest point on the Island. Some ambitious persons make the ascent on foot, and that can best be done by way of the ruins of the old mill near the foot of Mount Kebo, and then by way of the ravine that separates Green from Dry Mountain. But by far the largest number prefer to go by the regular conveyance furnished by the Green Mountain Railway, which is by carriage to Eagle Lake, thence by steamer up the lake to the base, then by railway to the summit. This gives variety to the trip, and renders it a most enjoyable one. A clear, bright morning should be selected for this excursion, when objects can be seen at a great distance. The railway itself is a marvel of engineering skill, the entire length of the road being six thousand three hundred feet, and the grade averaging one foot to every four feet passed over. There is a good hotel at the summit which will accommodate about thirty guests. The view from Green Mountain, on a clear morning, is one never to be forgotten. The coast line with it many sinuosities, the numerous smaller islands scattered here and there, Mount Desert spread out like a map, and the island landscape with its diversity of views, all go to make up a succession of the grandest pictures imaginable…" - "Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island" by William Berry Lapham, p. 16 - 1887. "GREEN MOUNTAIN RAILWAY. No person should visit Bar Harbor without ascending Green Mountain by way of Eagle Lake and the Green Mountain Railway. The trip to Eagle Lake, three miles, is made in four-horse barges, which call for passengers at the principal hotels every week day morning during the season. The trip across Eagle Lake to the foot of the mountain is by steamer. The journey up the mountain and the magnificent outlook from the summit…" - Part of an advertisement appearing in Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island By William Berry Lapham – 1887. "I went up and back once about the year 1890 and there was 19 other young people from South West Harbor." - Robie M. Norwood. See “The Story of Bar Harbor – An Informal History Recording One Hundred and Fifty Years In the Life of a Community,” by Richard Walden Hale, Jr., p. 155-160, Ives Washburn, Inc., 1949 for an excellent version of the story of the Green Mountain Railway. [show more]
6330Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1883
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
Green Mountain Railway
Item:
  • 6330   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1883
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
State:
  • ME
Tags:
5537Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1882
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
Green Mountain Railway
Item:
  • 5537   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1882
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
State:
  • ME
5536Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
Green Mountain Railway
Item:
  • 5536   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
State:
  • ME
5534Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
Green Mountain Railway
Item:
  • 5534   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
State:
  • ME
5661Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
Green Mountain Railway
Item:
  • 5661   
Accession #:
  • 1032
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Bryant Bradley Collection
5660Green Mountain Railway - View from Green Mountain to Steamboat Wharf on Eagle Lake
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
Green Mountain Railway - View from Green Mountain to Steamboat Wharf on Eagle Lake
Item:
  • 5660   
Accession #:
  • 1033
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Bryant Bradley Stereo Collection
6329Green Mountain Railway Terminal at Eagle Lake
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1880 c.
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
Green Mountain Railway Terminal at Eagle Lake
Item:
  • 6329   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1880 c.
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
State:
  • ME
16209Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, Me.
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, Me.
Item:
  • 16209   
Accession #:
  • 2004
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Source:
  • Gift of Charles Carroll
6334Maine Central Railroad Advertisement
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1897
Advertisement appearing in "A Guide to Bar Harbor" published by W.H. Sherman
Maine Central Railroad Advertisement
Item:
  • 6334   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1897
State:
  • ME
Description:
Advertisement appearing in "A Guide to Bar Harbor" published by W.H. Sherman
11248Postcard showing Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, Maine and Sternwheel Steamer "Wauwinet"
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1880 c.
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
Postcard showing Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, Maine and Sternwheel Steamer "Wauwinet"
Item:
  • 11248   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1880 c.
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
State:
  • ME
8330Railroad Station from the Bridge in Truro, Nova Scotia
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1894-07-16
Railroad Station from the Bridge in Truro, Nova Scotia
Item:
  • 8330   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1894-07-16
State:
  • NS
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
14155Route of Steamers of the Eastern Railroad Company
  • Reference
  • Transportation, Railroad
Route of Steamers of the Eastern Railroad Company
Item:
  • 14155   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
12833Sleeping Homecomers Victims of Rear-end Collision
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1913-09-13
Describes the crash of the Bar Harbor Express and the White Mountain Express on Sept. 2, 1913. 21 people were killed and 50 were injured.
Sleeping Homecomers Victims of Rear-end Collision
Item:
  • 12833   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1913-09-13
Description:
Describes the crash of the Bar Harbor Express and the White Mountain Express on Sept. 2, 1913. 21 people were killed and 50 were injured.
7403The Bar Harbor Express Between Bangor, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1911 PM
The Bar Harbor Express Between Bangor, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts
Item:
  • 7403   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1911 PM
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
11132The Bar Harbor Express Between Bangor, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1907-11-02
Printed in Germany
The Bar Harbor Express Between Bangor, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts
Item:
  • 11132   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1907-11-02
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
Description:
Printed in Germany
7673Train and Depot, Maine Central Railroad Staion, Rockland, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
Train and Depot, Maine Central Railroad Staion, Rockland, Maine
Item:
  • 7673   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection