Woodland Spur
An isolated extreme eastern section of the Calais Branch is still in operation from St. Croix Junction to Milltown where a connection is made with the New Brunswick Southern Railway at the Milltown Railway Bridge into Canada. At St. Croix Junction the Woodland Spur continues northwest to Woodland, crossing into New Brunswick (Canada) for several miles along the way. Together, these operable sections of the Calais Branch and the Woodland Spur measure 11.83 miles in length.
The Woodland Spur is the only Maine Central trackage that actually crossed into the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The spur was owned and operated by Pan Am Railways until being sold in 2012 to Woodland Rail; Woodland Rail has now contracted operation to New Brunswick Southern Railway.
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