Synopsis of Portland-Halifax Railway Line
Although the entire Portland to Halifax line that was envisioned at the Portland conference in 1850 was not built by the E&NA per se, several portions of this system were completed by other companies as follows:
- The Richmond (Halifax) to Truro section was built between 1854-1858 by the Nova Scotia Railway.
- Moncton to Truro was built between 1868-1872 by the Intercolonial Railway.
- Portland to Bangor was built between 1845-1850 by the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad and Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad, both of which merged to form the Maine Central Railroad in 1862.
An express passenger train known as the Gull was jointly operated over this route by the various owners from 1930 to 1960.
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