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BELFAST & MOOSEHEAD LAKE

The Belfast & Moosehead Lake ran from a Maine Central interchange at Burnham Junction for about 33 miles to Belfast. From its opening in 1871 until 1925 it was leased to the Maine Central and until 1991 was majority owned by Belfast. After Maine Central operation ended it was powered by steam locomotives purchased from the Bangor & Aroostook until 1946 when it dieselized.

Belfast & Moosehead Lake

Number 16 was BAR 211 built by Manchester in 1893.

Number 16 was purchased in 1927. Shown on the Belfast turntable.

Linwood Moody photo at Belfast.

Second 16. In 1936 Number 16 was replaced by BAR 213 which was also built by

Manchester in 1893 and virtually the same as First 16. Burham Jct. June 2, 1938.

Second 16 at Belfast in 1937.

Number 16 and a Hood's milk car.

Number 17 was BAR 50 built by Manchester in 1901 and acquired in 1928.

Number 18 was BAR 52, also built by Manchester 1901.

Number 18. Both 17 and 18 were acquired in August 1928.

Number 19 was BAR 54 built by Manchester in 1901.

Number 19.

Number 20 was BAR 60 aquired in November 1939, two months before Number 19.

B&ML 17-20 were all built by Manchester in 1901 and essentially the same.

Number 20 switching the Hood's creamery at Unity October 1940. Peter I. Roehm photo.

Number 20 photographed from a MEC train at Burnham Jct. Charles P. Atherton photo.

Belfast during the Maine Central lease c. 1900.

Number 50, a GE 70 tonner purchased new in 1946 to replace steam.

Photo at Belfast by Roger Levenson.

Number 52. Postcard photo from Mary Jayne Rowe.

GE 70 ton tonner Number 52 at Belfast.

LIME ROCK RAILROAD

The Lime Rock Railroad operated in Rockland, Maine from 1888 to 1942. The railroad served a 400 feet deep quarry and mainly carried limestone to a lime kiln. It had about 12 miles of standard gauge track at the end of the Maine Central's Rockport branch.

Lime Rock Number 1.

Number 1 was phographed in 1930.

Lime Rock Railroad Number 1.

Number 4 was built by Baldwin in 1905.

Lime Rock gas engine Number 6 at Rockland August 1, 1930.