PORTLAND ME

CLASSIC PASSENGER STATIONS

THE STATIONS

The major stations serving Portland, during the golden age of passenger trains.

Union Station
Opened in 1888
Location: 222 St. John St.
Railroads: Boston & Maine, Maine Central
Demolished 1961, Union Station Plaza shopping center now occupies location.

Grand Trunk Station
Opened in 1903
Location: 15 India St.
Railroad: Grand Trunk/Canadian National
Demolished 1966.

BOSTON & MAINE

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 22  Penobscot             Boston          1:50 am    3:25 am
  8  Gull                  Boston          5:20 am    8:00 am
132                        Boston          7:00 130   6:50 am
134  Flying Yankee         Boston          8:30 am    8:30 am
 10  Pine Tree Limited     Boston         11:35  14  11:00 am
168  Businessman           Boston          3:25 pm    3:30 pm
 12  Kennebec Limited      Boston          5:15 pm    5:15 pm
250                        Boston          5:30 176   5:50 pm
 16  Flying Yankee         Boston          8:40 pm    7:50 pm
 82  State Of Maine Exp.   New York        9:00 pm    9:45 pm
Arrivals



No.  Name                  1942 Orig.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

265  Flying Yankee         Boston          1:50 am
101                        Boston          6:18 am    6:35 am
 81  State Of Maine Exp.   New York        6:43 am    7:25 am
107  Businessman           Boston         11:25 103  10:48 am
 11  Kennebec Limited      Boston         11:45 am   11:58 am
 15  Flying Yankee         Boston         (skip)      1:55 pm
123                        Boston          3:55 pm    4:15 pm
 19  Pine Tree Limited     Boston          7:05 pm    7:00 am
147                        Boston          8:00  17   9:30 pm
 21  Penobscot             Boston         10:10 pm   11:50 pm
 23  Gull                  Boston         11:55 pm    9:47 pm
Passenger service discontinued in 1965.

MAINE CENTRAL

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 23  Gull                  St. John NB    12:05 am   10:10 pm
  5                        Waterville      7:10  29   7:15 pm
  1                        Bangor          7:20 am    7:50 am
162                        St. Johnsbury   8:00 am    8:15 am
 55                        Rockland                   8:15 am
 57                        Rockland       12:00 pm    2:08 pm
 11  Kennebec Limited      Bangor         12:05 pm   12:20 pm
213                        Rumford        12:07   7   7:53 am
 15  Flying Yankee         Bangor         (skip)      2:05 pm
 59                        Rockland        7:18 pm    7:23 pm
 19  Pine Tree Limited     Bangor          7:25 pm    7:20 pm
 21  Penobscot             Bangor         10:30 pm   12:20 am
Arrivals



No.  Name                  1942 Orig.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 22  Penobscot             Bangor          1:25 am    3:05 am
  8  Gull                  St. John NB     4:45 am    7:30 am
214                        Rumford        11:00  24   4:45 pm
 10  Pine Tree Limited     Bangor         11:15  14  10:40 am
 52                        Rockland       11:23 am   10:35 am
 12  Kennebec Limited      Bangor          5:00 pm    5:00 pm
 14                        Waterville      5:05  28   7:55 am
 54                        Rockland        5:08  56   7:00 pm
163                        St. Johnsbury   7:30 pm    6:35 pm
 58                        Rockland                   9:00 pm
 48                        Bangor          7:55  18   9:25 pm
 16  Flying Yankee         Bangor          8:30 pm    7:30 pm
Passenger service discontinued in 1960.

GRAND TRUNK/CANADIAN NATIONAL

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 17                        Montreal        8:30 am    8:20 am
Arrivals



No.  Name                  1942 Orig.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 16                        Montreal        6:30 pm    6:10 pm
Passenger service discontinued in 1962.

Links/Additional Information
Railroad history of Portland Maine (Wikipedia)

MAPPING THE STATIONS AND RAILROADS

Links to locations of past and present stations and railroads, using Google Maps. Satellite views are also available.

Portland Union Station was operated by Portland Terminal Co.