Maine Eastern Railroad
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Maine Eastern 488, ex-Amtrak 239 and 488, and New Haven 2016
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| Reporting mark | MERR |
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| Locale | Maine |
| Dates of operation | 2004–2015 |
| Predecessor | Safe Handling Rail, Maine Coast Railroad |
| Successor | Central Maine and Quebec Railway |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | Approx. 57 mi. (Rockland Branch) |
| Headquarters | Rockland |
| Website | maineeasternrailroad.com |
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Maine Eastern Railroad (reporting mark MERR) was a railroad that operated in coastal Maine between Brunswick and Rockland on the state-owned Rockland Branch rail line. Maine Eastern passenger trains connected with the Amtrak Downeaster passenger train and Pan Am Railways at Brunswick Maine Street Station. The state of Maine did not renew the operating contract with MERR, which effectively ended operations at the end of 2015.
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History
Maine Eastern was a subsidiary of the Morristown & Erie Railway of New Jersey, who won the bid to operate the line in 2003. MERR provided freight service year-round, and passenger service seasonally between Brunswick and Rockland with former New Haven/Amtrak EMD FL-9 locomotives and stainless steel streamlined passenger cars. Maine Eastern was the successor to Safe Handling Rail, which took over operation of the MaineDOT-owned line when the Maine Coast Railroad chose not to bid on a new contract. In September 2015, the Maine Department of Transportation selected the Central Maine and Quebec Railway to operate the line beginning on January 1, 2016.[1]
Commodities moved in freight service include cement, plate steel, and perlite.
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