Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
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The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad (reporting mark BAR) was a United States railroad company that brought rail service to Aroostook County in northern Maine. Brightly-painted BAR boxcars attracted national attention in the 1950s.[1][2] First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces. The economic downturn of the 1980s, coupled with the departure of heavy industry from northern Maine, forced the railroad to seek a buyer and end operations in 2003. It was succeeded by the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway.
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Headquarters | Bangor, Maine |
Reporting mark | BAR |
Locale | Maine |
Dates of operation | 1891 (1891)ā2003 (2003) |
Successor | Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) |
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