Canadian Pacific Lines in Maine |Canadian Pacific Lines in
Maine| |Locale||Lowelltown, Maine, Vanceboro, Maine,
Mattawamkeag, Maine, Fort Fairfield, Maine, Presque Isle, Maine|
|Dates of operation||1889–1988?| |Predecessor||European and
North American Railway| |Successor||Canadian Pacific Railway|
|Track gauge||4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)| The
lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway operated in the State of
Maine were set up as a separate company to comply with
Interstate Commerce Commission regulations and were considered a
Class I U.S. railroad (in 1950, railroads with operating
revenues over $1 million). The company operated 234 miles in
Maine. Its primary route formed the Canadian Pacific line
between Montreal, Quebec and St. John, New Brunswick. Part of
the through route consisted of trackage rights over the Maine
Central Railroad between Mattawamkeag and Vanceboro, Maine. The
Canadian Pacific Lines in Maine were a conglomeration of routes
purchased or built by the Canadian Pacific prior to 1