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Item 17442 - Damage Resulting from Hurricane Edna, Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, Maysville, 1954
Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society

Damage Resulting from Hurricane Edna, Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, Maysville, 1954

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On September 12, 1954, Hurricane Edna struck New England killing eight people. The storm caused this damage in Maysville.

"Train service was virtually non-existent the first 48 hours after the storm. Track forces were quickly mobilized and work begun on the 157 washouts caused by the storm."

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's magazine, "Maine Line," v. 33 #2, pp. 4-6.

 

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Oakfield Historical Society
PO Box 176, Oakfield, ME 04763
(207) 757-8575
http://www.oakfieldmuseum.org

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LC Subject Headings

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company--Equipment and supplies
Hurricane Edna
Railroad tracks
Storms
Maysville (Me.)--Storms, 1954

Other Keywords

hurricane Bangor and Aroostook RR railroad Bangor and Aroostook Railroad B&A Edna Bangor & Aroostook Railroad ties tracks Bangor & Aroostook RR washout

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