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 System map, 1916 | |
 The railroad's Aroostook Flyer passenger train, c. 1950s | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Bangor, Maine |
| Reporting mark | BAR |
| Locale | Maine |
| Dates of operation | 1891–2003 |
| Successor | Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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.
- ^ "Red, White and Blue State of Maine Boxcar, ca. 1978". Bangor & Aroostook Railroad. Bangor Public Library. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ (unspecified), Roger (15 June 2022). "Toy history is much more fun than dates". Daily Herald (Sint Maarten). Retrieved 18 November 2022.