The Maine Central ended passenger rail service to the station in September 1960, and it closed on October 30, when the Boston and Maine moved its remaining trains out of the facility.[4] On August 31, 1961, the train station was demolished, and a strip mall built on the property.[4][5] Nevertheless, the Boston and Maine continued multiple daily trains from Portland itself to Boston until 1965.[6][7]
Preservation group Greater Portland Landmarks was formed in 1964, in response to the station's demolition.[8]
Passenger trains
Noteworthy trains into the 1950s and in some cases to 1960:[9][10]
^ a b"From the dust of Union Station,Portland preservation arose". Portland Press Herald. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^"Union Station, Portland, ca. 1900". Maine Historical Society. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^"Index of Railroad Stations". Official Guide of the Railways. 91 (3). National Railway Publication Company. September 1955.
^ a bHolland, Kevin (2004). Passenger Trains of Northern New England in the Streamline Era. Lynchburg, VA: TLC Publishing. ISBN 1-883089-69-7.
^Staff Report (2022-12-15). "MaineHealth buys Portland shopping center for $16.8 million". Press Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. ISBN 9780685412947.
^"Boston and Maine Railroad, Table 6". Official Guide of the Railways. 97 (7). National Railway Publication Company. December 1964.
^"Outcry prompts Portland council to consider rezoning site on Forest Avenue where CVS plans store". Press Herald. 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
^"Boston & Maine Railroad, Tables 3, 5". Official Guide of the Railways. 91 (3). National Railway Publication Company. September 1955.
^"Maine Central Railroad, Tables 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10". Official Guide of the Railways. 91 (3). National Railway Publication Company. September 1955.
^"Report recommends relocating Amtrak Downeaster station". WMTW. February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
External links
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