First Auburn & Turner Railroad trolley into Turner.
November 5, 1905. PWM Postcard Collection
Here is the newest release in the Maine Bicentennial series of electric railways in Maine. This blog post features the Auburn & Turner Railroad summary/images from the book, from the 2015 NEERHS book, "The Illustrated Atlas of Maine's Street & Electric Railways 1863-1946" Additional images will be credited.
LA&W Express No. 506 at the Priscilla Rug Company
siding in Turner. O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_047
Courtesy Seashore Trolley Museum Library
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Railroad Crossing in Turner. W. B. French on the storefront.
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_037
Courtesy Seashore Trolley Museum Library
The Auburn and Turner Railroad was opened from a connection with the local Lewiston system at Lake Grove through to Turner on November 4, 1905, with trackage rights into Lewiston.
Auburn-Turner Map from
2015 NEERHS book,
"The Illustrated Atlas of Maine's Street
& Electric Railways 1863-1946"
A long line of a variety of electric cars in East Auburn at the
Lake Auburn stops. The Auburn & Turner connection started
here. B. Stone Photo at Androscoggin Historical Society
In 1910, the line was absorbed by the Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville Street Railway and it became part of its Lewiston Division.
Turner is the destination on Open car No. 3.
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_039
Courtesy Seashore Trolley Museum Library
There is no description. Certainly a well-attended event.
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_048
Courtesy Seashore Trolley Museum Library
Ed McCorwell at one of the lumber spurs.
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_033
Courtesy Seashore Trolley Museum Library
Freight was an important source of revenue for the line.
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_034
Courtesy Seashore Trolley Museum Library
Staples spur was near the end of the line in Turner
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_035
Courtesy Seashore Trolley Museum Library
The car on the right is at Prescilla Siding in Turner. The car
on the left is most likely heading to the carbarn.
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_042
Courtesy Seashore Trolley Museum Library
The sign on the left reads; Hotel Stable Feed and Livery in Turner.
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_041
Courtesy Seashore Trolley Museum Library
The Town of Turner operated the Auburn & Turner Railroad as Maine's only municipality-operated street railway until the abandonment of the entire line back to the Lake Grove connection on October 18, 1928.
Auburn & Turner office 1907.
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_053
Courtesy Seashore Trolley Museum Library
The line followed the highway throughout except for a short stretch of private right-of-way in the vicinity of Lard Pond as indicated by the map.
Destination reads Turner and with the pole up, means the car
has left Turner heading to East Auburn.
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_026
No. 500 was a workhorse hauling cars of freight.
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_027
Challenging conditions in winter.
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_031
Looks like a plow car was overcome by the snow.
O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_10_032~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem. This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including; time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.
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The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.
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Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding
the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for
the Middle Reader category for The Eric
Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to
award-winning Maine author,
Jean M. Flahive
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