Front cover
The covers of the magazine open up to show a complete
electric trolley car.
Intro page
Page 1
Pages 2 & 3 - Horse Car railroads - Click on each link for more info
Rolling Stock of the Rockland, Thomaston & Camden Street Railway
Trolley Tales
The caption for the photo at the top of the page on the left
has the date correct for Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Maine.
August 18, 1914. However, the image is not correct.
TR is not in this image of the well-known parlor car, "Merrymeeting."
The Merrymeeting was built in 1898 for
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The Figure Eight of Lewiston of the L, A, & W Street Railway.
If the date of the image above is correct, the Merrymeeting was operating
for the Lewiston, Augusta, & Waterville Street Railway (1907-1919)
when this group photo was taken.
Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the elegant ride, Narcissus,
of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban on August 18, 1914.
Here is a photo (below) of TR waving to the crowd in Gray, Maine, from
the number two end train doorway of the Narcissus.
Photo courtesy of Gray Historical Society
O. R. Cummings is mentioned as a publisher of books on many electric railways in Maine
Amos Fitz Gerald is known as the Electric Railway King of the Pine Tree State
W. S. Libbey: The Man and His Mill - Builder of what would become the Portland-Lewiston Interurban
Theodore Roosevelt on the Narcissus, Gray, Maine, August 18, 1914.
aLewiston Daily Sun, August 19, 1914 -
The last sentence in the opening paragraph
mentions TR boarding the
special car, Narcissus, on the day before -
August 18, 1914.
In 1920, Central Maine Power Company took over the ownership of the Androscoggin Light and Power Company that owned the Portland-Lewiston Interurban and the Narcissus.
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We continue the restoration work on the 1912, Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban.
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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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