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Maine Eastern Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersRockland
Reporting markMERR
LocaleMaine
Dates of operation2004–
PredecessorSafe Handling Rail, Maine Coast Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
LengthApprox. 58 mi. (Rockland Branch)
Passenger Service
Overview
StatusSeasonal service
LocaleMaine
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail
ServicesRockland Branch
Rolling stockHistoric
Technical
Line length56.6 mi (91.1 km)
Route map

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Rockland
29.5 mi
47.5 km
Newcastle
36.6 mi
58.9 km
Wiscasset
47.9 mi
77.1 km
Bath
Rock Junction:
Lower Road to Augusta
56.6 mi
91.1 km
Brunswick

Maine Eastern Railroad (reporting mark MERR) is a railroad that operates in coastal Maine between Brunswick and Rockland on the state-owned Rockland Branch rail line. Maine Eastern connects with Pan Am Railways at Brunswick.

The company provides freight service year-round, and passenger service seasonally between Brunswick and Rockland with former New Haven/Amtrak EMD FL-9 locomotives and stainless steel streamlined passenger cars.

Maine Eastern is the successor to Safe Handling Rail, which took over operation of the MaineDOT-owned line when the Maine Coast Railroad chose not to bid on a new contract.

Maine Eastern is a subsidiary of the Morristown and Erie Railway of New Jersey. Commodities moved in freight service include cement, plate steel, and perlite.

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