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By John Erickson

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Rail-fan Pictures in Bucksport

The paper mill that used to operate here is shut down and has been redeveloped into a bio-matter to electrical power recycling plant with no rail service needed. However I was down there one day to see how the redevelopment was going and came across the Bucksport Depot.

The rail line to Bucksport was built as a joint effort of the town and the European and North American Railway. Construction began in 1870 and the first locomotive arrived by ship in 1874 because the line was built to a three foot gauge and the European and North American was 4' 8". The line was almost immediatly leased by the European and North American then 5 years later the Mortgage Trustees bought it at the sherrif's sale. They would run the line as the Bucksport and Bangor Railroad Company until the Maine Central took out a 999 year lease in 1884 and changed the gauge to 4' 8".

Northern Maine Junction to Bucksport

  • Head northwest, 0.1 mi
  • Continue onto Diesel Shop Rd, 0.5 mi
  • Turn left onto Coldbrook Rd, 1.5 mi
  • Turn left to merge onto I-95 N toward Bangor, 0.3 mi
  • Merge onto I-95 N, 2.2 mi
  • Take exit 182A to merge onto I-395 E/ME-15 S toward Bangor-Brewer/U.S. 1A/ME-9, 2.0 mi
  • Take exit 4 for ME-15 S/ME-9 E/S Main St toward Brewer, 0.2 mi
  • Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Bucksport/ME-15 S, 354 ft
  • Turn left onto ME-15 S/S Main St, Continue to follow ME-15 S, Destination will be on the right, 17.0 mi

    • The station is at coordinates 44°34'19.3"N 68°47'46.7"W with no tracks, they end about 400' away, and a turntable with no roundhouse at 44°34'49.1"N 68°48'26.9"W. It seems to be no longer in use.

These directions came from Google Maps