Maine Historical Society

Coll. 2777 Grand Trunk Railway Company and the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad collection 1833-1916

Accession #: 2014.047 and 2014.056 Processed by: Nancy Noble, MHS Archivist, February 2015 Access: Unrestricted Copyright: Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the MHS Images Services Coordinator. Size: .5 linear ft. Bulk dates: 1855

Administrative note: The Atlantic & St. Lawrence Rail Road, the first line built from Portland, Maine, to Montreal, Quebec, was established to carry traffic from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence waterway to an Atlantic port. Chartered in February 1845, ground was broken in July of the following year; the last segment of the line was finally opened in July 1853. Leased by the Grand Trunk Railway, the Atlantic & St. Lawrence became part of the Canadian National system. The Grand Trunk Railway was incorporated on November 10, 1852, as the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada to build a railway line between Montreal and Toronto.

Scope and content note: Letters and documents regarding the Grand Trunk Railway and the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad. Many of the items are addressed to Charles E. Barrett, a “local accountant” in Portland.

Provenance: Gift of Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum. Transferred with slip of paper that read “Bob MacDonald collection.”

Inventory

Box 1 of 1: Folder 1: Documents and letters, 1833-1849 Folder 2: Documents and letters, 1850-1854 Folder 3: Documents and letters, 1855 Folder 4: Documents and letters, 1856-1860 Folder 5: Documents and letters, 1861-1899 Folder 6: Documents and letters, 1901-1916 Folder 7: Conductor’s Tally Card for Canadian National Railways (2 copies)