January 30, 2008
Historic railroad faces shutdown
The Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad has puts its entire rolling stock up for sale on a rail merchants website, suggesting that the railroad may be on the verge of shutting down.
Representatives from the railroad's preservation society, which has owned the line for the past two years, did not confirm that it was shutting down, but state Department of Transportation official Nate Moulton said the society's board members recently informed him that they were concerned about the railroad's future and were considering closure, the news website VillageSoup.com reported. The railroad's items up for sale on the website of Iowa-based Rail Merchants International, www.railmerchants.net, include its three locomotives and numerous passenger cars, including the rolling gift shop.
The railroad has a contract with the DOT to operate excursions with those locomotives on a 30-mile stretch of track between Unity and Burnham, the website reported. If the railroad ceases its excursions, the DOT would offer the contract up to others.
Representatives from the railroad's preservation society, which has owned the line for the past two years, did not confirm that it was shutting down, but state Department of Transportation official Nate Moulton said the society's board members recently informed him that they were concerned about the railroad's future and were considering closure, the news website VillageSoup.com reported. The railroad's items up for sale on the website of Iowa-based Rail Merchants International, www.railmerchants.net, include its three locomotives and numerous passenger cars, including the rolling gift shop.
The railroad has a contract with the DOT to operate excursions with those locomotives on a 30-mile stretch of track between Unity and Burnham, the website reported. If the railroad ceases its excursions, the DOT would offer the contract up to others.
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