Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
BAR
The following are reporting marks assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to rail carriers operating in North America and the companies (railroads and rail equipment owners/operators) to which they were assigned. Where multiple railroads are listed on a reporting mark, their order indicates the order of the... Reporting marks	BAR
Locale	State nickname: The Pine Tree State Other U.S. States Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci Official languages None Area 86,542 km² (39th)  - Land 80,005 km²  - Water 11,724 km² (13.5%) Population (2000)  - Population 1,274,923 (40th)  - Density... Maine
Years of operation	1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). Events January 1 - Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany January 20 - James Hogg becomes the first native Texan to be governor of that state. January 29 - Liliuokalani proclaimed Queen of Hawaii March 3 - The International Copyright... 1891 – 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in... 2003
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Headquarters	Downtown Bangor, Maine Bangor is a city located in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 31,473. It is the county seat of Penobscot County6. In the 19th century it was a center of the timber and logging business... Bangor, Maine

The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad or BAR is a defunct The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... United States This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. These consist of two parallel rails, usually of steel, generally mounted upon cross-sectional beams (termed sleepers or ties) of timber, concrete or other... railroad company, that formerly operated lines in northern State nickname: The Pine Tree State Other U.S. States Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci Official languages None Area 86,542 km² (39th)  - Land 80,005 km²  - Water 11,724 km² (13.5%) Population (2000)  - Population 1,274,923 (40th)  - Density... Maine.

The company was incorporated in 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). Events January 1 - Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany January 20 - James Hogg becomes the first native Texan to be governor of that state. January 29 - Liliuokalani proclaimed Queen of Hawaii March 3 - The International Copyright... 1891 to combine the lines of the former Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad and the Bangor and Katahdin Railroad. It was based in Bangor is the name of several places: In the United Kingdom: Bangor, a town in County Down, Northern Ireland Bangor, a city in Gwynedd, Wales (and home of the University of Wales, Bangor) Bangor-Is-y-Coed (a.k.a. Bangor-on-Dee), a village in Maelor, Wrexham (county borough... Bangor and lines extended from there to Oakfield is the name of several places in the United States: Oakfield, Maine in Maine Oakfield Township in Michigan, Oakfield (town) in New York, Oakfield (village) in New York, Oakfield (town) in Wisconsin. Oakfield (village) in Wisconsin. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... Oakfield, Houlton is a town located in Aroostook County, Maine, on the Canadian border As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 6,476. It is perhaps best known as being at the northern terminus of Interstate 95. Houlton is the county seat for Aroostook County, and... Houlton, Madawaska is the name of the north-west region of New Brunswick, Canada. Its main city is Edmundston, New Brunswick. It is also the name of a border-town in north-eastern Maine, in the United States. The area was named after the First Nations Madoueskaks tribe, that inhabited the... Madawaska, Presque Isle is the name of several places in the United States of America. The name means almost an island in archaic French; presumably the places of that name are located on peninsulas. Presque Isle (Pennsylvania) is a cape on Lake Erie and state park near the city of Erie... Presque Isle, and Searsport.

In 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the first year of the International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www.unesco.org/culture/indigenous/ Events January January 1 Austria, Finland and Sweden enter the European Union Fred West, accused... 1995, the BAR was acquired by Iron Road Railways. In 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom Autism Awareness Year in the United Kingdom Events January Euro banknotes in circulation throughout the twelve countries of the European Union that... 2002, the company was declared Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. A declared state of bankruptcy can be requested or initiated by the bankrupt individual or organisation, or it can be requested by creditors in an effort to recoup a portion of... bankrupt, and in 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in... 2003 its lines were sold to Rail World, Inc., which incorporated them into the newly-formed Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway.

External Links

• Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (http://www.mmarail.com/Profile.htm)
• History of Railroading in Maine (http://www.maine.gov/mdot/freight/railroading-history.php)