although Maine Central and Boston & Maine EMD E7s were used in the United States after World War II. Merchandise-Mail trains The Gull was the last non-RDC train using North Station when service was discontinued 5 September 1960. Head-end cars had outnumbered cars for passengers during the final years of operation, and the Maine Central attempted to retain that traffic using their EMD E7s to pull merchandise-mail trains on the former Gull schedule. These trains resembled passenger trains with a string of baggage and express cars no longer needed for passenger service followed by a combine car serving as a caboose. Lightweight baggage cars had been unusual on this route until the Bangor and Aroostook's American Flyer cars were purchased by the Maine Central in 1961. Without direct connections to Boston, the service was uncompetitive with highway trucks and was discontinued 30 September 1963. References External links 1954 schedule of the Gull, with consists, at 'Streamliner Schedules' Boston and Maine Railroad Maine Central Railroad Canadian Pacific Railway passenger trains Canadian National Railway passenger trains International named passenger trains Named passenger trains of Canada Named passenger trains of the United States Passenger rail transportation in Massachusetts Passenger rail transportation in New Hampshire Passenger rail transportation in Maine Passenger rail transport in New Brunswick Passenger rail transport in Nova Scotia Night trains of the United States Passenger trains of the Boston and Maine Railroad Railway services introduced in 1930 Railway services discontinued in 1960