[PAR] [TLE] Maine Central Railroad Company [SEP] The Maine Central Railroad Company (reporting mark MEC) was a former U. S. Class I railroad in central and southern Maine.  It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862.  By 1884, Maine Central was the longest railroad in New England.  Maine Central had expanded to 1,358 mi when the United States Railroad Administration assumed control in 1917.  The main line extended from South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada–United States border with New Brunswick, and a Mountain Division extended west from Portland to Vermont and north into Quebec.  The main line was double track from South Portland to Royal Junction, where it split into a "lower road" through Brunswick and Augusta and a "back road" through Lewiston which converged at Waterville into single track to Bangor and points east.  Branch lines served the industrial center of Rumford, a resort hotel on Moosehead Lake, and coastal communities from Bath to Eastport. [PAR] [TLE] Pan Am Railways [SEP] Pan Am Railways, Inc. (PAR), formerly known as Guilford Rail System (GRS) before March 2006, is an American holding company that owns and operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine, to Rotterdam Junction, New York.  The primary subsidiaries of Pan Am Railways are Boston and Maine Corporation (reporting mark BM) , Maine Central Railroad Company (reporting mark MEC) , Portland Terminal Company (reporting mark PTM) , and Springfield Terminal Railway Company (reporting mark ST) ; BM and MEC are operated under lease by ST.
[PAR] [TLE] Maine Central Railroad Company [ SEP ] The Maine Central Railroad Company ( reporting mark MEC ) was a former U. S. Class I railroad in central and southern Maine . It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862 . By 1884 , Maine Central was the longest railroad in New England . Maine Central had expanded to 1,358 mi when the United States Railroad Administration assumed control in 1917 . The main line extended from South Portland , Maine , east to the Canada – United States border with New Brunswick , and a Mountain Division extended west from Portland to Vermont and north into Quebec . The main line was double track from South Portland to Royal Junction , where it split into a " lower road " through Brunswick and Augusta and a " back road " through Lewiston which converged at Waterville into single track to Bangor and points east . Branch lines served the industrial center of Rumford , a resort hotel on Moosehead Lake , and coastal communities from Bath to Eastport . [PAR] [TLE] Pan Am Railways [ SEP ] Pan Am Railways , Inc. ( PAR ) , formerly known as Guilford Rail System ( GRS ) before March 2006 , is an American holding company that owns and operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag , Maine , to Rotterdam Junction , New York . The primary subsidiaries of Pan Am Railways are Boston and Maine Corporation ( reporting mark BM ) , Maine Central Railroad Company ( reporting mark MEC ) , Portland Terminal Company ( reporting mark PTM ) , and Springfield Terminal Railway Company ( reporting mark ST ) ; BM and MEC are operated under lease by ST .
Pan Am Railways has a subsidiary in which former US Class I railroad in Maine?
Pan Am Railways has a subsidiary in which former US Class I railroad in Maine ?
Maine Central Railroad Company
Maine Central Railroad Company