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The depot at Machias Maine was still active in this ca.1973 view. Fortunately the depot has been preserved, but the rails are long gone.

Photographed by Ron DeFilippo, 1973.
Added to the photo archive by Ron DeFilippo, June 5, 2026.
Railroad: Maine Central.

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Amazing how some RR structures appearing almost ready to fall down get saved, and others in great shape get razed.

Posted by Alan Marshall on 2026-06-05 17:16:11

So true but many of the others were razed before there was an historic preservation movement. It did not help that struggling railroads wanted to get rid of anything extra that was subject to taxation.

Posted by Ron DeFilippo on 2026-06-05 19:41:19

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