Old Number 470, last steam locomotive to operate on the Maine Central Railroad. The big "C" class Pacific type locomotive made its final run, round trip from Portland to Bangor, on June 13, 1954. It is preserved at the Waterville station as a monument to many years of steam operation by railroads.
Collection of Matthew D. Cosgro
Image > Postcard > Printed > Chrome
Object ID 9304009759, Recorded 2025-02-21
Storage Location: Postcards - Maine, Box 3
Photographer: Bill Bardsley
Printer: Dexter Press, Inc.
Publisher: Eastern Illustrating Company
Date, Image Taken: Unknown Date
Postmark: Not postally used.
Location, was published at: New London, New Hampshire
Location, depicts: Waterville, Maine
Location, was printed at: West Nyack, New York
Subject, Railroad: Maine Central Railroad Company