Maine Railroads – When the Good Times Rolled

Midcoast Senior College presents its free speaker series, Winter Wisdom, sponsored by The Highlands of Topsham. The seven railroads operating in Maine in the postwar era and an examination of the few key players whose qualifications in leadership led to Maine’s rail industry’s prosperity up to 1980, followed by a look at its downfall and the current network of Maine’s rail service. Geoffrey Doughty is a retired safety consultant to both the railroad and trucking industries. His career included service with Maine Central Railroad, railroad safety director for Maine Central, the Boston and Maine, and Delaware and Hudson railroads under Guilford management’s consolidation of the three.