The Portland daily press., 1881-06-11
Maine Central Railroad Changes

The following changes in the running of
passenger trains will go into effect June 9th:
The morning train leaving Portland for
Rockland and Waterville at o'clock, instead
of running as mixed train between Bruins
wick and Waterville, will be made regular
passenger train, arriving at Augusta at 9.26
and Wateryille 1915 a. m.
The noon trains from Portland for all parts
of the State, st. John and the Provinces, will
leave via Lewiston and Winthrop at 12.45 p.
M, and via Brunswick and Augusta at 1880
p. rn and will be due in Bangor at 6.10 D. m.
The improved condition of the road allowing
the run to be made in less time than last sum-
mer.
The evening train from Portland for Lewis
iston will leave at sos p. m. as usual, and the
train leaving at 5.15 p. M, formerly running
to Augusta via Brunswick and connecting for
Bath, will run through to Waterville every
night Sundays excepted) arriving there at 8.32
p. M, and will there connect with mixed
train for Pittsield, Newport and Bangor, due
in Bangor at 1856 a. m.
The Night Pullman train will leave Portland
for Lewiston and Bangor, St. John and the
Provinces at ii. 10 p m. as usual, and will this
summer present a new feature, in that it will
connect at Brunswick with a train for Bath.
This train will run every night, Sundays in
cluded.
with trains from Boston, and with the addi-
tional trains, virtually give three trains
from Boston to Lewiston, Bath and Bangor
and nearly all stations on the road.
The early morning train leaving Augusta for
Rockland, Portland and Boston at a. m. will
start from Waterville every morning Sunday
excepted) at 5.15 a. M, from Lewiston upper
station at 7.20 a. NJ. as usual, from Bath at
6.55 a NJ, connecting with train arriving in
Boston at 1.15 p. m.
The same satisfactory arrangements of the
morning accommodation and express train
from Bangor will be continued, the accommo-
dation train leaving for Watervile at 7.15 a.
M. picking up passengers at and for all way
stations, while the express will not leave Ban
gor until 7.50 a. M, making a quick run to
Wateryille, stopping only at Newport and
Durham, and making the entire run between
Bangor and Portland in five hours and Boston
in nine hours Leave Lewiston upper station
at 11.25 q. m.
The afternoon train from Waterville for
Portland via Augusta will not leave there IN
| til 2 p M, Augusta 2.42, Bath D. M, Lewis
| ton upper station 4.15 p. M, bringing from
Bath passengers from Mt. Desert, and connect
| ing at Portland with an additional train for
Boston, arriving there at 10 p. m.
The night Pullman train will leave Bangor
at s p. H., connecting. with trains over all
roads entering Bangor, running every night
| Sunday included on about the usual time to
Portland and Boston. Trains from Lewiston
and Bath will connect with this train at
| Brunswick, leaving Lewiston lower station at
11.20 p. m. and Bath at 11.55 D. m.
-Four trains are thus given from Waterville,
| Augusta, Bath, Brunswick and Lewiston for
Boston and two from Bangor. The usual
mixed trains will run between Waterville and
Bangor, Skowhegan and Waterville and Lew
iston and Pennington with but slight change
n time. s
New first class cars have been added to the
rolling stock of the road, and second class cars
for accommodation of passengers at reduced
rates, run on the two through trains between
Bangor and Boston, via Augusta and Bruins
wick; second class tickets being also sold from
| Bath.