- Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad
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railroad_name=Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad
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locale=centralMaine
start_year=1845
end_year=1862
old_gauge=, converted from 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) by1871
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marks=The Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad (P&K) is a historic U.S. railroad which operated in
Maine .The Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad Co. received a charter on
April 5 ,1845 and built a line betweenBangor, Maine andWaterville, Maine . At Waterville, the P&K connected with theAndroscoggin and Kennebec Railroad (A&K). At North Maine Junction, the A&K connected with theBangor and Piscataquis Railroad .In
1845 , the year that the P&K was chartered, a law was enacted permitting both the P&K and A&K to consolidate under a new name. The legislation was not acceptable to both companies, thus the A&K was chartered in1847 . The P&K and A&K did not merge until after the contentious section of the previous merger legislation wasrepealed onSeptember 9 ,1862 . The following month onOctober 28 ,1862 the A&K and P&K merged to form theMaine Central Railroad .
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