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==Railroad history== Jackman became connected to the international [[North America]]n rail network upon completion the [[International Railway of Maine|International of Maine Division]] of the transcontinental [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] in 1889.<ref>{{cite book| title=The Best of Maine Railroads |author=Johnson, Ron |publisher=Portland Litho |year=1985 |page=62}}</ref> Jackman Lumber Company built the Bald Mountain Railroad in 1915 north from Jackman up Heald Stream and across the [[South Branch Penobscot River]] into [[Moose River, Maine|Moose River Plantation]]. This [[logging]] railroad brought logs to the Jackman [[sawmill]] until 1926.<ref>{{cite book| title=Log and Lumber Railroads of New England |author=Rice, Douglas M. |publisher=The 470 Railroad Club |year=1982 |page=1}}</ref> Passenger rail service through Jackman ended in 1981, resumed in 1985, and ended once more in 1994. ===Jackman Lumber Company locomotives=== {|class="wikitable" !Number !Builder !Type !Date !Works number !Notes<ref name="koch">{{cite book| title=The Shay Locomotive Titan of the Timber |author=Koch, Michael |publisher=The World Press |year=1971 |pages=397&426β427}}</ref> |- | |[[Lima Locomotive Works]] |[[Shay locomotive]] |March 24, 1894 |464 |originally Keystone Railroad #2 of [[Pennsylvania]]; purchased from Lye Brook Railroad of [[Manchester, Vermont]] |- | |[[Lima Locomotive Works]] |[[Shay locomotive]] |June 26, 1908 |1970 |originally Beebe River Railroad #2 of [[Campton, New Hampshire]] |- | |[[Lima Locomotive Works]] |[[Shay locomotive]] |November 11, 1907 |2036 |originally Johnson Lumber Company #3 of [[North Woodstock, New Hampshire]] |}
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