Editing Bangor, Maine (section)

====Rail accidents====
* 1869: The Black Island Railroad Bridge north of [[Old Town, Maine]] collapsed under the weight of a Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad train, killing 3 crew and injuring 7–8 others.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1869/09/02/79819540.pdf Fearful Railroad Accident] ''The New York Times'', September 2, 1869, p. 1</ref>
* 1871: A bridge in [[Hampden, Maine|Hampden]] collapsed under the weight of a [[Maine Central Railroad]] train approaching Bangor, killing 2 and injuring 50.<ref>''New York Times'', August 10, 1871</ref>
* 1898: A [[Maine Central Railroad]] train crashed near [[Orono, Maine|Orono]] killing 2 and fatally injuring 4. The president of the railroad and his wife were also on board in a private car, but escaped injury. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1898/01/30/102068568.pdf Train Wrecked in Maine]
* 1899: The collapse of a gangway between a train and a waiting ferry at [[Mount Desert]] sent 200 members of a Bangor excursion party into the water, drowning 20.
* 1911: A head-on collision of two trains north of Bangor, in Grindstone, killed 15, including 5 members of the [[Presque Isle, Maine|Presque Isle]] Brass Band.<ref>''New York Times'', July 29, 1911</ref>