Kennebec and Portland Railroad

Summary

The Kennebec and Portland Railroad was a railway company in the United States. It was chartered in 1836, and constructed its original line between Portland, Maine, and Augusta, Maine, between 1849 and 1851. This line became part of the Maine Central Railroad main line. The company also built a branch line from Brunswick, Maine, to Bath, Maine. The company was consolidated with the Portland and Kennebec Railroad in 1864; that company became part of the Maine Central Railroad in 1874.