Maine Eastern Railroad
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| Reporting mark | MERR |
| Locale | Maine |
| Dates of operation | 2004–current |
| Predecessor | Safe Handling Rail, Maine Coast Railroad |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | Approx. 57 mi. (Rockland Branch) |
| Headquarters | Rockland |
| Website | maineeasternrailroad.com |
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Maine Eastern Railroad (reporting mark MERR) is a railroad that operates in coastal Maine between Brunswick and Rockland on the state-owned Rockland Branch rail line. Maine Eastern connects with the Amtrak Downeaster and Pan Am Railways at Brunswick Maine Street Station.
The company provides freight service year-round, and passenger service seasonally between Brunswick and Rockland with former New Haven/Amtrak EMD FL-9 locomotives and stainless steel streamlined passenger cars.
Maine Eastern is the successor to Safe Handling Rail, which took over operation of the MaineDOT-owned line when the Maine Coast Railroad chose not to bid on a new contract.
Maine Eastern is a subsidiary of the Morristown & Erie Railway of New Jersey, who won the bid to operate the line in 2003. Commodities moved in freight service include cement, plate steel, and perlite.
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