Karen: Thank you for sending on this interesting list. Is it possible that there are such lists for the years after 1898???? Judy W. Vandy88@aol.com wrote: > > The following names are from The Sunrise Route, A History of the Railroads of > Washington Co. ME by Michael Zimmermann from the Machias Union 12/27/1898. > The first paid passenger train from Machias departed Christmas day at 2:40 pm > for Eastport where they dined and attended the evening opera. > > Karen Howell > > Conductor: A.R. Mundie; Brakeman: M.D. Wentworth; Engineer: W.A. Wheeler > Passengers: > Mr. & Mrs. E.G. Ames, Port Gamble, Wash. > Miss Lucy T. Ames, Machias, first paid passenger aboard train > Mr. Frank S. Ames, Machias > Mr. Hert. Austin, Machias > Mr. & Mrs. C.W. Beverly, Machias > Mr. L.A. Basset, Somerville MA > Mr. E.M. Bucknam, Machias > Mr. & Mrs. F.A. Chandler, Machias > Miss Mina Caswell, Machias > Miss Ella Crandon, Machias > Miss Mary Crandon, Machias > Mrs. Hanley (Furbush) > Miss Mabel Furbush, Machias > Mr. Austin Inglee, Machias > Miss Julia Inglee, Machias > Mr. Fred Leighton, Minneapolis, Minn. > Mr. J. Leroy Leighton, Machias > Gen. Leavitt, Eastport > Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gilson, Machias > Mr. George N. Gardner, Machias > Mr. Ray E. Harmon, Machias > Miss Edith Longfellow, Machias > Miss Nellie Longfellow, Machias > Miss Louise Lynch, Machias > Mr. Ernest McGouldrick, Machias > Master Jas. McDonald, Machias > Miss Mary McDonald, Machias > Miss Carrie Means, Machias > Mr. Emery Maynard, Machias > Mr. John McNichol, Lubec > Mrs. W.R. Pattangall, Machias > Mr. W.H. Phinney > Mr. James O'Donnell > Miss Helen Stratton > Miss Carrie Tobey > Mr. Paul D. Sargent > Miss Cornelia Williams > Mr. Orris Vose > Mr. Harry Vose > Mr. Ernest Reynolds > Mr. Richard Sullivan > Mr. Julian H. Merrill, Portland > Mrs. Dora Flynn, Machias, bought first ticket > East Machias: > C. Hollis White > J.B. Upton > Fred A. Hall > Frank Gaddis > Thomas White > R.L. Foster > John Brown > J.T. Gardner > H.B. Dyer > S. McNeal > E.L. Small > John Durgan > Marion: > B.L. Smith > Willie R. Smith > Lincoln Bridges > Den. Maker > I.P. Smith > Orlando Thompson > Winifred Moffett > Mary Garnett > Dennysville: > Geo. H. McLaughlin > W.H. Kilby