History Of The Station​​​​​​

 

Jackman Station is located in Jackman, Maine at the crossing of US Route 201 and the

Canadian Pacific Railway, the builder of the station. Built in 1910, this structure replaced the original station that was destroyed by fire soon before. This new station included a second story with four bedrooms to serve as living quarters for the station agent and his family. The

men's waiting room was to the west of the station agent's office, with the ladies waiting room to the east. The station is similar to CPR's Standard No. 9 Station, but without a

freight shed, as a separate fright shed was located opposite the station slightly further east. At some point, a customs room was added to the west end, as well as the dormer on the west end of the roof.

 

 

As it stands today, the first story is divided into 5 sections. As of the 1970s, the westernmost room was occupied by customs broker A. N. Deringer. The center of the first floor contained the general waiting room and agents office. The general waiting room is the former men's waiting area. These two rooms are separated by a ticket window and a dutch

door. The operator's desk is located in the bay window in the agent's office. Behind the office is the first floor of the agent's dwelling area. An office for US Customs and Immigration is located east of the agent's office, in the former ladie's waiting room, with a

window to conduct business between the two. Lastly, the east end of the building was the baggage/express area, later utilized by the Maintenence of Way department for storage. 

 

Passenger service ended in late 1994, and in early 1995, Canadian Pacific sold the rail line,

station included, to the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, under the name Canadian American Railway. The Canadian American Railway operated the line until 2003 when the company was sold to the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway. MMA operated the railroad until it went bankrupt in 2013 due to a crude oil train derailment in Lac Megantic, Quebec.The station changed hands again following the bankruptcy, and was owned by the Central Maine and Quebec Railway starting in 2014. Lastly in 2020, the railroad was sold to Canadian Pacific Railway, the original owner of the line. Throughout the many different companies owning the station, it saw less and less use, and fell into disrepair. What once was a main hub for the railroad and the town of Jackman sat idle for several years, deteriorating into its current state.