History Of Jackman Station​​​​​​

 

The Jackman Station is located in Jackman, Maine where the Canadian Pacific Kansas
City rails cross U.S. Rte. 201. It was built in 1910 to replace the original station which
was destroyed by a fire earlier. This new station included a second story with four
bedrooms to house the station agent and his family. At the time there were separate
waiting rooms for men and women. The men’s area was to the west of the station
agent’s office with the ladies waiting room to the east of the office. Later a U.S Customs
room was added to the west end as well as a dormer on the west end of the roof. The
Jackman Station is similar to the Canadian Pacific Railroad’s standard No. 9, a
distinctive CPR architectural style, but without a freight shed. Jackman Station’s
separate freight shed was located opposite the station and further to the east.

As it stands today, the main floor is divided into five sections. The westernmost room
was occupied by customs broker, A.N. Deringer. The center contained the general
waiting room, formerly the men’s waiting area, and the agents’ office. The two rooms
were separated by a ticket window and a dutch door. The operator’s desk is located in
the bay window in the agents’ office. Behind the office is the first floor of the agents’
living area. An office for U.S. Customs is east of the agents’ office in what was the
ladies waiting room with a window to conduct business between the two offices. The
east end of the building was the baggage/express area later utilized by the Maintenance
of Way Department for storage. Passenger service was ended in late 1994.

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In early 1995 CPR sold the rail line, Jackman’s station included, to the Bangor and
Aroostook Railroad under the name Canadian American Railway. Canadian American
operated the line until 2003 when the company was sold to the Montreal, Maine and
Atlantic Railway. MMA operated the line 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 Central Maine and Quebec Railway from 2014 into
2020. The railroad was then sold to Canadian Pacific Rail, the original owner of the
line, currently running it as the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad. Throughout the
years and changes of ownership the station saw less and less use and fell into
disrepair. What once was a main hub for the railroad and the town of Jackman has sat
idle for many years deteriorating into its current state.