The is a defunct
United States Railroad company, that formerly operated lines in northern
Maine .
The company was incorporated in
1891 to combine the lines of the former
Bangor And Piscataquis Railroad and the
Bangor And Katahdin Railroad .
It was based in
Bangor and lines extended from there to
Oakfield ,
Houlton ,
Madawaska ,
Presque Isle , and
Searsport .
In
1995 , the BAR was acquired by
Iron Road Railways . In
2002 , the company was declared
Bankrupt , and in
2003 its lines were sold to
Rail World, Inc. , which incorporated them into the newly-formed
Montreal, Maine And Atlantic Railway .
