The (A&K) is a historic
U.S. Railroad which operated in
Maine .
The Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad Co. received a charter on
March 28 ,
1847 and by January
1850 had built a line between
Waterville, Maine and
Danville, Maine . At Waterville, the A&K connected with the
Penobscot And Kennebec Railroad (P&K). At Danville, the A&K connected with the
Atlantic And St. Lawrence Railroad , which opened in
1853 and was subsequently sold to
Grand Trunk Railway .
In
1845 , the year that the P&K was chartered, a law was enacted permitting both the P&K and A&K to consolidate under a new name. The legislation was not acceptable to both companies, thus the A&K was chartered in 1847. The P&K and A&K did not merge until after the contentious section of the previous merger legislation was
Repealed on
September 9 ,
1862 . The following month on
October 28 ,
1862 the A&K and P&K merged to form the
Maine Central Railroad .
