The (P&K) is a historic
U.S. Railroad which operated in
Maine .
The Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad Co. received a charter on
April 5 ,
1845 and built a line between
Bangor, Maine and
Waterville, Maine . At Waterville, the P&K connected with the
Androscoggin And Kennebec Railroad (A&K). At North Maine Junction, the A&K connected with the
Bangor And Piscataquis Railroad .
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Repealed on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 .
