Kennebec Historical Society looks at 150 years of Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad

AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Historical Society will present a special evening dedicated to the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Maine State Library, 230 State St. ​
The public is invited to “come for a ride through 150 years of history in Waldo County.”

Chartered in 1867, the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad has survived two world wars, the construction of highways, the collapse of the poultry industry in Waldo County and survives today as a tourist railroad and historic relic of days gone by. This presentation by author and railroad historian Joey Kelley outlines the history of this unique railroad and gives a summary of his book on the subject — the first book ever written on the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad.

Joseph T. “Joey” Kelley — a railroad historian, photographer and volunteer with the Brooks Preservation Society — has been involved with the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad on and off since 2004 and was once a paid employee of the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad Preservation Society. His other passions include photography, motorcycles and restoring antique equipment.