Go back in time by hiking along this old Bar Harbor railway

Go back in time by hiking along this old Bar Harbor railway

This story was originally published in May 2023. The wooden railroad ties were covered in moss and fallen leaves, their edges softened by time and the slow work of nature. Lying across the trail at random intervals, they almost blended into the forest floor. But here and there, a metal spike poked from the decaying wood. Originally built by Maine Central Railroad in the 1880s, the railway used to carry passengers to McNeil Point in Hancock, wher…