 The railroad's "Last Spike" was driven near Brooks on September 24, 1870, completing a line that stretched 33.07 miles from Belfast inland to Burnham Junction.As the name of the railroad suggests, the original intent was to build the line 88 miles inland to Greenville on Moosehead Lake.Instead, the Maine Central Railroad leased the road, which connected with the MEC's Portland-Bangor main line at Burnham Junction.