Greenville Junction Webcam – Maine’s 1889 Railroad Depot

The Greenville Junction Webcam looks down the Canadian Pacific main line beside the restored 1889 railroad depot at Greenville Junction, Maine, on the western edge of Greenville at the southern end of Moosehead Lake. A single track runs away from the camera toward a steel truss railroad bridge. The depot’s red walls, tall windows and conical witch’s hat roof fill the right half of the frame, with a wooden ramp leading up to the door. Maples and birches line the left side of the track, and in early October they turn orange, red and yellow, with a little water showing between the trunks. A siding and the road sit at the right edge, and a radio mast rises behind the roof. Any train on the line passes close to the lens.

About Greenville Junction

Greenville Junction grew up where two railroads met. The Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad, later part of the Bangor and Aroostook, reached the village in July 1884. Canadian Pacific’s subsidiary, the International Railway of Maine, was built through in 1888 and opened in June 1889 as the company’s route across northern Maine, from Lac-Megantic in Quebec to Mattawamkeag, with connections on to Montreal and Saint John. The depot on camera went up that same year and served as the junction station between the two companies.

The Greenville Junction Depot Friends, the nonprofit that looks after the building, describe it as a mix of Queen Anne, French and Acadian styles. The witch’s hat roof came later, added in the early 1900s to make the station match Canadian Pacific stations in Canada. The Friends began working to save the depot in 2010, took a long-term lease on it from the Central Maine and Quebec Railway, and saw it listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 27, 2017. The line passed through several owners after 1988, including the Canadian Atlantic Railway and the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic, until Canadian Pacific bought it back in June 2020.

Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in Maine, 64 kilometers (40 miles) long and up to 16 kilometers (10 miles) wide, covering 30,534 hectares (75,451 acres) at a surface elevation of 314 meters (1,029 feet). Greenville, with 1,437 residents at the 2020 census, is by far the largest town on its shore, and the depot stands about 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) west of downtown.

Weather and Climate in Greenville Junction

Winters here are long and cold. NOAA normals for Greenville Municipal Airport (1991 to 2020) put January highs around -5 C (23 F) and lows near -15 C (5 F), when the trackside trees stand bare and snow can sit on the ballast and the depot roof. Spring warms slowly: April averages a high of 8 C (46 F) and a low just below freezing, at -1 C (30 F).

July is the warmest month, with highs of 24 C (75 F) and lows of 14 C (57 F), and the trees on the left of the frame close in green around the track. October brings highs of 11 C (53 F) and lows of 3 C (37 F), and the maples by the line turn color; frames from October 7, 2026 show them in full orange and red. The area gets about 1,130 millimeters (44.5 inches) of precipitation a year. A caption at the bottom of the stream shows a live readout of temperature, wind and rainfall, so current conditions are on screen with the picture.

Things to Do Near Greenville Junction

The depot itself opens most Tuesdays in summer, when its flag is flying, and at other times by appointment. In Greenville, the steamboat Katahdin is berthed on the lake. Built in 1914 at Bath Iron Works, it first carried tourists, later worked as a towboat hauling lumber, and was restored in the 1990s by the nonprofit Moosehead Maritime Museum, which runs tours on the lake again. It is the oldest vessel afloat built at Bath.

Mount Kineo stands on a peninsula off the lake’s eastern shore about 28 kilometers (17 miles) north, its cliffs rising 210 meters (700 feet) straight from the water as the centerpiece of Mount Kineo State Park. Closer in, Lily Bay State Park covers 374 hectares (924 acres) of the southeast shore about 13 kilometers (8 miles) northeast in a straight line. To the east, Gulf Hagas, often called the Grand Canyon of Maine, is a 4.8 kilometer (3 mile) slate gorge where the West Branch of the Pleasant River drops 110 meters (370 feet) past a run of waterfalls, with a trail along the rim and a fee in season.

Similar Webcams You Might Like

More cameras on Maine’s lakes and North American railroads:

• Moosehead Lake Webcam
• McAdam Railway Station Webcam
• Stevenson Railcam Webcam

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Greenville Junction located?

Greenville Junction is a village on the western edge of Greenville in Piscataquis County, Maine, at the southern end of Moosehead Lake. The depot is about 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) west of downtown Greenville and roughly 100 kilometers (62 miles) northwest of Bangor in a straight line.

What can you see on the Greenville Junction Webcam?

The camera looks along the Canadian Pacific track past the red 1889 depot toward a steel truss railroad bridge. The depot and its ramp take up the right of the frame, trees line the left, and a siding and the road run along the right edge.

What is the Greenville Junction train depot?

It is the station Canadian Pacific built in 1889 where its line met the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad. Known for its witch’s hat roof, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 and is being restored by the Greenville Junction Depot Friends.

Does the Greenville Junction Webcam show Moosehead Lake?

Only a glimpse. Water shows between the trees on the left, but the camera points along the railroad, not out over the lake. For an open view of the water, the Moosehead Lake Webcam is the better choice.

Does this webcam show downtown Greenville or the airport?

No. The camera covers the depot, the track and the bridge at Greenville Junction. Downtown Greenville, about 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) east, is out of view, and so is Greenville Municipal Airport.

What is the weather like in Greenville Junction?

Winters are long and cold, with January highs around -5 C (23 F) and lows near -15 C (5 F). July highs reach 24 C (75 F), and October cools to highs of 11 C (53 F) as the fall color comes in along the track.

Which railroad runs through Greenville Junction?

Canadian Pacific. The line was built as the International Railway of Maine and opened in June 1889. It later passed through owners including the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic and the Central Maine and Quebec before Canadian Pacific bought it back in June 2020.

Can you visit the Greenville Junction Depot?

Yes. The depot at 29 Rockwood Road opens most Tuesdays in summer, when its flag is flying, and at other times by appointment. The track beside it is an active rail line, so stay off it.

Source: Boston and Maine Live