Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads

Author: Robert L. MacDonald

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780738511795

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The narrow gauge railroad arrived in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Based on the Welsh two-foot gauge, the American narrow gauge was expanded by railroad engineers to a three-foot gauge that became the standard track width for narrow gauge railroads in the United States. Maine, however, adopted the two-foot gauge that was developed by George E. Mansfield in Massachusetts. The narrow track width was ideally suited to the mountainous terrain, and the maneuverability of the trains proved highly beneficial to companies and passengers traveling to remote locations. The narrow gauge railroad served Maine for over fifty years until the early 1940s. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads is a comprehensive pictorial record of the history of the narrow gauge railroad in Maine. From the one-hundred-twelve-mile Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad to the five-mile Kennebec Central, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads features the toylike miniature trains of Maine as they appeared at different stages in their history. The Bridgton and Harrison Railroad, the Monson Railroad, and the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway lines are documented within, as well as the current restoration projects that are under way.

The Maine Two-footers
The Maine Two-footers

Author: Linwood W. Moody

Publisher: Heimburger House Publishing Company

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780911581478

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Originally published in 1959 this is the story of the two-foot-gauge railroads of Maine, including the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes, the Monson, the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington, the Edaville and the Kennebec Central.

The Maine Two-footers
The Maine Two-footers

Author: Linwood W. Moody

Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Howell-North

Published: 1959

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13:

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The story of the two-foot gauge railroads of Maine.

History of Maine Railroads, A
History of Maine Railroads, A

Author: Major Bill Kenny, USAF (Ret.)

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1467145297

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Maine is populated with intriguing characters who set in motion a fascinating, compelling story of railroads and the unique communities they helped to build. One of the first states to build railroads and trolleys in the United States, Maine at one point had more than ninety communities with trolleys. Standard-gauge and "two-footers" crossed the state, including the St. Lawrence & Atlantic and the Bangor & Aroostook. From an international electric trolley to the attempted World War I dynamiting of a railroad bridge between the United States and Canada, the state is home to a rich rail heritage. Join Bill Kenny as he takes you on a journey from the first tracks made of wood to today's high-speed Downeaster Amtrak train.

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and the Cumberland & Oxford Canal Collection
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and the Cumberland & Oxford Canal Collection

Author: Hayden L. V. Anderson

Publisher:

Published: 1807

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Collection includes photographs (including slides), documents, newspaper clippings, diagrams, sketches and plans, tickets and other ephemera relating to the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and the Cumberland & Oxford Canal, collected by Hayden L. V. Anderson. Also includes two letters from William Maclin, then the principal of the Dennis, Mass., Consolidated School, a close friend of Anderson, both of whom were narrow gauge enthusiasts. The Cumberland & Oxford Canal collection consists of approx. 42 color 35mm slides of canals and railroads in Maine. These images were taken by Anderson in 1970 while researching his book "Canals and Inland Waterways of Maine." The canals include: the Brunswick Canal, Kennebec & Androscoggin Canal, Mousam River Canal, Augusta & Kennebec Canal, Saco Canal, George River Canal, and Telos Canal. It also includes information on the Canal Bank and Canal School. Some of the materials after 1978 may have been added by Anderson's wife, Louise (Ransom) Anderson.

Maine's Two-Footer Railroads
Maine's Two-Footer Railroads

Author: Mike Torreson

Publisher: Images of Rail

Published: 2024-02-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781467109376

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Beginning in 1932, Linwood W. Moody (1905-1983) documented in photographs and collected artifacts of Maine's two-footer railroads. A pioneer of railroad photography, his work led to articles in numerous publications such as Railroad Magazine and later culminated in Linwood's 1959 publication The Maine Two-Footers. Among his personal effects at the time of his death in 1983 were hundreds of photographs of three of the Maine two-footers--the Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway, the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad, and the Monson Railroad. The state of Maine was unique in regards to its narrow-gauge railroads. Most railroads in the United States have a width of four feet, eight and one half inches between the rails, known as standard gauge. Due to the efforts of George Mansfield, a railroad promoter of the late 1800s, a very narrow gauge of two feet between the rails was successfully developed in the state of Maine.