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Edaville Railroad (also branded Edaville USA and Edaville Family Theme Park) is a heritage railroad and amusement park in South Carver, Massachusetts.Originally opened in 1947, it is one of the oldest heritage railroad operations in the United States.
The Edaville Railroad had narrow gauge engines from Maine, but Blount soon began acquiring standard gauge steam locomotives and cars, in part to save a vanishing technological heritage. Some locomotives were initially displayed at Engine City, a part of Pleasure Island amusement park near Wakefield, Massachusetts .
Acquiring the narrow-gauge Edaville Railroad in Carver, Massachusetts in 1955, he began amassing one of the largest collections of antique steam locomotives in the United States. In addition to the Edaville Railroad, Blount also ran excursions at Pleasure Island in Wakefield, Massachusetts and Freedomland U.S.A. in New York City.
A sign for Edaville Railroad along Route 58. Carver is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.The population was 11,645 at the 2020 census. [1] It is named for John Carver, the first governor of the Plymouth Colony.
A 1914 Walker Electric Truck used by the Dwinell-Wright Coffee Co. displayed at Edaville Railroad in Carver, Massachusetts circa 1966 1918 Walker Electric truck on display at the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, Walcott, Iowa. Walker Electric Truck used by Norwegian State Railways charging
The railroad donated the trainset to the Edaville Railroad tourist/museum operation in Carver, Massachusetts, in 1957. The train remained on static display there until it was moved in 1993 to Glen, New Hampshire, after being purchased by Bob Morrell, then-owner of Story Land.
Edaville USA This is a route-map template for the Edaville Railroad , an Edaville Family Theme Park amusement park railroad. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} .
April 7 – Ellis D. Atwood completes the original Edaville Railroad on his cranberry plantation at South Carver, Massachusetts, United States.This 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge line, using equipment from Maine, is generally regarded as the world’s first tourist railroad.