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The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway.The line was operated as a for-profit company from 1895 until 1933 between the Maine towns of Wiscasset, Albion, and Winslow, but was abandoned in 1936.
Prior to the completion of the Carlton Bridge over the Kennebec River in 1927, [6] Wiscasset was connected to the national rail network by a railroad ferry crossing. Wiscasset was the seaport terminal and standard gauge interchange of the 2-foot gauge Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway (WW&F). Construction began in Wiscasset in 1894.
Waterville and Wiscasset Railroad: 1895 1901 Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad: Whitneyville and Machiasport Railroad: 1872 1892 N/A Wiscasset and Moosehead Lake Railroad: 1873 1876 Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad: Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad: 1876 1901 Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad: Wiscasset, Waterville and ...
There are still signs of the B&SR evident in a few places if one searches carefully for them. Members of the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum have organized informal tours in the past several years to explore these remains. A new group, the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad Museum, was established in 2020 and have plans to build ...
The railroad of Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Company, hereinafter called the carrier, is a single-track narrow-gauge steam railroad, located in the southern part of Maine. The owned mileage extends northerly from Wiscasset to Albion, Me., a distance of 43.639 miles. The carrier also owns yard and side tracks totaling 3.447 miles.
Historic steam and diesel locomotives and a variety of restored coaches are used to run passenger services on the railroad. [1] Since 2021, Several of their steam locomotive equipment are currently on long-term loan at the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway. [2] [3]
The Kennebec Central Railroad was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railroad operating between Randolph and Togus, Maine. The railroad was built to offer transportation for American Civil War veterans living at Togus to the nearby City of Gardiner. [1] Tracks of 25-pound steel rails ran five miles from Randolph, Maine (across the Kennebec River from ...
Kennebec Central Railroad: 2 622 2 May 1891 0-4-4 Forney locomotive: 18 tons Sandy River Railroad: 5 became Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad #6 then Kennebec Central Railroad #4 then Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway #9, preserved in operational condition at WW&F Railway Museum: 624 14 April 1892 0-4-4 Forney locomotive: 19 tons