Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Steam Train Reunion
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Maine’s two-foot heritage was once again revived in July 2021 with all five of the surviving Maine narrow gauge common-carrier locomotives were rolled out onto the tracks of the Wiscasset, Waterville, & Farmington Railway. Dynamo Productions' Daniel Day took this opportunity to capture footage for a video that imagines and reimagines scenes from this bygone era.
Part One: Sandy River Meets Monson - This segment takes place in a fictional world where the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad interchanges with the Monson Railroad but effort was made to make the remainder of the scenes as historically accurate as possible. The 6 leads a Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes passenger consist anchored by the Rangeley, the only two-foot parlor car built in the United States. Meanwhile, Monson #3 hauls a mixed consist mid-train, as was the norm for the six-mile railroad.
Part Two: Bridgton & Saco River Railroad - The legendary railroad is recreated, complete with Steam Locomotive #7. Many features along the WW&F line were found to be reminiscent of landmarks along the old B&SR including the Notch, Hancock Pond, and an abundance of woods and meadows. The authentic B&SR consist included Tank Car No. 14 (built 1903), Boxcar No. 51 (built 1890), Boxcar No. 67 (built 1905), Flatcar No. 34 (built 1880’s), and Passenger Car No. 16, “Mt. Pleasant” (built 1882).
Operating Locomotives Featured:
Bridgton & Saco River 2-4-4T #7 was built in 1913 by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia for the B&SR. In 1941, #7 was the last locomotive to operate on the B&SR’s successor railroad, the Bridgton and Harrison, along with #8. Number 7 is now owned by Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum.
Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes 0-4-4T #6 was built in 1891 by the Portland Company for the Sandy River Railroad. It later operated on the Kennebec Central and finally the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railroad as #9. This locomotive re-entered service on the revived WW&F in December 2015 and typically wears its WW&F letters and number during regular operation. It is the oldest survivor of the original Maine two-foot gauge engines.
Monson Railroad 0-4-4T #3 was built in 1912 by the Vulcan Iron Works in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The 3 ran at Monson until the railroad’s demise in 1943. The locomotive was recently restored to its historic 1930s-40s appearance with an automobile headlight below a front-mounted bell. Monson trains ran exclusively during daylight hours so the railroad removed the oil lamp and relocated the bell to its place. In the 1930s, the railroad was informed that a headlight was required, so they added a battery-powered automobile headlight below the bell. The locomotive is now owned by MNGRR.
During the event, it was announced that the two inoperable locomotives, Monson #4 and Bridgton & Saco River #8, will soon be restored to operating condition.
The Saturday event featuring locomotives #3, #6, and #7 was hosted by the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum, and Maine Locomotive & Machine Works. Sunday’s event featuring #7 was hosted by Daniel Day of Dynamo Productions and Ben Bourrie of Merrimack & Saco Productions. Special thanks go out to the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad Museum, all staff and volunteers who made the weekend possible, as well as all attendees.
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum: www.wwfry.org/
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum: mainenarrowgau...
Maine Locomotive & Machine Works: www.mainelocom...
Bridgton & Saco River Railroad Museum: bridgtonrailro...
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Just wait until this little railroad plays host to _Steam Locos in Profile_ in 2022.
Oh boy niether can i
It’s such a cozy and cool little railway me and my dad visited there
What a wonderful video, thumbss up :)
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Nice to see Narrow gauges engines working together
and not a diesel in sight
2021 has sure been quite the year for steam, especially Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington in Maine.
Monson quarry #3! Can't wait to have you back in Massachusetts for the railroad hobby show in January!
This is excellent.
Glad you enjoyed
Fantastic whistle
Indeed
Beautiful job with this one!
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Wow, great joob and cool video👍😉🚂
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@@DynamoProductions-trains You're welcome 👍
Great video, the steam whistle has a powerful voice. The alternation between passenger trains and freight trains is very nice. It's also great to portray a bygone era with the old automobiles. Thank you for showing
Glad you enjoyed
Spectacular video, very well koreagraphed. ...What a fascinating route to see preserved.
Glad you enjoyed it
Really great video. That had to be an awesome day for you. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video.
It was an excellent weekend, glad you enjoyed the video
The wise of 2ft narrow gauge
Such a cute little railroad! Whoever said that the EBT is the only operational narrow gauge railroad east of the Mississippi is not aware of this one.
Well done! That’s epic!
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such a nice little line with nice little locomotives i would love to visit if i ever visit maine
You definitely should.
I was gonna go to this but I had COUSINS FROM MICHIGAN STAYING AT MY HOUSE I wish I went😪
Engine number 6 looks like engine number 9.
As the description states, the SR&RL 6 is the WW&F 9
Ohhhhhhhh. I get it know! Will 9 be renumbered back?
It was relettered for the event
Is number 7 missing its steam dome cover?
Does anyone know of any plans to get M.R.R. No. 4 up and running with the same to B. S. R. No. 8 as well? Also, any news on how the relocation is going for the Maine nearo gage railroad company is going? I herd they got evicted and are due to move to a new location at the other end of there line?
It was announced at the Saturday event that Maine Narrow Gauge is committed to restoring both No. 4 and No. 8. MNG did lose their Portland facility due to redevelopment. However, they will continue to operate trains in Portland and have built a new shop off-site. The plans to move to Gray have been scrapped. Instead, they have collaborated with the WW&F to build new facilities in Alna, where they have relocated much of their equipment.
@@DynamoProductions-trains I saw there railbus on a siding in a video. Would they use that on the WW&F? Why can't the musam build a new shop on there line? How else are they supposed to store there stuff out of the weather when the engines are in Portland?
@@jacobramsey7624 There is no space on the line in Portland. As for the railbus, it's possible that it may run on the WW&F someday but they would first need to finish the line extension and put a turntable in on the other end.