A piece of Maine transportation heritage
With its passengers taking in views of harbor, a 24" gauge excursion train from the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum makes its way east, through the grade crossing at Cutter Street, en route back to the company's station facilities near the Ocean Gateway Terminal. On point this day is Monson Locomotive #4, a 20-ton, 0-4-4T Forney type, built in 1918 by the Vulcan Locomotive Works.
The Eastern Promenade in Portland, Maine is graced by a unique piece of the state's transportation history, in the form of the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum. Maine was once home to a handful of these small, narrow gauge railroads, which carried passengers and freight from the hinterlands, to connections with larger, standard gauge, mainline railroads. The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum is the custodian of the largest collection of surviving equipment from 3 of these lines, including the Monson Railroad, the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes, and the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad.
A piece of Maine transportation heritage
With its passengers taking in views of harbor, a 24" gauge excursion train from the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum makes its way east, through the grade crossing at Cutter Street, en route back to the company's station facilities near the Ocean Gateway Terminal. On point this day is Monson Locomotive #4, a 20-ton, 0-4-4T Forney type, built in 1918 by the Vulcan Locomotive Works.
The Eastern Promenade in Portland, Maine is graced by a unique piece of the state's transportation history, in the form of the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum. Maine was once home to a handful of these small, narrow gauge railroads, which carried passengers and freight from the hinterlands, to connections with larger, standard gauge, mainline railroads. The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum is the custodian of the largest collection of surviving equipment from 3 of these lines, including the Monson Railroad, the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes, and the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad.