A brief visit to the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway.
A brief visit to the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway.
This July, I had the pleasure of spending a few hours exploring the grounds and shops of the WW&F, a 2 foot gauge railway and museum in Alna, ME (wwfry.org).
The centerpiece of the WW&F is engine #9, a fully restored 0-4-4 which was originally built in 1891 for the Sandy River Railroad. The museum runs weekly trips behind #9 throughout the Summer and Fall.
In addition to engine #9, the museum has a wide ranging collection of narrow gauge motive power, rolling stock, including passenger cars, freight cars, MOW equipment and even a model T railcar.
The depth of talent in this all volunteer run organization is astounding as evidenced by their eagerness to tackle projects ranging from building the roundhouse and car barn to rebuilding and restoring rolling stock to scratch building a steam locomotive - #11 - which will be a 28 ton 2-4-4 sister to #9.
If you find yourself in Mid-Coast Maine, I highly recommend a stop at the WW&F.
Read MoreThis July, I had the pleasure of spending a few hours exploring the grounds and shops of the WW&F, a 2 foot gauge railway and museum in Alna, ME (wwfry.org).
The centerpiece of the WW&F is engine #9, a fully restored 0-4-4 which was originally built in 1891 for the Sandy River Railroad. The museum runs weekly trips behind #9 throughout the Summer and Fall.
In addition to engine #9, the museum has a wide ranging collection of narrow gauge motive power, rolling stock, including passenger cars, freight cars, MOW equipment and even a model T railcar.
The depth of talent in this all volunteer run organization is astounding as evidenced by their eagerness to tackle projects ranging from building the roundhouse and car barn to rebuilding and restoring rolling stock to scratch building a steam locomotive - #11 - which will be a 28 ton 2-4-4 sister to #9.
If you find yourself in Mid-Coast Maine, I highly recommend a stop at the WW&F.
