Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
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| Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. | |
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| Locale | Portland, Maine, USA |
| Dates of operation | 1993–Present |
| Track gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
| Length | 1½ miles |
| Headquarters | Portland |
The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum is located in Portland, Maine, United States. The organization was founded in 1993 and contains a collection of rolling stock and artifacts from the 2 ft (610 mm) gauge narrow gauge railroads that ran in the state of Maine in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
The organization operates a 1½ mile long railroad that runs along the waterfront of Casco Bay and parallels Portland's Eastern Promenade. A variety of restored locomotives and coaches are used to run passenger services on the railroad.
[edit] Locomotives
| Number | Builder | Type | Date | Works number | Notes |
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| 1 | General Electric | 23 Tonner | 1949 | Ex-Whitten Machine Works | |
| 3 | Vulcan Iron Works | 0-4-4T | 1913 | 2093 | Ex-Monson Railroad. Currently on 15-year lease to the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad and undergoing boiler overhaul in Phillips. |
| 4 | Vulcan Iron Works | 0-4-4T | 1918 | 2780 | Ex-Monson Railroad. Only operating steam locomotive on site as of 2008. |
| 7 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 2-4-4T | 1913 | 40864 | Ex-Bridgton and Saco River Railroad. Currently undergoing boiler overhaul to comply with new FRA operating standards. [1] |
| 8 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 2-4-4T | 1924 | 57659 | Ex-Bridgton and Saco River Railroad. |
| 11 | Plymouth? | 30 Tonner? | New, as of 2007? | ||
| 14 | Plymouth | 4 Tonner | 1976? | Ex-Edaville 14. Out of service? |
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- Meade, Edgar T., Jr. (1968). Busted and Still Running. The Stephen Greene Press.
