Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum Explained

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum is a narrow gauge railway, located in Portland, Maine, United States.

History

Operating out of the former Portland Company Marine Complex, the organization was founded in 1993 and continues to operate as of 2024. The collection consists of passenger and freight equipment, as well as artifacts from the narrow gauge railways that ran in the state of Maine in the late 19th century and early 20th century.^[1]

The organization operates a NaNmiles long railroad that runs along the waterfront of Casco Bay and parallels Portland's Eastern Promenade. 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]

Equipment

Locomotives

Locomotive details^[3] !Number!Images!Builder!Type!Date!Works number!Status

1		General Electric	23 Tonner	1949	Unknown	Operational
3		Vulcan Iron Works		1912	2093	Operational
4		Vulcan Iron Works		1918	2780	Stored, awaiting overhaul
4		Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad	Rail Bus	1925	Unknown	Operational
7		Baldwin Locomotive Works		1913	40864	Operational
8		Baldwin Locomotive Works		1924	57659	Stored, awaiting restoration
11		Plymouth	DDT 10 tons	1975	7086	Operational
14		Plymouth	CL-2 4 tons	1923	1515	Operational

Visiting locomotives

Visiting locomotive details!Number!Images!Builder!Type!Date!Works number!Status

5

Whitcomb Company

25DM42a

1950

40692

Operational

Rolling stock

Rolling stock details!Number!Builder!Type!Build Date!Status

9	Jackson and Sharp	Passenger Car	1901	Display
15	Laconia Car Company	Passenger Car	1882	Under restoration
16	Jackson and Sharp	Passenger Car	1903	Operational
19	Billmeyer and Small	Passenger Car	1890	Stored, awaiting restoration
22/23/24/25	Edaville Railroad	Passenger Cars	1958-1987	Operational
14	Billmeyer and Small	Combine Car	1890	Operational
15	Billmeyer and Small	Combine Car	1890	Operational
12	Edaville Railroad	Combine Car	1958	Operational
102/105	Edaville Railroad	Open Air Cars	1960s	Operational
50/52/56/57/60/62/70	Portland Company	Box Cars	1889-1905	Operational
Bridgton and Saco River Tank	Portland Company	Tanker Car	1903	Stored
101	Laconia Car Company	Caboose	1882	Display
553	Sandy River Railroad	Caboose	1904	Operational
557	Maine Central Railroad	Caboose	1913	Display
40	Maine Central Railroad	Flanger	1913	Stored
2	Bridgton and Saco River Railroad	Snow Plow	1900	Stored, awaiting restoration

References

• Book: Busted and Still Running . Meade, Edgar T. Jr. . The Stephen Greene Press . 1968.

External links

• Official web site

43.6625°N -70.245°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum . Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum . 2019 . 2019-12-12.
2. Web site: Equipment Roster.
3. Web site: Collection & Roster | Portland, ME.