Book Description
The story of the two-foot gauge railroads of Maine.
Author : Linwood W. Moody
Publisher : Berkeley, CA : Howell-North
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 34,85 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Narrow gauge railroads
ISBN :
The story of the two-foot gauge railroads of Maine.
Author : Mike Torreson
Publisher : Images of Rail
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,35 MB
Release : 2024-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467109376
Beginning in 1932, Linwood W. Moody (1905-1983) documented in photographs and collected artifacts of Maine's two-footer railroads. A pioneer of railroad photography, his work led to articles in numerous publications such as Railroad Magazine and later culminated in Linwood's 1959 publication The Maine Two-Footers. Among his personal effects at the time of his death in 1983 were hundreds of photographs of three of the Maine two-footers--the Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway, the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad, and the Monson Railroad. The state of Maine was unique in regards to its narrow-gauge railroads. Most railroads in the United States have a width of four feet, eight and one half inches between the rails, known as standard gauge. Due to the efforts of George Mansfield, a railroad promoter of the late 1800s, a very narrow gauge of two feet between the rails was successfully developed in the state of Maine.
Author : Major Bill Kenny, USAF (Ret.)
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 23,49 MB
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 1467145297
Maine is populated with intriguing characters who set in motion a fascinating, compelling story of railroads and the unique communities they helped to build. One of the first states to build railroads and trolleys in the United States, Maine at one point had more than ninety communities with trolleys. Standard-gauge and "two-footers" crossed the state, including the St. Lawrence & Atlantic and the Bangor & Aroostook. From an international electric trolley to the attempted World War I dynamiting of a railroad bridge between the United States and Canada, the state is home to a rich rail heritage. Join Bill Kenny as he takes you on a journey from the first tracks made of wood to today's high-speed Downeaster Amtrak train.
Author : Clinton F. Thurlow
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 12,42 MB
Release : 2009-02-01
Category : Narrow gauge railroads
ISBN : 9780974769936
Author : Major Bill Kenny USAF (Ret.)
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 11,5 MB
Release : 2020-06-22
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1439669708
Maine is populated with intriguing characters who set in motion a fascinating, compelling story of railroads and the unique communities they helped to build. One of the first states to build railroads and trolleys in the United States, Maine at one point had more than ninety communities with trolleys. Standard-gauge and "two-footers" crossed the state, including the St. Lawrence & Atlantic and the Bangor & Aroostook. From an international electric trolley to the attempted World War I dynamiting of a railroad bridge between the United States and Canada, the state is home to a rich rail heritage. Join Bill Kenny as he takes you on a journey from the first tracks made of wood to today's high-speed Downeaster Amtrak train.
Author : Robert L. MacDonald
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 24,58 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738511795
The narrow gauge railroad arrived in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Based on the Welsh two-foot gauge, the American narrow gauge was expanded by railroad engineers to a three-foot gauge that became the standard track width for narrow gauge railroads in the United States. Maine, however, adopted the two-foot gauge that was developed by George E. Mansfield in Massachusetts. The narrow track width was ideally suited to the mountainous terrain, and the maneuverability of the trains proved highly beneficial to companies and passengers traveling to remote locations. The narrow gauge railroad served Maine for over fifty years until the early 1940s. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads is a comprehensive pictorial record of the history of the narrow gauge railroad in Maine. From the one-hundred-twelve-mile Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad to the five-mile Kennebec Central, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads features the toylike miniature trains of Maine as they appeared at different stages in their history. The Bridgton and Harrison Railroad, the Monson Railroad, and the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway lines are documented within, as well as the current restoration projects that are under way.
Author : Robert L. MacDonald
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 33,43 MB
Release : 2003-05-07
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 143962867X
The narrow gauge railroad arrived in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Based on the Welsh two-foot gauge, the American narrow gauge was expanded by railroad engineers to a three-foot gauge that became the standard track width for narrow gauge railroads in the United States. Maine, however, adopted the two-foot gauge that was developed by George E. Mansfield in Massachusetts. The narrow track width was ideally suited to the mountainous terrain, and the maneuverability of the trains proved highly beneficial to companies and passengers traveling to remote locations. The narrow gauge railroad served Maine for over fifty years until the early 1940s. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads is a comprehensive pictorial record of the history of the narrow gauge railroad in Maine. From the one-hundred-twelve-mile Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad to the five-mile Kennebec Central, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads features the toylike miniature trains of Maine as they appeared at different stages in their history. The Bridgton and Harrison Railroad, the Monson Railroad, and the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway lines are documented within, as well as the current restoration projects that are under way.
Author : Peter S. Barney
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 19,2 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Narrow gauge railroads
ISBN :
Author : Edgar Thorn Mead
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 32,67 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Narrow gauge railroads
ISBN :
Author : Matt Coleman
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 15,67 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Logging
ISBN : 0890247021
This highly illustrated book explains the business of logging railroads and provides examples of prototype operations. Photos of locomotives, equipment, and structures set the stage for modeling logging scenes and designing a logging layout.