Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co.
Locale	Portland, Maine, USA
Dates of operation	1993–Present
Track gauge	2 ft  (610 mm)
Length	1½ miles
Headquarters	Portland

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad passenger train.

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.

Locomotives

Number	Builder	Type	Date	Works number	Notes
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?

Video of a Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad passenger train.

References

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

External links

• Official web site

Coordinates: 43°39′45″N 70°14′42″W / 43.6625°N 70.245°W / 43.6625; -70.245