Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads by Robert L Macdonald

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads by Robert L Macdonald

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.

Robert L. MacDonald is a member of the collections committee and a founding member of the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum. He is a longstanding member of the 470 Railroad Club and a retired sales representative for the Canadian National Railways in northern New England. He has written two books about small gauge railroads and is a contributing writer for a short-line railroad newspaper.

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ISBN 13	9780738511795
ISBN 10	073851179X
Title	Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads
Author	Robert L Macdonald
Series	Images Of Rail
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Arcadia Publishing
Year published	2003-05-01
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.