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 Posted - September 21 2020 : 9:31:06 PM
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Narrow guage treasure in Alna Maine.
Halfway between Portland and Augusta Maine.
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 Posted - September 21 2020 : 9:33:28 PM
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Another internet photo since I have not been there.
Worth the trip to Maine.
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Posted - September 21 2020 : 9:39:49 PM
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Some cool internet videos.
Not my videos.
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 Posted - May 15 2022 : 11:37:08 PM
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Internet video from last year.
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Posted - May 16 2022 : 03:22:46 AM
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One of the greatest days of my life was taking that train. Stumbled over it by accident while puttering down Maine coast. Those Porter locomotives were from your neck of the
woods, WKS, serving on the NYC area elevated tracks, around
1910. The rail used is salvaged subway rail. The actual
narrow gauge line was an attempt to link the ice free port of
Wiscassett to Quebec City. Never got very far, it struggled on through several bankruptcies, moving dairy, potatoes, and
LTL cargo that had to be shifted from narrow to standard
gauge Maine Central, which was very expensive and labor
intensive. Additionally, the Maine Central did their level best
to tie the WWF up for years and years with lawsuits preventing the little narrow gauge to cross Maine Central
tracks as it tried to penetrate north to Canada. Flooded
almost annually, and suffering some expensive derailments
caused by joy riding engineers, she finally went bankrupt
during the 1930's, a victim of the motor truck. During
her 50 year history, she only turned a slim profit for two.
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Posted - September 22 2022 : 10:58:19 AM
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Very nice operation in the woods Jeff. Definitely a worthwhile place to visit.
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Posted - September 22 2022 : 11:02:23 AM
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Another nice video.
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Posted - October 31 2023 : 2:39:11 PM
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Posted - October 31 2023 : 2:41:50 PM
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Recent video.
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Posted - November 01 2023 : 11:10:58 AM
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Fabulous videos, WKS. Thank you for posting. This astonishing railroad deserves to be
lovingly restored. When I rode on it, she was only about a mile or two of track. It would
be amazing to have this line expanded more.
In the day, the W&Q ran across some extraordinary bridge, built on pylons, that spanned
part of the bay into Wiscasset. Wiscasset is closer to the main avenue of costal Maine,
Route One, if memory serves. Where the rail journey starts is considerably off the
beaten path, into the backwoods.
Now with GPS, I'm sure it's a lot easier to find. I only stumbled over it while motoring
through to another destination. There was a little hand lettered sign beside the road,
and it led to a lifetime of cherished memories.
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