With the early fall sunlight fading fast, a 2-foot gauge Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington passenger train whistles for the crossing at Alna Center Station. Prior to 1901, the Wiscasset, Waterv... (more)

A Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington passenger train pauses briefly at the tiny Alna Center Station to allow a couple of patrons to board and some light cargo to be loaded. The engine crew remai... (more)

A track crew working in the Maine wilderness pauses as a southbound freight passes them. Scene courtesy of the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum and Historic Transport Preserva... (more)

In the early 1900s, Maine's 2-foot railroads represented the only link to the outside world for many rural communities. Facilities, equipment and procedures were decidedly unsophisticated. The... (more)

A local freight from Albion hauls the mail south through the Maine woods toward Wiscasset about 1920. Unlike most such scenes, this one didn't come from Grandpa's dusty attic. It's a real-life,... (more)

In the early 1900s, Maine's 2-foot railroads were expanding their lines to serve more and more rural communities. Here, a WW&F Forney engine switches a flat-load of railroad ties in Sheepscot Ya... (more)

A late night meet between north and southbound trains briefly turns the normally deserted Alna Center Depot into a beehive of activity. Here, crews off-load boxes from a northbound freight, whil... (more)

The unmistakable profile of a 2-foot Forney makes a pretty silhouette against a clear sky just after sunset.

A WW&F engine crew salutes their track crew colleagues as they approach Humanson Trestle on a cool fall morning.

In a classic scene, a WW&F railroad crew synchronize watches prior to a pre-dawn departure from Sheepscot Station in Alna, Maine.

A WW&F track crew working near Humanson Trestle takes a break to allow a southbound freight to pass. Scene circa 1920....photo circa 2008.

In the early 1900s, Maine's 2-foot railroads were a vital link between rural communities. Mixed trains were commonplace as railways with limited resources attemped to satisfy customer demands fo... (more)

If you ever wondered what fall in New England might have looked like when steam ruled the rails, you need to visit the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum in October. This railroad... (more)

One of New England's hidden railway treasures struts its stuff for the cameras on a cool fall morning. Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington's little Vulcan Forney makes a stunning sunrise runby wi... (more)

The Trainman uncouples the consist from WW&F Locomotive #10 as she prepares to run around her train at Sheepscot Station in Alna, Maine. WW&F locomotives typically run in reverse while northboun... (more)