Two feet to the quarries. Maine's 6-mile Monson Railroad existed primarily to move slate from quarries in the Monson area to a connection with the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad, where it coul... (more)
Slate haulers. The crew of Monson #3 waits patiently for their next move, as they bring a couple of empty slate flats to a quarry just outside the little town of Monson, Maine. Of course, ... (more)
Steamy Sheepscot Morning. A cloudy, chilly winter morning finds the visiting Monson Railroad #3 emitting tall plumes of steam as she heads for the upper yard at Sheepscot to coal up for the... (more)
In a scene that was set to reflect actual Monson railroad operations a single flatcar leads ahead of the locomotive. The Monson did not have ample runaround tracks so the railroad would often put ... (more)
Double Head of Steam at Alna!!! Although the railroad was reluctant to stage this image as the original WWF reportedly never ran double headed steam they made an exception after this photographer ... (more)
Monson Railroad No. 3 is running around its train at the end-of-track - a former GTW bridge that burned in the early 1980s. The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum is running out its last days i... (more)
Monson Railroad No. 3 steams alongside scenic Casco Bay near downtown Portland, Maine, during a rare winter run. No. 3 is owned by the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum, but has been leased to... (more)
Walking down the street in the old port a few weekends ago I unexpectedly heard the sound of a steam whistle. Heading over to the Narrow Gauge museum I surprisingly found Monson #3 under steam. Th... (more)
