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)
#4 in her final full season of service to date. This is an ex GTW line that was regauged for two foot operation.
#4 wraps up a day's worth of running along the Portland waterfront. These days, the line is playing host to her sister, #3.
With the burned ex-GTW Back Cove bridge in the background, Monson 0-4-4T 4 is steamed up at the northern end of the Maine Narrow Gauge's line along Portland's Casco Bay. The flags that 4 is flying... (more)
On a spectacular Labor Day in Maine, the 3PM train heads north the the bridge at Back Cove with the beautiful Casco Bay in the background.