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)