Bound for Wiscasset. With Engineman Roger Whitney at the throttle, WW&F Locomotive #9 charges south past Milepost 6 with a mixed train bound for the seacoast village of Wiscasset. On the ... (more)

crossing human brook trestle

steam reunion weekend, taking water in the morning on a crisp 4 degree day

Backlit beauty. Having just lined the north switch at Top of the Mountain for the main line, Brakeman Bryce Weeks watches carefully as WW&F #9 brings her mixed train north, headed for Head ... (more)

Steam meets steam at T.O.M. Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Locomotive #9 takes the siding with her mixed train at Top of the Mountain (T.O.M.) on the WW&F Railway, while the beefy Bridgt... (more)

A late night in Sheepscot. WW&F Yard Hand James Nobilini oils around Locomotive #9 as it turns on the Sheepscot Turntable, prior to being put away for the night. In the days of the origina... (more)

Passengers cross Trout Brook. One of the longest-standing goals of the WW&F Museum for the roughly 30 years of its existence, came to fruition during the 2019 Fall Work Weekend, as a steam ... (more)

Steam over Trout Brook! For the first time in 86 years, a steam locomotive crossed Trout Brook during the 2019 Fall Work Weekend. All of this activity was associated with work trains of on... (more)

Rails over Trout Brook! The 2019 Fall Work Weekend at the WW&F marked a major milestone in the history of the museum. For the first time in 82 years, rails were once again in place across ... (more)

Ballasting, the old fashioned way. With the track in place, and securely spiked, the task of applying ballast begins. Here, the WW&F crew is seen ballasting the southern approach to the ne... (more)

"Swingin' the hammers and drawin' up pay". The lyrics to Gordon Lightfoot's "Canadian Railway Trilogy" come to mind as I watch the WW&F Spiking Crew in action behind the... (more)

"Insta-Track" (TM). At the WW&F Railway Museum, track-laying definitely follows a very scripted process. Once a pair of rails are in place, crews immediately begin attaching tem... (more)

Joining the rails. With the rail in place on the tie-bed, WW&F crew members go about the task of attaching joint bars to couple the new section to the previous one. Note the small track c... (more)

"Elmer" in action - Laying down rail. The WW&F Gantry Car "Elmer" delivers a length of rail to the crew working in front of the train. A traveling crane with chain fal... (more)

"Elmer" in action - Tie Placement. Beginning a rail-laying cycle, the WW&F Gantry Crane "Elmer" has just delivered a tie bundle to the ground in front of the work train. Each bundle conta... (more)