Sandy River Railroad

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Sandy River Railroad
Locale Maine
Dates of operation 1879 – 1908
Successor line Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
Track gauge 2 ft (610 mm)
Headquarters Farmington

The Sandy River Railroad was the first narrow gauge common carrier railroad built in the State of Maine.

Locomotives

Number Name Builder Type Date Works number Notes
1 Dawn Hinkley Locomotive Works 0-4-4 1877 Formerly locomotive Ariel of the Billerica and Bedford Railroad. Scrapped in 1911.
2 Echo Hinkley Locomotive Works 0-4-4 1877 Formerly locomotive Puck of the Billerica and Bedford Railroad. Sold to the Franklin and Megantic Railroad; scrapped in 1911.
2 Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-6-0 1892 Became Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad No. 18
3 Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-6-0 1892 ex-Laurel River and Hot Springs Railroad; became Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad No. 16
4 0-4-4
5 0-4-4 Sold to the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
8 Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-6-2 tender 1904 Sold to the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad

References


  • MacDonald, Robert L. (2003). Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-1179-X. 

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