Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad – Wikipedia
The Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad (SR & RLR) is a former railway company in Maine (United States).
It was founded on January 30, 1908 and took over various smaller railway companies that operated a coherent network of narrow -gauge railways at a track width of 2 feet (610 mm), starting from the farming tone. The following companies became part of the SR & RLR:
In 1912, the SR & RLR built a branch from Perham Junction to Barnjum (approx. 6 km). The steep route was only used for freight traffic.
In the 1909/10 financial year [first] the company had 14 locomotives, 13 passenger wagons, 3 luggage and post wagons, 24 company vehicles and 223 freight cars. In addition, 3 locomotives and 25 freight cars were leased by other companies.
The following table contains the data of the locomotives of the SR & RLR:
| Lok nr. | Factory (Werknr.) | Construction year | design type | CV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hinkley (1251) | 1877 | 0-4-4 | Built for Billerica and Bedford Railroad ( Ariel ), ab 1879 Sandy River RR Dawn (Number 1), In 1911 decreased |
| 2 | Hinkley (1261) | 1877 | 0-4-4 | Built for Billerica and Bedford RR ( Puck ), ab 1879 Sandy River RR Echo (No. 2), AB 1884 Franklin & Megantic RR (Nr. 2, AB 1886 NR. 3), In 1911 decreased |
| 3 | Hinkley (1664) | 1883 | 0-4-4 | Built for Franklin & Megantic RR (No. 1), In 1911 decreased |
| 4 | Baldwin (8304) | 1886 | 0-4-4 | Built for Franklin & Megantic RR (No. 2), In 1911 decreased |
| 5 | Portland (616) | 1890 | 0-4-4 | Built for Sandy River RR (No. 4) |
| 6 | Portland (622) | 1891 | 0-4-4 | Built for Sandy River RR (No. 5), 1925 sold to Kennebec Central Railroad (No. 4), 1933 an Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway (Nr. 9), Today in the Main Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum in Portland |
| 7 | Portland (615) | 1890 | 0-4-4 | Built for Phillips & Rangeley RR ( Calvin Putnam , No. 1) |
| 8 | Baldwin (31826) | 1907 | 2-4-4 | Built for Sandy River RR (No. 16), but only delivered after a merger |
| 9 | Baldwin (33550) | 1909 | 2-4-4 | |
| ten | Baldwin (42231) | 1916 | 2-4-4 | For operation on the main route Farmington – Rangeley |
| 15 | Baldwin (11706) | 1891 | 2-6-0 dragging | Built for Phillips & Rangeley RR ( George M. Goodwin , No. 3), 1916 converted into Waterville into type 2-6-2 |
| 16 | Baldwin (12964) | 1892 | 2-6-0 dragging | Built for Laurel River and Hot Springs Railroad ( James Wyman ), later Sandy River RR (No. 3), 1916 converted into Waterville into type 2-6-2 |
| 17 | Baldwin (13276) | 1893 | 0-4-4 | Built for Phillips & Rangeley RR ( Isaac Walton , No. 2) |
| 18 | Baldwin (13733) | 1893 | 2-6-0 | Built for Sandy River RR (No. 2 ‘), 1916 converted into Waterville in type 2-6-2, until 1936 in action |
| 19 | Baldwin (23874) | 1904 | 2-6-2 dragging | Built for Sandy River RR (No. 8) |
| 20 | Baldwin (23245) | 1903 | 0-4-4 | Built for Eustis RR (No. 7) |
| 21 | Baldwin (23754) | 1904 | 0-4-4 | Built for Eustis RR (No. 8) |
| 22 | Baldwin (23755) | 1904 | 0-4-4 | Built for Eustis RR (No. 9) |
| 23 | Baldwin (40733) | 1913 | 2-6-2 dragging | Only for the Farmington Phillips route |
| 24 | Baldwin (51803) | 1919 | 2-6-2 dragging |
In turn, the SR & RLR was acquired by the Maine Central Railroad in August 1911, but was rejected for economic reasons in 1923. However, society could not prevail against the increasing competition on the street. In 1932 the overall operation was initially stopped, but reopened between the Farmington and Phillips as well as between Strong and Carrabassett the following year. The other routes were broken down in 1934. In June 1935, the entire remaining route network and the large part of the car park were sold to a scrap dealer and the overall company was discontinued. The routes were dismantled by the end of 1936.
In 1970, railway fans in Phillips decided to rebuild some of the route as a museum operation. From 1985 the name “Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad” was used again. Today a short distance can be used for Phillips on weekends. A replica of the locomotive 4 of the Sandy River Railroad and three other diesel and petrol-powered locomotives is used.
In Strong, where the Franklin & Megantic branched off from Sandy River Railroad, railway enthusiasts built a short route at the former train station, at which Lok 3 (formerly Monson Railroad) of the Maine on September 29, 2001, on the occasion of the 200th celebration of the town Narrow Gauge Railroad Museums in Portland.
Individually [ Edit | Edit the source text ]
- ↑ Poor’s Manual of Railroads, 44th Annual Number. Poor’s Railroad Manual Co., 1911, Seite 98.
literature [ Edit | Edit the source text ]
- MacDonald, Robert L.: Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads . Arcadia Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-7385-1179-X.
- Robert M. Lindsell: The Rail Lines of Northern New England. Branch Line Press, Pepperell, MA 2000, ISBN 0-942147-06-5.
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