And here they come down the backstretch... #5's leading by a locomotive length, #11's gaining ground quickly and Big Six is bringing up the rear on the three train race at this year's Carl Franz ... (more)
The first runby of the day was the tripple-header led by Shay #5, followed by Shay #11 with Big Six bringing up the rear. Special thanks to the entire staff of the Carl Franz Photo Special and th... (more)
Original Kodachrome by the late Joseph Jessel Jr, a good friend who taught me much about photographic composition as it applied to streetcar views (not always the same as it is for railroad views)... (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)