On loan from the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, former Monson Railroad #3 was a major attraction for the "Maine Two-Foot Winter" event hosted by the Wiscasset Waterville and Farmington Railw... (more)

WW&F number 9 is fired up to be moved to the turntable to be spun around for the first run of the "Maine Two-Foot Winter" photo charter.

Engineer Robert "Bullet Bob" Longo of locomotive #9 puts his train together in Sheepscot Yard before the Saturday day photo events. Today Bob is running WW&F Number 9 which will join the visiting ... (more)

WWF 9 and the visiting Monson Railroad #3 pose together as they meet at the area known as "Top of the Mountain" in Alna, Maine on the Wiscasset Waterville and Farmington Railway.

Take the last train...... The all-day snowstorm is beginning to abate just a bit as the last of the WW&F's Christmas Trains charges past Jayne's Way en route to Alna Center. Ordinarily, t... (more)

Waiting on the Christmas Train. A small group of hardy Mainers brave a December snowstorm as they await the arrival of a northbound WW&F Christmas Train at the tiny flag stop in Alna Center... (more)

Top Ten of 2016. With the year almost over, here's a look back at my Top 10 favorite shots from 2016.
5. One of my favorite places to visit is the ever-expanding 2-foot emp... (more)

Departing Sheepscot. The snow continues to fall on the tiny hamlet of Sheepscot in the town of Alna, Maine, as WW&F Locomotive #9 makes yet another trip north toward Alna Center, with a loa... (more)

Taking an ice-cold drink on an ice-cold day. During a brief break between the Christmas Trains to Alna Center, Fireman Wes Carpenter tops the cistern on the 1891-vintage WW&F Locomotive #9 ... (more)

Merry Christmas from Maine! On Saturday, December 17th, 2016, the WW&F Museum ran its 16th Annual Victorian Christmas celebration. This event features free train rides, visits to Santa Cl... (more)

A Mainstay of North American Railroading

With all the changes in railroading over the last few decades, more and more "railroady" items - such as searchlight signals, marke... (more)

Bellying Up to the Bar

Even on a cool, misty Maine morning, Wiscasset; Waterville & Farmington #9 is a thirsty beast. Prior to the first passenger run of the day, steam swirls aroun... (more)

Out of the Mists of the Past

Wiscasset; Waterville & Farmington 2'-gauge 0-4-4 #9 has just taken on a load of coal, and is backing down to pick up the two passenger cars for today's ... (more)

Steam and Steel

... but it also takes a human to make a locomotive come "alive" and do what it was designed to do. As steam swirls around and through the cab on a cool and... (more)

Stretching Its Legs After a Rebuilding

Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington #9, a 24" gauge 0-4-4, recently completed an extensive rebuild that lasted nearly a decade. This littl... (more)