My view from the fireman’s seat on this blustery Maine evening, included this apparent Annulum Ignis, or, “ring of fire” lighting effect, caused by steam and smoke wafting across the beam o... (more)

The re-birth of WW&F Locomotive #9. It's been 82 years since this little gal last had a fire in her belly. And on the day the fire was last dropped, the odds of her having any sort of futu... (more)

Steamy Sheepscot, Maine. For the first time in 82 years, a new day dawns with two steam locomotives being prepared for operation on the Wiscasset Waterville & Framington Railway. In the fo... (more)

WW&F Railway No. 9, that's right, No. 9, hauls Victorian Christmas passengers across Humason Brook Trestle on her first day of "revenue" service in 82 years! The word 'revenue' is in quotes becaus... (more)

Merry Christmas from Maine! On a chilly, windy December day, newly restored WW&F Locomotive #9 charges southbound across Humanson Brook Trestle with a trainload of holiday revelers fresh fr... (more)

Wiscasset Waterville and Farmington Railway number 9 moving under steam for the first time following her restoration. Number 9 was last used in 1933.

Last rays of sun in Sheepscot. The Sheepscot Yard is just minutes away from losing the late summer sun, as a WW&F freight steams toward the freight platform with loads from Albion. Engine... (more)

Sheepscot arrival. There aren't many places left where you can easily re-create history without having to resort to a lot of digital wizardry. The WW&F Museum is one such place....where the... (more)

Waiting on the evening freight. WW&F Employees Stewart and JB await the arrival of a southbound evening freight train with the line's Model AA Ford Stake Truck. This is just one of many s... (more)

Charging south! There's no prettier picture of the WW&F than that of a classic 2-foot freight arriving in evening light at Alna Center Yard. Tonight's train consists of Boxcar 309, and Fl... (more)

Doubling the hill. WW&F Locomotive #10 runs around a cut of freight cars on the siding at "Top of the Mountain", just south of Head Tide on a warm August afternoon. In the cab, E... (more)

Top of the Mountain - End of the Line. WW&F Locomotive #10 sits on the spur track at a location known as "Top of the Mountain", as Brakeman Bill Baskerville prepares to throw the ... (more)

No turntable? No problem. WW&F Railcar RC4 brings her own turntable, and it only takes one crew member to jack her up, spin her and put her back on the rails.

Although most of Maine's ... (more)

Motoring into Sheepscot. Here's the view over the shoulder of WW&F Motorman James Patten as he guides the museum's Model-T Railcar RC4 past the Head Tide Tank and into the Sheepscot Yard. ... (more)

The end of the day finds brakeman Bill Baskerville waiting atop boxcar 309 to release the brake. Meanwhile engineer Gordon Cook, and fireman Joe Fox bring WW&F Ry No 10 around their train at"Top o... (more)