# SANDY RIVER AND RANGELEY LAKES RAILROAD MAINE NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD MD52154

This impressive silent movie shows the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad. This line was among the first of a number of 2 foot (610mm) narrow gauge railroads to be built within the state of Maine. Dating to 1879 the railroad connected the towns of Strong, Phillips and Farmington. It was a common carrier railroad that operated approximately 112 miles (180 km) of track in Franklin County, Maine. Although abandoned in the mid 1930s a piece of the railroad has been rebuilt within the town of Phillips, 128 Bridge Street, where a museum occupies the area with a short stretch of track restored. The film was photographed in the 1930s towards the end of its operation. Highlights include: 00:25 Railbus at Phillips 01:24 Farmington meet with the standard gauge Maine Central 02:35 Snow scenes with steam engines 05:39 Mainline trains between Farmingting and Phillips, making a connection with the Kingfield Branch train 09:00 Scenes at Strong, dismantling of track 12:41 Phillips scenes 14:09 In May 1935 the remaining portions of the railroad were sold for scrap. On May 30 the last trains operated. 14:30 Numbers 18 and 23 coming out of engine house. #23 was a Baldwin 2-6-2 built in 1913. It was the largest 2 foot gauge engine in the United States. #18 was built by MEC in 1916 and also 2-6-2. Probably the last operating SR&RL engine. 18:49 junction at South Strong We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a…

- Kind: Film
- By: PeriscopeFilm
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/md-52154-sandy-river-mos-vwr)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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