Sandy River Railroad
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The Sandy River Railroad was a 2 ft narrow gauge railway built to serve the towns of Strong and Phillips in the Sandy River valley upstream of Farmington. The Sandy River Railroad was the first narrow
Forney locomotive No.1 at Phillips, Maine
The Billerica and Bedford Railroad was an early narrow gauge railroad in Massachusetts, built to demonstrate the advantages of a 2 ft gauge railroad.
Sandy River Railroad
…built in the State of Maine. The railroad was built from Farmington through Strong to Phillips in 1879 using rolling stock of the recently abandoned Billerica and Bedford Railroad. The original Billerica and Bedford equipment consisted of 2 locomotives, 6 flat cars, a baggage car, a coach, a combination car, and 2 box cars rebuilt…
Steam locomotive 'Ariel' built by Hinkley Locomotive Works of Boston
Steam locomotive 'Puck' of the Billerica and Bedford Railroad
Box car of the Billerica and Bedford Railroad
Excursion car of the Billerica and Bedford Railroad