The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum is a narrow gauge railway, located in

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History

Operating out of the former Portland Company Marine Complex, the organization was founded in 1993 and continues to operate as of 2022. The collection consists of passenger and freight equipment, as well as artifacts from the

narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...

railways that ran in the state of

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The organization operates a long railroad that runs along the waterfront of

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and parallels Portland's

Eastern Promenade The Eastern Promenade (Eastern Prom) is a historic promenade, public park and recreation area in Portland, Maine. Construction of the Promenade began in 1836 and continued periodically until 1934. The park was designed by the Olmsted Brothers de ...

. Historic steam and diesel locomotives and a variety of restored coaches are used to run passenger services on the railroad.

Locomotive roster

Gallery

File:Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad.jpg, Train operating along the Eastern Promenade File:Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad platform, November 2016.JPG, Train parked at the platform File:Maine Narrow Gauge tracks along the Eastern Promenade, November 2016.JPG, Narrow gauge tracks re-gauged from standard gauge

References

External links

Official web site
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