Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad

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Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
Locale	Maine
Dates of operation	1908 – 1935
Track gauge	2 ft (610 mm)
Length	112 miles
Headquarters	Phillips

The Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad (SR&RLR) was a narrow gauge common carrier railroad that operated approximately 112 miles of 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railroad in Franklin County, Maine.

1 Formation
2 Closure
3 Revival
4 Locomotives
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Formation

The SR&RLR was formed by a series of mergers between 1908 and 1911 of a number of existing narrow gauge lines located around Farmington in Franklin County. The lines that formed the SR&RLR were the Sandy River Railroad, the Franklin and Megantic Railway, the Kingfield and Dead River Railroad, the Phillips and Rangeley Railroad, the Madrid Railroad and the Eustis Railroad.

[edit] Closure

In the late 1920s competition from roads began to impact the SR&RLR. By 1934 all lines beyond Perham Junction were removed. The entire network was closed and the remaining lines lifted in 1935.

[edit] Revival

In 1970 a group of local railfans at the Phillips Historical Society formed a project to document the SR&RLR. This group eventually formed a separate non-profit organization to preserve remaining equipment from the railroad. The non-profit no operates a short railroad on the trackbed of the original SR&RLR at Phillips.

[edit] Locomotives

Number	Builder	Type	Date	Works number	Notes
1	Hinkley Locomotive Works	0-4-4	1877	1251	ex-Sandy River Railroad No. 1
2	Hinkley Locomotive Works	0-4-4	1877	1261	ex-Phillips and Rangeley Railroad No. 4
3	Hinkley Locomotive Works	0-4-4	1884	1664	ex-Franklin and Megantic Railway No. 1
4	Portland Engine Company	0-4-4	1886	8304	ex-Franklin and Megantic Railway No. 2
5	Portland Engine Company	0-4-4	1890	616	ex-Sandy River Railroad No. 4
6	Portland Engine Company	0-4-4	1891	622	ex-Sandy River Railroad No. 5; sold to the Kennebec Central
7	Baldwin Locomotive Works	0-4-4	1890	615	ex-Phillips and Rangeley Railroad No. 1
8	Baldwin Locomotive Works	2-4-4	1907	31826	Ordered for the Sandy River Railroad but delivered to the SR&RLR
9	Baldwin Locomotive Works	2-4-4	1909	33550	Built new for the SR&RLR.
10	Baldwin Locomotive Works	2-4-4	1916	42231	Built new for the SR&RLR. Used on the Farmington to Rangeley main line only
15	Baldwin Locomotive Works	2-6-0 tender	1891	11706	ex-Phillips and Rangeley Railroad No. 3; rebuilt in 1916 as a 2-6-2
16	Baldwin Locomotive Works	2-6-0 tender	1892	12964	ex-Sandy River Railroad No. 6; rebuilt in 1916 as a 2-6-2
17	Baldwin Locomotive Works	0-4-4	1893	13276	ex-Phillips and Rangeley Railroad No. 2
18	Baldwin Locomotive Works	2-6-0	1893	13733	ex-Sandy River Railroad No. 2. Rebuilt as a 2-6-2. The last locomotive to run on the SR&RLR. Scrapped 1936
19	Baldwin Locomotive Works	2-6-2 tender	1904	23874	ex-Sandy River Railroad No. 8
20	Baldwin Locomotive Works	0-4-4	1903	23245	ex Eustis Railroad No. 7
21	Baldwin Locomotive Works	0-4-4	1904	23754	ex Eustis Railroad No. 8
22	Baldwin Locomotive Works	0-4-4	1904	23755	ex Eustis Railroad No. 9
23	Baldwin Locomotive Works	2-6-2 tender	1913	40733	Built new for the SR&RLR.
24	Baldwin Locomotive Works	2-6-2 tender	1919	51803	Built new for the SR&RLR.

[edit] See also

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

[edit] References

MacDonald, Robert L. (2003). Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-1179-X.
Crittenden, H. Temple (1976). The Maine Scenic Route. McClain Printing.