[4K] Maine Narrow Gauge Steam Fest 2018 - 60 fps

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum has just finished restoring Bridgton & Saco River Steam Locomotive #7 and held a special event to commemorate her return to service. They had both the #7 and the Monson Railroad #3 running trains all day.

[@narrowgaugejoe4189]

The 2 footers seen here once traversed the Maine woods at 5 different railroads. There are 2 operations on original railroad grades in Phillips Maine, and the other in Alna Maine. Coincidentally they were the two largest narrow gauge railroads in the state. The engine in this video was once used on the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad.

[@electron2601]

When I was a kid, I remember seeing engine #7 when it used to be at Edaville R.R. in Carver Massachusetts. I loved trains since.

[@smw381st]

Wasn't i ever shocked when i was there and found out that the rails are just 2 feet apart where standard rails are 5 feet apart.

[@schutendohkji548]

Great closeup shots. Nxt time, please shoot #7, honest broad shots, right n left side while stationary. Not compressed superposed shots. Also, close up of details on the loco: Crosshead, side rods, airpump, turbogenerator, whistles, ... and any detail closeups u like. Didn't realize how bumpy n crooked those rails r. Fun to watch the little giants negotiated dem.

[@3rdfarmer86]

Lol so you were the guy that was filming at the bridge. I was the trainman that talked quickly to you when we left you at the bridge. Nice shots!

[@NorfKhazad]

Thanks!

[@stanleydomalewski8497]

Great Video, Thanks for Sharing !

[@gerardomanzanares7838]

Me gusta este Video ferroviario con esas bellas locomotoras de Vapor arrastrando trenes turisticos Que lindo 👌👍🖒👏👌

[@claytonmoore2091]

I love these trains!! Great video!! BTW I picked up the Panasonic 14-140 and really like it.

[@NorfKhazad]

I shot all of this video with it, it's a good general purpose lens. Less sharp than the 12-60 but you don't really notice that on 4K video, it's really only noticeable on stills.

[@claytonmoore2091]

Cool, video is all I use it for.

[@bradymc33]

Love that Boston and Maine 6 chime on number 3

[@jackmurray3885]

Insane to think that engines this size share the same gauge track as a quarry hunslet in the uk, these things are utter beasts, wish I could see one somewhere like the welsh highland railway, give it a good running

[@NorfKhazad]

It's funny, for the US these things are incredibly tiny.

[@neilphillips2229]

Brecon mountain railway has a very sandy river theme. They are also building a forney like no7, a replica of sandy river no10.

[@jeffhull9977]

I really enjoyed watching this video and seeing the actual engine that was on the Bridgton &Saco river railroad. (no.7) I walked the old Bridgton & Harrison line a lot of times. The right of way goes right past my cousin Charlie & Donna Cooks home in Bridgton ME. He finds the little railroad spikes sometimes near his driveway and his garden. He gave me 2 of them. Did the NO. 7 run on that line also? I also heard they were going to put track in on that line and run tourist trains on there also. I hope that happens and I will ride that train for sure! I hope to see more of these video's on here and thank you for putting this one on you tube.

[@narrowgaugejoe4189]

Jeff Hull Not moving to Bridgton unfortunately. They are going to Gray on an old trolley line that ran from Portland to Lewiston. However, The WW&F and SR&RL museums run on original right of ways to their name sake railroads amd were the largest two Maine two footers.

[@jeffhull9977]

Thank you NarrowgaugeJoe, well at least that old trolley line in Gray and Portland to Lewiston Division will have some action there after all these years of being out of service. I saw that line and where there cars, signals and other narrow guage stuff is in Gray. A man in Maine who is friend of mine and living in Gray, showed me all of that and the old right of way. I'm looking forward to walking on that old line and riding on it when it is brought back for riding on it again. His name is Joe also. He is a railfan and likes Amtrak like I do and The SL&A railroad that comes out of Lewiston ME. We both watch Pan-am Freight trains also. Thank you for the info and I hope we can meet some day. Happy Railfanning!

[@ronbennett6396]

Jeff Hull Do you know if anything in the roster is from the old S.R.R.L. ?

[@3rdfarmer86]

@@ronbennett6396 the Maine Narrow Gauge RR, WW&F, and SR&RL museums all have various pieces from the original SR&RL. The only surviving SR&RL locomotive is the WW&F #9. The locomotive was purchased from the SR&RL back when all 5 railroads were still running in the 1930's and was renumbered from SR&RL #6 to WW&F #9.

[@3rdfarmer86]

I believe that the B&SR sisters did operate over the line. B&SR #7 and #8 were actually the last 2 locomotives to operate when B&SR reorganized and became the Bridgton & Harrison Railroad and the last operating 2 foot locomotives to operate for the original owners.

[@glennrobinson2417]

NOTE WE HAD 2 STEAM LOCOS UNDER STEAM....

[@denault3985]

Nice shots of a "very" narrow gauge railroad. Is this 24" gauge, reminds of my major amusement park engineer days over forty years ago! :)

[@NorfKhazad]

Yep, 24" gauge. With the track as rough as it is it looks like the #7 is just going to fall over.

[@narrowgaugejoe4189]

These trains once hauled passengers, mail, and freight tgroughout rural Maine at speeds up to 45 mph on 32 lb to 56 lb rail.

[@NorfKhazad]

Hard to imagine these things doing 45 mph, they're a rough ride at 10. I guess better track work makes a big difference.

[@narrowgaugejoe4189]

NorfKhazad Actually track work back then was in some cases worse. Which is why they had so many wrecks. Then standards came out to maintain railroad tracks to, so in todays world they would only be able to go as fast as the track is officially certified for. For example the WW&F maintains their track to 25mph, but averages 15-18mph. Theres a few slow downs where the track guys have been working here and there. Also jointed rail is certainly no where near as smooth as welded rail.

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

What's 24" in metric? Edit; nvm, just needed some caffeine

[@Benthenewbie414]

Am I the only one noticing that these two locomotives in this video used to be in the Edaville railroad?

[@bluefoxy6478]

No, your not the only 1. Their are 4 locomotives that were on the EDAville line, i dont know what happened what happened to the other 2.

[@allanegleston4931]

is edavile in existance or did they close , i heard a while back that they had dumped the trains , but that is what created edaville in the first place was the trains .

[@3rdfarmer86]

@@bluefoxy6478 We have all 4. B&SR #7 is operating in Portland, MRR #3, MRR #4, and B&SR #8 are all at WW&F. MRR #3 is helping out with operations there, MRR #4 is waiting her turn for a new boiler, and B&SR #8 is on static display while waiting on buildings to be built at the MNGRR.

[@3rdfarmer86]

@@allanegleston4931 Edaville is still around, but not nearly the same as it was when the MRR and B&SR sisters all ran there.

[@gamingandmore888]

@@3rdfarmer86 And 21 Is at the WW&F Having a overhaul.

[@shanewalters2565]

Why does #7 have 2 whistles? Is one her original and one pulled off of another engine?

[@zanderkmd2020]

One is for singling to the guard to put on the breaks, one is just what you would expect a whistle to be.

[@farmerdave7965]

More fun than humans should be allowed !

[@highlandwinterwolf8589]

Curious to know why you'd say that.

[@tucker.84]

dafaq

[@bogdog45]

Awsome footage. What camera do you use?

[@NorfKhazad]

Thanks, I use a Panasonic GH5.

[@bradymc33]

Was this train ever at edaville Back in the old days

[@NorfKhazad]

I'm pretty sure both of them were, yes. I think if you check the Maine Narrow Gauge website you can find out the details.

[@eliotreader8220]

how much coal does this narrow gauge engines use during their day's work exactly

[@DL541]

How long of a run do the guys have?

[@NorfKhazad]

I believe it's about a mile and a half.

[@gerardomanzanares7838]

👌👍👏👌👍

[@modeltrainproductions3167]

Where's this at

[@NorfKhazad]

Portland Maine, on the waterfront.