WW&F Railway Museum Equipment Roster
For the roster of the historic 1894-1933 Railway, please click here.
Our Museum started with a single historic car at our founding in 1989: WW&F Railway flatcar No. 118, courtesy of the late Alice Ramsdell of West Thompson, CT. Her father Frank Ramsdell and his friend William Monypenny had saved WW&F’s 118, along with WW&F boxcar No. 309 and WW&F locomotive No. 9, following the railway’s 1933 closure. Flatcar 118, which was used in the disassembly of the railway in the 1930s, was the first our Museum restored and has been used ever since to rebuild our railway.
Since then, our collection has grown tremendously, through our restoration efforts and construction of new cars to historic car plans. Our latest work is the construction of a new passenger car (coach No. 9) to the design of historic car W&Q No. 2 and a new steam locomotive (No. 11) to the design of historic locomotive WW&F No. 7. Both projects are now well underway.
Thanks to our friends at Alna’s Maine Locomotive & Machine Works (ML&MW) and Portland’s Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. and Museum (MNG), we are now also hosting several cars and locomotives from their collections. This collaboration reached a milestone in January 2019 with the establishment of the Narrow Gauge Railway Collection.
Here we present the roster of our Museum’s collection as well as the equipment on display as part of the Narrow Gauge Railway Collection and other visiting equipment.
Motive Power
WW&F steam locomotive No. 9 is the last surviving locomotive from three of the five Maine common carrier two-foot gauge railroads: the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes; Kennebec Central; and Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington. Thanks to owner Dale King, Alice Ramsdell’s nephew, we were able to restore her to service in 2015 after last steaming over 80 years before.
| No. | Builder | Bldr’s # | Built | Acq’d | Wght | Wheel Arr. | Type |
| 4 | Leon Weeks | n/a | 2007- 2010 | 2010 | 2 tn. | 4 | Model T Railcar |
| 9 | Portland Co. | 622 | 1891 | 1995 | 18 tn. | 0-4-4RT | Steam |
| 10 | Vulcan Ironworks | 574 | 1904 | 1999 | 12 tn. | 0-4-4RT | Steam |
| 11 | WW&F Ry. Museum | TBD | 2017- | TBD | 28 tn. | 2-4-4RT | Steam |
| 51 | Brookville | 3233 | 1947 | 1994 | 1.5 tons | 0-4-0 | Gas-Mechanical |
| 52 | Plymouth | 6290 | 1962 | 1996 | 12 tn. | B | Diesel-Hydraulic |
Passenger Equipment
Wiscasset & Quebec No. 3 is the last surviving historic coach from our Railway. Once we complete construction of WW&F Coach No. 9, we plan to restore No. 3 to its 1894 splendor.
| Car Number | Builder | Built | Built For | Acq’d | Notes |
| W&Q Coach 3 | Jackson & Sharp | 1894 | Wiscasset & Quebec RR | 1999 | Leased from MNG 1999-2010, Purchased 2010. |
| WW&F Coach/Combine 8 | Edaville RR | 1985 | Edaville RR | 2005 | Nee Edaville Coach No. 26. |
| WW&F Coach 9 | WW&F Ry. Museum | 2018- | WW&F Ry. Museum | Under construction. | |
| WW&F Caboose 320 | WW&F Ry. Museum | 1998 | WW&F Ry. Museum | 1998 | Constructed to 1901 plans. |
Freight Equipment
Our collection includes two historic WW&F cars: flatcar 118 (restored in 1992) and boxcar 309 (restored in 1997), as well as others built to historic Railway plans (TCDA dairy car 65 and flatcar 126).
| Car Number | Builder | Built | Built For | Acq’d | Notes |
| TCDA Dairy Car 65 | WW&F Ry. Museum | 2012 | WW&F Ry. Museum | 2012 | Contains an exhibit on the railway and the Turner Centre Dairying Association creamery in Wiscasset. Usually on display at the Creamery Pier in Wiscasset. |
| WW&F Boxcar 309 | Portland Company | 1894 | Wiscasset & Quebec RR | 1995 | Restored in 1997. |
| B&SR Boxcar 56 | Portland Company | 1898 | Bridgton & Saco River RR | 2018 | Donated by MNG. Undergoing restoration. |
| B&SR Boxcar 67 | Laconia | 1905 | Bridgton & Saco River RR | 2015 | Donated by MNG. Rebuilt 2015-2019. |
| WW&F Flatcar 118 | Portland Company | 1912 | WW&F Ry. | 1989 | Restored 1992. |
| WW&F Flatcar 126 | WW&F Ry. Museum | 2006 | WW&F Ry. Museum | 2006 | Parts used from Edaville excursion car 202. |
| B&SR Flatcar 34 | B&SR | 1886 | B&SR | 2018 | Rebuilt 2019. |
| B&SR/SOCONY tank (minus car) | B&SR | 1899? | B&SR | 2007 | Originally mounted on B&SR flatcar 21? To be restored. |
MOW Equipment
This maintenance-of-way equipment helps us build and maintain our Railway.
| Car No. | Builder | Built | Notes |
| 1 | WW&F Ry. Museum | 1994 | 4-wheel wood flat, scrapped 2007. |
| 2 | WW&F Ry. Museum | 1994 | 4-wheel wood flat, scrapped 2003. |
| Handcar 1 | WW&F Ry. Museum | 2006 | Hand pump car. |
| Handcar 2 | WW&F Ry. Museum | 2008 | Hand pump car; Includes original WW&F pump handle. |
| 1001 | Koppel | Unknown | 4-wheel steel dump car. |
| 1002 & 1003 | Koppel? | Unknown | 4-wheel steel dump chassis (2 cars). |
| 1004 | Koppel? | Unknown | 4-wheel steel dump chassis; fire-fighting equipment added 2006. |
| 1005 | Russell St. John | 1997 | 4-wheel steel flat. |
| 1006 | Russell St. John | 2000 | 4-wheel wood flat. |
| 1007 | Gary Recave | 2005 | 4-wheel steel flat, with compressor and air tank. |
| 1008 “Big Joe” | WW&F Ry. Museum | 2009-2012 | Air-powered tamper car. |
| 1009 | Mike Fox | 2012 | Right-of-way mowing car. |
| 1010 “Ichabod” | Fairmont | Unknown | Regauged Fairmont W-64 Derrick Crane car. |
| 1014 | Mike Fox | 2016 | 4-wheel steel flat. |
| 1015 | Mike Fox | 2017 | Equipment transport car. |
The Narrow Gauge Railway Collection
On Friday, January 25, 2019, our Museum and the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum announced an unprecedented collaboration: The Narrow Gauge Railway Collection.
This exhibit is hosted at our Museum. It includes several pieces of equipment owned by Maine Narrow Gauge (MNG). Four cars make up the Core Collection: Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes parlor car Rangeley, SR&RL combination car No. 14, Bridgton & Saco River coach No. 16 Mount Pleasant, and B&SR caboose No. 32. MNG has helped fund an expansion of our Sheepscot Car Barn to exhibit these cars.
Depending on Maine Narrow Gauge’s operational needs, items from this collection may be found in Portland on any given day.
| Name/Number | Builder | Built | Built For | Notes |
| SR&RL Parlor Car 9, Rangeley | Jackson & Sharp | 1901 | Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR | Core Collection. The only historic US two-foot gauge parlor car ever built. |
| SR&RL Combination Car 14 | American Car & Foundry | 1903 | Franklin & Megantic RR | Core Collection. Originally F&M combine No. 3. |
| B&SR Coach 16 Mount Pleasant | Billmeyer & Small | 1882 | Bridgton & Saco River RR | Core Collection. |
| B&SR Caboose 32 | Laconia Car Company | 1882 | B&SR | Core Collection. Renumbered by the B&SR to 101 in 1902. |
| Monson Locomotive 3 | Vulcan Iron Works | 1913 | Monson RR | In service for special events. |
| Monson Locomotive 4 | Vulcan Iron Works | 1918 | MRR | On display by the Sheepscot turntable. |
| B&SR Locomotive 7 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 1913 | B&SR | On display in the Sheepscot car barn. In service for special events. |
| B&SR Locomotive 8 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 1924 | B&SR | On display by the Sheepscot turntable. |
| SR&RL Coach 19 | Billmeyer & Small | 1890 | Phillips & Rangeley RR | Originally P&R No. 2. |
| B&SR/SOCONY Tank Car 14 | Portland Company | 1903 | B&SR | Restored by our Museum and MNG at our Museum in 2020. |
| B&SR Snowplow 2 | B&SR | 1900 | B&SR |
Other Visiting Equipment
Over the years we have had the opportunity to host many pieces of Maine two-foot railroad equipment, courtesy of several friends, including Boothbay Railway Village, Maine Locomotive & Machine Works, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. and Museum and Owls Head Transportation Museum. We are currently hosting the following cars from Maine Locomotive & Machine Works and Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. and Museum collections:
| Car Number | Builder | Built | Built For | Notes |
| Franklin & Megantic Coach 2 | 1903 | F&M | Later SR&RL No. 21, then Edaville No. 21. Owned by ML&MW. | |
| MNG Excursion Car 103 | Edaville RR | 1963 | Edaville RR | Built using parts from a B&SR flatcar or boxcar. Owned by MNG. |
| ML&MW Excursion Car 130 | Owned by ML&MW. | |||
| ML&MW Caboose 554 | Edaville RR | Edaville RR | Built using parts from a B&SR boxcar. Owned by ML&MW. | |
| MNG Flatcar 205 | Edaville RR | ? | Edaville RR | Former Edaville excursion car, likely built using parts from a B&SR boxcar or flatcar. |
| B&SR Boxcar 51 | B&SR | 1890 | B&SR | Recently restored by ML&MW. |
| B&SR Boxcar 54 | 1895 | B&SR | Recently restored by ML&MW. | |
| B&SR Flanger 40 | Maine Central Railroad | 1913 | B&SR | Owned by MNG. Under a 5-year lease, to be restored in our Sheepscot shops. |
Occasionally you may also find other Maine two-foot gauge equipment on our Railway, as cars are transported in and out between our transfer ramp in Sheepscot and Maine Locomotive & Machine Works’ shop ¾-mile north.