Bring Trains to Maine up from Africa

$16,970 Raised! We processed a bunch of mail-in donations tonight and were amazed to discover we’ve exceeded 25% of our $66,000 goal! Thank you for your interest and support. But just like the ballast hoppers are still far off, we have a long way to go to reach $66,000. Please consider donating at www.wwfry.org/africa or…

We’re Shipping Trains In From Africa! Our ballast wagons have shipped from Durban, So. Africa and are in-route to the USA via Singapore! They departed on April 30, 2024 aboard the container ship Bay Bridge. Meanwhile we’ve raised 15% of the $66,000 needed to recoup the cost of purchasing and shipping these cars – and…

We Bought the Trains down in Africa! Shipping Update: Ballast Cars On April 17-18, 2024, two ballast “wagons” were loaded at Sandstone Estates – Pty Ltd for shipment to the WW&F, with a third going to our friends at Edaville Family Theme Park. See the photos of the loading process. Fundraising Update: Nearing $10,000! Thanks…

  Thanks to Sara “Ironhorse” Kammeraad continuing to help spread the word on all places social media. In less than three weeks, we’ve raised almost $5700 online! We’re gaining momentum on this project. Shipping Update: Ballast Cars The shipping company and Sandstone Estates are currently in the process of making arrangements to load the cars,…

  Wow! In just two weeks we’ve raised over $5000! While just a drop in the bucket hopper, this is an amazing start to bring these hoppers from South Africa to the WW&F. Thank you to all who have contributed so far. Please help by spreading the word on social media – even just “liking”…

  Thanks to Sara “Ironhorse” Kammeraad for helping spread the word on all places social media. And also to our friends at Railfan & Railroad magazine for announcing this campaign to their readers: https://railfan.com/wwf-to-purchase-narrow-gauge-south-african-ballast-hoppers/ In just a week, we’ve raised almost $2500 online! Can we double that by the end of the month?

Today, March 20, 2024, the WW&F Railway is officially launching the Bring Trains to Maine up from Africa fundraising campaign to purchase and transport two ballast hoppers from Sandstone Estates in So. Africa. Please help us by spreading the word about this unique opportunity to be part of a world-wide narrow gauge movement. We promise…