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https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/f_auto,c_limit,w_608,q_auto/v1710909740/organizations/7/8/8/a/788adaed-a103-4e58-9a27-e2895594a491/fce50ae3-31a9-44d2-aa79-a14df990d4e8.jpg The WW&F Railway has officially launched a Bring Trains to Maine up from Africa fundraising campaign to p...

Add the WW&F to your list of New England heritage railroads now offering regular excursions in the winter. These trains are well patronized.

www.wwfry.org/winter

While it requires significant effort to operate during the winter months, the ridership is generally worth it.

The segment on WCVB's Chronicle featuring the WW&F is now available for online viewing: https://www.wcvb.com/article/exploring-the-historic-village-of-wiscasset-maine-and-visiting-the-wwandf-railway-museum/40644711 Part 2 features the destination, SeaLyon Farm: https://www.wcvb.com/article/sealy...

https://i.imgur.com/sTpWR0J.jpg See the WW&F on TV!! The nation's longest-running, locally-produced magazine show, Chronicle on WCVB Channel 5 (ABC Boston), visited the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum and SeaLyon Farm, LLC for a train ride and lavender picking! The segment a...

Thanks for the plans. Even at low resolution, they do provide some insight as to what the G&U is planning. The track layout is necessitated by the topography - this new industrial complex is basically being built on a hillside. Here are the plans overlaid on a USGS contour map. (Contour interval...

https://i.imgur.com/nfhaXTU.jpg Steam Train Snow Day at the WW&F this Saturday! Part of the itinerary includes a freight delivery to Maine Locomotive and Machine (specifically, a flatcar of parts from Sandy River's steam outline locomotive - needing a rebuilding.) We'll also do a runby in the 7...

We're wrapping up Autumn in Alna at the WW&F. LAST CHANCE to see/ride/photograph B&SR #7 on the WW&F in 2021 is this Saturday 10/23. TWO locomotives in steam (WW&F #9 being the other) in the fall foliage. Current plans have B&SR7 in winter storage on the WW&F. We added one mo...

The aforementioned webcam has a time-lapse video that shows the train crossing in each direction. The timelapse is updated frequently - so this link will only show the train for the next few hours:
https://www.portsmouthwebcam.com/portsm ... /video.mp4

The WW&F's May & June Schedule is now posted.

Click here to check it out!

Spingtime is Steamtime on the WW&F

Photo of the bridge site posted today on Facebook by Dave Mason.



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https://www.facebook.com/groups/3930721013650759

The WW&F's "Iron Bridge" in Whitefield over the Sheepscot River was actually purchased USED from the Maine Central RR. If I recall correctly, it originally was in Farmington. Too light for the growing weights of standard gauge locomotives, it was perfect for the WW&F - and is a gre...

Yes.

Anyone know if that bridge is still there?

Photo Event Announced: 8/31/2021 - Steaming Together: Arrivals and Departures https://wordpress.wwfry.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/178753056_10158073883626918_5836947837835173360_n.jpg The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum , Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum , and Mai...

https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/hmg9pjF6TB2Yr56oQpoY/convert?cache=true&compress=true&quality=90&h=692&fit=max Over many of the upcoming Saturdays, the WW&F will be hosting: You've Been Workin' on the Railroad Come join the WW&F Crew for one (or more) open volunteer days. F...