WW&F - Milk Traffic

 

I found this interesting today you might want to check it out on Facebook "The Milk Train Journal". The beginning of the article reads below...George Dutka

'Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway Dairy Operations – Turner Centre Dairying Association' (Part One)

By Robert Wallace and the Albion Historical Society, Inc.

During the life of the WW&F narrow gauge railroad, one of the most consistent freight categories was the transport of cream and milk. From 15 pick up points along the line milk was hauled to the Turner Centre Dairy factory located in Wiscasset. This endeavor used dedicated dairy cars (reefers) that ran on both the morning and afternoon trains between Albion and Wiscasset.

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum

I saved these photos and the comments below of a Facebook post awhile back that I though I would share with you. It is very good...George Dutka

Check out these stunning historic photos from the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway (today's Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum).

Photographer and early railfan Hugh G. Boutell visited Wiscasset, Maine on August 17, 1925 and captured photos of the activities at the WW&F - including these views of their #7 engine putting together a 9-car mixed train at Wiscasset and awaiting departure northbound.

A close inspection reveals numerous interesting details, the station building at Wiscasset, and attempts by Mr. Boutell to get that "perfect" consist shot - notably by venturing down to the salt flats at Wiscasset and placing himself on the trestle in front of the engine!

These "slice of life" photos from over 100 years ago show a Maine narrow gauge railroad still in its heyday, long before abandonment and subsequent revival efforts.

We are proud to continue the tradition of Maine narrow gauge railroading with our friends from WW&F and other preservationist groups throughout the state!

*Photos by Hugh G. Boutell, part of the Allan Socea Collection, shared in "Two Feet to Tidewater: The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway" by Robert C. Jones and David L. Register.