Monson Railroad

Monson number 3 on loan by the museum - click please
shown in Phillips, Maine 2007

  The Monson Railroad was started by The Monson Slate Company to haul product from the quarries in the area to the workshops in town; it also carried goods for other companies or people.
  A narrow gauge track covered six and one-half miles and operated from 1883 to 1943 (jeepers!, part of that is in my lifetime!)
  Two of the locomotives and some of the cars have been lovingly restored to beauty and some can be seen at the Maine Narrow Gauge Museum and Railway in Portland, Maine.
  The railroad dissolved itself because the construction of the cars linkage and the "kerosene lantern" locomotive lights were considered unsafe even after some of the lights (green above) were replaced with automobile headlights.
  Photos are from www.wikipedia.com where more information can be found.

Monson Station and a section of restored track in 2007 - click

Monson number 4, shown at the Museum in Portland - click