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Boothbay Railway Village
Located in Boothbay, lower coastal Maine, the Boothbay Railway Village features a variety of antique transportation exhibits, including a loop of 2' narrow gauge track and a stable of rare Henschel well tank steamers made in Germany. The village has an operating steam shop for servicing and overhauling its locomotives as well as for contract work for other narrow gauge operations.
Motive Power
Boothbay Railway Village #6
Henschel 0-4-0T (1934) / Boothbay, Me / Jul 2006 / RWH
Boothbay Railway Village #6
- builder:Henschel & Sohn, Germany
- arrangement:0-4-0 well tank
- built:1934
- fuel:coal/water
- notes:
- 2' gauge; purchased by the Boothbay Railway Village in 1969
Boothbay, Me / Jul 2006 / RWH
Boothbay, Me / Jul 2006 / RWH
Boothbay, Me / Jul 2006 / RWH
Rolling Stock
Boothbay Railway Village #2
2' gauge coach (1965) / Boothbay, Me / Jul 2006 / RWH
Lagniappe
Boothbay, Me / Jul 2006 / RWH
Boothbay, Me / Jul 2006 / RWH
My family and I spent two weeks of summer 2006 along the lower coast of Maine, and three helpings of Maine narrow gauge steam suited me just fine. The first helping was the Boothbay Railway Village, where we caught up with my Virginia railfan buddy Tom Ledford (pictured above). The BRV German well tanks are fine little engines, and the Village has kept them in fine form over the years. The wooden closed coach was handmade by a Maine boat builder in the mid 1960s. Though the trip is short, a ride around the Boothbay loop is well worth it.
Links / Sources
- Boothbay Railway Village website
- Wikipedia article on Henschel & Sohn locomotives