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Description
The Portland Company built a total of eight locomotives for the Maine two-foot railroads. The 'two-foot' refers to the 24-inch distance between the railheads on the track. This Wiscasset & Quebec Railroad locomotive was built in 1891 as the road's No. 2 engine. Today there is only one 'two-footer' from the Portland Company remaining, and can be seen at the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmilington Railway Museum in Alna, Maine.--Fletcher, David H. 'The Portland Company 1846-1982'. Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., 2002. 37.
About This Item
- Title: Wiscasset & Quebec Locomotive #2, ca. 1891
- Creation Date: circa 1891
- Subject Date: circa 1891
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Locations:
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Alna, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Dimensions: 21 cm x 25 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 242, Box 29 2-12
- Collection: Portland Company records
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Locomotive industries--Maine--Portland
- Locomotives--Maine
- Portland Company (Portland, Me.)
- Railroad equipment industries--Maine--Portland
- Railroads--Canada--Quebec
- Railroads--Maine
- Wiscasset & Quebec Railroad
- Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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