The SR&RL was the largest two foot gauge railroad in the United States,
serving a remote section of Maine. It was formed by the 1908 merger of
the Sandy River Railroad, the Franklin & Megantic Railroad and the Phillips
& Rangely Railroad. The Eustis Railroad, a P&R subsidiary, was officially
acquired at auction in 1911, although it had long operated as part of the
SR&RL system.
In later years six locomotives were stored out of service at the Phillips
shops. Many older locomotives were stored in derilect condition in an
incomplete roundhouse known as the "Old Stone Fort" across the Sandy
River from Phillips. The road shut down in 1935 and was sold at auction.
Most of the equipment was scrapped in 1935 and 1936.
Compiled from Ride The Sandy River and Maine Two Foot Pictoral:
SR&RL Locomotives.
Tractive Effort and Weight are in pounds, Boiler Pressue in psi, Driver
Diameter, Wheel Base and cylinder dimensions in inches.
# Type Builder Year T.E. Weight BP DD WB Cylinders
1 0-4-4T Hinkley 1877 2,636 23,750 120 psi 30" 42" 8x12
2 0-4-4T Hinkley 1877 2,636 23,750 120 psi 30" 42" 8x12
3 0-4-4T Hinkley 1884 unknown--similar to #1 30" 48" unknown
4 0-4-4T Baldwin 1886 4,158 32,000 130 psi 30" 48" 9x14
5 0-4-4T Portland 1890 5,566 36,000 140 psi 33" 52" 10.5x14
6 0-4-4T Portland 1891 5,566 36,000 140 psi 33" 53" 10.5x14
7 0-4-4T Portland 1890 5,566 36,000 140 psi 33" 52" 10.5x14
8 2-4-4T Baldwin 1907 8,094 55,650 180 psi 35" 54" 11.5x14
9 2-4-4T Baldwin 1909 8,094 56,750 180 psi 35" 54" 11.5x14
10 2-4-4T Baldwin 1916 9,793 75,750 180 psi 36" 60" 12x16
15 2-6-2 MEC 1912 11,250 49,500 180 psi 35" 84" 12.5x16
16 2-6-2 MEC 1915 9,495 47,500 160 psi 33" 84" 12x16
17 0-4-4T Baldwin 1893 8,952 56,000 160 psi 35" 72" 12x16
18 2-6-2 MEC 1916 9,495 47,500 160 psi 33" 84" 12x16
19 2-6-2 Baldwin 1904 10,682 54,000 180 psi 33" ?? 12x16
20 0-4-4T Baldwin 1903 8,307 57,950 140 psi 33" 72" 12x16
21 0-4-4T Baldwin 1904 8,307 57,950 140 psi 33" 72" 12x16
22 0-4-4T Baldwin 1904 8,307 57,950 140 psi 33" 72" 12x16
23 2-6-2 Baldwin 1913 12,536 63,000 180 psi 33" 102" 13x16
24 2-6-2 Baldwin 1919 10,085 54,000 170 psi 33" 84" 12x16
Histories and Notes:
#1 ex SR 1, originally 4-4-0T Billerica & Bedford "Ariel", rebuilt as 0-4-4T.
Retired 1912, scrapped before 30 June 1913.
#2 ex P&R 4, ex P&R 2, ex SR 2, originally 4-4-0T Billerica & Bedford
"Puck", rebuilt as O-4-4T. Retired 1912, scrapped before 30 June 1913.
#3 ex F&M 2:2, nee F&M 1. Scrapped before 30 June 1913.
#4 ex F&M 3, nee F&M 2. Scrapped before 30 June 1913.
#5 nee SR 4, scrapped 1919.
#6 nee SR 5, later sold as KC 5, then WW&F 9. Museum, Alna, Maine.
#7 nee P&R 1, abandoned 1919.
#8 nee SR 16, burned 1925, not repaired, abandoned.
#9 no notes.
#10 scrapped 1936.
#15 nee P&R 3, originally 1891 Baldwin 2-6-0, rebuilt by Maine Central in
1912, retired 1923, boiler removed, abandoned.
#16 ex SR 3:2, acquired used. Originally 1892 Baldwin 2-6-0, rebuilt by
Maine Central, 1915. Out of service by 1930's.
#17 nee P&R 2:2, rebuilt by Maine Central 1915.
#18 nee SR 2:2, originally 1893 Baldiwn 2-6-0, rebuilt by Maine Central
in 1916. Probably the last operating SR&RL engine.
#19 nee SR 8.
#20 nee Eustis 7, abandoned 1922.
#21 nee Eustis 8, out of service early 1930's.
#22 nee Eustis 9, retired 1930-31 scrapped 1936.
#23 largest 2 foot gauge engine in the United States. Out of service 1930's.
#24 scrapped 1937.
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