Narrow gauge in Portland, Maine (cont'd).

As noted at the close of my previous post on this subject, Maine's narrow gauge railroads had rails only two feet apart. This, I believe, was the narrowest gauge in common use in the U.S. Below are two tiny engines standing on the same siding as the freight cars shown in the earlier post.



After I took these photos, we began walking back towards the fishermen's wharves to buy some lobsters for our evening meal. We had gone a short way, and were passing a couple going in the opposite direction, when the woman said, "Look! Here comes The Cat." I looked over towards the harbor and saw the big catamaran ferry that runs between Portland and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia entering the mouth of the Fore River.



Having photographed The Cat, I rejoined my wife and our friend to continue our walk to the fish market. However, I saw something out of the corner of my eye that made me excuse myself and go running back toward the railroad museum.

It was old No. 4, a gorgeously preserved 0-4-4 loco, pulling another S.R.& R.L. combine car. A fitting finish to a fine afternoon of train watching.