Edaville doodle-bug #2 is currently on display at Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head, Maine. This is primarily an antique airplane and automobile museum, but also displays the occasional rail and space article.

Was it built for Edaville or was it a former Maine 2 footer?

Tom, this was originally Sandy River No 2. I believe the last time it operated on "live" rail was at the WW&F Railway museum a couple of summers ago. In fact, having it in Alna was so popular that there is a near reproduction of No 2 approaching completion now by Leon Weeks and the WW&F shops.

there are three rail cars left from the Maine narrow gauge.

The Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes has a large maybe 12 passenger car. It went next to the Bridgton & Saco River with the assistance of Edgar Meade and then to Edaville Railroad. Now it is at the Maine Narrow Gauge Museum.

There ate two Model T rail cars. I have ridden both of them at the WW&F and at Boothbay Railway village.

As you pointed out, one is in the collection of the Owl's Head Transportation Museum.

I am not sure who actually owns the other one; it has traveled around so much. Perhaps the Maine Narrow Gauge.

And the are pictures of the new car on the WW&F web site if you look under the Projects heading.

Ted Miles

It's interesting that it wears Edaville markings and not Sandy River. I guess much of the two-foot equipment has been with museums longer than the original owners.

tom,

The Edaville Railroad lasted from 1945 to 1993. That is way to long for any paint to last.

And take for example the Bridgton & Saco 18 that came down to South Carver from Bridgton in 1945. They were working on the car and found it still had the Wiscasset & Quebec #3 lettering. So they restored it for at time. Then at a later period (the 1960's maybe)
a new Edaville management decided to paint the car for Edaville.

Then the W&Q lettering was restored again at Portland, maine by the Narrow Gauge Museum.

It is no wonder that the rail cars say Edaville. If you take a look at a recent picture of the big passenger car it would not surprise me if it still says Edaville.

Paint is the most changeable of products.

Ted Miles

Wiscasset & Quebec #3 now resides at the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway museum in Alna, ME.
It was most recently used in the "Victorian Christmas" train this past Saturday and is stored indoors when not in use.
Ira Schreiber
Member, WW&F Railway museum

The two-foot gauge is very dear to many of us. Considering when they were last used in regular service we're very lucky for what escaped the scrap man's torch.

Lest anyone be confused (as I often am), Ira is referring to a coach, not a railcar.
-John