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Missing Two-Footers?

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Missing Two-Footers?
Posted by guilfordrr on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 8:03 PM
Two of the four locomotives from the famous Edaville tourist railroad
(now wasted away to a kiddie theme park) went to the Maine Narrow Gauge Museum. What I'm wondering is what happened to the other two?


This link leads to a photo of the locomotive now operated by Edaville, imported from Fiji. Even after being "Americanized" it looks undeniably foriegn.
http://groups.msn.com/EdavilleUSA/july.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=396
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 1, 2004 8:07 AM
When the old edaville was open until 91 there were GE Diesels #'s 1+2 (#1 is in Maine & #2 is @ Edaville or Vice versa) #3 and #4 Vulcan 0-4-4's(ex Monson) both went to Maine and one of them was loaned out?leased to tne Wisscasset, Waterville, & Farmington RR Museum. # 5 was an converted 2 1/2 ft gauge steamer from Louisiana. It left Edaville in 99 i think and was sold by a private owner associated with the Maine Narrow Guage Mueseum to The WW+F mueseum. There was no Edaville # 6. # 7 and # 8 are in Maine these Baldwins 2-4-4's were from the Bridgton and Harrison and are presently located in Maine in Portland. The #8 left in 1993? and the # 7 in 1999. There were also some small critters located on edaville, a whitcomb (still at edaville) and 2 plymouths #14 and 16 went to maine too. # 16 is interesting in that it is homemade. It has a homemade cab on a Plymouth frame with a whites truck moter from a fire truck.

As for the location of the missing steamers that is what I know. Maybe some others were loaned to the Sandy River group.
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Posted by guilfordrr on Thursday, July 1, 2004 1:53 PM
Thanks for all the info.[:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 1, 2004 2:18 PM
Just here to ask a ?.... does anyone know how much one single train wheel weights..friends of mine where asking around......please let me know if anyone knows......thanks........

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