Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum (reporting mark MNGR) is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway, located in Portland, Maine, United States.^[1]

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum

The MNGR station on October 2, 2022
Overview
Headquarters	Portland
Reporting mark	MNGR
Locale	Portland, Maine
Dates of operation	1993–present
Technical
Track gauge	2 ft (610 mm)
Length	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Other
Website	https://mainenarrowgauge.org/

History

Operating out of the former Portland Company Marine Complex, the organization was founded in 1993 and continues to operate as of 2024. The collection consists of passenger and freight equipment, as well as artifacts from the 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railways that ran in the state of Maine in the late 19th century and early 20th century.^[1]

The organization operates a 1+1⁄2-mile (2.4 km) long railroad that runs along the waterfront of Casco Bay and parallels Portland's Eastern Promenade. Historic steam and diesel locomotives and a variety of restored coaches are used to run passenger services on the railroad.^[1]

In 2014, the railroad planned to move their equipment and relocate to Gray, Maine with a brand new depot and engine house building planned to be built, however, the plan never came to fruition and the museum decided to remain in Portland.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

In 2021, several of their steam locomotives were on long-term loan at the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway.^[7][8]

In mid-January 2025, the railroad was shut down for several months as tracks were ripped up for "Portland Foreside", a $660M luxury neighborhood development project, featuring a hotel, restaurant, condos, apartments, as well as an indoor market and public plazas.^[9] MNGRR originally expected the railroad to be down for two weeks while the tracks were removed and replaced following construction; Foreside claimed the construction was planned to minimize disruption.^[10][11]

Equipment

Locomotives

Locomotive details^[7]

Number	Image	Type	Class	Builder	Built	Status
1		Diesel	23-ton switcher	General Electric	1949	Operational
3		Steam	0-4-4T	Vulcan Iron Works	1912	Operational
4		Steam	0-4-4T	Vulcan Iron Works	1918	Disassembled, awaiting overhaul
4		Railcar	Railbus	Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad	1925	Operational
7		Steam	2-4-4T	Baldwin Locomotive Works	1913	Operational
8		Steam	2-4-4T	Baldwin Locomotive Works	1924	Stored, awaiting restoration
11		Diesel	DDT 10-ton switcher	Plymouth Locomotive Works	1975	Operational
14		Diesel	CL-2 4-ton switcher	Plymouth Locomotive Works	1923	Out of service
16		Diesel	CL-2 4-ton switcher	Plymouth Locomotive Works	Unknown	Out of service

Visiting locomotives

Visiting locomotive details^[7]

Number	Image	Type	Class	Builder	Built	Status	Notes
5		Diesel	25DM42a	Whitcomb Company	1950	Out of service	On lease from the Edaville Railroad

Rolling stock

Rolling stock details^[7]

Number	Image	Type	Builder	Built	Status
9		Passenger car	Jackson and Sharp	1901	Display
15		Passenger car	Laconia Car Company	1882	Under restoration
16		Passenger car	Jackson and Sharp	1903	Operational
19		Passenger car	Billmeyer and Small	1890	Stored, awaiting restoration
22, 23, 24, 25		Passenger cars	Edaville Railroad	1958-1987	Operational
14		Combine car	Billmeyer and Small	1890	Operational
15		Combine car	Billmeyer and Small	1890	Operational
12		Combine car	Edaville Railroad	1958	Operational
102, 105		Open-air cars	Edaville Railroad	1960s	Operational
50, 52, 56, 57, 60, 62, 70		Boxcars	Portland Company	1889-1905	Operational
Bridgton and Saco River Tank		Tanker car	Portland Company	1903	Stored
101		Caboose	Laconia Car Company	1882	Display
553		Caboose	Sandy River Railroad	1904	Operational
557		Caboose	Maine Central Railroad	1913	Display
40		Flanger	Maine Central Railroad	1913	Stored
2		Snow plow	Bridgton and Saco River Railroad	1900	Stored, awaiting restoration

Gallery

• 
  No. 4 hauling an excursion train.
• 
  Train operating along the Eastern Promenade.
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  Train parked at the platform.
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  Narrow gauge tracks re-gauged from standard gauge.