Transcriber’s Note: ● Italics in the original are noted by _underscores_. ● Small capitals in the original are converted to ALL CAPS. ● Ditto marks (“) in tables or lists with train details have been replaced with the text they represent. ● Obvious typos have been corrected. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDAVILLE RAILROAD by Linwood W. Moody EDAVILLE RAILROAD The Cranberry Belt by Linwood W. Moody (_The photographs illustrating this book were taken by Cyrus Hosmer 3D, 34 Chester Road, Belmont 78, Massachusetts; Linwood W. Moody, Union, Maine; and Ellis D. Atwood, South Carver, Massachusetts, and are credited accordingly._) Published by Ellis D. Atwood South Carver, Massachusetts 1947 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: MAP OF THE EDAVILLE R.R. SO. CARVER, MASS.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOREWORD _Edaville Railroad_ isn’t a complete story of Ellis D. Atwood’s midget cranberry line. It isn’t an all-time history of the odd and colorful little roads that preceded it and of which the _Cranberry Belt_ is the last and final survivor. A while ago Mr. Atwood suggested writing-up his Lilliputian carrier for the benefit of his host of visitors who aren’t as familiar as we are with such abbreviated railroad sizes. Something concise yet generally explanatory, answering most of the questions that might pop into your mind. Something to give you a fairly good idea of what the Edaville Railroad is and what its forebears have been. Something complete enough to cover the subject in a cursory way and still be printed to sell for the price of a ticket at Edaville, if he was selling tickets here. No book has ever been written telling completely, in words or pictures, the all-time story of these diminutive lines. Maybe sometime one will be, and your reception to this booklet could be a deciding factor. However, _Edaville Railroad_ will be a helpful guide-book for your visit here and your ride on the Tom Thumb train. Or, if you aren’t already down here, it will show you what you’re missing! LINWOOD W. MOODY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTRODUCTION I don’t like this--prefatory pages in books. Why can’t we speak our piece in the main text without expecting a feller to wade through Forewords, Prefaces, and Prologues? We can, if our gray-matter is agile enough. But--my _Introduction_!