Edaville Railroad : $b The Cranberry Belt

Name: Edaville Railroad : $b The Cranberry Belt
Author: Moody, Linwood W.

Moody, Linwood W.

Edaville Railroad -- History; Narrow gauge railroads -- Massachusetts -- South Carver

(_Moody Photo_)
  This was biggest of them all, Sandy River No. 23. My pet grief is that
    Mr. Atwood didn’t go into the railroad business ten years sooner,
    and catch some of these tricky little pigs when the S. R. & R. L.
    went broke in 1935.
]

[Illustration:

                                                          (_Moody Photo_)
  Gasoline rail-buses on the Sandy River. The further one, with the
    trailer attached, is now on the Edaville.
]

[Illustration:

                                                          (_Moody Photo_)
  The freight train waits while pickers scoop another box of berries.
    I’ll bet their backs’ll ache before night!
]

Engines:

               No. 12 1-ton Bog Engine, Model T Ford
                   13 1-ton Bog Engine, Model A Ford
                   14 5-ton Plymouth
                    3 0-4-4T Vulcan ex-Monson R. R. No. 3
                    4 0-4-4T Vulcan ex-Monson R. R. No. 4
                    7 2-4-4T Baldwin, ex-B. & S. R. 7
                    8 2-4-4T Baldwin, ex-B. & S. R. 8

Cars, Passenger:

               No. G1 Model T Trackauto ex-S. R. & R. L.
                   G2 Model T Trackauto ex-S. R. & R. L.
                   G4 Reo Railbus
          Baggage No. 31 ex-B. & S. R. 31
                Coach 15 ex-B. & S. R. _Pondicherry_
                      17 ex-B. & S. R. 17 (now named _Elthea_)
                      18 ex-B. & S. R. _Mount Pleasant_
                      3 W. W. & F. 3
               Parlor 9 S. R. & R. L. _Rangeley_

Freight:

  Box: 15 cars
  Flat: 14 cars
  Excursion: 4 cars
  Tank: 2 cars
  Caboose 557 ex-S. R. & R. L. 557
     101 B. & S. R. 101
  Snowplow 2 B. & S. R. 2
  Flanger 1 B. & S. R.
  4-wheel dump: 32 cars
  Total number of cars, 80

[Illustration:

                                                          (_Moody Photo_)
  The berries go aboard. Boxcar 13 already has a load, and presently the
    little train will meander down to Edaville screenhouse and the
    graders will take over.
]

[Illustration:

                                                          (_Moody Photo_)
  Here is little engine No. 3 before she came to the Atwood family. Lots
    of snow in Monson, eh?
]

[Illustration:

                                                          (_Moody Photo_)
  Transferring sand from a “wide gauge” car to the narrow gauge, at
    Monson Junction years ago. See the link-and-pin coupling on the
    Monson flat.
]


                      BRIDGTON & SACO RIVER R. R.

Chartered in 1881, built in 1882, opened in 1883. Extended to Harrison
1898. Maine Central purchased it 1912, sold it 1927. Reorganized it as
Bridgton & Harrison Ry. and new company assumed control in 1930.
Harrison line abandoned 1930. Entire line abandoned 1941. Cost to build
and equip approximately $200,000. Peak year of earnings 1921 when
revenue was $112,000.

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Edaville Railroad : $b The Cranberry Belt

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