First train order issued on the Edaville; members of the National Railway Historical Society made this trip, August 31, 1937. ] [Illustration: Edaville Sign] Miles of road: Hiram to Bridgton, 16 miles Bridgton to Harrison 5 miles Engines: No. 1 0-4-4T Hinckley 1882 2 0-4-4T Hinckley 1882 Became W. W. & F. No. 5 3 0-4-4T Portland 1892 Became K. C. 3: W. W. & F. 8 4 0-4-4T Porter 1901 5 2-4-4T Portland 1906 6 2-4-4T Baldwin 1907 7 2-4-4T Baldwin 1913 Became Edaville 7 8 2-4-4T Baldwin 1924 Became Edaville 8 Cars: 2 Baggage, 1 Combination, 4 Coaches 1 Caboose, 69 Box and Flat, 2 Tank, 1 Plow, 1 Flanger BILLERICA & BEDFORD R. R. Chartered in 1876; built 1877. Abandoned Jan. 1878. Sold in entirety to Sandy River R. R. Miles, 8.6. 2 Locomotives, _Ariel_ 0-4-4T Hinckley 1877, became S. R. No. 1 _Puck_ 0-4-4T Hinckley 1877, became S. R. No. 2 Coaches, 1; Excursion, 2; Combination, 1; Box, 1; Flat, 6. SANDY RIVER & RANGELEY LAKES R. R. Sandy River R. R. chartered 1879, built 1879. 18 miles. Franklin & Megantic R. R. chartered 1884, built 1884. 15 miles. Kingfield & Dead River, chartered 1893, built 1894. 16 miles. Phillips & Rangeley R. R., chartered 1889, built 1890-91. 29 miles. Madrid R. R. chartered 1903, built 1903. 11 miles. Eustis R. R. chartered 1903, built 1903. 19 miles. The 1908 Consolidation of these roads formed the S. R. & R. L. system, and including logging branches it gave the new company approximately one hundred and twenty miles of line, of which the forty-seven mile Farmington-Rangeley road, the thirty mile Strong-Bigelow line, and the ten mile Eustis Branch had scheduled passenger trains. The S. R. & R. L.--or just plain _Sandy River_ as it always stayed in the hearts of Franklin County--deserves a book in itself. Its history and pictorial display would fill a big one. But here are the scantiest of facts: With the Consolidation this new company inherited a galaxy of equipment; whether or not all these units were renumbered into the new S. R. & R. L. roster, or if some older ones were scrapped, is (and ever will be, probably) a moot subject among railroad fans. I’ve spent hours--yes, months, trying to track it down and willingly admit that I’m bewildered and as uncertain as before. I admit, too, for the benefit of serious fans who believe they’ve identified these old engines and cars, that some logical and chronological sequences look pretty convincing; and that’s all. There’s no proof, no positive evidence. I’m not extending my neck. Here’s an all-time roster of motive power as complete as I can find indisputable records to substantiate it. Locomotives: Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are open to question. Probably F. & M. 1 and 2; S. R. 1; and P. & R. 4 _Bo-peep_ were the culprits; but which were which no one knows.