SRRL Locomotive #4

Breaking News

The museum conducted a crew training event on Saturday June 6th and we are pleased to announce that four of our members are newly cross qualified to serve as both engineer and conductor. These folks are a welcome addition to our previously qualified crew members. We always have room for more volunteers on the train crew, so please do not hesitate to reach out to us via email at Secretary@srrl-rr.org if you have an interest in joining the crew.

Opening Weekend 2026

The museum will launch its 2026 season on June 20 and 21. Our trains depart from Sanders Station located at 128 Bridge Street in Phillips, ME. This is about one half mile outside of the village. Trains will depart on the hour from 11 AM until 3 PM both days this weekend. The roundtrip is 55 minutes with two stops. The first stop is our picnic grove overlooking the river and the second is our roundhouse complex. You are welcome to depart on one train and return on another should you wish to bring a picnic lunch or spend more time exploring our collection. The last train departs the picnic grove at 3:30 PM and the roundhouse complex at 3:45 PM.

Visit Franklin County’s Unique Narrow Gauge Railroad

Railroads with a two-foot track gauge in the USA were unique to Maine. At one time there were five such railroads operating within the state but the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes was the largest and most successful of them. A combination of events in the early 1930s, including the great depression and the proliferation of automobiles and trucks were the death knell for these railroads. Luckily some of the locomotives, rolling stock and buildings have survived to this day.

Today the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt foundation dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the original two-foot narrow gauge railroads that operated from Farmington to Strong, then onward to Kingfield on one major branch and Rangeley via Phillips on the other. Phillips was the center of this railroad. Our museum offers one of the largest collection of authentic Maine two-foot rolling stock and railway structures to be found anywhere.

Community

Our Community in Franklin County is an integral part of who we are. Our commitment to historical preservation could never be a success without the support and volunteers we have met and who have worked with us toward the mutual goal of youth involvement through education Read More

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