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East Tennessee And Western North Carolina Railroad
The Cy Crumley Scrapbook
ET&WNC Railroad Historical Photo Collection.
The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad (reporting mark ETWN), affectionately called the "Tweetsie" in reference to the sound of its steam whistles, was primarily a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad established in 1866 for the purpose of serving the mines at Cranberry, North Carolina.
The 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge portion of the ET&WNC was abandoned in 1950, however the 11-mile (17.7 km) 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) segment of the line from Johnson City to Elizabethton, Tennessee still exists today as the East Tennessee Railway.
Info: URL: http://www.stateoffranklin.net/johnsons/crumley/cyhome.htm (Added: 19-Oct-2000)
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Great Little Trains of Wales
Ed Pick
The Great Little Trains of Wales are a very special way of seeing some of the best scenery in the British Isles. All are narrow gauge steam railways and some have a history spanning well over 100 years. All of them have in common the charm of old-time steam trains with plenty of polished paintwork and brass.
Built in a time less hasty than our own, most originally served to carry Welsh slate from the quarries to the sea. However, no two are the same and they all offer a unique experience of a bygone era.The special attraction of narrow gauge railways lies in their modest size compared with the main line ones and their leisurely speed gives time to take in some of the splendid scenery. Why not take a Virtual Tour of Wales and its narrow gauge railways.
Info: URL: https://www.greatlittletrainsofwales.co.uk/ (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Maine Two-Footers
For more than half a century, Maine enjoyed the best two-foot gauge railroads in the USA. The Sandy River, The Phillips and Rangeley and The Franklin and Megantic (and their paper roads, The Madrid, The Eustis, and The Kingfield and Dead River) were located in The Franklin County. The Sandy River and the Franklin and Megantic Railroads merged in 1908 becoming the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR. The big three joined forces in 1911 making the SR&RL the largest Maine system with over 120 miles of track and twenty locomotives!
Info: URL: http://www.narrowgauge.iform.com.au/m2f.html (Added: 5-Jul-2001)
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