Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Edaville railroad is a two-foot narrow gauge loop in Carver, Massachusetts. The railroad was founded in 1947 by Ellis D. Atwood after he acquired equipment from multiple defunct two-foot railroads in Maine. The unique 24" gauge equipment still sees use today in both Massachusetts and Maine.
The Edaville Railroad was originally intended to support Atwood’s cranberry plantation, but it transitioned into a tourist railroad due to public demand. The railroad would operate narrow gauge The railroad’s management changed hands several times following Atwood’s passing in 1950 and the original railroad ceased operations in 1992. Much of the equipment was subsequently acquired by the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum in Portland, Maine. In 1999, the Edaville Railroad was acquired and reopened with new equipment, new facilities, and a new adjacent amusement park. However, much of the mainline was eventually torn up to make way for a housing development, reducing the train rides to a smaller loop around the park and cranberry bog.
On an early spring weekend in 2022, the railroad celebrated its 75th Anniversary with a celebration and photo excursions organized by Maine Locomotive & Machine Works with the help of MNG. This event featured the reopening of a portion of the old mainline and the homecoming of Edaville’s former Steam Locomotive 3, which was trucked down from Maine for the celebration. This 0-4-4T Forney was built in 1912 by Vulcan Iron Works for the Monson Railroad in Northern Maine. Now owned by MNG, the 3 often splits time between MNG’s main operation in Portland and the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum in Alna, Maine.
The celebration also featured Edaville’s current steam locomotive 11, an 0-4-0 built in 1925 by H. K. Porter for the Raritan Copper Works in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The 11 was originally three-foot gauge, but was rebuilt and regauged to operate at Edaville.
This celebration created a sense of nostalgia for many longtime railroad enthusiasts who grew up riding the Edaville Railroad and also acted somewhat as a farewell event as well. At the time, the property was for sale and the future of Edaville was uncertain. However, a few months later, Edaville was taken off the market and the organizer of this celebration was announced as the new operator. The new management has committed to continuing railroad excursions around the cranberry bogs but they intend to run on a more seasonal schedule.
00:00 Intro
01:20 Ex-Edaville 3
10:13 Edaville 11
15:25 Doubleheader
The Edaville railroad is a two-foot narrow gauge loop in Carver, Massachusetts. The railroad was founded in 1947 by Ellis D. Atwood after he acquired equipment from multiple defunct two-foot railroads in Maine. The unique 24" gauge equipment still sees use today in both Massachusetts and Maine.
The Edaville Railroad was originally intended to support Atwood’s cranberry plantation, but it transitioned into a tourist railroad due to public demand. The railroad would operate narrow gauge The railroad’s management changed hands several times following Atwood’s passing in 1950 and the original railroad ceased operations in 1992. Much of the equipment was subsequently acquired by the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum in Portland, Maine. In 1999, the Edaville Railroad was acquired and reopened with new equipment, new facilities, and a new adjacent amusement park. However, much of the mainline was eventually torn up to make way for a housing development, reducing the train rides to a smaller loop around the park and cranberry bog.
On an early spring weekend in 2022, the railroad celebrated its 75th Anniversary with a celebration and photo excursions organized by Maine Locomotive & Machine Works with the help of MNG. This event featured the reopening of a portion of the old mainline and the homecoming of Edaville’s former Steam Locomotive 3, which was trucked down from Maine for the celebration. This 0-4-4T Forney was built in 1912 by Vulcan Iron Works for the Monson Railroad in Northern Maine. Now owned by MNG, the 3 often splits time between MNG’s main operation in Portland and the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum in Alna, Maine.
The celebration also featured Edaville’s current steam locomotive 11, an 0-4-0 built in 1925 by H. K. Porter for the Raritan Copper Works in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The 11 was originally three-foot gauge, but was rebuilt and regauged to operate at Edaville.
This celebration created a sense of nostalgia for many longtime railroad enthusiasts who grew up riding the Edaville Railroad and also acted somewhat as a farewell event as well. At the time, the property was for sale and the future of Edaville was uncertain. However, a few months later, Edaville was taken off the market and the organizer of this celebration was announced as the new operator. The new management has committed to continuing railroad excursions around the cranberry bogs but they intend to run on a more seasonal schedule.
00:00 Intro
01:20 Ex-Edaville 3
10:13 Edaville 11
15:25 Doubleheader
![[4K] Royal Gorge Route Railroad - Colorado Scenic Train](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qHJJHv9imNc/mqdefault.jpg "[4K] Royal Gorge Route Railroad - Colorado Scenic Train
The Royal Gorge Route Railroad operates on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroads Royal Gorge Route alongside the Arkansas River from Canon City and Palmdale, Colorado. Operating straight through the gorge and alongside the river, its an incredibly scenic ride.
Locomotives featured are GP40s 728 and 3104 leading an impressive full size passenger train of coach, lounge, open air car, and four full length domes that guide passengers through the scenic gorge.
0:00 Opening Shot (Parkdale)
1:19 Canon City
3:08 Tunnel Drive
4:50 Riding along the Arkansas River
8:09 Royal Gorge High Bridge
9:30 Parkdale
11:44 Parkdale return
13:24 Royal Gorge High Bridge
15:18 Arkansas River
17:50 Tunnel Drive
19:18 Canon City")
![[4K] Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum Steam Train](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/quVbJc-f56w/mqdefault.jpg "[4K] Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum Steam Train
Nestled in Nevada City, CA in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum. Founded in 2003, this fascinating museum is dedicated to the preservation of one of California’s most famous narrow gauge railroads, the Nevada County Narrow Gauge, which ran from 1876 until its abandonment in 1942.
A variety of narrow gauge equipment can be seen operating up and down the museum’s line out of the Nevada City depot, including Railbus 97 “Donna Jeanne”, and privately owned Antelope and Western Porter 0-4-0T 1. The crown jewel of the collection is newly restored NCNG 5, an 1875 Baldwin 2-6-0, making its first public runs in Nevada City following its debut at the Great Western Steam Up in July 2022.
In addition to NCNG rolling stock, there is also equipment from the West Side Lumber and Southern Pacific to help interpret the story of 3-foot gauge railroading and the importance it once had in the state of California. Most impressive is the line back up to the museum, which reaches 7% just before the Nevada City Depot. You will find the volunteers at the museum to be a dedicated, passionate group of people, making amazing things happen at this gem in the Sierra Foothills.
Current hours of operation: Saturday and Sunday, 10am - 4pm")
![[4K] Nickel Plate Road 765 - Indiana Steam Train](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/setIrmDgkoU/mqdefault.jpg "[4K] Nickel Plate Road 765 - Indiana Steam Train
The Indiana Rail Experience brings big steam to the little towns of the Indiana Northeastern Railroad with Nickel Plate Road no. 765, and for one Saturday in August, the experience was brought to South Milford, Ind. Coinciding with the rededication of a memorial honoring local veterans, short-but-scenic excursions with the fan-favorite engine were offered as an additional salute to those who served.
Learn more and book tickets:
https://www.indianarailexperience.org/
Cinematographer and Editor: Nick Martin
Special thanks:
Fort Wayne Railroad
Indiana Northeastern Railroad
South Milford Community
https://www.dynamo-productions.com/")
![[4K] Old Steam Trains](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sn1ygH1LVvo/mqdefault.jpg "[4K] Old Steam Trains
Steam trains are an icon of another era. Hollywood and pop culture often remember them as the iron giants that tamed the west. The steam engines of the 1800s built America, tamed the west, bettered the stagecoach and canal, and inspired generations. These small (in relation to their 20th century counter-parts) tea-kettles roamed the rails coast to coast, in every town, big and small, across the Great Plaines, through the dense woods of the Appalachians, the staggering heights of the Rockies, along the rocky coast of Maine, all the way to the golden coast of California - these were a vital part of the industrial revolution and the everyday life in the Victorian age. Watch in this 40 minute program as 5 of these 19th century giants still roam the rails in the 21st century. Out of place, but somehow, still timeless.
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Rio Grande 41
03:53 Sierra Railway 3
12:58 Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington 9
22:04 Southern 154
28:41 Rio Grande 20")
