Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR Component Railroads
|
Road |
Date Chartered |
Route Completed |
Route Miles |
Principal Towns |
Original Purpose |
Comment |
|
Sandy River |
1878 |
1879 |
18 |
Farmington - Phillips |
Lumber |
Later developed tourist traffic to Rangeley Lakes area |
|
Franklin & Megantic |
1883 |
1885 |
15 |
Strong - Kingfield |
Virgin timber |
Effectively extended SR |
|
Phillips & Rangeley |
1889 |
1890 |
24 |
Phillips – Madrid – Eustis Jct, - Rangeley |
Virgin Timber |
Later developed tourist traffic to Rangeley Lakes area; effectively extended SR |
|
Kingfield & Dead River |
1893 |
1899 |
16 |
Kingfield – Carrabasset - Bigelow |
Virgin Timber |
Developed by F&M as an extension; operated F&M equipment |
|
Madrid |
1902 |
1903 |
12 |
Madrid – various lumber camps |
Virgin Timber |
Developed by P&R as an extension; operated P&R equipment |
|
Eustis |
1903 |
|
11 |
Eustis Jct – Stratton Jct |
Virgin Timber |
Developed by P&R; owned 3 0-4-4 Forneys, but equipment interchanged freely with P&R; additional 5-mile section from Stratton Jct to Berlin Mills was not common carrier |
