News Wire: Maine 2-footer boiler campaign gets a boost

Trains Magazine Steam & Preservation
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ALNA, Maine – The Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum’s crowd-funding effort to raise $130,000 for new boilers for two steam locomotives has passed the 75 percent mark. The “21 Campaign” on the fundrazr.com web site stands at $100,1…

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I wonder why they are recreating a Forney type engine. There are already 5 Maine 2-foot Forneys. It would have been more interesting to recreate WW&F #6, which was a 2-6-2. It was the next most popular type of 2-footer loco, all of which have been scrapped.