Pleasure Island locomotive now in Maine at Wiscassset, Waterville & Farmington Railway.

Locomotive 10 WW&F

Locomotive #10, right after renumbering and relettering for the WW&F. [Locomotive #10]

In 1999, the Museum purchased a 1904 Vulcan steam locomotive in order to begin more frequent steam operations than the once-per-year specials done previously. This locomotive, Vulcan builder's #574, was originally a 30" gauge locomotive, built for the Louisiana sugar plantations. Originally named the High Pockets , this engine saw service with at least 3 sugar plantations, including Sterling Sugars, Inc. and Westfield Plantation. This was Westfield's 4th locomotive, and went out of service there in 1958.

The engine made its way to Edaville, in South Carver, MA, where it was regauged to 24", reboilered, renumbered to #5, and placed into service in the Pleasure Island amusement park in Wakefield, MA.

After the closure of Pleasure Island in the late 1960's, it went back to Edaville, but the locomotive, nearly half the size of its sisters #3 and #4, could not pull enough cars around the 5-mile loop to make it worth running. It was put into storage, being only used to generate steam for electricity for the Christmas light season during the 1970's oil crunch. The locomotive was resurrected in 1998 by South Carver Rail during their attempt to get Edaville back up and running. It was inspected by the state and passed, and steamed up again before being put away. It was put up for sale the next year, and, thanks to generous contributions by some Museum members, was bought.

The locomotive weighs 12 tons, and is of a similar size and shape to W&Q #1. While it is small, at current it is ideal because it very much resembles a Maine two-footer engine and it is very economical to run. The engine was first steamed up for the WW&F on December 18, 1999. Over the 2000 winter it received some mechanical work, before being put into service for several weekends for the 2000 summer season. The locomotive is currently (Autumn 2000) undergoing retubing, minor boiler repair, some cab repair, and some other mechanical and cosmetic work. The locomotive is expected to return to service in the spring of 2001.

Pleasure Island locomotive now in Maine: Test firing of the Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway 1999 steam locomotive acquisition, #10 (ex-Edaville #5) which was brought to Pleasure Island's from Louisiana in 1959 and nicknamed "Betsy" (Email from Maine)

Locomotive 10 WW&F Locomotive #10, right after renumbering and relettering for the WW&F. [Locomotive #10] In 1999, the Museum purchased a 1904 Vulcan steam locomotive in order to begin more frequent steam operations than the once-per-year specials done previously. This locomotive, Vulcan builder's #574, was originally a 30" gauge locomotive, built for the Louisiana sugar plantations. Originally named the High Pockets , this engine saw service with at least 3 sugar plantations, including Sterling Sugars, Inc. and Westfield Plantation. This was Westfield's 4th locomotive, and went out of service there in 1958. The engine made its way to Edaville, in South Carver, MA, where it was regauged to 24", reboilered, renumbered to #5, and placed into service in the Pleasure Island amusement park in Wakefield, MA. After the closure of Pleasure Island in the late 1960's, it went back to Edaville, but the locomotive, nearly half the size of its sisters #3 and #4, could not pull enough cars around the 5-mile loop to make it worth running. It was put into storage, being only used to generate steam for electricity for the Christmas light season during the 1970's oil crunch. The locomotive was resurrected in 1998 by South Carver Rail during their attempt to get Edaville back up and running. It was inspected by the state and passed, and steamed up again before being put away. It was put up for sale the next year, and, thanks to generous contributions by some Museum members, was bought. The locomotive weighs 12 tons, and is of a similar size and shape to W&Q #1. While it is small, at current it is ideal because it very much resembles a Maine two-footer engine and it is very economical to run. The engine was first steamed up for the WW&F on December 18, 1999. Over the 2000 winter it received some mechanical work, before being put into service for several weekends for the 2000 summer season. The locomotive is currently (Autumn 2000) undergoing retubing, minor boiler repair, some cab repair, and some other mechanical and cosmetic work. The locomotive is expected to return to service in the spring of 2001.

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• Photo from Walter Sherman's collection at the Wakefield Historical Society