From collection Jake Gillison Collection
LB2016.15.539
The railroad station at Monson, Maine. Seen in this is the station with a man standing on the platform, a woman standing in the doorway and locomotive No. 4 with several box cars alongside the building. The Monson Railroad was a 2 ft narrow gauge railway, which operated between Monson Junction on the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad and Monson, Maine. The primary purpose of this railroad was to serve several slate mines and finishing houses in Monson. According to the Scientific American of 17 May 1890, it was the smallest railroad in the United States. Wikipedia contributors, "Monson Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson_Railroad&oldid=1101354101 (accessed February 24, 2023).
