Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad
| Location: | Bridge Street Phillips, ME |
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| Website: | Website |
| Services: | A non-profit division of the Phillips Historical Society. On operating days, rides are given behind a replica of Sandy River locomotive #4 hauling passengers in either an 1884 vintage coach and/or a caboose built in the 1980’s. Rides include a walking/talking tour of the site of the covered bridge and a 4-stall roundhouse facility built on the foundations of the P&R "Old Stone Fort." The ride and walking tour take approximately 50 minutes along one mile of original track and moves through the woods, along the edge of the field providing a glimpse of the Sandy River through the coach windows. Train times are 11 am, 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m.. Rides are scheduled for June 6, 20; July 4, 5, 17, 18; August 1, 15, 20, 21, 22; September 5, 6, 15, 16, 29, 30; October 6, 7, 14. Train times are 11AM, 12 Noon, 1PM, 2PM, and 3PM. On some dates a 4PM train is also scheduled. Additionally, on Friday and Saturday of Old Home Days there is a Night Train at 8 & 9:00PM. ALL trains run subject to the availability of equipment and manpower. |
| Fees: | Except for the Ghost Train on October 6, fares are $4 per adult or child age 13 and older. The fare for children under age 13 is $1. For trains pulled by Steam Locomotives, the adult fare will be $6. |
