[.ca] Maine Narrow Gauge Railroads (ISBN 073851179X)

Great Pictures! Clunky Text!:
This is primarily a picture book - filled with great old pictures of Maine's famous 2-foot-gauge railroads (there were also a couple of 3-foot-gauge railroads in Maine; these are not mentioned). Each railroad gets a chapter of photos with a short introductory text with a basic outline of its life and death. I wish someone with skills at grammar and editing had given the text and captions a quick once-over. But the pictures are the "Maine" feature of the book, and I was happy to see a few I'd never seen before. People who own all the "Big" (expensive) books about the Maine narrow gauge railroads may not find much new here, but it's a great introduction and overview for the general reader. I was interested in the pictures showing the equipment that still exists (and even runs) today - some of the pieces are over 100 years old, and their survival is almost miraculous!