Narrow Gauge Drive-In
15 Front Street,
Farmington,
ME
04938
15 Front Street,
Farmington,
ME
04938
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Different levels with safety barriers, I haven’t seen that kind of layout Inna drive-in theatre(possibly unique?)!!
@ davidcoppock and ron salters i agree old movie theaters and trains go together!
davidcoppock – Are the cars in the above photo parked between rails?
Answer – There are different levels for improved sight-lines with safety barriers – GL
Are the cars in the above photo parked between rails?
Yes, theatres and old railroads do go together rsalters(Ron Salters). Only time i have of this combation though i think!? As least this drive-in theatre and the indoor cinema are still on track though.
No, as rsalters said, the track itself has been torn up decades ago. The Whistlestop Trail follows it, however, and is a popular hiking trail — especially for those who want to walk to Walmart while avoiding the very busy routes 2 & 4.
davidcoppock -No, all scrapped many years ago. But some of the engines and cars are still around. And at one of the stations, in Phillips ME, the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad museum has relaid some track in town and operates it. Two hobbies which go together: Old Theatres, and Old Railroads !!
Does any of this train line still there?
The odd name is derived from the fact that there was a famous narrow-gauge (2 feet between the rails) rail system there, the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR, which lasted into the 1930s.