Narrow Gauge Drive-In

15 Front Street,
Farmington, ME 04938

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on June 17, 2022 at 9:23 am

Different levels with safety barriers, I haven’t seen that kind of layout Inna drive-in theatre(possibly unique?)!!

dansdriveintheater
dansdriveintheater on March 3, 2021 at 8:17 am

@ davidcoppock and ron salters i agree old movie theaters and trains go together!

film
film on July 15, 2020 at 3:35 pm

davidcoppock – Are the cars in the above photo parked between rails?

Answer – There are different levels for improved sight-lines with safety barriers – GL

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on July 15, 2020 at 12:07 am

Are the cars in the above photo parked between rails?

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on July 14, 2020 at 1:31 am

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.

SilentMaine
SilentMaine on July 13, 2020 at 10:15 pm

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.

rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on July 13, 2020 at 11:35 am

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 !!

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on July 13, 2020 at 3:21 am

Does any of this train line still there?

rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on July 12, 2020 at 10:41 am

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.