{"product_id":"maines-two-footer-railroads-the-linwood-moody-collection-paperback","title":"Maine's Two-Footer Railroads: The Linwood Moody Collection - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Torreson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning in 1932, Linwood W. Moody (1905-1983) documented in photographs and collected artifacts of Maine's two-footer railroads. A pioneer of railroad photography, his work led to articles in numerous publications such as \u003cem\u003eRailroad\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMagazine\u003c\/em\u003e and later culminated in Linwood's 1959 publication \u003cem\u003eThe Maine Two-Footers\u003c\/em\u003e. Among his personal effects at the time of his death in 1983 were hundreds of photographs of three of the Maine two-footers--the Wiscasset, Waterville \u0026amp; Farmington Railway; the Sandy River \u0026amp; Rangeley Lakes Railroad; and the Monson Railroad. The state of Maine was unique in regards to its narrow-gauge railroads. Most railroads in the United States have a width of four feet, eight and one half inches between the rails, known as standard gauge. Due to the efforts of George Mansfield, a railroad promoter of the late 1800s, a very narrow gauge of two feet between the rails was successfully developed in the state of Maine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael W. Torreson, a lifelong resident of Iowa, is charter\/life member No. 11 of the Wiscasset, Waterville \u0026amp; Farmington Railway Museum of Alna, Maine. He is also a longtime member of the 470 Railroad Club; the Sandy River \u0026amp; Rangeley Lakes Railroad at Phillips, Maine; the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. \u0026amp; Museum of Portland, Maine; and many other railroad museums around the United States. In 1968, he bought Moody's book, and that purchase sparked a correspondence from that point until Linwood's passing in 1983. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 9.19 x 6.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50331549696237,"sku":"9781467109376","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/ZnZKH5XfwJ9781467109376.webp?v=1784957576","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/maines-two-footer-railroads-the-linwood-moody-collection-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}