Interesting news items from The Farmington Chronicle 9/22/1898: " The president of the Sandy River R.R. Line, Weston Lewis of Gardiner, accompanied by Mr. Dennis, a civil engineer, was in town last week and went over the Sandy River line to Strong. It was stated their visit was made in view of changing the gauge of that portion of the Sandy River Railroad lying between Farmington and Strong from two feet to standard measure. About the same time a dispatch was sent out from Gardiner to the effect this change was likely to be made. Better terminal facilities, it is said, can be had at Strong than at Farmington, but we think if one looks about a little, some unoccupied territory conveniently located might be adjoined here, and if the change is ever made it will not be for scarcity of land hereabouts. Whether there are other reasons sufficently powerful remain to be seen. The change means a large outlay of funds." My copy of this article is of poor quality and may not be completely accurate as I was centering on a FS&K news item above. This same day the Farmington Chronicle reported a death in the MCRR/ SR&RL yard last Saturday of a S.D. Warren paper worker crushed by a moving box car. The very next week the Famington Chronicle reports the death of another S.D. Warren worker at the Carrabassett rail yard. Transfering freight in these yards must have been very dangerous.