PRESS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE the week of 8/6/2023
Contact: Steve Piwowarski; Marketing Director and Visitor Interaction Coordinator
Email: stephen.piwowarski@wwfry.org
Phone: 516-941-5116
WW&F Railway 2023 Annual Picnic August 12 & 13.
Alna, ME: Throughout the second weekend in August you can visit the WW&F Railway for its
Annual Picnic, which it has been hosting since 1992 to showcase what the Railway has to offer.
This year’s picnic, called “Little Trains and Littler Trains”, will highlight model railways with
two different displays: at Sheepscot Station, the Great Falls Model Railroad Club will be
displaying two layouts and have select items available for purchase; at Alna Center Station, the
association of 16mm Modellers will be displaying an outdoor, live steam display.
While visiting Alna Center, you are also invited to see period and modern radios operated by
members of the Lincoln Co. Amateur Radio Club. There will be demonstrations of vintage morse
code sounders and 1920’s broadcast band radios. You’ll even be able to send a Radiogram to a
friend! The station will operate with a special event call sign of W1W.
Additionally, the Railway will be hosting a Ford Model A show at Sheepscot on Saturday August
12th.
It wouldn’t be a picnic without food and Wicked Tater will be on hand with their food truck at
Sheepscot to help keep everyone well fed. You can get your tickets ahead of time at wwfry.org.
Alternatively, tickets can be purchased in person beginning at 10AM Saturday August 12, and
11AM on Sunday August 13th. For more information visit wwfry.org or call 207-882-4193.