On Saturday, July 5, the Boothbay Railway Village will host a meet of antique engines, tractors and other early mechanical devises in partnership with the Maine Antique Power Association (MAPA). Engine buffs and lovers of all things mechanical will enjoy this opportunity to see “one lungers” and other early gasoline, diesel and steam engines operate and to learn about them first-hand from their passionate owners.

The Museum plans operate some of its most unique engines during the event. The Museum’s Otto Engine is suspected to have been owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and studied by engineering students there. It’s a 36 hp single cylinder engine that was designed by and named for Nikolaus August Otto (1832-1891.) Otto didn’t invent the internal combustion engine but he did define and implement the four cycles which made the engine commercially viable. It’s an impressive and very big piece of early technology weighing in at 11,000 pounds with a six-foot diameter flywheel.

The Village will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with hourly train departures between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the Museum is $10 for adults, $5 for children. Museum Members are free. Well-behaved and leashed four-legged friends are welcome. Contact the Boothbay Railway Village for more information at (207) 633-4727, or online at www.railwayvillage.org.  The Boothbay Railway Village is located at 586 Wiscasset Road, Route 27 in Boothbay.