Wiscasset Exhibit

[James Patten]

Since this has been printed in the newspaper I guess I can report it here.

Steve and Jason proposed to the Town of Wiscasset on Tuesday that the WW&F put an exhibit down at the water front, adjacent to the Maine Eastern tracks and the creamery pier.  We will be building a replica of a Turner Centre Dairying car and putting it on a small bit of track next to the pier.  The idea is that it would have displays about Maine railroads, the Wiscasset waterfront, the Maine Two Footers, and today's Two Footer museums, including the WW&F of course.

We have a junk pair of trucks that we can reassemble and use underneath.  Also a volunteer knows someone who would be willing to give us free lumber, up to 24' long.  So the cost for this will be pretty minimal.

[John McNamara]

Great, Great news!

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

Much credit goes to Pres. Steve Zuppa who worked directly with the Wiscasset Chamber of Commerce and to CMO Jason Lamontagne who wrote the museums' proposal that was presented to the Sellectmen.

Stewart

[Mike Fox]

Great. This had been discussed between several of us for years, and possibly on the old forum if I remember correctly.

[Jeff Schumaker]

Is the newspaper article online somewhere?

This would be a great idea.

Jeff S.

[Ken Fleming]

Sounds great.  However, I always believed that a  "Turner" car in yellow with green metal roof would been a great addition to our rolling stock on mixed trains.  Others had tank cars, etc.  But only the WW&F had a "two-foot reefer".  Maybe someday a second Turner can be built with good trucks for road service (as a tool car).

[Pete "Cosmo" Barrington]

Oooohhh yeah!
In keeping with the standards/traditions of other museums, we can number them sequentially starting one # higher than the last one built.

[Jeff Schumaker]

James,

Is there anything new to report on this?

Jeff S.

[James Patten]

Siding lumber has been donated by NC Hunt Lumber.  Beyond that, no.

[Jason M Lamontagne]

Patterns for boxcar castings not in stock will be brought to the foundry this week.  We actually have most of what we need-- keeping cost down.  Journal boxes are on hand thanks to a find by Josh Recave many years ago-- that would have been the biggest item.  We're getting one pedestal, 8 queen posts, 4 bolster end caps, and a few other odds and ends.

We've got a couple oak trees on our property which will serve the project well also.

Jason

[Pete "Cosmo" Barrington]

I know the idea is to keep costs down, but what are the chances of having multiple castings made with an eye toward future projects?

[John McNamara]

I'm sure that this is "old news" to most Forum readers, but in the process of doing some research for the September/October WW&F Newsletter, I happened upon a picture of Number 65, the Turner Centre Dairying reefer, on page 130 of Two Feet to Tidewater, second edition.

-John

[Ed Lecuyer]

I am of need of photos of the TCDA car project as it is currently. Photos of the reassembled trucks and/or woodwork would be ideal.

This is for a grant application for possible funding of the non-donated parts, as well as providing a high-quality exhibit/display inside the finished car.

Please email me at ed@spongeawareness.com if you have any photos that I can use for this purpose.

Thanks,

-Ed
 

[John McNamara]

I am of need of photos of the TCDA car project as it is currently. Photos of the reassembled trucks and/or woodwork would be ideal.

Needless to say, your friendly local newsletter editor (johnmcnamara1@verizon.net) would also be interested.

-John

[Brendan Barry]

I don't know if it will help anybody but feel free to take any of the photos in my photobucket account  about the car and sawmill in the thread in the volunteer secton.