Remaining WW&F buildings and other treasures along the old WW&F right of way?

[Matthew Gustafson]

Are there any remaining left or are they all gone?

[Pete "Cosmo" Barrington]

As mentioned in annother post, there are quite a few buildings left, although most, if not all, are at least somewhat modifried. (PUN!)
One of the best examples is the station up at Albion, which is mentioned in a few other threads.
Check out the "Albion Day" threads under "Voulunteer (etc)" for pics. 

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

There is a possibility that the WW&F's original Head Tide section house survives.  There's a structure in that area that is reported to be the section house although it has been moved and modified.  It's the right size but we're not sure if it's the section house.  If it is, the BOD would decide what it is worth and make an offer to purchase it. 

We agree on the old Forum that we need a section house at Sheepscot.  It was going to be a replica of the shed that was at the Whitefield iron bridge.   The new building would go just North of the water tank on the east side of the mainline.   The Head Tide section house would fit in there too.   It would be a good place to store a handcar and tools.  The big issue is cost.  We could figure the cost of lumber for a new building and offer it to the owner of the Head Tide section house.  Of course we would then have to move it to Sheepscot and rebuild it back to it's original appearance.   I like railroad buildings and original WW&F structures are quite rare.  To me it's worth it to spend a bit more to get an original railroad structure back to save and restore.  It's more work and more expense but it fulfils our mission as a museum.   

[Bruce Wilson]

Matthew may find it interesting to learn that when the W.W. & F. Ry. Museum acquired the current Sheepscot Section House from it's last owner (Crosby Hodgman) in Wiscasset, our museum arranged for the construction of a nearly identical replacement...so that we could have the original building dating from 1916.

If you look carefully up by the old Wiscasset Customs House, you will see the replacement shed and note its similarity to the Sheepscot section house.

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

Good point Bruce,  The cedar shingled tool house (across from the water tank) is the only original WW&F structure in the 9 building museum collection.  We are not sure where it was located when it served as a tool house but we do know that it was later moved to Sheepscot.  There are photographs of it serving as Sheepscot station after the original station burned.  It sat near Cross Road about where the current station sits.  It's been our tool house for over 10 years, once again serving it's original purpose.