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The Maine Narrow Gauges (Historic & Preserved) => Bridgton & Saco River Railway => Topic started by: Mike Fox on October 21, 2016, 09:41:09 AM

Title: Interesting find
Post by: Mike Fox on October 21, 2016, 09:41:09 AM
I have emailed the person about this, hoping to hear back..

https://maine.craigslist.org/atq/5821532628.html (https://maine.craigslist.org/atq/5821532628.html)
Title: Re: Interesting find
Post by: Carl G. Soderstrom on October 22, 2016, 01:10:15 AM
Mike

Same issue as in Kevin's post Nov/Dec 1984 NG&SL Gazette
in the 2' section was metion of special church supper by the Bridgton & Harrison Congregational Church
ladies celebrating the RR. A Rev. Ron Albury of Plainfield, NJ brought a door from the Chevy rail car for display.

In a picture of the rail car the the smoke ducts on the engine house are visible near the door end of the building -
just threw that in from another discussion :)
Title: Re: Interesting find
Post by: Phil McCall on October 24, 2016, 12:11:41 AM
Look almost like pony truck wheels from a steam locomotive, and apparently have been under water for a long time. Hiram was on the B&SR (as Mike obviously noted by putting it here), does anyone know of any B&SR stuff that went in the drink?
Title: Re: Interesting find
Post by: Mike Fox on October 24, 2016, 07:18:45 AM
So far I have found that he (or she) discovered it with a metal detector. It was buried in the ground. I have yet to get the location. Looks like in the photo the end of the axle is missing. So am wonering if there was a derailment that was the result of the broken axle or it broke because of the derailment. We haven't agreed on a price yet, as neither of us are sure of it's worth
Title: Re: Interesting find
Post by: Ira Schreiber on October 24, 2016, 03:03:06 PM
The broken end may be symptomatic of a hot box.
Title: Re: Interesting find
Post by: Philip Marshall on October 24, 2016, 05:03:25 PM
Quote from: Ira Schreiber on October 24, 2016, 03:03:06 PM
The broken end may be symptomatic of a hot box.

Which could easily have caused a derailment.

I'm really curious to learn exactly where it was found.