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Work and Events / Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« on: October 15, 2021, 11:25:49 PM »
do you intend to shingle over this? I assumed the siding would be board and batten like the shop building.
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Work and Events / Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« on: September 12, 2021, 12:10:50 AM »
How will the rails be mounted to the pit supports?
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Work and Events / Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« on: September 08, 2021, 11:20:44 PM »
Ah ha, got it: the track is parallel to the outer wall just like the pit track! thanks, K.
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Work and Events / Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« on: September 08, 2021, 07:43:32 PM »
why is the left side track not centered in it's section of the engine house?
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General Discussion / Re: Right of Way
« on: September 03, 2021, 12:29:10 AM »
On this map what are the "red" sections?
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Volunteers / Re: August 2021 Work Reports
« on: August 16, 2021, 02:15:25 PM »
so that's around 40', give or take? Also how far in from 218 will it be sited?
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Volunteers / Re: August 2021 Work Reports
« on: August 16, 2021, 11:35:52 AM »
what will be the usable length of the turntable when installed?
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Volunteers / Re: August 2021 Work Reports
« on: August 13, 2021, 12:09:58 PM »
can we get a pic of the Trout brook turntable?
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Work and Events / Re: Shop Building & Machinery Improvements - Official Work Thread
« on: July 16, 2021, 12:48:55 AM »
regarding Lodge and Shipley lathe: what is its age? where was its origin?
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Volunteers / Re: July 2021 Work Reports
« on: July 05, 2021, 12:35:16 AM »
Last time I was up to Sheepscot there were some flags in a bag hanging behind the dispatch office door.
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Bridgton & Saco River Railway / Re: Arthur Griffin B&H 1940 excursion photos
« on: April 14, 2020, 12:05:31 AM »
The rings appear to have a thicker, round, barrel section vertically on their circumference. This reminds me of a clamp that would have a bolt passed through it to facilitate tightening. But clamp what?
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Museum Discussion / Howe truss bridge
« on: April 03, 2020, 06:28:52 PM »
just read an old, (2003), Frommer's travel guide for N.H. that mentions Clark's Trading Post. The entry says that they, (Clark's), claim to have the last Howe Truss railroad bridge in the world. Any further input appreciated.
(maybe this belongs under a past subject: our own Howe bridge)
(maybe this belongs under a past subject: our own Howe bridge)
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Volunteers / Re: March 2020 Work Reports
« on: March 10, 2020, 12:28:34 PM »
can these wheels have a tire applied after turning? can the flat be built up w/weld?
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Museum Discussion / Re: Sheepscot pictures for the away crowd.
« on: February 10, 2020, 05:32:22 PM »
How was the water moved from the tank car to the engines?
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Work and Events / Re: B&SR Tank 14 - Official Restoration Thread
« on: January 08, 2020, 01:27:09 AM »
has the inside been checked, cleaned and coated?