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Work and Events / Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread

« on: September 07, 2024, 07:53:43 PM »

I am sure that both the locomotives and the people are going to be happy this winter when the air is freezing cold and the ground is covered with snow this winter. Great work everybody who build the Fred Morse Engine House!  TM WW&F Life Member,  Build 11 Contributor, 

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Work and Events / Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread

« on: August 29, 2024, 03:08:07 PM »

Did you guys copy an old design? Or was it something that you made up for this project? I am curious!

Ted Miles, WW &F Member, Build 11 Contributor

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Work and Events / Re: WW&F No. 11 - Official Work Thread

« on: August 12, 2024, 02:04:32 PM »

The Best Friend of Charleston, a pioneering American built locomotive, is long gone but there is a working replica of in her in South Carolina. I forget just where the visitor center is found. I do not believe any one has held the safety valve down up to now.

TM WW&F Member who likes early locomotives.

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Work and Events / Re: So. African Hoppers 2806 and 2807 - Official Work Thread

« on: August 06, 2024, 02:31:49 PM »

It is taking longer than I expected to move the SAR ballast cars and otheer hardware to Alna.
What is lowing things up? I think they will be useful at the next work party.

Ted Miles, Life Member, who is always interested in the WW&F

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Work and Events / Re: So. African Hoppers 2806 and 2807 - Official Work Thread

« on: July 14, 2024, 01:14:20 PM »

Folks,
         The ballast cars appear to have tanks on the two ends. What are they for?

TM WW&F Member likes narrow gauge

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Work and Events / Re: So. African Hoppers 2806 and 2807 - Official Work Thread

« on: July 11, 2024, 12:45:53 PM »

I am glad that they are moving toward Alna! They should be painted and letttered for the SAR. It would be a good talking point for our visitors; that Two-Foot Gauge was used in many places across the world. Maybe someday a flat car from Wales could join our fleet of cars.

Ted Miles WW&F life Member narrow gauge fan

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Work and Events / Re: So. African Hoppers 2806 and 2807 - Official Work Thread

« on: July 09, 2024, 12:05:10 PM »

This may be a dumb question; but why were the WW&F ballast cars unloaded at Edaville?

Should not they have remained in the highway trucks and be delivered all the way to Alna? 

The equipment sure looks impressive! It will do good things on the WW&F Railway. 

Ted Miles WW&F Life Member Build 11 contributor

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Whimsical Weirdness and Foolery / Re: WW&F to Acquire “Garratt” Locomotive NG79

« on: June 18, 2024, 01:32:43 PM »

Yes, about the April Fools Day comment about Headtide; I think it should be a real effort. The next ageency station would be an excellent stopping place for the railway. It is a destination after all!

Ted Miles WW&F Life Member Built 11 Contributor Archives Contrributor 

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Kennebec Central / About those Links and Pins

« on: June 17, 2024, 12:23:35 PM »

I live in the SF Bay Area; over in Fremont, CA is the Railroad at Ardenwood run by the Society for the Preservation of Carter Brothers Railroad Resources. Until recently, the line was pulled by horses. But they use link and pin couplers to operate this very careful and slow line. I have watched them couple and uncouple the cars. I believe it may be the only place in the country that uses this kind of equipment on the cars from that era. They have just restored their NWP 6101 back to its link and pin period from the later 1930 era. Ted Miles Carter Brothers Society Life Member

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Kennebec Central / Civil War event at the KC

« on: June 17, 2024, 12:08:59 PM »

I think the recent Civil War event which signed the #9 locomotive for the Kennebc Central was the first time she was signed for the Kennebec Central at the museum.  If we recall she was there from 1925 to early 1933, I believe. This makes all of the lines she ran over at various times. That old girl sure got around! Especially if you count the Sandy River seperate from the Sandy river and Rangeley Lakes which used the same tracks.  TM WW&F Member 

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Other Narrow Gauge / Narrow gauge postcards

« on: June 11, 2024, 12:56:57 PM »

I am a life long postcard collector; I started collecting narrow gauge postcards about 45-years ago. I have now donated my collection to the WW&F Archives. They run from Arizona to Washington State and many many states in between. As a special treat there are two albums of Edaville Railroad postcards; including the rare ones. There is a complete set of Colorado Railroad Museum cards. And of course all of the Maine Two Footers and the post cards that the museums have been created about their  projects.   If you want a narrow gauge image that collection is a good place to look!

Ted Miles, WW&F Life Member, Archives Donor, Build 11 Contributor

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Work and Events / Re: Sheepscot Passenger Platform Reconstruction - Official Work Thread

« on: June 02, 2024, 12:26:32 PM »

The new lower deck will be appreciated by all of us older folks with unsteady legs! I hope the book/gift store is back to work soon!
 Will the new dance floor get a shed over it?   Thanks for all you do! Ted Miles WW&F Member Build 11 Contributor

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US Two Footers / Kiso Forest Preserve #9

« on: May 28, 2024, 02:35:22 PM »

This 0-4-2RT loco built by Baldwin with a Japanese accent was re-imported by Henry Sorensen in the 1960s. Later in 2005, he gave it to the California State Railroad Museum. Now they have given it to the Society for the Preservation of Carter Brothers Railroad Resources. They now have an operational loco; and the State Museum has gotten away from a narrow gauge locomotive. I am looking forward to seeing her is steam at the Railroad Museum at Ardenwood Farm. It is by the way my local narrow gauge museum.  TM retired but still interested in narrow gauge.

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Work and Events / Re: So. African Hoppers 2806 and 2807 - Official Work Thread

« on: May 22, 2024, 01:44:37 PM »

When I heard the ship went to Singapore, I thought the ship was going to the west Coast or the Panama Canal. Now it see they are back tracking to send the ship through the Suez canal. Seems like going the long way around!

Ted Miles WW&F Life Member

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Work and Events / Re: WW&F No. 10 - Official Work Thread

« on: May 14, 2024, 12:38:52 PM »

Ed,
       Thank ou for that excellent update. I am very glad to lean that the museum's first steam loco is getting the attention she deserves! 

Ted Miles WW&F Life Member