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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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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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Massachusetts' Two Footers / Edaville Railroad

« on: April 07, 2024, 10:02:15 AM »

For all you Eaville Railraod fans out there; I have sent my Edaville Railroad illuistrated roster to the WW &F Railway Museum Archives. I contains everything that was ever at the Edaville Railroad including the standard gauge equipment and the buildings. Many of the illustrations are real photo post cards.

Also, my entire narrow gauge post card collecttion is now in the Archives. It starts in Arizona and goes to Wisconsin. Of course Colorado with its D&RGW and successors is well represented.

Ted Miles, WW&F Life Member, Built 11 Contributor, post card collector 

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Bridgton & Saco River Railway / B & SR/H Box cars

« on: October 06, 2023, 07:17:07 PM »

Now that the B&SR has its own museum/ website/facebook page etc. I wanted to point out that there are a lot of Bridgton box cars around thanks to the Edaville Railroad and Maine Narrow Gauge Museum. Maybe one of them car go to the new group to get them started with a collection of authentic freight cars. If they are lucky; there are two B&SR locos that can be loaned to them at some point.

Ted Miles, Maine Two-Foot fan, I have the Jones book

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Other Narrow Gauge / Narrow Gauge Dining Cars?

« on: August 07, 2023, 07:36:12 PM »

Folks,
         I am compiling a list of surviving dining cars; so far I have not found one narrow gauge one? Does anyone know of a narrow gauge line that served food?  Did the Rangeley parlor car serve meals?
TM retired but still interested in trains

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The Original W&Q and WW&F: 1894-1933 / WW&F Hand car

« on: June 18, 2023, 02:25:35 PM »

Folks,
         There is a picture of a WW&F handcar on the Boothbay Railway Village web site.
 It does not have a number. Does anyone have additional information about it? Or a source of
 information about WW&F Hand cars?
 I do know that Fairmont built a lot of speeders and hand cars.  Many thanks.

Ted Miles, WW&F Life Member, Built 11 Contributor.

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Museum Discussion / Edaville #130

« on: May 01, 2023, 02:04:51 PM »

Folks,
         I found this car on my Edaville roster. Is this the same car that is being discussed in the Board Minutes and being painted on the Spring Work Weekend?

Ted Miles, Life Member

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Museum Discussion / Boiler work on the WW&F #10

« on: November 19, 2022, 02:38:44 PM »

It seems like I have not heard anything about work on the #10 in a very long time.

I know that work on #11 and the engine house is taking a lot of hours. But I hope
that the new boiler has not beeen side-lined.

I like that little sugar plantation locomotive.

Ted Miles, WW&F Life Member Built 11 Contributor

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Museum Discussion / New Facebook Pages

« on: May 26, 2022, 12:52:48 PM »

Folks,
         Those new facebook pages and videos sure give a lot of information about the museum and its activities!! even though I am a regular viewer, there were some videos that I had not seen. Thank you to the web site designers!

Ted Miles, Life Member,  Build 11 contributor

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Two Footers outside of the US / Two-footers traveling home

« on: April 11, 2022, 02:08:01 PM »

A pair of two-foot gauge locomotives from the Lord Penryhn Quarries have been in Terre Haute, Indiana for rhe past fourty years. The #12 was built by Avendale Engine Company at Bristol in 1933 of 7.5-tons and the #15 was built by Andrew Barclay & Sons at Kilmarnick, Scotland in 1931 of 7.5-tons.
I am glad to see them back home in England. There was a third similar locomotive on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation; but I do not know where she has gone to.

The two locomotves have been sold to the Beamish Open Air Museum at Durham, UK. They are the oldest and largest restoration village in the UK; and have both a standard gauge railroad and a 24-inch quarry railroad. Over the April 9-10, 2022 weekend they held their annual Steam Festival; with steam cars, steam traction engines a steam crane and of course steam locos running over their two railroads. The #12 Glyder looks very nice!   

Ted Miles, WW&F Member, narrow gauge

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The Original W&Q and WW&F: 1894-1933 / Link and Pins

« on: January 31, 2022, 10:17:58 PM »

Folks,
        I have a shelf full of books about the W&Q and the WW&F Ry; but I have not been able to find when the passenger cars switched from links to Janney (safety) couplers.

Is there any evidence that the W&Q used Miller hook or similar couplers?

Thanks,

Ted Miles, WW&F Life Member Built 11 Contributor

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Other Narrow Gauge / Victorian Train celebration on the C&T Scenic Railroad

« on: September 20, 2021, 12:28:36 AM »

The Friends of the C&T Scenic Railroad have celebrated their 50th Anniversary in grand style with the newly restored Glenbrook and the RGS #20 running on their line. They also had the Eureka & Palisade #4 Eureka which is back for another visit. And on top of that they had a whole train of 1880s passenger cars. All of the videos can be seen on the Narrow gauge Discussion Forum.

While the WW&F is building a new #9; the C&TS has gone almost as far with their restoration of the D&RG #470 Tourist Sleeper. This is the first Pullman built car restored in Colorado, complete with its complex Pullman trucks.
Ted Miles, CRRM Member

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Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad / Car #33

« on: June 30, 2021, 12:18:00 PM »

Folks,
         The Sandy River web site mentions a car #33 being converted to a combine. Anyone know the history of that car? Was it something that came from the Edaville Railroad?

As we know that WW&F did a similar conversion for ADA reasons, which is a good thing!

Ted Miles, WW &F Member and #11 Contributor