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The Original W&Q and WW&F: 1894-1933 / Re: Alna Center depot and freight house interior
« on: February 09, 2025, 09:49:09 PM »
The windows were made by Brosco.
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Volunteers / Re: January 2025 work reports
« on: January 27, 2025, 07:27:59 PM »
A bit more on the ARS show -
We had sixteen members helping with the project display tables as well as the sales tables, (many worked for weeks prior to the show). Volunteers included: Bryce, Dan, Daniel, Dom, Nick A, Nick S, Cindy, Susan, Bill, Stewart, Marcel, Collin, Dave, Steve, Philip and Gordon. Store sales were operated by Cindy and Susan, with new engine 10 shirts and locomotive 11 mugs being good sellers. Unique this year was the sale of donated brass model locomotives (and a few cars) along with antique railroad lanterns, both to benefit the Archives. The model sales were conducted by Marcel and the lanterns handled by Stewart. New merch along with the models and lanterns helped our team set a new record of $6,650.
We had sixteen members helping with the project display tables as well as the sales tables, (many worked for weeks prior to the show). Volunteers included: Bryce, Dan, Daniel, Dom, Nick A, Nick S, Cindy, Susan, Bill, Stewart, Marcel, Collin, Dave, Steve, Philip and Gordon. Store sales were operated by Cindy and Susan, with new engine 10 shirts and locomotive 11 mugs being good sellers. Unique this year was the sale of donated brass model locomotives (and a few cars) along with antique railroad lanterns, both to benefit the Archives. The model sales were conducted by Marcel and the lanterns handled by Stewart. New merch along with the models and lanterns helped our team set a new record of $6,650.
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Volunteers / Re: November 2024 work reports
« on: November 15, 2024, 10:17:06 PM »
Check with Brendan before anything happens with a tree. He will be setting the flagpole up in the lawn somewhere near the depot - between the station and Cross Road.
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Museum Discussion / Re: How did you hear of the W.W. & F. Ry. Museum?
« on: September 25, 2024, 04:05:46 PM »
In the 1980's I was a member of the Baltimore Chapter of the NRHS along with Martin Van Horn. We became friends and he started giving me copies of the WW&F newsletter in 1995 and I joined in 1996. My first time volunteering was Columbus Day weekend, 1997 which just happened to be the first planned track weekend with a goal of building the first curve and crossing (now Brook Crossing). It was a great weekend where I met Harry, Fred, Alan, John, Jason, Roger, Marcel, Dana and Zack. Friendships began that weekend which continue today.
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Museum Discussion / Re: Finding the WW&F on Facebook
« on: September 18, 2024, 12:08:01 PM »
Bruce,
Thanks for the comments but it's a team effort. I produce the news and Steve and Ed post the events. All WW&F information is important, members and fans like to see updates on projects and mothers / families make plans by viewing the events we offer through the year.
Bill Reidy has done a great job with the newsletter, it's really a top-notch news magazine. There are things covered that are not on FB or the web site and this is intentional, we hope they will search other sources. When people become interested in the railway via the Facebook page or web site they often want to learn more. If they follow our progress there's a good chance they will join the museum and we hope they will come to Sheepscot and maybe even volunteer.
Thanks for the comments but it's a team effort. I produce the news and Steve and Ed post the events. All WW&F information is important, members and fans like to see updates on projects and mothers / families make plans by viewing the events we offer through the year.
Bill Reidy has done a great job with the newsletter, it's really a top-notch news magazine. There are things covered that are not on FB or the web site and this is intentional, we hope they will search other sources. When people become interested in the railway via the Facebook page or web site they often want to learn more. If they follow our progress there's a good chance they will join the museum and we hope they will come to Sheepscot and maybe even volunteer.
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Museum Discussion / Re: Finding the WW&F on Facebook
« on: September 16, 2024, 04:54:33 PM »
Another milepost - As of today, September 16th, 2024 the WW&F Railway page has more than 34,000 people following it. This is due to the team that posts news, event information and photos of museum activities. The dedicated work of train crews, track people, gift shop clerks, maintenance folks, shop volunteers and grounds / building construction crews is highlighted our page which has gotten the attention of railway historians all over the world.
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Museum Discussion / Re: Finding the WW&F on Facebook
« on: July 22, 2024, 04:34:07 PM »
With special thanks to our news and events team, our page is now followed by 31,132 people. Every time a comment is posted, or a photo shared it helps promote the railway.
The recent events such as lavender trains along with our historic representations get attention and bring people in. Ed and Steve have done well promoting the WW&F. Dan had a great idea to have a Kennebec Central / Civil War day where our engine 9 was back-dated to when it operated on the KC as their #4. Eric and Dan did a wonderful job on the locomotive and the video of "KCRR #4" being turned at Trout Brook Station has been seen by 763,159 people as of Monday 7/22/24.
Once again thanks to everyone who has contributed to the success of the WW&F this year!
The recent events such as lavender trains along with our historic representations get attention and bring people in. Ed and Steve have done well promoting the WW&F. Dan had a great idea to have a Kennebec Central / Civil War day where our engine 9 was back-dated to when it operated on the KC as their #4. Eric and Dan did a wonderful job on the locomotive and the video of "KCRR #4" being turned at Trout Brook Station has been seen by 763,159 people as of Monday 7/22/24.
Once again thanks to everyone who has contributed to the success of the WW&F this year!
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Volunteers / Re: 2024 Training News
« on: April 19, 2024, 04:12:14 PM »
The center stall of the engine house has been cleared of lumber and cleaned. There are some chairs in the engine house, mostly Fred's dentist office chairs. If more are needed, there are folding metal chairs in the cellar, behind the archive room wall.
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Work and Events / Re: Sheepscot Passenger Platform Reconstruction - Official Work Thread
« on: April 19, 2024, 04:06:14 PM »
Until the old platform was removed there were two points on entry / exit from the gift shop. Visitors came in through the end door and then exited through the center double doors. This has worked well for about 30 years. The only time there was a bit of a bottleneck was when the front doors were closed due to bad weather. On a few occasions one front door was left open to allow for a larger number of visitors.
The lack of a platform has caused a bottleneck but it's only a temporary problem.
The lack of a platform has caused a bottleneck but it's only a temporary problem.
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Volunteers / Re: April 2024 Work Reports
« on: April 13, 2024, 05:37:01 PM »
Also on Saturday 4/13:
Zack and I did a major cleanup of the engine house floor, after which we had the building open for tours. Perspective new volunteers were happy to walk through and ask questions, some got photos of the interior and Monson #4 which is in the west stall.
Zack and I did a major cleanup of the engine house floor, after which we had the building open for tours. Perspective new volunteers were happy to walk through and ask questions, some got photos of the interior and Monson #4 which is in the west stall.
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Volunteers / Re: April 2024 Work Reports
« on: April 08, 2024, 09:06:01 PM »
There's a pic on the WW&F FB page that shows just how dark Sheepscot yard was at 3:28 pm today which at that time was at 98% of the eclipse. The south yard looked like it was being viewed through a very dark pair of sunglasses.
It's funny that Bruce mentions his 1932 Ford Model B. My 1932 Model B Ford hasn't run in a few years... but I did fire up the 1934 flathead V-8.
Happy eclipse day everyone.
It's funny that Bruce mentions his 1932 Ford Model B. My 1932 Model B Ford hasn't run in a few years... but I did fire up the 1934 flathead V-8.
Happy eclipse day everyone.
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Volunteers / Re: March 2024 work reports
« on: March 09, 2024, 11:28:50 PM »
Additional work on Saturday, March 9th -
* Morse Engine House - Zack and I finished the door jamb and casing for the back / delivery doors. The doors are fastened shut for now, waiting for the installation of the drop bar latch. Some clean up was done after we were done with the saws.
* Morse Engine House - Zack and I finished the door jamb and casing for the back / delivery doors. The doors are fastened shut for now, waiting for the installation of the drop bar latch. Some clean up was done after we were done with the saws.
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Work and Events / Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« on: March 02, 2024, 03:56:31 PM »
Good progress today - March 2nd.
The team of Chris L., Zack and myself finished the trim work and rain strip on the east stall doors and added most of the jamb/trim work to the center stall doors. Leon brought two more of his custom built door handles and Brendan worked on the delivery doors in the afternoon. Newsletter editor Bill R. did photojournalism of the work site.
The team of Chris L., Zack and myself finished the trim work and rain strip on the east stall doors and added most of the jamb/trim work to the center stall doors. Leon brought two more of his custom built door handles and Brendan worked on the delivery doors in the afternoon. Newsletter editor Bill R. did photojournalism of the work site.
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Work and Events / Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« on: February 29, 2024, 06:41:08 AM »Pardon the ignorance, but what is the rain strip? Thx
It's the trim piece that's attached to the outer edge of one door. It covers the gap between the two doors when they are closed.
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Work and Events / Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« on: February 28, 2024, 02:47:53 PM »
Recent work:
Brendan installed the special door handles that Leon Weeks custom fabricated for the building and he built drop-bar door latches for the 3 sets of stall doors. The west stall doorway had door jamb header and side plates built and a rain strip installed on Tuesday.
There is a current photo of the west stall door woodwork on the WW&F FB page.
Brendan installed the special door handles that Leon Weeks custom fabricated for the building and he built drop-bar door latches for the 3 sets of stall doors. The west stall doorway had door jamb header and side plates built and a rain strip installed on Tuesday.
There is a current photo of the west stall door woodwork on the WW&F FB page.