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Work and Events / Re: 2014 Spring Work Weekend
« on: April 27, 2014, 09:01:00 PM »
Great pictures -- especially the builder's plate!
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Work and Events / Re: 2014 Spring Work Weekend
« on: April 26, 2014, 09:07:33 PM »
Great pictures! Thanks for posting them.
I wish I could be there to pitch in.
Also, that's excellent news about the ROW!
I wish I could be there to pitch in.
Also, that's excellent news about the ROW!
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Work and Events / Re: WW&F No. 9 - Official Work Thread
« on: April 08, 2014, 04:27:22 PM »
Very interesting. Thanks again Stewart.
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Maine Narrow Gauge RR Co. & Museum / Re: MNG RR Museum - Moving to Gray Maine
« on: April 07, 2014, 06:36:55 PM »
Though I'm not as familiar with the area as some other people here, I'm not willing to write off the potential of this new site just yet, as I see an interesting precedent for it. The odd suburban location on a state highway with a strip mall and junkyard nearby actually sounds a lot like the situation of the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, CO, which I'm sure we would all agree is a successful museum. The suburbs of Denver are a far cry from Durango or Chama (which offer both scenery and authenticity), but easy highway access and the general excellence of the collection are enough to make it work. If the MNGM can raise the money this will require (and if the building they're planning is really big enough for the needs of the collection), then I'm willing to be optimistic.
If you've never been to the CO RR Museum, then have a look at this Google Maps aerial. The museum property is so compact that it looks like a model railroad layout!
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Colorado+Railroad+Museum/@39.7719516,-105.1934765,269m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x876b856ad616b0d1:0x83523605fa442fc8
If you've never been to the CO RR Museum, then have a look at this Google Maps aerial. The museum property is so compact that it looks like a model railroad layout!
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Colorado+Railroad+Museum/@39.7719516,-105.1934765,269m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x876b856ad616b0d1:0x83523605fa442fc8
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Maine Narrow Gauge RR Co. & Museum / Re: MNG RR Museum - Moving to Gray Maine
« on: April 07, 2014, 05:19:31 PM »
Will 9,500 sq feet be large enough to bring the whole collection under cover? I'm curious what they have in mind.
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Work and Events / Re: WW&F No. 9 - Official Work Thread
« on: April 07, 2014, 04:24:09 PM »The Portland Company spec'd oak decking in some of it's plans. Number 9 had ash decking when we brought it back to Maine in 1995. We believe that some (or most) of the wood was not the original from 1891, due to rot and damage from accidents. The wood under the tank was in bad shape so the only pieces we were able to re-use were the outer/edge planks. The edge planks are important because they are the most visible, are mortised for the cab verticles and drilled for the tension rods. The edge planks were restored by removing some of the paint, light sanding and the application of linseed oil. They will be painted black to match the cab and tender tank.
The next step is to cut holes for the two tank sumps (one on each side), the ashpan door lever and the blow down valve control.
Thanks for the information, Stewart. I was curious because I thought railroad car builders in the 19th century tended to use other hardwoods such as ash and maple more frequently than oak, but I didn't know if this was true for Portland Company practice as well. What woods were used for the cab walls and pilot?
The decking looks amazing by the way.
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Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad / Re: Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Coat of Arms
« on: April 07, 2014, 02:52:38 PM »Something's funky about that!
Shouldn't it be mirror imaged if it was intented for printing?
Yes, you're quite right. Maybe that's why no one's buying it?
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Work and Events / Re: WW&F No. 9 - Official Work Thread
« on: April 06, 2014, 03:35:42 PM »
Was the original deck oak as well?
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Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad / Re: Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Coat of Arms
« on: April 04, 2014, 04:35:13 PM »
The challenge now is to locate the logo on a genuine SR&RL timetable or some piece of stationery, which is something I've never seen to date. It appears nowhere on the June 4, 1928 timetable in my own collection, so perhaps it's from earlier?
To that end, someone is currently offering a 1"x1" printer's block for it on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/141244586138?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2661&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
To that end, someone is currently offering a 1"x1" printer's block for it on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/141244586138?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2661&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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General Discussion / Re: World status of two-foot gauge Baldwin(ish) locomotives
« on: April 02, 2014, 11:11:47 PM »
Some background on the engine in New Jersey:
http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30716
http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30717&hilit=baldwin+new+jersey
It's in very rough shape, so I appear to have jumped the gun a bit by implying it might be restored, but it does exist.
http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30716
http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30717&hilit=baldwin+new+jersey
It's in very rough shape, so I appear to have jumped the gun a bit by implying it might be restored, but it does exist.
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General Discussion / Re: World status of two-foot gauge Baldwin(ish) locomotives
« on: April 02, 2014, 10:16:59 PM »
B&SR No. 8 at MNGRR is also listed as "operational", for what it's worth.
< She is not serviceable or under repair as of this writing. >
Exactly, which is why the "operational" status of other engines on steamlocomotive.info shouldn't be taken as fact. The information may be long out of date, or even entirely incorrect.
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General Discussion / Re: World status of two-foot gauge Baldwin(ish) locomotives
« on: April 02, 2014, 08:46:58 PM »
The steamlocomotive.info site lists several other two-foot gauge Baldwins around the world as "operational", for example South African Railways No. 62 (4-6-2, Baldwin C/N 42634, 1916) in Randfontein, SA, but I don't know how current this information may be. (B&SR No. 8 at MNGRR is also listed as "operational", for what it's worth.)
http://steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=16552I
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Class_NG10_4-6-2
Does anyone know the current status of this beautiful engine? It appears quite similar to the 4-6-2 at Brecon Mountain (which I know is not ex-SAR), and strongly resembles SR&RL No. 23.
I see now that the ex-SAR NG10 4-6-2s have already been discussed here: http://forum.wwfry.org/index.php?topic=1538.0
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General Discussion / Re: World status of two-foot gauge Baldwin(ish) locomotives
« on: April 02, 2014, 08:07:52 PM »
To the "under repair/restoration" list, I think we should include S.D. Warren No. 2 (0-4-0T) at Boothbay.
There is also this mysterious little Baldwin 0-4-0T in New Jersey, which I understand has recently been rescued and may (or may not) be under restoration. It appears to be similar to the S. D. Warren engines:
http://steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=27130
The steamlocomotive.info site lists several other two-foot gauge Baldwins around the world as "operational", for example South African Railways No. 62 (4-6-2, Baldwin C/N 42634, 1916) in Randfontein, SA, but I don't know how current this information may be. (B&SR No. 8 at MNGRR is also listed as "operational", for what it's worth.)
http://steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=16552I
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Class_NG10_4-6-2
Does anyone know the current status of this beautiful engine? It appears quite similar to the 4-6-2 at Brecon Mountain (which I know is not ex-SAR), and strongly resembles SR&RL No. 23.
There is also this mysterious little Baldwin 0-4-0T in New Jersey, which I understand has recently been rescued and may (or may not) be under restoration. It appears to be similar to the S. D. Warren engines:
http://steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=27130
The steamlocomotive.info site lists several other two-foot gauge Baldwins around the world as "operational", for example South African Railways No. 62 (4-6-2, Baldwin C/N 42634, 1916) in Randfontein, SA, but I don't know how current this information may be. (B&SR No. 8 at MNGRR is also listed as "operational", for what it's worth.)
http://steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=16552I
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Class_NG10_4-6-2
Does anyone know the current status of this beautiful engine? It appears quite similar to the 4-6-2 at Brecon Mountain (which I know is not ex-SAR), and strongly resembles SR&RL No. 23.
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The Original W&Q and WW&F: 1894-1933 / Re: Interior photos of Maine NG yard offices
« on: March 29, 2014, 04:37:06 AM »
Crittenden's Maine Scenic Route includes a reproduction of the 1908 SR&RL rule book in the appendix.
Here is Rule No. 11: "Signals will not be carried by any engine for trains, except by order of the Superintendent. Orders to carry signals for trains must be given by regular telegraphic order, same to be given by telephone for all points not reached by telegraph."
And Rule 27: "A Red Flag or a Red Light shown at telegraph stations signifies that orders are awaiting the train, and Conductors and Enginemen will go to telegraph office immediately and sign for such order."
There is also Rule 23 requiring log trains coming off the Eustis to contact the dispatcher in Phillips for clearance before entering the main at Eustis Junction, but it doesn't say how this communication was to be made. (Rule 24 imposed a similar requirement on log trains coming off the Mt Abram branch, but specified that contact be made by telephone.)
Here is Rule No. 11: "Signals will not be carried by any engine for trains, except by order of the Superintendent. Orders to carry signals for trains must be given by regular telegraphic order, same to be given by telephone for all points not reached by telegraph."
And Rule 27: "A Red Flag or a Red Light shown at telegraph stations signifies that orders are awaiting the train, and Conductors and Enginemen will go to telegraph office immediately and sign for such order."
There is also Rule 23 requiring log trains coming off the Eustis to contact the dispatcher in Phillips for clearance before entering the main at Eustis Junction, but it doesn't say how this communication was to be made. (Rule 24 imposed a similar requirement on log trains coming off the Mt Abram branch, but specified that contact be made by telephone.)
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The Original W&Q and WW&F: 1894-1933 / Re: W&Q No. 1's boiler
« on: March 27, 2014, 02:05:10 PM »The museum owns the R-O-W running north from the Whitefield station site up to near where the railroad crossed Rt. 218. Engine 1's shell is not in that section but it's a nice walk that includes a concrete cattle pass and a high fill. Harry told me that the shell was in the grade about a half mile north of where the R-O-W crosses the brook on the other (east) side of Rt. 218. This would be where the railroad goes up toward N. Whitefield. It's a portion I have not walked as I was told it is private land.
Thanks for this information, Stewart. I was sure Harry would have known, so I'm glad to hear he passed this knowledge on.