Portland Company Property Sold

[Dylan Lambert]

Looks like the landlords are changing...
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Prime-Eastern-Waterfront-land-sold-in-Portland-.html

[Mike Fox]

Hope for the sake of MNGRR that the new owners are still willing to rent them the space they need.

[Tom Casper]

at a rent they can afford

Tom C.

[Richard "Steam" Symmes]

I can't imagine that the "powers that be" in the NEW, yuppified Portland will want a dirty, smokey old steam train puffing along their waterfront paradise.

My BET is that sooner or later, MNG will get their "walking papers" handed to them in one form or another.

Unfortunately, as with every enterprise, if you don't own / control your real estate, you are at the whim of the people / agency that DOES own it.

It's sad to realize after so much time, money and sweat has been expended by so many.

Richard

[Bill Reidy]

I am hoping MNGRR has a good outcome in Portland with their new landlords.

Makes one appreciate the different circumstances on which Harry founded our museum, and the diligence our board of directors, especially Kielbasa Dave, has made in securing our right-of-way.  Certainly we were fortunate our land situation was much better to start with, but the foresight our BOD has taken since on this issue has ensured the long-term future of the museum.

[Dave Buczkowski]

Thanks but KD has been a very small cog in securing the ROW. Kudos really go to Gordon Davis and Jason. The board has been supportive of the efforts.

[Wayne Laepple]

Two words: be prepared.

[Pete "Cosmo" Barrington]

Anything further on this?
One could assume since there's been no announcement of an impending immediate move that the new landlords and the MNGRR have found amenable ground between them.
I would love to hear more good news if there is any.

[Ted Miles]

Just to add a final update to this thread; the new landlord of the Portland company buildings has told the Maine Narrow Gauge Museum to remove the cars and other equipment that are stored in Portland Company buildings. Several passenger and freight cars were carefully moved by truck to the WW&F property in Alna. Some repair work is happening on the oil tank flat car as i write this update. The Rangeley is stored indoors. 

Ted Miles, WW&F Member, narrow gauge fan