Finding the WW&F on Facebook

[Bob Holmes]

That photo is stunning!  It really encapsulates what the Museum is all about.

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

The Sunday evening post is a look back 19 years ago when Monson #3 first came to the WW&F.  Things around Sheepscot were different in 1998 but you can see how everyone enjoyed having the engine visit, it was the first steam on the WW&F in 60 years.

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

The Thursday news post has photos of Monson #3 arriving, boxcar #67 progress and new parts for our engine #10.

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

As of tonight we have a new number of people following the museum fb page.  New total is 3,900

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

Check fb tonight for a sneak peek at what the photograhpers special will look like.

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

The Sunday evening post is a photo essay on the Maine Two-Foot Winter weekend #1.  Many people made this event a success and you can see it in the photos.  Most of the images are candid shots taken before the actual scenes were set up so they are a bit different than the beautiful images that the real photographers took.

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

Another positive thing from the MTFW weekend, we picked up 20 more followers on facebook.  Some of the photographers posted images on their fb pages which have been shared by others, giving us more good press.

[Mike Fox]

Victorian Christmas hours for 2017 need to be fixed, unless of course we are running for 23 hours, in which case Santa will need a nap. ?

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

Adult beverages may have been involved in those posts.

[James Patten]

I posted all the events in 2017 for basically 24 hours, until such times as the time of the event is figured out.

[Mike Fox]

Ok, just noticed it and wanted to make sure we were scheduling enough crew..

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

Check fb for a list of upcoming events as well as another wonderful photo from the MTFW last Saturday.  Snowfall today should give the ground a new coating for photos this weekend.

[Kevin Madore]

Hi Stewart,

The John Collins photos on the museum FB page are undoubtedly the best I have seen from last weekend.  I see from his page that he's a professional photographer and it shows in the composition and the processing.   I especially like the B&W shot of the two engines side by side at AC Station and the back-lit view of the northbound, 2-engine train at Albee's both are very nice.   I wonder if he has a site where I could see more....I mean other than "Snap Face" or some other social media site?    I'm not much into social media.   

One question came to mind:  On the 2-engine mixed, I am wondering why Monson #3 is the road engine vs. having the WW&F #9 up front?   Since the train is portraying a WW&F Mixed, I thought I would see Number 9 closest to the camera.   I am betting that there's a technical reason why the 3 was up front.

Thanks!  Looking forward to this weekend!

/Kevin Madore

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

Hi Kevin, 
Thanks for the comments.  Yep, John's photos are beautiful.  I don't know if he has a photo/web site, we pull (share) photos from his fb page with permission.  You'll see more of his work on our page in the next couple of days.  As to the placement of locomotives on the two engine train I'll defer to Jason and the operations guys for an answer.

See you this weekend.

[Jason M Lamontagne]

Hi Kevin,

The pull/push operation is predicated on the reenactment of the flying cut off at Alna Center.  Since the focus there is on the pushing locomotive, we wanted the WW&F loco there.  That scene is planned for mid Sunday morning; catching the entire large train in the morning light at albees, while planned, is really circumstantial opportunism (just came up with that phrase...).

See ya
Jason