I have several Maine Central letters from the spring of 1912 concerning the WW&FRy's need to get a pile driver into the bay behind the Maine Central's bridge - presumably so they could work on the pile trestle between the station and shops. This would seem to suggest that the WW&F did not have a functioning rail mounted pile driver at this date.
Letter 1. April 11th, 1912 - from MCRR chieft engineer to MCRR engineer of MofW. "The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Company thinks it very necessary that it should have a barge or flat boat about 20 feet wide and about 40 long taken into the bay behind the Railroad Company's embankment and wishes to have some arrangement made so that it may be taken under the stringers of the first bridge east of the crossing at Wiscasset.
I do not know whether the Railroad Company is legally liable to be compelled to permit the passage of this boat, but I should think it quite likely it might be.
Will you please to let Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings Watson look matters over in connection with S. J. Sewall, Manager of the W.W.&F.Ry.Co. to see if Mr. Watson thinks it at all feasible to cut out one bent of piling, let the boat through, and put a bent of trestle on top of the piles which might be used until it became necessary to take the boat out, after which time a new pile bent could be put in.
Mr. Sewall thinks that a small bridge crew could arrange to let this boat through some Sunday."
Letter 2 - April 13, 1912 To G. F. Black - Eng'r M of W Portland - "Dear Sir: - Replying to your letter of April 11th in relation to letting the pile driver outfit though our bridge at Wiscasset, Mr. S. J. Sewell, Manager of the W.W.&F.R.R., thinks they would like to have this skow put through about the first of May. I can arrange to remove a bent of piles in the bridge next east of Wiscasset station,(where we took out the iron girders), and let this skow through. We can do this at a small expense, and will arrange for it if you wish me to do so. Yours truly, P N Watson Supt. B&B"
Letter 3 - April 15th, 1912. To S. J. Sewall, Esq., General Manager, Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Ry. Co., Wiscasset Maine.
"Sir:- Superintendent of Bridges & Buildings Watson advises Mr. George F. Black, Engineer, Maintenance of Way that he thinks he can arrange to let your boat under the stringers of the first bridge East of Wiscasset railroad crossing in some manner which he talked over with you.
When you are ready to move this boat, please to give me a few days notice and Mr. Black will arrange to let your boat through under the stringers."
Letter 4 would appear to arrange the removal of the barge and pile driver after the work had been completed and is dated June 25th, 1912. " The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Company states it shall be ready to have its scow taken through or under the fist bridge East of Wiscasset next Sunday, 30th inst, about noon. - I know Superintendent Bridges & Buildings Watson arranged to let the boat through and understands just what is necessary to let it back. - I shall write S. J. Sewall, Manager, that Mr. Watson will have sufficient number of men on hand next Sunday to assist him to get his scow under the bridge."