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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2009, 05:59:14 PM »
Do we own a stretch of ROW in Whitefield near a roadway? It would give us a real long term goal to connect to.

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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2009, 08:03:34 PM »
We own about a half-mile stretch of ROW which includes the old station site.  Whitefield's celebration is coming up Real Soon Now (I forget the year).

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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2009, 08:35:52 PM »
I hope that half mile stretch isn't under Route 194!
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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2009, 09:28:53 PM »
It's north of Rt 194.  The station site is just north of the crossing.  The grade goes up along the river.

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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2009, 09:34:15 PM »
Whitefield was incorporated 200 years ago in 1809. And the property we own runs from Rt 218 (where the Kings Mills (Whitefield) Station was) to Rte 218. That's also where the Cattle crossing is that has been talked about in another thread. It's about 1/3 mile long and was given by the Chases to the WW&F Rwy Museum in the mid 90's.

Almost all of the property from the lot we own just north of the former Head Tide Station to the Chase donation is not owned today by the WW&F or the W&Q. That's basically 5 miles along the Sheepscot River and where the iron bridge crossed and the location of the last wreck - to where Rte 194 is not built on top of the grade.

That's why, when and if we reach Head Tide in 12-15 years, we will probably decide to build south towards Wiscasset as the W&Q owns all but 1800 feet of the ROW to the Wiscasset line. We only own one 400 foot stretch of the right of way in Wiscasset, and that is two lots north of the Ball field where the WW&F yards and car shop were.
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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2009, 10:55:21 AM »
Isn't B&H #7 being worked on nearby? When that locomotive's overhaul is finished, a visit to the WW&F before she heads back to Portland seems like a no-brainer.

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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #21 on: January 20, 2009, 01:52:03 PM »
Isn't B&H #7 being worked on nearby? When that locomotive's overhaul is finished, a visit to the WW&F before she heads back to Portland seems like a no-brainer.
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Only the boiler and smokebox of #7 are being worked on nearby. The rest of the locomotive is still in Portland.

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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2009, 02:10:11 PM »
Ah, I see. Thanks for the clarification, John.  :)

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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #23 on: January 20, 2009, 07:19:17 PM »
Isn't B&H #7 being worked on nearby? When that locomotive's overhaul is finished, a visit to the WW&F before she heads back to Portland seems like a no-brainer.

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But in another topic we cant run B&SR #7 at the moment on the WW&F because the rails are not strong enough to support her wieght but I do also wish to see her & #8 run at the WW&F once we correct the track wieght.  :( ::) ;) :) Also welcome aboard Will.  ;) :) 
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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #24 on: January 20, 2009, 07:58:15 PM »
Actually Matt, after some discussion, it is the switches in the yard that are the problem. Yes it might wear the lighter rail a little, but I doubt it would be enough to notice. So up and down the entire length of the Main line is fine, but no switching. ;D
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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #25 on: January 20, 2009, 08:05:53 PM »
...once we correct the track wieght....

Let us know what day you'll be here Matt so we can start preparing.   ;)

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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #26 on: January 20, 2009, 08:31:04 PM »
...once we correct the track wieght....

Let us know what day you'll be here Matt so we can start preparing.   ;)
Once I get some permission from my parents and some train tickets then I will come over and help you guys out! ::) ;) :)
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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #27 on: March 07, 2009, 01:48:00 AM »
Guys,

Here are a couple of thoughts. Didn't the trucking compay that moved the #9 from Connecticut to Maine donate the truck time? I think all the museum had to pay for was gas or Diesel fuel. And I think Bickford (SP?) also did the same to move the Monson #3 to various places that it has gone including WW&F.

It would be way cool to have the #9 or SR & RL 6 as she was then go back to home rails in Phillips.
It would sure brig a crowd to the town's "Old Home Days"

A few minuites with a paint brush would re-create a missing element of the Maine Two footers! Wow!

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Re: WW&F engines visting other Maine 2 foot railroads!
« Reply #28 on: March 07, 2009, 01:34:53 PM »
Or a magnetic sign.  ;)