KevinM Wrote:
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> philip.marshall Wrote:
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> > It should be noted that the 25-lb rail in place
> > today on some tracks in the Sheepscot yard is
> > original Kennebec Central rail, so while
> lighter
> > than anything used on the original WW&F it is
> > nonetheless historically significant.
>
> Hi Philip,
>
> I'm curious as to how original Kennebec Central
> rail survived the scrap drives of WWII. Once the
> Maine 2-Footers were defunct, I can't imagine much
> use for rail that light, and there certainly were
> rather significant efforts to recover steel for
> use in the war efforts. Heck, the original rails
> from the Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory
> Summit were torn up and melted down during the
> war. Did someone have the stuff squirreled away
> in a barn someplace?
>
> /Kevin Madore
Hi Kevin,
A batch of KC rail was taken to CT and stored on the Ramsdell farm with engine #9, boxcar 309 and flatcar 118 in 1936. The rail was hidden in the woods during the war and we brought back to Maine with #9 in 1995. Some of it is in use in Sheepscot south yard.
Stewart
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/24/2018 11:56AM by Stewart Rhine.