Re: Revisiting the SR&RL
| July 23, 2014 12:03PM |
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Stewart Rhine Wrote:
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> Hi Philip,
>
> Thanks for posting the photos. The then & now
> shots are great! I haven't been up to Reddington
> for a couple of years so it's good to see how
> things are. One note: As you approach the Oberton
> Stream the railroad grade curves to the left and
> goes into the brush and the road/trail drops
> downgrade to the ford. It looks like you followed
> the logging road grade which put you about 100' up
> stream from the stone abutment. The abutment was
> intact a couple of years ago and there was still a
> large timber sill on top. It may be gone now or
> it's hidden in the brush. I missed it the first
> time we went up in the Summer but saw it on
> another trip in late Fall when the trees were
> bare. It's hard to find.
>
> Hope to see you at Sheepscot again sometime.
>
> Stewart
Hi Stewart,
The sill was there, just no longer in its original place.
-Philip Marshall
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> Hi Philip,
>
> Thanks for posting the photos. The then & now
> shots are great! I haven't been up to Reddington
> for a couple of years so it's good to see how
> things are. One note: As you approach the Oberton
> Stream the railroad grade curves to the left and
> goes into the brush and the road/trail drops
> downgrade to the ford. It looks like you followed
> the logging road grade which put you about 100' up
> stream from the stone abutment. The abutment was
> intact a couple of years ago and there was still a
> large timber sill on top. It may be gone now or
> it's hidden in the brush. I missed it the first
> time we went up in the Summer but saw it on
> another trip in late Fall when the trees were
> bare. It's hard to find.
>
> Hope to see you at Sheepscot again sometime.
>
> Stewart
Hi Stewart,
The sill was there, just no longer in its original place.
-Philip Marshall
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