Re: Rest of the pictures
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bcp Wrote:
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> Did any of the original Maine 2ft railroads use
> any kind of ballast or hopper car?
The answer is no. The Maine Two-Footers all moved ballast and fill material on flat cars, just like the WW&F does now, though the Kennebec Central RR did have some side-dump gondolas for hauling coal.
The Portland Company drew up plans for a hopper for the WW&F in 1901, but such a car was never built. However, the drawings are preserved in the Maine State Archives -- and yes, the WW&F Railway Museum has discussed the possibility of building one from the drawings, more than 100 years after it was first proposed.
-Philip Marshall
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/03/2017 12:24AM by philip.marshall.
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> Did any of the original Maine 2ft railroads use
> any kind of ballast or hopper car?
The answer is no. The Maine Two-Footers all moved ballast and fill material on flat cars, just like the WW&F does now, though the Kennebec Central RR did have some side-dump gondolas for hauling coal.
The Portland Company drew up plans for a hopper for the WW&F in 1901, but such a car was never built. However, the drawings are preserved in the Maine State Archives -- and yes, the WW&F Railway Museum has discussed the possibility of building one from the drawings, more than 100 years after it was first proposed.
-Philip Marshall
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/03/2017 12:24AM by philip.marshall.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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