Re: Maine Two-Foot, ICC 1917 field survey

Jim McKee Wrote:
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> Some years ago, I visited the National Archives in the Washington DC area, where the original ICC railroad maps from the WWI era are kept. I requested to look at the map for the Wiscasset
yard. I was shocked and disappointed when the map was brought out and it turned out to be a rather poor hand drawing that looked like the handy work of a third grader, with no measurement markings that were normal for every ICC track diagram I have ever seen before or since. Apparently, companies down on their luck could get an exemption when it came to cost of having actual
survey maps made.

Hi Jim,

We have a copy of that map and you're right, it isn't much.
The good news is that there are field notes and a complete schedule of all bridges and structures Wiscasset to Albion, complete with measurements, done in 1917. The schedule has been important in showing the size of long gone depot buildings and flag stops as well as listing the water tank buildings. We have copies in the archives and they are a good resource.

Stewart



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/28/2020 07:51AM by Stewart Rhine.