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W W F Discussion Forum - Index58,863 Posts in 4,387 Topics by 738 Members Latest Member: Doug Gaier Latest Post: "Re: As Seen on TV!!" ( July 30, 2025, 05:40:45 AM ) View the most recent posts on the forum [More Stats]
- WW F Roundhouse Fire - Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
WW F Roundhouse FireHowever, both no 6 and no 7 were stored out of service in the roundhouse Both were in need of major repairs, if I recall correctly, and as they were the largest engines the railroad owned, were the most expensive to operate and repair I suspect they had been parked at least partly because they were so costly to use and there wasn't enough traffic to justify the cost of
- Work and Events - Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
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- Recent Posts - Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
Recent PostsThis is really a fantastic engineering and construction feat from our mechanical team Using 3D CAD modeling, modern metal cutting and welding technology, off the shelf hydraulic components, and a radio controlled remote control, Jason, Chris, and Co designed and created a complex and really useful machine As we see, it is already out there doing the job it was designed to do
- My Dream for WWF would to be recover 1or2 Baldwin 2-6-0 from Brazil
Re: My Dream for WWF would to be recover 1or2 Baldwin 2-6-0 from Brazil « Reply #2 on: April 25, 2016, 05:46:46 PM » Hi Phil, You're right, some of these locos are really tiny! To my way of thinking, some of these locos are probably too small for the WW F and other MTF operations
- Head Tide Station
Head Tide continues to be my favourite wayside station It is my ambition to ride a steam train there, one of these days The accompanying image shows the idyllic location of Head Tide The business-like nature of the station and its positional relationship with the historic and famous Head Tide Church can be seen
- AMTRAK to meet WWF at Waterville?
AMTRAK to meet WWF at Waterville?Maybe someone up there should call Senator Snow and have her add $1 5 Billion to the "stimulus bill" Reasons: completely restore the only two foot to tide water railroad in the US, provide 'mass' transportation to the area, provide more jobs in the area (support tourists) and add a project to the bill that actually would create jobs in Maine Logged
- Joint Bar Spacing
Is this a 2-footer thing or a "localism" to the WWF? I wondered about that too when I came to the WW F; however, I believe it was common on two-footers The reason was that paired joints cause a vertical bump, while staggered joints cause side-to-side sway
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