by steveh
Bill is 100% correct. I shot the attached photo in the vicinity of "Ballpark Station." Sad but true.
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steveh wrote:Bill is 100% correct. I shot the attached photo in the vicinity of "Ballpark Station." Sad but true.I saw that image when I was googling earlier today - I can see where the ROW curved into and back out what is now a residential area, which I take it was Mt. Urann.
Reader#108 wrote:So Bill, now that we are uncertain about the future of Edaville.....can the same be said for your Railroad as well? There seem to be some rumblings about a move out of the Casco Bay spot? Would the museum try to acquire things from Edaville if it is closed, such as a fully operational steam locomotive?I can't speak to the museum's intentions as I am neither a board member nor am I in any position of power within the organization other than my annual votes.
frrc wrote:Interesting, some Edaville items have shown up on Craigslist recently including some narrow gauge coaches, a steam locomotive and more. Strange ad it says "email's will be automatically deleted", and when I called the phone number listed on the ad, a voice said "This conversation is being recorded...".That's been up in one form or another for over a year. That stuff is from the Beaver Brook Transportation museum. That was one of the places that a lot of Edaville memorabilia ended up. The equipment up there is in NO way related to the potential sale of Edaville.
Weird..
dtouellet wrote:I'm not a big fan of the MNG railroad. I think the collection would be better at the other narrow gauge railroads operating in the state. Portland is not the best place for a working railroad museum in my opinion. I've been to the other narrow gauge railroads in the state and I prefer them all to the one in Portland. There is really no good historical reason to be located in Portland. I am aware that a few locomotives were built at the Portland Company, but a narrow gauge railroad never operated there.As you may know, the history of the equipment at Edaville is quite convoluted. After the Maine narrow gauge railroads were abandoned, much of their equipment was saved from the scrapper by a man who had the money to purchase it and property to store and operate it. That man was Ellis D. Atwood, and the property was (or became) Edaville. Roughly 50 years later, the equipment was again in danger, this time from being scattered all over the country. Again, the equipment was saved by a man who had the money to purchase it (although he had to borrow a lot) and the property to store and operate it. That man was Phineas Sprague, and the property was (or became) MNG.
bpiche84 wrote:frrc wrote:Interesting, some Edaville items have shown up on Craigslist recently including some narrow gauge coaches, a steam locomotive and more. Strange ad it says "email's will be automatically deleted", and when I called the phone number listed on the ad, a voice said "This conversation is being recorded...".That's been up in one form or another for over a year. That stuff is from the Beaver Brook Transportation museum. That was one of the places that a lot of Edaville memorabilia ended up. The equipment up there is in NO way related to the potential sale of Edaville.
Weird..
steamer69 wrote:I'm over the bickering between the staunch Edaville supporters and the staunch Maine supporters....Well said. The time for bickering is over. Either band together to try to save what you want, or walk away.
How about ways to galvanize the community to save an icon of American history and a Veterans dream....I would much rather read about that than who from the Edaville fans "hates" MNG and visa verse.....Just sayin....cause when the rails are torn up, the rest of the equipment is sold or scrapped, and the houses are built....there's no putting them back.