Congrats to everyone at the W&WF who made this possible. I've been following your progress down the mountain for a few years, and to see trains once again crossing Trout Brook is a fantastic achievement! From across the pond in Wales, I say bravo!
Great video Bill ! Come to think when I joined the WW&F two years ago the end of the track was at Top of the Mountain and the bridge just arrived at Sheepscot on a truck. Breath taking progress!
Greaght job! That red bridge that the train crosed used to be in NH on the Berlin branch of the Boston and Maine railroad. Can anybody show on a map where the current end of the line is. I am curious about where the tracks are and where they used to be.
Curious: How closely does today's right of way resemble what it would have looked like back when the railroad was in full operation? Like, would the ballast have been as evenly spread? I am asking because I have some serious model making in mins.
During the common carrier era (1894-1933) the WW&F typically used gravel or cinders as ballast. Ties would have been hand hune, and (in most cases) the rail weight would have been even lighter than the 60# rails used today.
It is a railroad covered bridge, as shown in the video. It is a rare boxed pony design where the walls are covered, but there is no roof. Only a handful of these once common structures remain in North America, which is why it was preserved by the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges who oversaw its relocation to the WW&F. Originally, it was on the Boston and Maine Railroad in Gorham, NH.
Congrats to everyone at the W&WF who made this possible. I've been following your progress down the mountain for a few years, and to see trains once again crossing Trout Brook is a fantastic achievement! From across the pond in Wales, I say bravo!
Absolutely incredible. Congratulations!
Great video Bill ! Come to think when I joined the WW&F two years ago the end of the track was at Top of the Mountain and the bridge just arrived at Sheepscot on a truck. Breath taking progress!
Greaght job! That red bridge that the train crosed used to be in NH on the Berlin branch of the Boston and Maine railroad. Can anybody show on a map where the current end of the line is. I am curious about where the tracks are and where they used to be.
Here is a map showing the WW&F's current trackage. It is superimposed on a historic USGS map from the early 1900s.
wwfry.org/pics/routemap.jpg
@@WWFRailway whoy! Cool. Thank you very much:)
Curious: How closely does today's right of way resemble what it would have looked like back when the railroad was in full operation? Like, would the ballast have been as evenly spread?
I am asking because I have some serious model making in mins.
During the common carrier era (1894-1933) the WW&F typically used gravel or cinders as ballast. Ties would have been hand hune, and (in most cases) the rail weight would have been even lighter than the 60# rails used today.
@@WWFRailway Thank you.
And there's route 218....I can hardly believe it. Can we get a video of #9 making the trip back up?
See: ruclips.net/video/8qFA6OtpEmQ/видео.html
Is that now a covered railroad bridge?
It is a railroad covered bridge, as shown in the video. It is a rare boxed pony design where the walls are covered, but there is no roof. Only a handful of these once common structures remain in North America, which is why it was preserved by the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges who oversaw its relocation to the WW&F. Originally, it was on the Boston and Maine Railroad in Gorham, NH.