Checking out the new digs
At the conclusion of a service day, hauling the WW&F Museum's annual "Steam & Sleighs" trains, Locomotive #9 appears to be checking to see how her new digs are coming along. Although still under construction, move-in day is coming in 2023!
The structure she's sitting next to is the museum's new, 3-stall roundhouse, which is patterned after a structure which existed on the original railroad, in the yard in Wiscasset, ME. If all goes according to plan, the new roundhouse should be completed sometime in 2023 and will eventually house a planned collection of 3 steam locomotives, including the Number 9, her little sister and the museum's first locomotive, the 10, and the much larger, new-build Locomotive #11, which is already under construction in the shops, a few yards away. The right-most (#3) stall has a run-through track and can be entered from the front or the back of the building. That #3 stall also has a deep servicing pit beneath it. The center stall is actually the longest and while I have not measured it, appears to be long enough to store two small locomotives end to end, if that ever became necessary.
This new structure has a concrete floor and will include smoke jacks as well as fire-suppression precautions, allowing locomotives to be steamed up and stored hot indoors....something the engine crews will LOVE in the winter. It will also free up space in the museum's shop building to accommodate more of the many projects underway here. And lastly, this roundhouse will make an awesome venue for night photos!
Checking out the new digs
At the conclusion of a service day, hauling the WW&F Museum's annual "Steam & Sleighs" trains, Locomotive #9 appears to be checking to see how her new digs are coming along. Although still under construction, move-in day is coming in 2023!
The structure she's sitting next to is the museum's new, 3-stall roundhouse, which is patterned after a structure which existed on the original railroad, in the yard in Wiscasset, ME. If all goes according to plan, the new roundhouse should be completed sometime in 2023 and will eventually house a planned collection of 3 steam locomotives, including the Number 9, her little sister and the museum's first locomotive, the 10, and the much larger, new-build Locomotive #11, which is already under construction in the shops, a few yards away. The right-most (#3) stall has a run-through track and can be entered from the front or the back of the building. That #3 stall also has a deep servicing pit beneath it. The center stall is actually the longest and while I have not measured it, appears to be long enough to store two small locomotives end to end, if that ever became necessary.
This new structure has a concrete floor and will include smoke jacks as well as fire-suppression precautions, allowing locomotives to be steamed up and stored hot indoors....something the engine crews will LOVE in the winter. It will also free up space in the museum's shop building to accommodate more of the many projects underway here. And lastly, this roundhouse will make an awesome venue for night photos!