Hi all,

Just got back from a week in Maine. Once the pics are scanned, I think I will do a full wrtie up for RYPN. I could go on for days about the incredible restoration of the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington plus the very professional and entertaining steam train on the Belfast & Moosehead Lake. In addition to seeking out a few cabooses in fields, I did sort of confrim that the Shay in Biddeford is indeed for sale.

I have a phone # of the real estate agent handling the land sale and will pass a long as soon as I unpack.

There is a lot of fun steam in Maine!

Rob Davis

inlinebob@aol.com

Is says on the "Biddeford Station" website that the museum was built (in part) as the northern terminus of the Seashore Trolley Museum.
What is the connection (if any) between the two groups...anyone know?
Looked at that Shay yesterday, and it just needs to get the heck out of there!


Biddeford Station Website
sjhussar@aol.com

I can clean out a stall in the roundhouse if you guys bring it down.

Dave

> Looked at that Shay yesterday, and it just
> needs to get the heck out of there!


irondave@bellsouth.net

A quick look at shaylocomotives.com (a VERY nice web site, y'all) shows that she ran in WVA and KY. back in the days. I wonder if there are any good homes for her in her native lands? Jim

http://nctrans.org
Wrinnbo@aol.com

Hmm, isn't there some place in West Virginia that runs shays? I think it begins with a C...

> A quick look at shaylocomotives.com (a VERY
> nice web site, y'all) shows that she ran in
> WVA and KY. back in the days. I wonder if
> there are any good homes for her in her
> native lands? Jim


rjenkins@railfan.net

Yea, Richard, you're right, but last I checked if it was under 80 or 90 tons, it was labeled "too light" to be useful at Cass. Maybe they could put this one on a high carb diet to plump her up?!?



http://nctrans.org
Wrinnbo@aol.com

Hmmm,

Why not just send it over here to Kentucky, so we can put it to good use?

Stuart

Frisco 1506
gnufe@apex.net

Hey Folks! I am one of the owners of the Shay at Biddeford, Me, and I can assure you it is NOT for sale.

The building is under conrtract for sale. NOTHING ELSE!

Hot Damn! Just because I copied the phone number of the realtor and will give it to you later does not mean the world is for sale!

912 is in Biddefrog to stay!


john.bay@verizon.net

> Is says on the "Biddeford Station"
> website that the museum was built (in part)
> as the northern terminus of the Seashore
> Trolley Museum.
> What is the connection (if any) between the
> two groups...anyone know?
> Looked at that Shay yesterday, and it just
> needs to get the heck out of there!
I am from Biddeford Station. The connection is the owner who has ties to the Trolley Museum. Also the Trolley Museums property ties right in with Biddefords. It was the owners hope that once he got established (a restaurant in side a real Great Northern Dining car, etc.) the Trolley museum would then see the profibility in having a destination with a train museum and large scale restaurant,they have no food facilities of their own. In fighting plus others obstacles kept that from occurring. As for the Shay, it is not for sale as John Bay has pointed out in a later post. It is only the building which basically housed everything including a Great Northern caboose that was for sale. There is already an electrical company that has inked a deal for the building. S it stands right now all other Biddeford Station property (Shay included) are safe from sale.

Bob Maltais
Biddeford Station
Maine Narrow Gauge RR

brotherbob@mindspring.com