I do hope that many of have read,the new BRIEFS as of 3/08/03,,about EDAVILLE,,,what i would like to know,,is what do you think??
Do you thnk that EDAVILLE,,will go on??
I would like to hear from all of you,,the people who do this for a living.... the pro's
And yes,,ofcourse the railfan's,,which I am,,, one,, just what do you all,,think,,,,??

thank you again,Pat


cprh1b@attbi.com

> I do hope that many of have read,the new
> BRIEFS as of 3/08/03,,about EDAVILLE,,,what
> i would like to know,,is what do you think??
> Do you thnk that EDAVILLE,,will go on??
> I would like to hear from all of you,,the
> people who do this for a living.... the
> pro's
> And yes,,ofcourse the railfan's,,which I
> am,,, one,, just what do you
> all,,think,,,,??

> thank you again,Pat
Pat and others, I think we are going to see the attrition of some of our favorite tourist rail sites, and Edaville may be one of them. Gone are the days of the Maine 2 footers that Ellis Atwood saved and Nelson Blount continued. That era, which could have continued on, ended when most of the equipment left along with the museum pieces etc. It does not hold the flavor of old. With the generational transition towards Thomas the Tank, one can only wonder how long the current economy can support even that program with its numerous visits to various rail attractions.

Out west an old favorite the California Western is in trouble too. With gas prices projected to reach $3.00 per gallon in California, how will most of the general population be able to afford to visit and support our museums and rides?

Just my opinion...
JB


btflco@aol.com

It is hard to tell what the future will hold at Edaville itself. At least we should always tip our hats that the operation was able to save the stuff for 50+ years until some of the operations in Maine could "come of age".

tstuy@eldcps.org

> It is hard to tell what the future will hold
> at Edaville itself. At least we should
> always tip our hats that the operation was
> able to save the stuff for 50+ years until
> some of the operations in Maine could
> "come of age".
I have a special nostalgia for Edaville. The dad of my friend Skip Clark, Lawrence (Lawny). a Newton fireman, had a heart attack and died while doing two of his favorite things, Edaville locomotive engineer and fighting a spark-set brush fire when he left the engine to put it out. That's where my eventual wife of 45+ years learned of my subliminal interest in trains on an early friendly visit. And it continues in the legacy with my technical and financial support to move mogul 1455, the Flying Yankee restoration, and visits to post-Edaville Maine 2-ft locations. And son Olin continues with an interest in zoo trains and narrow gage! You bet I will be there this summer to see what can be done, hopefully to view an operating system, though ghost of its glorious past. Support these guys! They have a lot of bad management to overcome!
Ted Anderson


tedander@core.com

Pat,

i have been there in the old days, before 1993 and more recently as well.

It is a charming place indeed some might say beautiful. With the sandy beach and the cranberry ponds.

The narrowest of the narrow gauge trains (some steam) bring pleasure to a lot of people.

It looks like the local owners are being bought out by a corporation such as Six Flags or the like. I expect they will homogenize the place so it looks like any other amusement park.

Let's hope that they keep the steam engine and not replace the steam with the common Crown Metals type of gas replica.

ted_miles@nps.gov

> Pat,

> i have been there in the old days, before
> 1993 and more recently as well.

> It is a charming place indeed some might say
> beautiful. With the sandy beach and the
> cranberry ponds.

> The narrowest of the narrow gauge trains
> (some steam) bring pleasure to a lot of
> people.

> It looks like the local owners are being
> bought out by a corporation such as Six
> Flags or the like. I expect they will
> homogenize the place so it looks like any
> other amusement park.

> Let's hope that they keep the steam engine
> and not replace the steam with the common
> Crown Metals type of gas replica.
THANK YOU ALL,, Pat ,,,,,,,,,Please feel free to keep on posting what you feel about this hishorical railroad,,,thank you again Pat

cprh1b@attbi.com