ASL-100 9-13-08 R3

Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, is restoring the 1906 Atlantic Shore Line electric locomotive No. 100. This clip is a silent walk-a-round looking at the reclaimed red oak boards. The many "imperfections" have been filled with West System epoxy, sanded and waterproofed. Many of the boards needed to have mortises cut into the bottom to fit over the heads of bolts or for placement over the metal plates. The next step is to make and install "nailers" to four sills on each end next to the metal plates for nailing deck boards. Notice the use of photos from the disassembly of the deck to locate placement for the nailers. Video images captured and edited by Phil Morse. This project is funded in large part with resources made available through the Maine Department of Transportation via the Federal Transportation Enhance Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21). Matching funds were raised from a variety of sources, including a large number of generous Museum volunteers. Significant donations came from Amherst Railway Society, Kennebunk Savings Bank, National Railway Historical Society, Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, Kennebunkport Business Association, Ocean National Bank, and The 470 Railroad Club. The major local sponsor for the project is the H. Albert Webb Memorial Railroad Preservation Award made available through the Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts, Inc. (Mass Bay RRE). For more on the project go to www.neerhs.org/ASL100/main.php?page=news

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Science & Technology

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• seashore
• trolley
• museum
• streetcar
• maine
• kennebunkport