1906 Atlantic Shore Line Railway electric locomotive
No. 100 at its ribbon-cutting ceremony on 9-25-2009,
celebrating the completed restoration of the National Register
of Historic Places member. Photo courtesy of Ed Ramsdell
The first post in this series described how a plan in 1999 to apply for Federal and State funding for the restoration of the 1912 Portland-Lewiston Interurban No. 14, Narcissus was amended to have the initial application push be for restoring the 1906 Atlantic Shore Line Railway electric locomotive No. 100.
This post presents the lists of products and outcomes that came from the ASL-100 as of the end of 2009. Those materials would be key pieces of evidence to include with the 2010 TEA-21 application for the Narcissus:
- Complete restored and operating electric locomotive ASL-100
- Curatorial records of complete restoration in a variety of formats (written, digital stills, and digital video)
- A new exhibit at Seashore Trolley Museum - "History in Motion-Public Transportation Connecting Maine Communities"
- A new traveling display exhibit with panels
- A new education initiative - "History in Motion-Discovering History and Science through Public Transportation"
- A new collections survey report of relevant primary historical materials associated with the ASLRy (Atlantic Shore Line Railway)
- A new exhibit at Brick Store Museum - "Pennies To Ride-The Kennebunks' Turn-Of-The-Century Trolleys"
- A new online exhibit hosted by Maine Memory Network "Era of Electric Railways"
- A new online image presence for the Kennebunkport Historical Society hosted by the Maine Memory Network Visitor exhibit room
- More than $180,000 in donations/income for the project
- More than 3,500 volunteer hours were reported (estimated another 3,000 hours of unreported volunteer labor)
- The Visitor Center Exhibit Room was repainted and the addition of track lighting with dimmer adjustments
- New collaborations with museum and exhibit professionals
- New or enhanced collaborations with various organizations including:
- Maine Department of Transportation
- Brick Store Museum
- Kennebunkport Historical Society
- Sanford Historical Committee
- Maine Department of Education
- Boston Museum of Science
- Maine Historical Society/Maine Memory Network
- York County Community College
- Mildred L. Day School
- Association of Railway Museums' Railway Museum Quarterly series of articles
- YouTube-hosted ASL-100 project video clips (288 clips with a running time of 13.8 hours
- YouTube-hosted, student-conducted & edited, oral history interview clips @ project ceremony
- New or enhanced associations with materials/services providers
- New or enhanced connections with local and state government
Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, has restored the 1906 Atlantic Shore Line electric locomotive No. 100. The first video clip below describes the class of 5th-grade students that worked together on collecting oral history interviews during the September 25, 2009, ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completed restoration of the locomotive and its companion exhibit; History in Motion: Public Transportation Connecting Maine Communities. The student-led interviews were part of a Service Learning project the students designed for the Seashore Trolley Museum. For more on Service-Learning go to www.kidsconsortium.org Video images captured and edited by 5th-grade students from Mildred L. Day School in Arundel, ME. The electric locomotive project was 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).
Click Here: For more on the ASL-100 restoration project in the first blog post.
Service Learning Project at
Seashore Trolley Museum 9-25-09
Below is the list of individuals that were interviewed. The list is in alphabetical order, with the last name first. The list is followed by live links to each individual, also in alphabetical order.
Gilles Auger
Judy Avy
Malcolm Bustin
Dann Chamberlin
O. R. Cummings
Ralph Day
Tom Dow
Patricia Pierce Erikson
John Fatula
Bryce Fedder
Richard Ford
Lawrence Furbish
Andy Furlong
Colleen Furlong
Heather Harris
Chris Healy
David Holmstock
Alan Jayne
Kurt Jergensen
Esther Johnson
Karl Johnson
Deloris Mackell
Jim Mackell
Joseph Maloney
Larry Mead
John Middleton
Phil Morse
Joan Nass
Win Nowell
Steve Ogden
Samantha & Amy Perry
Paul Pottle
Charles Publicover
Ed Ramsdell
Lloyd Rosevear
Sheila Rosevear
David Sanderson
Tom Santarelli
Russ Silva
Lester Stephenson, Jr.
Senator Nancy Sullivan
Paul Sullivan
Tom Tello
Kim Traina
Leigh Webb
Rick Wolf
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We continue the restoration work on the 1912, Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban.
Click Here: Narcissus Restoration-Related Posts
Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem. This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including; time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by making a donation today!
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The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.
Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban
The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.
Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project
Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding
the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for
the Middle Reader category for The Eric
Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to
award-winning Maine author,
Jean M. Flahive
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