No. 3 of the Somerset Traction Company in Madison, Maine.
Photo from Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. Belfast,
Maine. Photo from O.R. Cummings 1955 publication,
Toonervilles of Maine: The Pine Tree State
Here is the newest release in the Maine Bicentennial series of electric railways in Maine. This blog post features the summary of the Somerset Traction Company as written by O. R. Cummings in his 1955 book, Toonervilles of Maine: The Pine Tree State.
Additional photos will be credited accordingly. This material is taken from a copy of the Toonervilles of Maine book acquired by this blogger.
To see the online version of the 1955 book, Toonevilles of Maine at Bangor Public Library here
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Seashore Trolley Museum, the Museum of Mass Transit in Kennebunkport, Maine, is celebrating its 80th Birthday year in 2019! Many events are scheduled and many more will be scheduled before the opening of public operations on May 4, 2019.
The Somerset Traction Company
Serving the Kennebec Valley towns of Skowhegan and Madison, the Somerset Traction Company was chartered in perpetuity by the Maine legislature in 1895. The incorporators were, General Russell B. Shepherd, Lewis Anderson, Joseph O. Smith, Albert G. Blunt, Joseph P. Oak, Samuel W. Gould, and Thomas H. Anderson, all of Skowhegan. General Shepherd was named the president of the company and Thomas H.anderson was treasurer.
The road was capitalized at $200,000 but only 228 shares of stock, at $100 par, were issued and outstanding. There was a real estate mortgage of $75,000 on the property but no bonded indebtedness.
Construction began in 1895 and was suspended in the fall of that year after the entire line had been graded and the track laid for five and one-half miles, about three miles of which were ballasted. Work resumed in the spring of 1896 and on June 5, the Railroad Commissioners granted a certificate of safety for the portion of the road from Water Street, Skowhegan, to Hayden Brook in Madison, a distance of 5.5 miles. The operation commenced the following day. On August 12, the balance of the route, from Hayden Brook to Maison Center and Madison, another six miles, was placed in operation.
Map of Somerset Traction Company
between Skowhegan, Maine, and Madison, Maine.
Photo from O.R. Cummings 1955 publication,
Toonervilles of Maine: The Pine Tree State
A brief description of the road appeared in the 1896 report of the Maine Railroad Commissioners and read as follows:
"This line, extending from Skowhegan to Madison, was commenced last year and
completed during the past season. The rails are laid in the streets of Skowhegan and Madison, but out of the village proper, by the side, and in a large part entirely outside of the highway. It is a well-built road in all respects, graded with a view to hauling standard railroad freight cars. The track is laid with heavy steel, on good ties, and well ballasted. The bridges are substantial wooden structures, built by the company and of ample strength to carry any load that may be put upon them."
No. 2 of the Somerset Traction Company at the
end of the line on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan, Maine.
Photo from O.R. Cummings 1955 publication,
Toonervilles of Maine: The Pine Tree State
The two bridges referred to in the above quotation were trestles 208 and 272 feet in length, located over Cold Brook in Skowhegan and Hayden Brook respectively.
A short extension in Madison, from the original terminus near the Congregational church to the post office, .25 mile, was completed and placed in operation on September 24, 1897.
According to the Railroad commissioners report for 1898, the Somerset Traction Company operated 12 miles of mainline plus .23 miles of sidings and turnouts for a total of 12.23 miles of track.
In 1899, the railway acquired a tract of land on the shore of Hayden Lake (also known as Wasserrunset Lake) and began the development of Lakewood Park, a typical summer resort complete with a hotel, outdoor theatre, dance hall, and other attractions.
The grounds of Lakewood Park
From the 2012 NEERHS book,
"The Trolley Parks of Maine" Photo within the collection of
the Seashore Trolley Museum.
A wharf was built on the lakefront and a steamboat was purchased to provide cruises around the lake. A short track extension, .20 mile in length, from Madison Center into the park, was completed in 1902.
The boat landing dock at Lakewood Park, with the steam launch
in the background. From the 2012 NEERHS book,
"The Trolley Parks of Maine" Photo within the collection of
the Seashore Trolley Museum.
Operations
Like most New England street railways, the Somerset Traction carried on operations according to the season of the year.
In winter, two cars were used, each making five round trips daily except on Sundays when only four round trips were made. the first car left Skowhegan at 6 in the morning and the last at 7 at night. The running time was one hour.
Summer schedules called for three cars, with the first leaving Skowhegan at 5:45 a.m. and the last at 9 p.m. This gave practically hourly service. In addition, there were extra cars from Skowhegan at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. and from Madison at 7:30 for the accommodation of theatre patrons at Lakewood. Cars ran from Lakewood to both Madison and Skowhegan after the theatre performance ended, after dances, and occasionally during intermissions on dance nights.
No. 11 of the Somerset Traction Company after being rebuilt
with steel sides. At the time, the car was still without
air brakes. Photo from O.R. Cummings 1955 publication,
Toonervilles of Maine: The Pine Tree State
On special occasions, such as the Fourth of July, service was half-hourly, with nearly every car the company owned being out on the line.
Freight and Express
The Somerset Traction Company intended to haul standard steam railroad freight cars over its line and for this purpose, a siding was extended into the Skowhegan freight yard and a physical connection was effected with the Maine Central Railroad. The expected business failed to develop and the siding was relocated to parallel the steam road iron so freight and express could be transferred directly between railroad and trolley cars.
It is related that the company made quite a business of hauling package freight and at times, the road handled carloads lots of various items such as wood, pulp, potatoes, sawed lumber, etc. Considerable baggage was transported, with a combination car making one round trip daily for many years. Mail was also handled by the railway, usually on the regular passenger cars but occasionally in combination if the load was heavy.
The original freight car of the Somerset Traction Company,
No.8, built by Briggs. The extreme right can be seen at
the end of the combination car.
Photo from O.R. Cummings 1955 publication,
Toonervilles of Maine: The Pine Tree State
Fare
The through fare from Skowhegan to Madison was 30 cents, and the route was divided into six five-cent fare zones. From either terminus to Lakewood, the fare was 15 cents, or 25 cents round trip. For many years, the 25-cent ticket included the admission fee to the park. Forty ride tickets for local travel in Skowhegan and Madison were sold for $1 and there were other types of special tickets for regular patrons.
Rolling Stock
The initial equipment of the Somerset Traction consisted of two, single-truck closed cars, one, single-truck passenger-baggage combination, four 10-bench single-truck opens, and a double-truck, motor freight car, all built by the Briggs Carriage Company of Amesbury, Mass., and two work cars. A Taunton four-wheel snow plow was purchased in the fall of 1896.
The passenger cars and the freight motor were equipped with Peckham trucks and General Electric motors and controllers.
A double-truck Duplex convertible was acquired in 1901 and in 1902, a Ruggles rotary plow was purchased. Maine winters are rugged and the little four-wheel plow apparently wasn't powerful enough to keep the road clear. It is said that the rotary was sold after being used for only a few seasons. It was slow and stiff and derailed easily - and property owners along the line objected to its use.
The Duplex, when delivered, had open platforms, and vestibules had to be added. The car had only two motors, was hard to handle, and had poor brakes. At one time, some homemade air brakes were installed but did not work too well. About 1914, two additional motors and a new braking system were installed and steel plates were riveted to the sides of the car, eliminating the convertible feature. The body was insulated so it could be heated in winter.
For several years, double-truck open cars were rented from the Waterville and Oakland Railway during the fair week at Skowhegan. These were brought to the Somerset Traction on flat cars and were returned the same way. Upon at least one occasion, two Somerset Traction opens went to Waterville and Oakland.
The original motor freight car appears to have disappeared from the scene about 1900 and is believed to have been converted into a flatcar. A new motor flat car was built by the company in 1913 and in 1915, a box motor with a steel underframe was purchased from the Laconia Car Company.
In 1912, the Somerset Traction designed and built at its carbarn a new four-wheel snow plow, replacing the old Taunton plow, at a cost of $1,300 without electrical equipment. This plow had special ice cutters that could remove high centers between the rails.
Another view of Madison Avenue, Skowhegan shows the
Somerset Traction plow, "Miss Skowhegan", the
combination car, and one of the single-truck closed cars.
Note the ruins of the building in the left background.
Photo from O.R. Cummings 1955 publication,
Toonervilles of Maine: The Pine Tree State
Two of the original single-truck closed cars were rebuilt for one-man operation in about 1922 and a third single-truck closed was reportedly purchased at about the same time.
In its final year of operation, the Somerset Traction owned nine passengers and three freight cars, according to the "Electric Traction Pocket List" of March 1927.
Carhouse and Power Station
The carhouse of the Somerset Traction Company was located on upper Madison Street in Skowhegan and was a wooden building with three tracks and a capacity of nine single-truck cars. A fourth track at the right of the carhouse was used for shop purposes.
The Somerset Traction Company carhouse on Madison
Avenue, Skowhegan, Maine.
Photo from O.R. Cummings 1955 publication,
Toonervilles of Maine: The Pine Tree State
Several additions to the building were constructed at various times and a new machine shop was provided in 1912. The barn was painted in two shades of green and the building stood for several years after the railway was discontinued.
Power for the railway was first provided by a hydroelectric plant in Skowhegan but this was not too dependable because of occasional low water in the Kennebec River. During 1904, for example, operations were curtailed for about seven months because of a lack of sufficient power.
In 1912, arrangements were made to purchase power from the Central Maine Power Company and a substation was built near Lakewood Park at a cost of $8,500. This building was of fireproof construction, with a concrete roof, and was equipped with a 300 KW. Westinghouse rotary converter, with the latest electrolytic lightning arrestor. The amount of power available from this substation proved to be ample for every need and the distribution of power midway through the line gave much better service on the Madison end and was of great help in keeping the road open during severe snowstorms.
In 1916, a 100 KW. Westinghouse generator was installed in the Central Maine Power Company's Skowhegan station, to be used as required for auxiliary power for the street railway. Prior to this time, one of the old generators from the hydroelectricity plant had been an auxiliary power source.
Track, Roadway, and Overhead
According to the U. S. Street Railway Census for 1907, the Somerset Traction operated 12.2 miles of the main track and .48 miles in sidings and turnouts for a total of 12.68 single-track miles. There was .75 mile of track on a private way and the line was constructed with 40 and 58-pound "T" rail. Overhead construction was 12.08 miles side bracket and .12 mile span wire.
Further details on track, roadway, and overhead are contained in the annual inspection reports of the Maine Railroad Commissioners, several of which are quoted in part as follows:
1908 - "The long trestle at Madison has been filled. The trestle near Skowhegan has been partially filled and will be completed another season. 4,000 new ties were put in during the year. Three new substantial culverts made of granite and five culverts made of boiler shells have been built during the year. The roadbed and track are in excellent condition."
1909 - "The physical condition of this road was fully reported last year. This past season the trestle at Cold Brook has been strengthened by new posts and other timbers. We advise that this trestle should be filled in the near future."
1910 - "This company has built during the year a reinforced concrete bridge with steel girders over Cold Brook and completed filling the approaches, at a cost of about $1,800. Nine miles of old No. 0 trolley wire were replaced with new No. 00 wire.
Little was done in 1911, only ordinary repairs being made. In 1912, three thousand new ties were laid and .75 mile of No. 0 trolley wire was replaced with new No. 00 wire.
During 1913, a large part of the line was re-ballasted and 4,000 new ties were laid. In Madison, for a distance of nearly one-half mile, the track was moved from the side to the center of the highway to facilitate street improvements by the town. In making this change, all new materials were used. At Lakewood, a new siding and loading platform for freight was built, a new passenger and freight station erected and the wharf rebuilt.
Activities in 1914 included the installation of 2,500 new wood ties and the installation of a third track at the carhouse.
during the 11 months from Nov. 30, 1914, to Nov. 1m 1915, 2,000 ties were replaced, and about a quarter-mile of the track was relaid with 67(?)-pond rail. A ballast pit one mile west of Madison was acquired. In 1916, 2,500 new wood ties were installed and more than half a mile of track was re-ballasted.
In 1920, the Public Utilities Commission reported on the SomersetTraction as follows:
"The grass, weeds, and bushes on the private right-of-way have not been all cut. During the year, there have been 53 tons of old 40-pound rails relaid, 3,000 new rail joints used, 3,632 new crossties used, 1,200 feet of new switch ties used, 1.5 miles of gravel and sand ballast used and two, 10-inch metal culverts installed."
Inspection reports subsequent to 1920 were not available at the time of this writing.
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There were comparatively few accidents on the road. One man lost a leg in the early days. A head-on collision killed one motorman. One young woman was thrown from a sleigh or wagon when the horse shied. She landed between the rails and a car passed over her, cutting off a portion of her hair where it lay on the track. The woman was otherwise uninjured.
A high-tension transmission line crossed the tracks. One clear summer day, this was struck by lightning several miles from Skowhegan. The charge jumped to the trolley wire and entered a car that happened to be passing at the right second. One or both motors were burned out.
No history of the Somerset Traction would be complete without a mention of Herbert L. Sweet. He became associated with the company around 1900 and served as assistant manager, superintendent, and general manager before acquiring control of the road in the early twenties.
Abandonment
After many years of prosperity, the Somerset Traction Company began a gradual decline in the early twenties as improved roads between Skowhegan and Madison resulted in steadily increasing automobile competition. The last trolleys ran in May 1928 and the rails were promptly torn up. Several car bodies were sold to private parties and the rest of the equipment was scrapped.
Lakewood Park, founded by the Somerset Traction, continues to operate to this day and is the site of one of Maine's outstanding summer theatres.
We are still in need of funds for creating the interpretation programs that will tell this fascinating 100+-year-old story of the Narcissus. For information on donation options, scroll down this post and find the one that best fits your position. Fund 816 to help with the restoration and Fund 817 (PLI Education-Interpretation programs ) should be noted when making a donation.
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Click Here for the post that has the short virtual 3-D video of the digital model of the Narcissus, with components added to the file from earlier this year (the gold leaf file had not been added yet).
Restoration work continues on the Narcissus. The Narcissus is more than 110 years old now and has so many incredible stories to share. The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one of those incredible stories.
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.
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
The paperback edition of Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride can be purchased online through the Seashore Trolley Museum's store website. Books purchased through the Museum's website directly benefit the Museum and the Narcissus project.
Click Here to go to the Museum Store web page to order online
Click Here to go to the Amazon page to order the ebook or audiobook online
Paperback books are available at these local bookstores in Maine:
Center for Maine Crafts, West Gardiner Service Plaza
The Book Review, Falmouth
The Bookworm, Gorham
Letterpress Books, Portland
Maine Historical Society Store, Portland
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad, Portland
Morph Gallery & Emporium, Kennebunk
New Gloucester Historical Society, New Gloucester
Nonesuch Books and More, South Portland
Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport
Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops, All Locations
Thompson's Orchard, New Gloucester
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride
by Jean M. Flahive
Illustrations by Amy J. Gagnon
Listen to a 2-minute, 30-second, Retail Audio Sample of the Audiobook
Millie Thayer is a headstrong farmer's daughter who chases her dreams in a way you would expect a little girl nicknamed "Spitfire" would-running full tilt and with her eyes on the stars. Dreaming of leaving the farm life, working in the city, and fighting for women's right to vote, Millie imagines flying away on a magic carpet. One day, that flying carpet shows up in the form of an electric trolley that cuts across her farm. A fortune-teller predicts that Millie's path will cross that of someone famous. Suddenly, she finds herself caught up in events that shake the nation, Maine, and her family. Despairing that her dreams may be shattered, Millie learns, in an unexpected way, that dreams can be shared.
A resource for teachers
Companion curriculum State-standard-based units,
vocabulary, and reading activities for use in grades 3-8
are available online as downloadable resources through
Seashore Trolley Museum's website
www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/
Maine Historical Society has created eight companion lesson units in Social Studies and ELA that were inspired by Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride - These State-standard-based lesson plans for use in grades 6, 7, and 8 are easily adapted for use in grades 3-5. Vocabulary and Reading activities for grades 3-8 along with the eight lesson plan units are available free and may be downloaded through Seashore Trolley Museum's website www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/
Go to the Teacher Resource Page in the pull-down for more details.
A 60-second intro to Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride by author, Jean Flahive
Click Here to watch the video on YouTube
Award-winning author, Jean M. Flahive
Please Consider a Donation to the Narcissus Project to help us tell the incredible story of the Narcissus through the interpretation portion of the Narcissus Project.
Here is an example of how donations to the Narcissus Project now will help with the interpretation portion of the project. The interpretation programming will include exhibits, displays, and education programming. In 2019, through generous donations to the Narcissus Project, we were able to conserve, replicate, and have high resolutions digital image files made of the original, 1910, 28.5-foot long, surveyor map of the elevation and grade of the 30-mile private right-of-way of the Portland, Gray, and Lewiston Railroad (Portland-Lewiston Interurban) Click Here
Thank You!
the crowd gathered in Gray, Maine on August 18, 1914.
Image courtesy of Gray Historical Society
The Narcissus as the Sabattus Lake Diner in Sabattus, Maine,
circa 1940. Photo by John Coughlin in the Kevin Farrell
Collection at Seashore Trolley Museum
L. Henri Vallee (right) and family members in the
Narcissus, when it was Vallee's summer camp in
Sabattus, Maine circa 1958. Photo courtesy Daniel Vallee
Inside the Donald G. Curry Town House Restoration Shop, the Narcissus is in the midst of major work as we strive to complete its restoration. We are now planning the interpretation portion of the Narcissus Project. Donations to the Narcissus Project may be used in the future to help tell the incredible 100-plus-year-old story of the Narcissus. Your donation to the Narcissus is helping to make the dream of the project's success, a reality.
See below for Donation options -
It starts with YOU
Your Donation Matters
Make a Donation TODAY
Please Help the Narcissus.
Donation Options to Help the Narcissus Project:
The New England Electric Railway Historical Society
is the 501c3 organization that owns and operates the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME, and the National Streetcar
Museum in Lowell (MA).
The New England Electric Railway Historical Society registered with the IRS (EIN# 01-0244457) and was incorporated in Maine in 1941.
Check or Money Order ***** should be made payable to:
New England Electric Railway Historical Society
In the memo: for a donation to the Interpretation programming
please write: PLI Education Fund 817
For a donation to help with the restoration write: Narcissus Fund 816
Mail to: Seashore Trolley Museum
P. O. Box A
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
Credit Card ***** donations can be one-time donations or you
may choose to have a specific amount charged to your card
automatically on a monthly basis. Please contact the Museum bookkeeper, via email at finance@trolleymuseum.org or by phone, at 207-967-2800 ext. 3.
Online Donations - may be made by using a Credit Card:
Click Here to make an online donation through the Museum's website - When at the Donation page: Fill in donor info, etc., when at "To which fund are you donating? Scroll down to "Other" and type in: 816 Narcissus, then continue filling in the required information.
Click Here for PayPal - to make an online donation: you can use email: finance@trolleymuseum.org and in the message box write:
For "Narcissus Fund 816" - if supporting the restoration
For "PLI Education Fund 817" - if supporting Interpretation programs
Donation of Securities ***** We also accept donations of
securities. You can contact the Museum bookkeeper, via email at finance@trolleymuseum.org or by phone, at 207-967-2800 ext. 3,
for brokerage account information for accepting donated securities.
BONUS ***** If you work for a company/corporation that will
"match" an employee's donation to an approved 501c3 non-profit
educational organization, please be sure to complete the necessary paperwork with your employer so that your donation is matched :)
Questions? ***** Please contact Narcissus project sponsor:
Phil Morse, narcissus@gmail.org or call 207-985-9723 - cell.
Thank You :)
Thank You for our Current Funding Partners
* 20th Century Electric Railway Foundation - 2020/2018 - Major Gift, 2017/2014 Matching Grants
* Renaissance Charitable Foundation (LPCT) by Fiduciary Trust Charitable Giving Fund
* Renaissance Charitable Foundation (LPCT) by Fiduciary Trust Charitable Giving Fund
* Mass Bay RRE - 2018 Railroad Preservation Grant
* Thornton Academy (Saco, ME) - Staff & Alumni - Matching Grant Challenge 2014
* New England Electric Railway Historical Society (Kennebunkport, ME) - Member Donations
* Amherst Railway Society - 2015 Heritage Grant
* National Railway Historical Society - 2016 & 2015 Heritage Preservation Grants
* Enterprise Holding Foundation - 2015 Community Grant
* Theodore Roosevelt Association - Member Donations
* John Libby Family Association and Member Donations
* The Conley Family - In Memory of Scott Libbey 2018/2017/2016/2015
* The W. S. Libbey Family - Awalt, Conley, Graf, Holman, Libbey, McAvoy, McLaughlin, Meldrum, O'Halloran, Salto, - 2018/2017
* The Hughes Family 2017/2016/2010
* New Gloucester Historical Society and Member Donations
* Gray Historical Society and Member Donations
* Gray Public Library Association - Pat Barter Speaker Series
* Scarborough Historical Society - PRR/PLI
* LogMein - Matching Employee Donation
* IBM - Matching Employee/Retiree Donations
* Fidelity Charitable Grant - Matching Employee Donations
* Richard E. Erwin Grant - 2017/2016
The Narcissus, with interior back-lit, stained glass windows is majestic.
Make a donation today to help restore the interior of this Maine gem.
Help Theodore Roosevelt's Maine Ride get back on track! Once restored,
you will be able to ride in luxury on this National Register Treasure at
Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine.
PWM photo
Please Consider Making a Donation to the project of the National Register of Historic Places member, Narcissus. We are currently raising funds to advance the restoration and to tell the incredible story of this Maine gem.
Various News stories during the summer of 2015 about the
Narcissus and its connection to Theodore Roosevelt. TR
was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914.
Patricia Pierce Erikson photo
The Narcissus - July 31, 2015. Make a donation today.
Help Theodore Roosevelt's Maine Ride get back on track!
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