Difficult to grasp the magnitude of just how massive these
two 37-foot, vintage timbers are unless you are up close and
personal with them as a few of us fortunate souls were this
morning, at the Donald G. Curry Town House Restoration
Shop at Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME,
while the timbers were delivered. They will be used in the
restoration of the Narcissus. The sole surviving majestic
interurban coach from the finest and fastest electric railroad
in all of New England, the Portland-Lewiston Interurban.
Image by Winter Wind Photography
Click Here for the post on how these vintage sills were located, sawn, milled, and prepared for delivery to the Seashore Trolley Museum.
Here is a series of images and a couple of videos on the delivery of the sills this morning.
The company SelectWood's delivery truck from Portsmouth, NH,
arriving at Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME,
on the morning of Friday, December 27, 2019, with the
vintage, 37-foot-long, southern yellow pine side sills
for the National Register of Historic Places member,
Image by Winter Wind Photography
L-R, Narcissus sponsor, Phil Morse, with
restoration manager, Ernie Eaton, watching as the
side sills are unloaded from the Selectwood delivery truck.
Image by Winter Wind Photography
A 53-foot trailer was acquired for storing components
for use in active restoration projects. Currently, and for the
next couple of years, it will be used exclusively for the
storage of Narcissus components.
Image by Winter Wind Photography
A job well done!
The original side sills are seen here on the left. They will be used
for templates to align holes and mortises on their replacements.
Image by Winter Wind Photography
The mortising equipment in the restoration shop will be
temporarily relocated from its current position
to a more centrally located spot so that each of
the 37-foot sills mortises can be cut.
The temporary location for the mortising equipment seen here at the far
end of the workbench will be where the chop-saw is now
located. As seen above about halfway down the workbench.
This temporary placement for the mortiser will allow
it to be pulled out away from the inner location in the
workbench to allow for easier access for use in the
mortise work on the 37-foot sills and then it can be moved
back into the workbench when not in use.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
