| South to Sheepscot Station | See the map | North to Alna Center Station |
Humason Brook Trestle was the last remaining original trestle on the WW&F's right-of-way. As can be seen from some of the pictures below, the trestle still stood in 2001 but was quite fragile. The structure was replaced as a US Marine Corps reservist exercise in the summer of 2001, and track was laid over it in the fall. Regular trains began running over it late in 2002.
| The structure as seen before 1999 - nature is slowly reclaiming it. |
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| This is the view of the stringers across the brook, as they were in 1999. As can be seen, they are quite fragile. |
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| The trestle's southern abutment before replacement, during spring runoff. Note that the base is resting on bare stone. Picture taken right after the roadbed was cleared in March 1999. |
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| The trestle was replaced in August 2001 by USMC Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, Detachment B (the "Pros From Detriot") with a structure closely replicating the original bridge, using timbers taken off of the standard gauge Wiscasset Trestle a few years earlier. This is the squadron that replaced it.Photo courtesy of Robert Cavanagh. |
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| The first train over the new bridge, the track construction train consisting of Engine #51 and flatcar #118. This was October of 2001. |
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| The structure as seen from one side during the winter of 2002-2003. |
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| South to Sheepscot Station | See the map | North to Alna Center Station |