South Gardiner Car House

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Car house as it currently sits on museum property

Car house as it currently sits on museum property

Name/Title

South Gardiner Car House

Description

This structure is another track maintenance building used to store small railcars often called motor cars or speeders. These vehicles were used by the track crew to inspect and maintain the track. This car house served the Maine Central Railroad in South Gardiner, ME. An exact date of construction is unknown, however, it likely dates to the late 1800s to early 1900s.

Made/Created

Time Period

mid-20th century

Place

City

South Gardiner

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States of America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Transportation Structures

Nomenclature Class

Structures

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects