Wiscasset Car House

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Wiscasset Car House as it currently sits on museum property

Wiscasset Car House as it currently sits on museum property

Name/Title

Wiscasset Car House

Description

Car houses were track maintenance buildings 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 originally served the Maine Central Railroad in Wiscasset, ME

Made/Created

Time Period

mid-20th century

Place

City

Wiscasset

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