Engine House - Official Work Thread

[Jeff Schumaker]

Let me echo Bill's thanks. I hope to see things in person later today.

Jeff S.

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

* The first section of back wall went up today, 10/8 it's the north wall for the west stall.  The framing has two windows and was built on a horizontal stage and then lifted into place. 

* Dan led a crew prepping the grade and setting ties for the tracks that feed the enginehouse from the turntable. 

Photos are on FB.

[Graham Buxton]

I suspect that there are other non-Facebook members of this forum, so I am reposting these photos from the NGDF forum.


These are all 'thumbnail' images, so click the image to see larger, and click again for 'full-size' if you wish.

[Brendan Barry]

[Fred Morse]

Looks Good there. Now lets get it done!

[William Simonton]

I do not know what you may do, but the examples of roundhouses I have knowledge of had Whitewashed Interior Walls which included the roof framing and underside of the roof.  Probably to assist in lighting in an era where electrical lighting was still underwhelming.

[Bob Holmes]

Wow, is that amazing or is that amazing!?  What a dramatic way to show the progress on today's Work Saturday...

Bob

[Joe Fox]

Having engines running or fired up inside the building, and things won’t stay white for very long.

Amazing progress.

[Bill Reidy]

Some more photos from yesterday (Saturday, October 9th).

Spiking the east rail on the new House 2 lead.


After House lead 2 was spiked and partially ballasted, Dana Deering prepares to cut the west rail on the new House 3 lead.


The three house leads were completed by mid-afternoon.


Ties were also laid out for the House and Service tracks that lead down from the Sheepscot Upper (Car Barn) Yard.  This photo shows the lower portion of the Service track route to the turntable, bypassing the Engine House.


A view from the upper yard, showing the planned route of the two tracks:  Service track on the left bypassing the engine house, and the House track on the right that will enter on the House pit track.  These tracks will be built another day.


Laying out the last of the ties approaching the Barn 1 switch.

[Bob Holmes]

Will the bypass track actually clear a wide engine such as no 8?  It looks very close to the engine house corner to me..

Bob

[John McNamara]

Will the bypass track actually clear a wide engine such as no 8?  It looks very close to the engine house corner to me..

Bob

Time for a variation of the classic sign "Will Not Clear Man on Side of Car;" "Will Not Clear Wide Engine."

[Ed Lecuyer]

If I understand it correctly, the issue with the bypass track is not proximity to the engine house, but the angle of the curve around  it. There may be restrictions on what equipment can use the bypass track (no coaches, for example.)

[John McNamara]

Perhaps anything too big to get on the turntable can't get past the engine house; think of the engine house clearance as a filter.....

[Mike Fox]

The photo is a little deceiving. The only thing that may not clear is the Bridgton plow..

[Ed Lecuyer]

The turntable lead (from the south yard) and the run-through track (from the north yard through the engine house) can both accommodate large pieces of rolling stock.