Re: How ubiquitous were machine shops?

MD Ramsey Wrote:
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> William - I think you mean “inspection pits”
> rather than “drop pits”. Drop pits are for
> removing drivers from underneath the locomotives.
> This would be done at a major rebuild area like
> Salida or Alamosa. I know that one used to be able
> to see the remains of what I thought was the
> remaining inspection pit at Sargent that was
> filled in after the removal of the roundhous.
>
> Mike

Your correct Mike and thanks for the correction, the pictures I have of them they are not drop pits! Story I got from a mutual reliable source is that a horse fell into the pit and broke a leg so it was filled in. Thanks.

William
aka drgwk37



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/2018 05:46PM by drgwk37.