Re: Lon Gisland RR Greenport Yard . . .
| February 08, 2019 11:01PM |
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philip.marshall Wrote:
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> . . . Here is a well known postcard view of the
> Greenport yard circa 1906. Why the 4-stall
> brick roundhouse didn't line up with the turn-
> table I don't know . . .
Just a wild guess, Philip -
Maybe so an accident on or problem with the turntable won't block access to the roundhouse, possibly keeping three or four locos bottled up for hours or even days.
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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> . . . Here is a well known postcard view of the
> Greenport yard circa 1906. Why the 4-stall
> brick roundhouse didn't line up with the turn-
> table I don't know . . .
Just a wild guess, Philip -
Maybe so an accident on or problem with the turntable won't block access to the roundhouse, possibly keeping three or four locos bottled up for hours or even days.
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
"Not All Who Have Cell-Phones Do Twitter *
"Not All Those Who Ponder Can Think . . . "
* Only TWITS Twitter!
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