Re: Chama Yard Lights & SHPO Views

Dick Cowles Wrote:
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> Hi Roger -- Good to have you back.
>
> As Scott points out, safety vs. historic is a
> false choice. Not difficult to do both, if done
> right from the get-go.
>
> Mistake was made back in 1999/2000 when the
> Commission slipped the Chama Shop electrical
> upgrade project through the NM SHPO without
> disclosing that the work would include that
> specific choice of external lights in what seemed
> to be a project to upgrade the internal electrical
> system (I still have a copy of the electrical
> contractor's proposal by the way).
>
> Now the lights are in place, and who wants to pay
> for better task lighting that would be historic in
> appearance as well as promote safety. By "task
> lighting" I mean lights that illuminate running
> gear and other mechanicals at better angles than
> the present mall-lot lights.
>
> Roger, I wonder what your photos might look like
> if taken at night fro the same vantage points on
> Terrance Ave.?


If I can remember I will try and get a couple of shots for you. Right now I am trying to finish the last train photos for the railroad.