Dick Cowles Wrote:
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> as reflected in President Terri Shaw's column
> in the Dispatch:
>
> "During the June work sessions, discussion
> continued on the topic of a proposed roundhouse
> and turntable in the Chama yard. Friends' member
> Kevin Corwin has presented the board with his
> research on those two historic structures with
> drawings and pictures of the Chama structures and
> other representative D&RGW turntables. Discussion
> of turntable options was greatly enhanced by the
> work of members Matt Hutson and Don Hausmann. Matt
> created measured drawings of the existing Durango
> turntable as a starting point for Don who was
> interested in helping us ascertain what it might
> cost to build a deck and girder turntable today
> from scratch. With the assistance of other members
> of his firm, March Adams & Associates, structural
> engineers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Don produced
> a set of preliminary drawings for a prototypical
> 75' table. Based on these drawings, we think
> building a new turntable is an affordable and
> viable option. George Bartholomew agrees. Further
> discussion with the operator of possible
> roundhouse designs has been suspended pending
> appointment of a new Chief Mechanical Officer.
> However, Don Hausmann and several others, members
> of our mechanical team, took measurements this
> summer and intend to carry on discussion in the
> off-season about the engineering issues that must
> be addressed in the design of a new roundhouse and
> some possible solutions."
>
With the Bartholomew time period being mentioned:
Was their ever a "real" eminent need for engine house expansion due to the time periods ridership traffic?
And:
What would be the max locomotive handling capcity for the current Chama facilities?
Cole Adams/The Questionator
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