Re: I have some questions about this announcement Re: 483 New Home

Chris Webster Wrote:
>
> (1) Can someone direct me to the minutes of the
> Commission meeting in which they approved this
> move of one of their major assets?
>
> (2) My recollection is that there is a rather
> steep slope from the road down to the C&TS's
> parking lot. (The top of the hill was a really
> good vantage point from which to get photos of the
> 1st train rolling into Chama, as the train passed
> the superstructure of the original Lobato bridge,
> a few days prior to its scrapping.) I don't
> remember the exact angle of the slope, but my
> memories suggest that it is probably inadequate to
> support the weight of a new display track, plus
> new ballast, plus a tender, plus a ~93 ton
> locomotive.... so what kind of retaining wall (or
> other slope stabilizing treatment) is planned for
> the hill between the street and the parking lot?
>
> (3) Photography is a very important priority to
> many C&TS visitors, as demonstrated by the
> multiple posts here that falsely alleged that
> photographers would be banned from the Chama yard.
> How will having a stuffed-n-mounted locomotive
> approximately 60 ft above track level change the
> photographs made during morning switching moves
> and departures?
>
> (4) Who is paying for the new display track, new
> retaining wall (if needed) and the physical move
> of the locomotive? HRM/AHR, the Commission, the
> Friends, or some other entity?
>
> (5) How will spray from the road salt brine be
> kept off of the stuffed-n-mounted locomotive?


I believe the idea was first proposed by Al Harper when he spoke at the last commission meeting. I'd have to go back and watch the tape again to be 100% sure of that.
If a pad is built large enough to support 483, it is conceivable to include a viewing area to the east of the engine.
Paid for from "Historical Preservation" funds ????