Welcome! Log In Create A New Profile

Re: Syphon hoses

Forum List Message List New Topic Print View

J.B.Bane

December 17, 2014 11:41AM

Registered: 16 years ago
Posts: 2,962

On the std ga East Oregon Lbr. Co line N of where I live, I came across a wooden box recessed into the swampy creek bottom next to a grade. The top of the box was about flush with the present ground, but could have extended up further. I assumed at the time it was for the same purpose to serve as a sump to syphon water. The box was full of water and could have had a pipe buried to keep it supplied from the nearby spring or creek. It would have seen it's last train about 80 years prior.

Reply Quote

Message List Previous Message Next Message

RSS

Subject	Author	Posted
Syphon hoses	terry fosback	December 15, 2014 02:13PM
Re: Syphon hoses	Earl	December 15, 2014 05:01PM
Re: Syphon hoses	rainbowroute	December 16, 2014 08:06PM
Re: Syphon hoses	capchris	December 16, 2014 06:38PM
Re: Syphon hoses	bcp	December 16, 2014 06:44PM
Re: Syphon hoses	trainrider47	December 16, 2014 07:16PM
Re: Syphon hoses	J.B.Bane	December 16, 2014 07:34PM
Re: Syphon hoses	bcp	December 16, 2014 08:00PM
Re: Syphon hoses	J.B.Bane	December 17, 2014 11:41AM
Re: Syphon hoses	trainrider47	December 17, 2014 09:42AM
Re: An Aside: Taking Water from a Creek.	Chris Walker	December 17, 2014 12:13PM
Re: Syphon hoses	Earl	December 16, 2014 08:08PM
Re: Syphon hoses	cdaspit	December 16, 2014 08:32PM
Re: Syphon hoses	nickgully	December 16, 2014 09:04PM

Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.

Click here to login

488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.