Re: Montrose Enginehouse Coaling Track
| August 01, 2016 05:41PM |
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I had of the idea that the coaling track was level and extended alongside the Enginehouse prior to the time that lean-to addition was constructed, after that the coaling track appears shortened and elevated. However a contradiction to this idea is in a late Bob Richardson #318 picture, CRRA #11 pg191, there is a string of s.g. Outfit cars on a siding extending past the Enginehouse behind the Elevated Coaling track. EDIT: Colorado Memories of the Narrow Gauge Circle pg50 shows a clearly fenced small field area immediately behind the Elevated Coaling track, photo taken in 1949 suggesting the s.g. Outfitcar siding came later.
The progression of photos is orientated by end of Enginehouse not by date of pictures.
Only late n.g. period shots show the coaling track elevated and the 1923 ETT has no listing for Montrose in the Coaling Stations section.
Note there are Pole lines both sides of the Enginehouse but the tallest tree is only at one end of the Enginehouse on the Coalingtrack side. There are two taller Poles that have a crosswire passing over also at the tallest tree end. The tall Smokestack moves as well, see last picture.
Montrose at-grade coaling siding.
OP-7432 1923
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Elevated Coaling track with dominant Lean-to Addition. EDIT:Rio Grande Narrow Gauge in the Summer of 1941, John Maxwell shows on pg15 #316 dated 7/1/41 with an elevated Coaling track, very fresh fill material visible.
RR-1034 1945
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Coaling track in foreground. A later shot in 1942 OP-7583 is still the same arrangement. EDIT: this is the Northend of the Enginehouse. Mainline to Ouray in foreground, pipe handrail is the clue 
. Sorry, I switched this with another picture that I had on the task tray. 
OP-7480 1940
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Tall Smokestack not visible at this location
OP-7511 1943
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Tall Smokestack relocated.
OP-9959 1952
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/01/2016 07:20PM by Chris Walker.
The progression of photos is orientated by end of Enginehouse not by date of pictures.
Only late n.g. period shots show the coaling track elevated and the 1923 ETT has no listing for Montrose in the Coaling Stations section.
Note there are Pole lines both sides of the Enginehouse but the tallest tree is only at one end of the Enginehouse on the Coalingtrack side. There are two taller Poles that have a crosswire passing over also at the tallest tree end. The tall Smokestack moves as well, see last picture.
Montrose at-grade coaling siding.
OP-7432 1923
[digital.denverlibrary.org]
Elevated Coaling track with dominant Lean-to Addition. EDIT:Rio Grande Narrow Gauge in the Summer of 1941, John Maxwell shows on pg15 #316 dated 7/1/41 with an elevated Coaling track, very fresh fill material visible.
RR-1034 1945
[digital.denverlibrary.org]
. Sorry, I switched this with another picture that I had on the task tray. OP-7480 1940
[digital.denverlibrary.org]
Tall Smokestack not visible at this location
OP-7511 1943
[digital.denverlibrary.org]
Tall Smokestack relocated.
OP-9959 1952
[digital.denverlibrary.org]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/01/2016 07:20PM by Chris Walker.
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