Re: Chama Roundhouse

Earls acessment that there is much in Dormans book on Chama that would help you is correct. There is a 1920's photo from across the river that shows the east side of the machine shop. You need a magnifying glass to interpert it but it does show that entire side. The inverted "y" in the boiler house would undoubtedly be the connector to the smoke stack that once graced the roof. When was it removed?
Reguarding the engines fitting the stalls there is some problem with the newer engines. The house is 67'-0" outside according to the plans in the June 1973 issure of the NMRA bulletin. The K-36's are supposed to be 68'-2" and the K-37 about 3 foot shorter (shorter tenders) which would go into the number one stall OK because of the track extension into the machine shop and might fit into the number 2 stall because the machine shop wall slants to the east but they would definately not fit into the rest of the stalls.
I wonder however whether this was the real reason rather than the fact that after the 12 hour rule was put in effect Chama was no longer a crew base point and engines were mostly just turned and sent back to their bases, Durango and Alamosa. I am not sure exactly when this change occured but I imagine it was some time in the 1930's. That was also when the repair crews for cars were discontinued in Chama according to Norwoods book but he gives no date. If you need info on the Sout h wall there was an article in the C&TS dispatch a few issues ago concerning that wall when the engine went through it. Good luck