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Re: [BRHSlist] Info., Drawings needed for Nebraska City roundhouse

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Info., Drawings needed for Nebraska City roundhouse
From: Bob Yarger <bobyar2001@y...>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 02:59:37 -0800 (PST)
In-reply-to: <005301c1c0e3$5af06e20$14703ed8@h...>
Hopefully, they will turn up somewhere. The UP was
good about saving records. For instance, when there
was interest in restoring the Hugo, Colorado
roundhouse, there was a good collection in the UP
files. Hopefully something will turn up for this
structure also.

--- Steven Holding <hold-on@s...> wrote:
> Bob
> 
> I would hope so. But it has been my experience that
> most have been dumped
> reather then saved. Although I may be pleasantly
> surpised. While working
> in the Galesburg Office I had an agreement with the
> janitor when ever any
> drawing would be thrown out to let me know so I
> could dumpester dive. One
> nite a set of drawings for the Aurora Depot were
> thrown out. She brought
> them down and placed them on my desk. The Society
> now has the originals.
> When we find a Better storage spot then under Dave's
> layout I may get rid of
> a bunch more that are taking up my storage space.
> sjh
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Yarger <bobyar2001@y...>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Cc: <hrrhs@a...>
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 4:43 PM
> Subject: [BRHSlist] Info., Drawings needed for
> Nebraska City roundhouse
> 
> 
> > As many on this list know, the Heartland Railroad
> > Heritage Society is slowly restoring the old
> Q/B&MR
> > roundhouse at Nebraska City, Nebraska. This will
> > become a genuine historic site, not an adaptive
> reuse
> > project. It is intended to restore the structure
> and
> > surrounding area as they once looked in the steam
> > railroad era. With that in mind, does anyone know
> of
> > extant CB&Q documents, drawings, photos, etc.,
> > relating to this roundhouse and its ancillary
> > structures? I would surmise that official Q
> > engineering department records might still exist
> > somewhere. These would be most valuable in
> restoring
> > this historic site. Also, if anyone might know of
> > former employees that might be familiar with the
> site,
> > that would be helpful also.
> >
> >
> >
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