Louis:
No, not Fort Collins on the C&S but Gillette, Wyo., on the Q. M-2-As were the standard freight power between Sheridan and Gillette. See the attached Barriger image; there's an M-2-A out front of the east end of the enginehouse in this view. Back in the early 1900s Gillette had a roundhouse and turntable, but with the advent of the T-1 and then T-2 Mallets, the enginehouse was built to house them and the roundhouse and turntable subsequently removed. The second view shows 4105 at the west end of the Gillette enginehouse, with the corner of the structure just visible at the right. Sheridan, incidentally, had a roundhouse -- one big enough to house the Mallets. Hol
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 15:28:47 -0500 Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Can Anyone ID This Image
February 3, 2015
Jonathan - Thanks. Did Sheridan have a roundhouse or a shed? Perhaps,
Hol can tell us if the M-2-A trio are simmering in front of the Fort Collins,
CO, shed while on loan to the C&S. Will be interesting to find out. Best
Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 2/3/2015 2:03:18 P.M. Central Standard Time,
CBQ@yahoogroups.com writes:
Louis -
The rectangular, wooden engine shed with (slightly) peaked roof seems to
have been a fairly common design on the Burlington and C&S. The 3-track
engine house at Ft. Collins, CO, and the "mallet shed" at Deadwood, SD, are a
couple of classic examples.
According to the lists of assignments for both 1935 and 1952 in Corbin's
Steam Locomotive of the Burlington
Route, 6145 and 6170 were assigned to the Sheridan Division. My
assumption would be that's where they were during the intervening years as
well. Interesting that all 16-18 M-2A's on that division were lignite
burners.
Jonathan
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CB&Q Gillette, Wyo., Yard and Enginehouse, 1930s, J.W. Barriger III photo No. CB&Q 179.jpg
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CB&Q 4105, Gillette, Wyo., 4-1919, Hol Wagner coll..jpg
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