Anybody know where I might find blueprints/plans for a typical structure? I'm assembling a small roundhouse from a kit which can fit this era and I'd like to modify it (open up the rear) for access to a backshop.
is this what you are looking for ?
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/ga0356/
Lets see if this works.
Mike.
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Mike and J.C.,
Thanks for the link to HAER....good idea! I'd heard of it, but thought it was photos only. I'll see if I can massage the resolution to make the dimensions easier to read. Also may be able to use the accompanying text pages to find dimensions.
-Chuck
staybolt Mike and J.C., Thanks for the link to HAER....good idea! I'd heard of it, but thought it was photos only. I'll see if I can massage the resolution to make the dimensions easier to read. Also may be able to use the accompanying text pages to find dimensions. -Chuck
download the drawings in TIFF format , there much sharper then.
Here are LOTS of drawing from the BN, most from preceding railroads. You might find something there;
http://www.gn-npjointarchive.org/_layouts/15/start.aspx#/Lists/BN_Structure_Drawings/AllItems.aspx
Ed
The NMRA has a huge archieve of photos too.
Wolfie
A pessimist sees a dark tunnel
An optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel
A realist sees a frieght train
An engineer sees three idiots standing on the tracks stairing blankly in space
If you can track down the 1930 Locomotive Cyclopodia (not as daunting a thought as it might seem; Newton K. Gregg issued a full reprint around 1985 that you see at swap meets from time to time) it has a full chapter, just under 200 pages, with floor plans on Locomotive Shops and Engine Terminals. Good info, pics and text. Special emphasis on all the tools needed in such a shop.
Dave Nelson