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I have both the Kalmbach book and the Carstens (RMC), and if you can afford them, I recommend both. The Carstens book, "Locomotive Terminals & Railroad Structures", is just loaded with atmospheric photos of engine facilities and other RR structures (really get you in the mood!) and articles on building everything from a roundhouse to several different kinds of sand houses and/or towers. The comment about oil houses is accurate, and most roads mixed their own lubricating and fuel oils (for headlights--back in the days of old--caboose lamps, etc.) It was usually a brick or stone structure tucked out of the way in the yard, all by itself if possible. If you don't have a boiler house, boilers were often in an addition tacked onto the roundhouse--but not open to the interior, unless an automatic sliding fire door was provided. <br /> <br />Good luck!
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