Como water tanks.

[ComoDepot]

Assuming the tank supplied the Roundhouse there should be an underground pipe still there.

[Jeff Ramsey]

ICC field notes of pipes being 2' down in a trench, at least in in the roundhouse. Would love to see Don Pacetti's version "official" version of the ICC accountment.

[Jeff Ramsey]

Thanks Rick. C&S records of the what can salvaged by the bidders for the dismantlers did not include the new Como tank and was fact moved by the railroad before the final rails where removed. I wonder where they moved it to?

[Jeff Ramsey]

Did someone say ground penetrating radar?

[savethecomodepot]

Just to make things really clear.......the owners have no plans to build a water tank anytime in the near future and have not discussed doing so with anyone.  

Any "ground penetrating radar" will need to be cleared by the owners as it is still private property.  

[ComoDepot]

To have a loco on site will require water somewhere, my first question for a water tank replica would be where is the money coming from? I am sure they are not cheap. Begs the question how much, but unless there is a source of funds I have not heard of difficult to see it happen anytime in the foreseeable future.

Leighton who is working with Chuck on the plans has I understand access to ground penetrating radar through the School of Mines. That is as much as I know, but would like to borrow/use it elsewhere.

On the general subject Bob Schoppe of DSP&P is collecting names for work sessions this year, no dates etc yet, he also mentioned this is the last Bogies and the Loop.

[Robert McFarland]

"this is the last Bogies and the Loop." is or in?

[ComoDepot]

in

[savethecomodepot]

Chuck said today he has no current plans to build a tank.  Maybe they have more ideas on how to get water for the engine but getting the engine there isn't going to happen overnight.  There are a lot of factors he said to get an up and running workshop at the roundhouse and that means, more electricity, plumbing, structural modifications and more.

I would agree that a ground penetrating radar would be fun to use all over Como not just at the roundhouse.  

A work session may be in the plans but it's not for building a water tank.  

Deb

[ComoDepot]

Bob called me yesterday and asked if it would be OK to put the Loco by/near the Depot, I assume it would need to be more by the Crossbucks.

First week in July has been mentioned, snow should have gone, how it is going to be done, how solid that timeline is I do not know. Wait and see.

Personally I would look to do whatever needs to be done to make it easy first. I will have my camera to hand.

[Jim Courtney]

What "loco" are we talking about??

[ComoDepot]

That there is one is not a secret, what it is, is. I think they are looking to make an announcement in a couple of weeks what it is.

[Jeff Ramsey]

My ICC field notes list the upper Como tank as having desciptions of the base of being the same as French Gulch Tank.
Does anyone have a ICC listing for the French Gulch Tank or images of the one when it was narrow gauge?

[Jim Courtney]

This is the only photo that I have of the French Gulch tank:


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/43139/rv/singleitem/rec/2

[Darel Leedy]

Its already out.

[Jim Courtney]

"Curiouser and curiouser", said Alice.

[ComoDepot]

Initially I was asked not to mention it, then not which locomotive it would be. So I will wait for the powers that be to make their own announcement, I am not surprised that the information is more widely known.

Obviously this has been a long time in the making.

[Keith Hayes]

Darel, the cat is neither fully in the bag nor out of the bag. Typcial cat. It is kind of like Schrödinger's cat.

[Darel Leedy]

Like David, it's not my place to make that announcement. Im amazed because that cat could come all the way out if he wanted to.

[Chris Walker]

First cars, now cats; what's with this new guy ?