Como water tanks.

[Charles McMillan]

In the photo of the Selkirk tank in this thread, it appears the tank has short sections of cut panels for the vertical runners.
Are these sections the actual vertical runners or are they insulation on top the vertical runners.? In some places the short sections cast a shadow on the tank side so they appear to not all be flat against the side of the tank.

Charles McMillan

[Jeff Young]

Those staves are one piece from top to bottom.  What you're seeing is a tank that's been moved: all the staves were taken out and then reassembled in different orientations.  The dark lines aren't joints but are where the tension bands rusted into the wood in the previous assembly order.

Cheers,
Jeff.

[Charles McMillan]

Jeff,

Thanks for the answer. That would make an interesting tank to model with lots of additional detail to put in place.
Would certainly stand out from the standard tank models.

Charles McMillan

[Jeff Young]

Yeah, it's actually a pretty cool spot all around with the trestle just around the corner and those lovely Water Board Special pictures of the tank.

[Jeff Ramsey]

Was told today that the original water main going to the tank from a spring above town is indeed intact. Ecscavation done last summer found that the supply line going in to the cistern was carefully caped probably back in 1938. Information is from the shareholder of the Como Water Company, a not-for-profit holding.

[Jeff Ramsey]

[Jeff Ramsey]

Materials list has been submitted.

[Chris Walker]

Bit late I guess but EBAY has this image, dig the cinderpile at right...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Colorado-Southern-C-S-Engine-74-with-freight-at-water-tower-8x10-Photo/292654310795?hash=item44238e658b:g:bC4AAOSwnCFZ~sWx

[tonyk375]

Thought I would share some pics of Como taken a couple of weeks ago.  Great buildings and scenery

[ComoDepot]

One that may be more appropriate for this forum.

[tonyk375]

Took some more.  No loco though.

[ComoDepot]

The Hotel does need to be painted, back to its original brick colour.

I say Hotel but the common name was Como Eating House, a term that is now rarely understood. There is some original trim with Como EH on them.

[Robert McFarland]

Does anybody remember the old faded red  Chevy pickup with a camper top with a sign on it ?

[Jeff Ramsey]

Rick I wonder when the last tank was salvaged before the last rails were removed in 1938 if the structure minus the coneicl roof was taken to Leadville stored until 1944 and reassembled at French Gulch with the base or substructure erected in the conventional manner meaning that bents are parallel to the rails and the joists for the tub are perpendicular unlike what was at Como and can be seen in the foundation today? Why would they assemble the relocated substructure from Falcon 90° off of that is so universal in US water tank design? The reason I think French Gulch tank is from Como is that the substructure is identical with the exception of the orientation and is unique to any other C&S standard gauge tank I know of.

[Jeff Ramsey]

Today the Como Water Company, the water deed for the spring and the private property  and county owned streets and roads in Como still mostly piped direct to the upper tank water rights and is currently in good standing with the Colorado Secretary of State and filed as a Non for Profit who's rate is fixed for a rate .7 cents per gallon. That rate is priced for the estimated cost of just maintaining and repair of the system using 3" continues PVC pipe. The sole owner of the water right is Como local Jason Spann formally employees by Denver Water.  Jason claims the coolest aspect of owning the right is the actual paper deed issued in 1880s by the DSP&P.

[Jeff Ramsey]

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