Re: C&S Water Tank Photo Quiz -- Where, When and Why?

Posted by Jim Courtney on Jul 04, 2018; 3:30pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-Water-Tank-at-Blackhawk-and-the-Three-Bent-Water-Tanks-tp11993p12004.html

I will reserve my conclusions for a while, so others have a chance to opine . . .

But what a great little C&S water tank, just begs to be modeled!!

If you go to the files section and pull up the C&S Standard Plans for water tanks, then study the details in the photo, it becomes apparent that the little tank in question doesn't conform to either the 30,000 gallon or 50,000 gallon tanks.

The tub of the tank is skinny (perhaps 20,000 gallons?). Also note that the tank is supported by only three bents of posts, instead of the usual four bents of posts. The frost box is sandwiched between the center posts and the rear posts.

The proportions of the tank remind me of Bakers Tank, but that tank was supported by four bents of posts (I checked). Bakers was likely a 30,000 gallon tank.

Is it possible that there was a third class of standard C&S tanks, smaller than the other two, left over from UP days.?

And Tom, was the Morrison Tank supported by three bents of posts or four?  I'm working today in the hospital with no access to my files. Anyone have a photo of the Morrison tank??