Re: C&S "Three Bent Tanks"
Posted by Jim Courtney on Jul 06, 2018; 6:55am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-Water-Tank-at-Blackhawk-and-the-Three-Bent-Water-Tanks-tp11993p12031.html
I figured John would notice the difference in the two water tanks; the tub of the Morrison tank has different proportions.
But, Mac Poor lists the capacity of the Morrison tank as 17,960 gallons, similar to calculated capacity of the quiz tank.
And Keith may be right, Bear Creek had a habit of flooding periodically -- there may have been several iterations of the Morrison Tank, located as it was, on the edge of the creek.
All we can say is there is photographic evidence of two C&S water tanks, smaller in capacity than the C&S standard 30,000 and 50,000 gallon tanks. It is hard to postulate a new standard class of C&S water tanks with a sample size of only two.
What both tanks seem to uniquely have in common, is their supporting structure of three bents of posts. No clear head-on photos yet, but I'm thinking two posts on the outside bents and three posts for the center bent.
For lack of a better term, perhaps we should refer to them as "Three Bent Tanks" (Catchy phrase don't you think? Reminds me of the band "Three Dog Night").
And having just coined a new term, lets increase the sample size to three:
https://ngtrainpics.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/RD071-C-S-Views-Stations-1/G0000uT126Vtno_8/I0000tQA9hp6a0q8/C0000Vd2qoA2MbNU
Donald Rogers photograph, June, 1939, in the Dorman Collection.
The Tunnel Gulch water tank was located below the Alpine Palisades, about a half mile west of the site of Woodstock, of infamous snow slide fame. Mac Poor says it was built in 1889, to replace the water tank at Woodstock, destroyed in the slide. An 1889 build date would suggest a UP standard plan, rather than an early South Park design.
Ken Martin posted a couple of color views of this tank as restored: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.41377.n7.nabble.com/Early-C-amp-S-Water-Tank-Paint-Schemes-td3357.html#a3628
Perhaps John can work his dimensional magic and calculate the capacity of this little "Three Bent Tank".
Anyone have any other photos of small water tanks on the C&S??
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-Water-Tank-at-Blackhawk-and-the-Three-Bent-Water-Tanks-tp11993p12031.html
I figured John would notice the difference in the two water tanks; the tub of the Morrison tank has different proportions.
But, Mac Poor lists the capacity of the Morrison tank as 17,960 gallons, similar to calculated capacity of the quiz tank.
And Keith may be right, Bear Creek had a habit of flooding periodically -- there may have been several iterations of the Morrison Tank, located as it was, on the edge of the creek.
All we can say is there is photographic evidence of two C&S water tanks, smaller in capacity than the C&S standard 30,000 and 50,000 gallon tanks. It is hard to postulate a new standard class of C&S water tanks with a sample size of only two.
What both tanks seem to uniquely have in common, is their supporting structure of three bents of posts. No clear head-on photos yet, but I'm thinking two posts on the outside bents and three posts for the center bent.
For lack of a better term, perhaps we should refer to them as "Three Bent Tanks" (Catchy phrase don't you think? Reminds me of the band "Three Dog Night").
And having just coined a new term, lets increase the sample size to three:
https://ngtrainpics.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/RD071-C-S-Views-Stations-1/G0000uT126Vtno_8/I0000tQA9hp6a0q8/C0000Vd2qoA2MbNU
Donald Rogers photograph, June, 1939, in the Dorman Collection.
The Tunnel Gulch water tank was located below the Alpine Palisades, about a half mile west of the site of Woodstock, of infamous snow slide fame. Mac Poor says it was built in 1889, to replace the water tank at Woodstock, destroyed in the slide. An 1889 build date would suggest a UP standard plan, rather than an early South Park design.
Ken Martin posted a couple of color views of this tank as restored: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.41377.n7.nabble.com/Early-C-amp-S-Water-Tank-Paint-Schemes-td3357.html#a3628
Perhaps John can work his dimensional magic and calculate the capacity of this little "Three Bent Tank".
Anyone have any other photos of small water tanks on the C&S??
Jim Courtney
Poulsbo, WA
Poulsbo, WA
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