Comments on: The Roundhouse http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/the-roundhouse/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:54:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Chuck Pomazal http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/the-roundhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-3280 Chuck Pomazal Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:56:07 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-3280 Portions of the pit wall is still there. We need only to go find it. The extracation operation in 1975 only took out a portion of it. There still has to be a crescent remaining in the NW quadrant. All we would need is 3 points and we could determine its exact size and location. Tim - The turntable from the Enginehouse sat on the hillside for years and was scrapped out with all the rock cars in the yard in the '70's. Allen - A roof over the locomotives would look tacky. Leave them out for the photographers to enjoy and let the kids play pretend engineers. A little bit of paint at regular intervals would suffice. Portions of the pit wall is still there. We need only to go find it. The extracation operation in 1975 only took out a portion of it. There still has to be a crescent remaining in the NW quadrant. All we would need is 3 points and we could determine its exact size and location. Tim – The turntable from the Enginehouse sat on the hillside for years and was scrapped out with all the rock cars in the yard in the ’70′s. Allen – A roof over the locomotives would look tacky. Leave them out for the photographers to enjoy and let the kids play pretend engineers. A little bit of paint at regular intervals would suffice.

]]> By: Jay Balliet http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/the-roundhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-3268 Jay Balliet Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:26:16 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-3268 Timothy, I'd love to have a copy of those scale drawings. I've been thinking about building a scale model of the Q&TLRR. Timothy, I’d love to have a copy of those scale drawings. I’ve been thinking about building a scale model of the Q&TLRR.

]]> By: Craig http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/the-roundhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-3253 Craig Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:57:23 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-3253 As John mentioned, Chuck Pomazal has a great article about the turntables complete with meaured drawings and pictures of the Mason table before it was scrapped. As for any pit remains at the engine house, I can almost assure you there are none left. I did all the archaeology at the engine house this past summer (so I'm the one who cleared out the interior and exposed the floor surface, if you visited between June and July), and I also monitored the bulldozer when Julio came out to clear the area east of the engine house in preparation for the return of locomotive No.6. Nothing came up during those activites, and looking at pictures from 1975, when the QMHA removed the locomotives, it's pretty clear that they tore right through the turntable location. They dug pits to back trailers into to move the locomotives, so I'd guess there's not a lot left of the turntable pit. As John mentioned, Chuck Pomazal has a great article about the turntables complete with meaured drawings and pictures of the Mason table before it was scrapped. As for any pit remains at the engine house, I can almost assure you there are none left. I did all the archaeology at the engine house this past summer (so I’m the one who cleared out the interior and exposed the floor surface, if you visited between June and July), and I also monitored the bulldozer when Julio came out to clear the area east of the engine house in preparation for the return of locomotive No.6. Nothing came up during those activites, and looking at pictures from 1975, when the QMHA removed the locomotives, it’s pretty clear that they tore right through the turntable location. They dug pits to back trailers into to move the locomotives, so I’d guess there’s not a lot left of the turntable pit.

]]> By: Timothy Lab http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/the-roundhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-3247 Timothy Lab Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:03:51 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-3247 Will add more later, that is for sure. There is a re-newed interest in the Copper Country starting to warm up with in me and today I went looking into some old boxes of drawings and found many things that relate to the Quincy Mining Company. One of the drawings I made was from an original site drawing of the Quincy Mine Location and shows all tracks and this is to scale. (300' to the inch) It depicts where all tracks were on trestle work, also. Most interesting to me, is that my own drawing answered my question of the turntable at the Quincy Site. Yes, it was there, on the east side of the engine house. It served the north three stalls, but not the furthest south stall. Can't believe I found that drawing. [ Also, found one i made of the Isle Royal track work.] A site excavation on the East side of the engine house may reveal the turntable pit. I am now planning some trips up there this Spring. Will add more later, that is for sure. There is a re-newed interest in the Copper Country starting to warm up with in me and today I went looking into some old boxes of drawings and found many things that relate to the Quincy Mining Company. One of the drawings I made was from an original site drawing of the Quincy Mine Location and shows all tracks and this is to scale. (300′ to the inch) It depicts where all tracks were on trestle work, also. Most interesting to me, is that my own drawing answered my question of the turntable at the Quincy Site. Yes, it was there, on the east side of the engine house. It served the north three stalls, but not the furthest south stall. Can’t believe I found that drawing. [ Also, found one i made of the Isle Royal track work.] A site excavation on the East side of the engine house may reveal the turntable pit. I am now planning some trips up there this Spring.

]]> By: John Lawton http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/the-roundhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-3246 John Lawton Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:57:33 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-3246 the Q&TL turntables were 50' in length. made by the Detroit Bridge Co. an article and plans of these turntables is in the May/June 1993 issue of the Narrow Gauge and Short line Gazette magazine. the turntable at the engine house was taken out sometime around 1912. apparently it may not have been large enough to properly balance or turn the larger #6 engine. the turn tables were also hard to keep clear in the winter, as the pit tended to fill with snow. I would certainly be interested in seeing any photo's too. the Q&TL turntables were 50′ in length. made by the Detroit Bridge Co.
an article and plans of these turntables is in the May/June 1993 issue of the Narrow Gauge and Short line Gazette magazine. the turntable at the engine house was taken out sometime around 1912. apparently it may not have been large enough to properly balance or turn the larger #6 engine. the turn tables were also hard to keep clear in the winter, as the pit tended to fill with snow. I would certainly be interested in seeing any photo’s too.

]]> By: ccexplorer http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/the-roundhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-3239 ccexplorer Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:05:54 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-3239 Sounds like you have some great photos that I think many of us would be delighted to see. It would be great if you'd be willing to send some my way so I could post them here on the site for all to enjoy. Just a thought.... Sounds like you have some great photos that I think many of us would be delighted to see. It would be great if you’d be willing to send some my way so I could post them here on the site for all to enjoy. Just a thought….

]]> By: Timothy Lab http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/the-roundhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-3210 Timothy Lab Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:35:31 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-3210 Intresting site. As many here have, I also visited the Q&TL and found it to be a very interesting time capsule. Not sure who put the name "Roundhouse Road" to the dirt trace on the south side of the engine house, but in a way it is a mis-nomer. Roundhouses were designed to fit around a turntable, a bridge like device that could rotate 360 degress. The turntable would line up with any track connected to its circumferential edge. These radial tracks could just as well bent parallele to each other and entered a structure such as the Q&TL engine house. I have not seen any evidence of a turntable pit at the Quincy site. For those of you too young to renmember, there was a turntable at the Quincy site. It was a conventional stell girder type, possibly forty feet in length. Where the dirt trace ended, just past the engine house, this turntable was laid on the slope of the hill, just southrast of the road. It was either stored there after removal or before ever being used. I photographed it, along with everything on the entire line, in 1968 Also, in 1968, there was a turntable and turntable pit on the East end engine facilities near Mason. I have never seen a photograph of either turntable in use. That would be very enlightening! Intresting site. As many here have, I also visited the Q&TL and found it to be a very interesting time capsule. Not sure who put the name “Roundhouse Road” to the dirt trace on the south side of the engine house, but in a way it is a mis-nomer. Roundhouses were designed to fit around a turntable, a bridge like device that could rotate 360 degress. The turntable would line up with any track connected to its circumferential edge. These radial tracks could just as well bent parallele to each other and entered a structure such as the Q&TL engine house. I have not seen any evidence of a turntable pit at the Quincy site. For those of you too young to renmember, there was a turntable at the Quincy site. It was a conventional stell girder type, possibly forty feet in length. Where the dirt trace ended, just past the engine house, this turntable was laid on the slope of the hill, just southrast of the road. It was either stored there after removal or before ever being used. I photographed it, along with everything on the entire line, in 1968 Also, in 1968, there was a turntable and turntable pit on the East end engine facilities near Mason. I have never seen a photograph of either turntable in use. That would be very enlightening!

]]> By: Allen http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/the-roundhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Allen Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:12:31 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-35 Chuck, I just read your post and am so happy. How is the project comming along? I wish that they would put a roof over #1 and #5. Chuck, I just read your post and am so happy. How is the project comming along? I wish that they would put a roof over #1 and #5.

]]> By: Chuck Pomazal http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/the-roundhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Chuck Pomazal Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:54:15 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-34 The Hoist Association received some grant money to stabilize the roundhouse and Boilerhouse #5. There are plans, depending on funding, to do much more. I am currently re-building the cab for locomotive #5, which is on static display with its stablemate, #1, at the Hoist. The new cab sides have been installed and I am in the proccess of fabricating the doors and windows, to be installed next summer (2009). A new coat of black paint will also help. The Hoist Association received some grant money to stabilize the roundhouse and Boilerhouse #5. There are plans, depending on funding, to do much more. I am currently re-building the cab for locomotive #5, which is on static display with its stablemate, #1, at the Hoist. The new cab sides have been installed and I am in the proccess of fabricating the doors and windows, to be installed next summer (2009). A new coat of black paint will also help.

]]> By: explorer http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/the-roundhouse/comment-page-1/#comment-33 explorer Tue, 20 May 2008 15:05:59 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-33 Terry.. It looks like the Quincy Mine Hoist Association and the National Park have made some strides in preserving the Q&TL, even since I first went to the site back in 2006, They have stabilized the roundhouse walls, and cleared out the brush from inside. The two locomotives that still remain are being refurbished I heard, and there is still a good 30 or so rock cars sprinkled about that are under their control as well. Its a good thing too because there isn't a huge amount still remaining from all the other railroads, the Q&TL is the best preserved one of the bunch. Terry..

It looks like the Quincy Mine Hoist Association and the National Park have made some strides in preserving the Q&TL, even since I first went to the site back in 2006, They have stabilized the roundhouse walls, and cleared out the brush from inside. The two locomotives that still remain are being refurbished I heard, and there is still a good 30 or so rock cars sprinkled about that are under their control as well.

Its a good thing too because there isn’t a huge amount still remaining from all the other railroads, the Q&TL is the best preserved one of the bunch.

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