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The management of the Shawangunk Mountain & Southern RR finally passed the bond issue to finance the construction of an Engine House. The final design calls for a building four tracks wide, with a length of 162 ft. (~8’ 1:1) at the end of the existing fiddle yard.
At his juncture the foundation has been installed and the slab (3/8” Hardiboard) has been laid in place. In addition the track in the building has been installed on the slab floor.
The building itself is under construction at an off site location. Rumor has it that the building will be constructed in it’s entirety at this location and transported to the final location by the legendary sky crane, the “FIVE FINGER HELIOCOPTER”.
Here you can see that the walls are up on three sides and the roof rafters are being placed. The two inner rafters are notched to accept stringers the will keep the spacing between them correct.
Once the stringers were installed the roof framing was complete. The sub-roof has yet to be installed. Plans call for the sub-roof to be made of hardboard (Masonite with both sides finished). The sub-roof will be sealed on all surfaces and then a roll roofing material will be glued down with roofing cement ( actual roll roofing and roofing cement will be used).
The entire roof has been designed to tilt and will be lifted when necessary by the same legendary “FIVE FINGER HELIOCOPTER”. This will allow the sky crane to assist in re-railing any cars or engines. The Chief Financial Officer is under the impression that this adaptation is unnecessary, however the Chief Engineer and the Building Architect are insistent on the tilting roof design. Note the use of specially designed bracing between the ceiling rafters and the walls (metal shelf brackets) installed to maintain the vertical alignment of the walls with minimum reduction in overhead clearances.
Finally in this addition of the report we see that construction of the front wall has begun. It is interesting to see that the Building Architect has chosen to build the wall from the top down rather than the bottom up, as is the usual construction practice. This is not a new technique as the great dreamer Walt Disney used this idea many years ago in building parts of Disney World, CA. (And that’s the truththth. I remember the show they did on building Main Street, where the devised a method of laying bricks from the top down. Why it was necessary I can’t remember)
At present there are no windows or lights installed. These items are awaiting further design work by the Building Architect. However, he assures the management that with the modular design of the walls there will be no loss of structural strength when windows are cut in. The lighting issue is awaiting the removal of certain decorative lights (outdoor Christmas Tree lights) from the neighboring building. Man I hate taking down the lights after Christmas. These decorative lights will be adapted for use in the Engine House.
I hope you all enjoyed this little story about my project. Ideas for the design of this building have been freely stolen from other members who posted pictures of their efforts in building a train storage building. I greatly appreciate the free exchange of ideas here a MLS. Futher updates will be posted as progress warrants.
Regards to all, Bob
At his juncture the foundation has been installed and the slab (3/8” Hardiboard) has been laid in place. In addition the track in the building has been installed on the slab floor.
The building itself is under construction at an off site location. Rumor has it that the building will be constructed in it’s entirety at this location and transported to the final location by the legendary sky crane, the “FIVE FINGER HELIOCOPTER”.
Here you can see that the walls are up on three sides and the roof rafters are being placed. The two inner rafters are notched to accept stringers the will keep the spacing between them correct.
Once the stringers were installed the roof framing was complete. The sub-roof has yet to be installed. Plans call for the sub-roof to be made of hardboard (Masonite with both sides finished). The sub-roof will be sealed on all surfaces and then a roll roofing material will be glued down with roofing cement ( actual roll roofing and roofing cement will be used).
The entire roof has been designed to tilt and will be lifted when necessary by the same legendary “FIVE FINGER HELIOCOPTER”. This will allow the sky crane to assist in re-railing any cars or engines. The Chief Financial Officer is under the impression that this adaptation is unnecessary, however the Chief Engineer and the Building Architect are insistent on the tilting roof design. Note the use of specially designed bracing between the ceiling rafters and the walls (metal shelf brackets) installed to maintain the vertical alignment of the walls with minimum reduction in overhead clearances.
Finally in this addition of the report we see that construction of the front wall has begun. It is interesting to see that the Building Architect has chosen to build the wall from the top down rather than the bottom up, as is the usual construction practice. This is not a new technique as the great dreamer Walt Disney used this idea many years ago in building parts of Disney World, CA. (And that’s the truththth. I remember the show they did on building Main Street, where the devised a method of laying bricks from the top down. Why it was necessary I can’t remember)
At present there are no windows or lights installed. These items are awaiting further design work by the Building Architect. However, he assures the management that with the modular design of the walls there will be no loss of structural strength when windows are cut in. The lighting issue is awaiting the removal of certain decorative lights (outdoor Christmas Tree lights) from the neighboring building. Man I hate taking down the lights after Christmas. These decorative lights will be adapted for use in the Engine House.
I hope you all enjoyed this little story about my project. Ideas for the design of this building have been freely stolen from other members who posted pictures of their efforts in building a train storage building. I greatly appreciate the free exchange of ideas here a MLS. Futher updates will be posted as progress warrants.
Regards to all, Bob