An engine servicing facility for the JGL

[doctorwayne]

Gary, I think that you might better splice-in a piece of pipe on the main delivery, right below the storage tank. This should allow you to change the angle on the pipe which crosses the track, which will place the hoses a little farther away from any passing locos. Don't forget, too, that the sand filler hatches for many switchers were place pretty low, so you'll need to either lengthen the downcomer pipes or their hoses.

Here's a photo of the TH&B's service facility in Hamilton, Ontario, which illustrates the situation.


There's also a fuel delivery pipe in the background, although it's difficult to see whether or not it swivels. Here are all of the pictures which I have of the fuel/sand area - perhaps they'll be of some assistance.








Those vertical support pipes in the last photo are for the steam line from the shop boiler (this kept both the sand dry and the coal from freezing into a solid mass inside the storage bunkers). As you can see, the sand storage at the time of the photos still utilised the old concrete coaling tower.

Wayne