CPR Engine House

[Sumpter250]

"Russ Bellinis" wrote, "Could those chimneys have been used to exhaust steam and soot from a steam engine that was fired up inside the engine house? They appear to be at the end of the house in the track centers."

Most definately Russ. The large stacks in the track centers were used for steam engines. The ones that Wayne and I are referring to are the four small brick chimneys at each corner of the structure and they were more then likely used for wood burning stoves to heat the interior during the colder months.

I'd be more likely to expect "stovepipe stacks" for the wood burning stoves, than brick. The drawing states," Chimney on brackets 8" X 8" flue, and also show horizontal lines, with no verticals. I suspect they are wood "boxes" with insulation inside, and the 8 X 8 flues inside the insulation. The interior side view shows a circle, and a rectangle on the "inside" face.
The assemblies sit exactly between wall studs. They could have had two different "feeder pipes", indicating possibly one (round one) for a stovepipe, and one ( rectangular ) to vent something else, possibly what the large ones didn't take care of. the two large round ones were for locomotive exhaust.
I like the "tension rods" and turnbuckles, on the doors.
There appears to be no interior sheathing on the "window" walls either.
DrWayne wrote: "It looks as if the walls are sheathed with drop siding applied over t&g boards, with tarpaper between the two. There's a good chance that the tongue and groove boards are applied diagonally."
The note's "arrow" points to the exterior wall only.
I haven't even thought about diagonally applied T&G sheathing boards, since helping my father sheath the kitchen extension on the house I grew up in. that would be an excellent added detail for the model !!
One question....."Drop siding", would that be like clapboard ?, or something else? It's a term I've never heard before.