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| Rick Denton posted COALING TOWER SAND BLDG Chama new mexico Still standing. |
At first, I thought this wood tower was a testament to the dryness of the southwestern air. Then I remembered that Chama is at one end of a preserved Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge route. So its preservation is probably a combination of dry weather and some maintenance.
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| Nadine Clouse, Aug 2015 |
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| Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Inc. posted The Coal Tipple in Chama, New Mexico, was built in 1924, for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, to replace the deteriorating coaling trestle. It was included in the purchase of the 64-miles of the railroad that is now the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. While the coal tipple is no longer used to load coal into locomotive tenders, it is occasionally used for demonstrations. Over the years, the Friends have stabilized the building, worked on the engine, the bucket system, and more. Most often you see the coal tipple from the front as you pass through the yard, but the back is quite interesting because you can see the pulley systems and the buckets that move coal from the pit into the holding bin. 📷 (Left) Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Dorman Collection, RD010-060. February 1977. 📷 (Right) Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Social Media Collection, Mee, Mike. June 2024. |
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| Burnett Crispell posted K-36 No. 487 with a pilot plow sits by the coaling tower in Chama on the C&TS RR 8-31-2011 |
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| Andy Why posted, cropped Coal tipple at Chama Yard, NM. The steam trains still run on coal here, but the tipple is no longer used. A front-end loader tips the coal into the tender. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Andy's post They also have a wood water tower. 36°54'15.0"N 106°34'40.0"W |
Looking at a satellite image, I noticed that they also preserved the wooden water tower. They have painted it yellow.
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| Kenneth E. Goff, Jul 2017 |
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| Andres Montoya, Jun 2018 |
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| Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Inc. posted The double-spout water tank in Chama, New Mexico, is one of the prominent and memorable features of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. It is one of only two twin-spout tanks installed on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad; the other was at Cimarron, Colorado. The tank in Chama was built in 1897. The 50,000-gallon tank is still filled from the Rio Chama. When the tank was built, a No. 9 Cameron pump was located in the roundhouse to pump water from the river. Today, an electric centrifugal pump does the work. The tank is built lower than the traditional D&RG tanks to accommodate narrow gauge tenders. It is held up by twelve columns that carry the weight of the tank and 50,000 gallons of water. The tank was restored by the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad in 1995. The restoration project stabilized the foundation, replaced all the damaged wood, and reused the original hardware. The staves are individually milled redwood. This wood swells slightly when in water. It leaks when it is first assembled but seals itself after several weeks. The restored tank was dedicated on June 23, 1995. The top photo shows the D&RGW water tank in Chama, New Mexico, on May 25, 1939. Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Dorman Collection, Rogers, Donald E.A., RD010-142. The bottom photo shows the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad water tank in Chama, New Mexico, in 2023. Taken by Friends’ member Pat Maufrais. |
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| Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Inc. posted The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is a National Historic Landmark. The railroad and the Friends have done an excellent job of keeping the 64 miles of the line as close to historically accurate as possible. The top photo shows the Chama yard looking north towards the coal tipple. The depot can be seen on the far left, with a boxcar on the track closest to the platform. In the distance, at the center, you can see the coal tipple and water tank. To the right is the still intact roundhouse. This photo was taken in 1940 by John W. Barriger, III. It can be found in the Friends’ Historic Photo Collection. RD010-094. The bottom photo, taken 83 years later, shows the railyard looking very much the same. The Cumbres & Toltec Passenger cars can be seen blocking the view of what is left of the roundhouse. |
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Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Inc. posted four photos with the comment:
Did you know the coal tipple in Chama, New Mexico, is 100 years old this year?This structure replaced the aging coaling trestle. It was one of three wooden coal tipples built on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. The other two coal tipples were in Durango and Gunnison. The coal tipple in Chama is the only one that remains today. Made of Oregon Fir it is 83 feet 8 inches tall from the pit to the top of the hoist house. The pit is 11 feet 8 inches from the ground level to the bottom of the pit.📷 Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Dorman Collection, Barriger, John W. III, RD010-119. August 1938.📷 Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Robart Collection, Robart, Ernie, ERNG19701010-0010. October 10, 1970.📷 Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Guth Collection, Guth, John, JG94-017. May 1994.📷 Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Education Collection, Sellers, Melissa, 2023-06-19_Coal_Tipple_003. June 19, 2023.
Joshua K. Blay: When was it last used? Had a great look at it a few weeks ago and it looked to be in great condition. Makes sense that it’s no longer practical to use it.
Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Inc.: Joshua K. Blay, the buckets were used in a demonstration this summer. A little bit of coal is left in the holding bin, but there is no coal in the pit. I heard that the buckets tend to get stuck at the top when they dump over, and someone has to go up high and fix them.
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