[EXTERNAL] Re: Ash Pits

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Thanks, Matt, for your reply.  I have a much better understanding of ash pit locations.  I now know where I want to locate an ash pit on my layout!

Jack Fletcher
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And one more drawing from the 1947 cyclopedia that conveniently illustrates a modern N&W yard.

Matt Goodman

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On Nov 25, 2024, at 9:16 AM, Matt Goodman <mgoodman312 at icloud.com> wrote:

Jack,

Ash pits were located on one of the inbound leads to the engine house, clustered close to the sand, fuel, and water facilities.  Attached are two an examples (fuel and water are not in the first image).

The first image is demonstrating the location of a water softening plant in the 1947 Locomotive Cyclopedia. The second image is for a proposed yard on the N&W in Columbus. It was never built.

Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio, US

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On Nov 24, 2024, at 5:33 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

In relation to the roundhouse, where were most ash pits located in the yard?  Were they close to the round house or wherever was convenient in the yard?

Jack Fletcher
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