A little help, please---what was the length of the Lindenwood turntable? Also, when the roundhouse was shortened to seven bays did it butt up against the new diesel shop or was a new end built for it? Thanks. Larry F.
The Lindenwood TT is extant, and is in use as a bridge for the miniature RR at the MOT. It's length is 100'.
This thread may help though several of the links appear to be inactive: http://www.frisco.org/shipit/index.php?threads/lindenwood-yard-diesel-servicing-facilities.1116/ Rich
Rich, I think that I have fixed the link that you originally posted in this thread, or at least it points to relevant information. Thanks for noticing and for the heads-up. Best Regards,
What where the wheel base dimensions for the Frisco 4-8-4 Northern's ? Was the turntable length of 100 ft. able to accommodate this locomotive?
This piqued my curiosity, knowing that turntable length - or the lack thereof, according to Frisco Power - was a determining factor in the all-too-puny tender sizes on the Frisco Mallets and 2-10-2s. That got me to wondering if the Lindenwood turntable was ever enlarged, but a quick perusal of my original 1926 "List of Stations, Agents, Etc." shows a 100-foot turntable at Lindenwood. It's conjecture, but it makes me think the Frisco was planning ahead for potentially larger locomotives when Lindenwood opened for business? At the same time, this same 1926 guide still lists the Choteau turntable at 100-feet in length, so perhaps my conjecture is faulty. Best Regards,
Begun during 1923, the Frisco added a 20-stall roundhouse, machine shop, mill shop, power house, store house. coaling plant, water tank, water cranes and necessary track work at Lindenwood. The work was completed during 1924.
Chris, I think that 1909 was a "capital" year for the Frisco. They bought the 2-8-8-2s and the 2-10-2s, built East Thomas Yard at Birmingham, and enlarged all of the major terminals and turntables to handle 100 foot locomotives. Ken
