Karl
09-03-2008, 10:36 PM
The location of the KCCS's 3-stall engine house, which was located in Olathe has eluded me for quite some time. I had assumed that it was located near the wye, or perhaps between the Frisco and the ATSF.
After obtaining some copies of some Olathe plats, I believe that I can narrow the location to the south of Frisco's small Olathe yard. I have overlaid a plat transpancy over a MS Visual Earth Satellite image. It would seem that since the structure was razed, the site has become overgrown, but not developed. My next trip to KC will require a little field work to look for remnants.
Given this new information, I have adjusted my imagineered drawing of the structure.
See: http://www.frisco.org/vb/showthread.php?t=1975&highlight=KCCS
It is more likely that the south end was blind, i.e., no doors. The 12 windows have also been reconfigured with 3 of them being located on the south wall. I am also trying to locate a photo.
Here's a link to Google Maps centered on the location: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&source=hp&q=olathe+ks&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Olathe,+Johnson,+Kansas&gl=us&ei=MoscS5qeJ4PmM4WKhOgC&ved=0CA4Q8gEwAA&ll=38.876505,-94.805017&spn=0.001871,0.005472&t=h&z=18 (klrwhizkid)
After obtaining some copies of some Olathe plats, I believe that I can narrow the location to the south of Frisco's small Olathe yard. I have overlaid a plat transpancy over a MS Visual Earth Satellite image. It would seem that since the structure was razed, the site has become overgrown, but not developed. My next trip to KC will require a little field work to look for remnants.
Given this new information, I have adjusted my imagineered drawing of the structure.
See: http://www.frisco.org/vb/showthread.php?t=1975&highlight=KCCS
It is more likely that the south end was blind, i.e., no doors. The 12 windows have also been reconfigured with 3 of them being located on the south wall. I am also trying to locate a photo.
Here's a link to Google Maps centered on the location: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&source=hp&q=olathe+ks&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Olathe,+Johnson,+Kansas&gl=us&ei=MoscS5qeJ4PmM4WKhOgC&ved=0CA4Q8gEwAA&ll=38.876505,-94.805017&spn=0.001871,0.005472&t=h&z=18 (klrwhizkid)