Folks, At the end of FMIG Newsletter #37, Gary McCullah shares drawings and photos of a real gem of a building at Fayetteville, AR. He notes that this building was north of the depot, and that due to its frosted windows, he suspects it was a washroom/locker building for train crews. The pictures seem to show what may be a soil pipe, for what its worth. I'm intrigued, however, by the sizeable vent in the top of the roof. This seems more akin to a feature that I've seen on 1950s-era sand houses where the sand would be dried out. I'm thinking of a long-ago Model Railroader article on modeling the Pasco, WA sanding facilities. Does anyone know what purpose this building ultimately served? If we can confirm, I'll move this thread into the correct forum. At any rate, I think this would be a fun building to scratch build, especially for an aspiring beginner. Maybe just a few nights of work would do the trick. Best Regards,
I have a number of 1940s Central Division Employee Timetables. In checking them I could find no indication of a sand house because the ETTs only showed F (fuel), W (water), T (Turn Table) W (Wye) . K (standard clock ???), B (bulletin). Perhaps locations marked for fuel also had a sand house as an integral component. The Frisco maintained a small yard at Fayette Junction that also had a fuel capacity.
Tom, It is common in company employee timetables to use the designation of K for standard clock. This was because the designation C was for coal. Hope this helps. Thanks! Mark
