Steam & Excursion > SP yard goat in Portland - July 1955

This little switcher had an amazing history to her and rather than give you a brief synopsis, far better to post the always fine background story to the loco in question from Loggerhogger from a post he made back in 2013.

This photo was taken by the iconic photographer from British Columbia, Stan Styles, who amassed an amazing collection of thousand of photos taken around Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest which we purchased 40 years ago.

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Craig
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/01/15 07:11 by spdaylight.

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Not a Yard Goat but a Shop Goat!

I recently wrote an article on the creation of #208 for the PNW Chapter of NRHS newsletter. It should be out this month.

Martin

Can someone please explain the structures on top of the roundhouse roof? I know the SP Colton, Calif. roundhouse had them also, and that they were added sometime later on, after original construction. They appear to be skylights (?) In this photo above, they have something which I've not seen before, which are the raised "covers" on top. Skylights with open tops for ventilation?

Mark

mwbridgwater Wrote:
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> Can someone please explain the structures on top
> of the roundhouse roof? I know the SP Colton,
> Calif. roundhouse had them also, and that they
> were added sometime later on, after original
> construction. They appear to be skylights (?) In
> this photo above, they have something which I've
> not seen before, which are the raised "covers" on
> top. Skylights with open tops for ventilation?
>
> Mark

Not "skylights", but the tops of the locomotive smoke jacks. What with all the rain that Portland, Ore gets, they installed a flat top protector, in order to keep the rain from going straight down the opening.

Ahh, okay. Thanks, Jack.

Mark