Steam & Excursion > Tracks Across Borders = Pagosa Junction=Pump House.

When you are touring the Byway please respect the no trespassing signs.When Rich and I were taking the photos we were not trespassing we were there with permission and had two escorts ( Edward and Xavier) from the Southern Ute tribe.Pagosa Junction is a small town in the remote Colorado back country near the New Mexico Border, along the Tracks Across Borders Scenic & Historic Byway. Today, it is a ghost town on the Southern Ute Reservation.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
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Thanks for sharing. That is a unique part of our railroading history in America. Great job Roger.

Chris

Mudrock Wrote:
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> Thanks for sharing. That is a unique part of our
> railroading history in America. Great job Roger.
>
> Chris

So far I am finding this project (Tracks Across Borders Byway) very interesting.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
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Me too, keep it up!!!

Enjoying too...a lot!  Photos are awesome!

  Only thing you could do to make it better would be to add some sort of description,and/or history of what we are looking at. 

     Tom

Steam turbine driver coupled to the pump, probably Worthington or Gould manufacture.
Electric motors sure made things easier, but looks like this location never got the benefit.

Thanks for posting this - I spent 30 years in the water pumping business.

ajax247 Wrote:
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> Me too, keep it up!!!

Thank you.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
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towazy Wrote:
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> Enjoying too...a lot!  Photos are awesome!
>
>   Only thing you could do to make it better would
> be to add some sort of description,and/or history
> of what we are looking at. 
>
>      Tom

Thank you Tom. I am taking the photos and I don't know much if anything about the history so I can't write about what I don't know. I am hoping folks that know will keep us updated.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/13/18 08:25 by Wacky-roger1942.

WrongWayMurphy Wrote:
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> Steam turbine driver coupled to the pump, probably
> Worthington or Gould manufacture.
> Electric motors sure made things easier, but looks
> like this location never got the benefit.
>
> Thanks for posting this - I spent 30 years in the
> water pumping business.

Thank you for your comment and for the information.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
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Not a turbine pump, but a reciprocating water pump.

Wacky-roger1942 Wrote:
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> WrongWayMurphy Wrote:
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> > Steam turbine driver coupled to the pump,
> probably
> > Worthington or Gould manufacture.
> > Electric motors sure made things easier, but
> looks
> > like this location never got the benefit.
> >
> > Thanks for posting this - I spent 30 years in
> the
> > water pumping business.
>
> Thank you for your comment and for the
> information.

Earlk Wrote:
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> Not a turbine pump, but a reciprocating water
> pump.
>
> Wacky-roger1942 Wrote:
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> > WrongWayMurphy Wrote:
> >
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>
> > -----
> > > Steam turbine driver coupled to the pump,
> > probably
> > > Worthington or Gould manufacture.
> > > Electric motors sure made things easier, but
> > looks
> > > like this location never got the benefit.
> > >
> > > Thanks for posting this - I spent 30 years in
> > the
> > > water pumping business.
> >
> > Thank you for your comment and for the
> > information.


Thanks Earl.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
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towazy Wrote:
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> Enjoying too...a lot!  Photos are awesome!
>
>   Only thing you could do to make it better would
> be to add some sort of description,and/or history
> of what we are looking at. 
>
>      Tom

Hi Tom!   The RR ran alongside the San Juan River here.  There was a RR water tank that, unfortunately, collapsed just a few years ago.  (I'm guessing Roger will show us the ruin in this series)   This is the pump house that kept the water tank topped off (I've always assumed) with river water.  Pagosa Junction (AKA Gato) is a genuine curiosity-  when the scrappers were pulling the line from Durango to Chama the local tribe demanded they skip over this little section, and so it was simply left as is.  It's been slowly going-back-to-god ever since- slowly disappearing.
SR

BoilingMan Wrote:
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> towazy Wrote:
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> -----
> > Enjoying too...a lot!  Photos are awesome!
> >
> >   Only thing you could do to make it better
> would
> > be to add some sort of description,and/or
> history
> > of what we are looking at. 
> >
> >      Tom
>
> Hi Tom!   The RR ran alongside the San Juan
> River here.  There was a RR water tank that,
> unfortunately, collapsed just a few years ago. 
> (I'm guessing Roger will show us the ruin in this
> series)   This is the pump house that kept the
> water tank topped off (I've always assumed) with
> river water.  Pagosa Junction (AKA Gato) is a
> genuine curiosity-  when the scrappers were
> pulling the line from Durango to Chama the local
> tribe demanded they skip over this little section,
> and so it was simply left as is.  It's been
> slowly going-back-to-god ever since- slowly
> disappearing.
> SR

Thank you for the information. I am not much good and reading and writing so I don't spend a lot of time trying to research things, I spend my time taking photos and videos.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
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Earlk Wrote:
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> Not a turbine pump, but a reciprocating water
> pump.
>
> Wacky-roger1942 Wrote:
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> > WrongWayMurphy Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Steam turbine driver coupled to the pump,
> > probably
> > > Worthington or Gould manufacture.
> > > Electric motors sure made things easier, but
> > looks
> > > like this location never got the benefit.
> > >
> > > Thanks for posting this - I spent 30 years in
> > the
> > > water pumping business.
> >
> > Thank you for your comment and for the
> > information.


i didn’t say it was a turbine pump (it’s not), I said the DRIVER was a steam turbine.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/13/18 15:33 by WrongWayMurphy.

WrongWayMurphy Wrote:
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> Earlk Wrote:
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> > Not a turbine pump, but a reciprocating water
> > pump.
> >
> > Wacky-roger1942 Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > WrongWayMurphy Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > Steam turbine driver coupled to the pump,
> > > probably
> > > > Worthington or Gould manufacture.
> > > > Electric motors sure made things easier,
> but
> > > looks
> > > > like this location never got the benefit.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for posting this - I spent 30 years
> in
> > > the
> > > > water pumping business.
> > >
> > > Thank you for your comment and for the
> > > information.
>
>
> i didn’t say it was a turbine pump (it’s not),
> I said the DRIVER was a steam turbine.

My guess was it is a pump. Wrong again roger was right for a change.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
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Wacky-roger1942 Wrote:
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> >>
> My guess was it is a pump. Wrong again roger was
> right for a change.


it is a pump (right side of the machine).  
The left half is the steam turbine that drives the pump to make the pump move the water.
You can see the shaft that connects the two in the center.  Stuffing boxes contain
asbestos packing to seal the shaft where it enters the pump.

Operator opened steam valve allowing steam of sufficient pressure to spin the turbine, closing
valve when water tank outside was full.  Being a pump tender in a spot like that was a tough way to earn a living.

WrongWayMurphy Wrote:
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> Wacky-roger1942 Wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > My guess was it is a pump. Wrong again roger
> was
> > right for a change.
>
>
> it is a pump (right side of the machine).  
> The left half is the steam turbine that drives the
> pump to make the pump move the water.
> You can see the shaft that connects the two in the
> center.  Stuffing boxes contain
> asbestos packing to seal the shaft where it enters
> the pump.
>
> Operator opened steam valve allowing steam of
> sufficient pressure to spin the turbine, closing
> valve when water tank outside was full.  Being a
> pump tender in a spot like that was a tough way to
> earn a living.

That information was interesting. Thank you.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
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Thanks. Keep the photos coming. The rails still in the ground after all of these years!!!

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CPRR Wrote:
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> Thanks. Keep the photos coming. The rails still in
> the ground after all of these years!!!
>
> Posted from iPhone

Thank you, I have more that I am working on.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
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