Comments on: The Roundhouse http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/17/the-roundhouse/ an exploration journal into the shadows of the copper country Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:26:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chuck Pomazal http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/17/the-roundhouse/#comment-6656 Chuck Pomazal Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:54:15 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-6656 The Hoist Association received some grant money to stabilize the roundhouse and Boilerhouse #5. There are plans, depending on funding, to do much more. I am currently re-building the cab for locomotive #5, which is on static display with its stablemate, #1, at the Hoist. The new cab sides have been installed and I am in the proccess of fabricating the doors and windows, to be installed next summer (2009). A new coat of black paint will also help. The Hoist Association received some grant money to stabilize the roundhouse and Boilerhouse #5. There are plans, depending on funding, to do much more. I am currently re-building the cab for locomotive #5, which is on static display with its stablemate, #1, at the Hoist. The new cab sides have been installed and I am in the proccess of fabricating the doors and windows, to be installed next summer (2009). A new coat of black paint will also help.

]]> By: explorer http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/17/the-roundhouse/#comment-3959 explorer Tue, 20 May 2008 15:05:59 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-3959 Terry.. It looks like the Quincy Mine Hoist Association and the National Park have made some strides in preserving the Q&TL, even since I first went to the site back in 2006, They have stabilized the roundhouse walls, and cleared out the brush from inside. The two locomotives that still remain are being refurbished I heard, and there is still a good 30 or so rock cars sprinkled about that are under their control as well. Its a good thing too because there isn't a huge amount still remaining from all the other railroads, the Q&TL is the best preserved one of the bunch. Terry..

It looks like the Quincy Mine Hoist Association and the National Park have made some strides in preserving the Q&TL, even since I first went to the site back in 2006, They have stabilized the roundhouse walls, and cleared out the brush from inside. The two locomotives that still remain are being refurbished I heard, and there is still a good 30 or so rock cars sprinkled about that are under their control as well.

Its a good thing too because there isn’t a huge amount still remaining from all the other railroads, the Q&TL is the best preserved one of the bunch.

]]> By: Terry Van Schwartz http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/17/the-roundhouse/#comment-3938 Terry Van Schwartz Sat, 17 May 2008 12:07:23 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-3938 As a retired and career railroader, the sites at Hancock and Quincy were just amazing to us, and we're from Colorado. It seemed as though the word came to "shut her down", and everyone just walked away! EVERYTHING we saw surely is worth preserving, and hopefully the money and motivation will follow. As a retired and career railroader, the sites at Hancock and Quincy were just amazing to us, and we’re from Colorado. It seemed as though the word came to “shut her down”, and everyone just walked away! EVERYTHING we saw surely is worth preserving, and hopefully the money and motivation will follow.

]]> By: explorer http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/17/the-roundhouse/#comment-1288 explorer Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:30:21 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-1288 Gordy.. Well the building is in rather good shape considering. I plan to offer a few more photos of it here soon and its clear by those photos that its generally intact and should be easy to return to its former glory. Hopefully they are working on that as we speak. Gordy..
Well the building is in rather good shape considering. I plan to offer a few more photos of it here soon and its clear by those photos that its generally intact and should be easy to return to its former glory. Hopefully they are working on that as we speak.

]]> By: Gordy Schmitt http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/17/the-roundhouse/#comment-1267 Gordy Schmitt Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:20:40 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-1267 Actually, what was left of the roof was removed to be able to save the building, if you look at the top of the walls in the top photo, you can see a concrete cap is put over the top of the walls to keep moisture out of the walls I assume. Many of the buildings have had that done, including the new mineral building by the Quincy hoist. Its definitely to bad this stuff could not have been saved years ago. Actually, what was left of the roof was removed to be able to save the building, if you look at the top of the walls in the top photo, you can see a concrete cap is put over the top of the walls to keep moisture out of the walls I assume. Many of the buildings have had that done, including the new mineral building by the Quincy hoist.
Its definitely to bad this stuff could not have been saved years ago.

]]> By: Geoff http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/17/the-roundhouse/#comment-192 Geoff Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:38:51 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-192 Last time i talked to the QMHA the railroad and round house were the next areas they were looking for preservation of course it all depended on the funding so email them and see if you can help out! Last time i talked to the QMHA the railroad and round house were the next areas they were looking for preservation of course it all depended on the funding so email them and see if you can help out!

]]> By: explorer http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/17/the-roundhouse/#comment-184 explorer Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:33:06 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-184 Rob - Back when I was a student at Tech in 1995, I also took a trip to the roundhouse. I remember very little remaining inside, but I do remember the roof being still intact and a boiler (or something similar) sitting on a flatbed car out front. The engines had long since been removed. It looked alot different then it does today, thats for sure. Perhaps all is not lost, however. Its obvious to me that the building is being stabilized by some entity - perhaps the Hoist Association or the park service. Depending on who took control of the building (and is currently stabilizing it) they might of removed a lot of materials from inside before they were destroyed. But your right - if the Copper Country was as concerned about preserving their heritage then as they are now, less of these buildings would be in ruin today. Thanks for great comment! Rob - Back when I was a student at Tech in 1995, I also took a trip to the roundhouse. I remember very little remaining inside, but I do remember the roof being still intact and a boiler (or something similar) sitting on a flatbed car out front. The engines had long since been removed. It looked alot different then it does today, thats for sure.

Perhaps all is not lost, however. Its obvious to me that the building is being stabilized by some entity - perhaps the Hoist Association or the park service. Depending on who took control of the building (and is currently stabilizing it) they might of removed a lot of materials from inside before they were destroyed. But your right - if the Copper Country was as concerned about preserving their heritage then as they are now, less of these buildings would be in ruin today.

Thanks for great comment!

]]> By: Rob Kitchen http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2006/08/17/the-roundhouse/#comment-180 Rob Kitchen Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:32:29 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/?p=18#comment-180 In 1976 I was a student at MTU and happened to be snooping around the old buildings at the Quincy site when I came across this roundhouse. It was mostly intact and there were four locomotives inside. It litereally appeared as if it were a time capsule. The tools were still laying around right where the workers left them when the mine closed thirty years before. I vividly remember seeing one wrench on the pilot of one of the locomotives that had an intact head and a handle that faded off into rust dust on the locomotive pilot. There were signs and a calendar on the walls as well as workclothes on hooks and rags laying about. It was a very eerie feeling wandering around that building. There was one hole in the roof above tender of one of the locomotives, and a tree was growing out of the coal pile in the tender. I took some color sildes and b&w photos as best I could in the dim light. I was not the first visitor here. There were signs of past intruders, missing brass and instruments on the locomotives as well as the bells, whistles, and builder plates. The two locomotives on display at the Quincy Hoist were inside the roundhouse during my visit and pretty much look the same as they did back then other than for the addition of the shiny black paint. If only the preservation movement today was active back then. You could have created an entire museum on what was inside this roundhouse alone. I wonder where all of this stuff went after they opened up the roundhouse and removed the locomotives? Rob Kitchen Harrisburg, PA In 1976 I was a student at MTU and happened to be snooping around the old buildings at the Quincy site when I came across this roundhouse. It was mostly intact and there were four locomotives inside. It litereally appeared as if it were a time capsule.

The tools were still laying around right where the workers left them when the mine closed thirty years before. I vividly remember seeing one wrench on the pilot of one of the locomotives that had an intact head and a handle that faded off into rust dust on the locomotive pilot. There were signs and a calendar on the walls as well as workclothes on hooks and rags laying about. It was a very eerie feeling wandering around that building.

There was one hole in the roof above tender of one of the locomotives, and a tree was growing out of the coal pile in the tender. I took some color sildes and b&w photos as best I could in the dim light. I was not the first visitor here. There were signs of past intruders, missing brass and instruments on the locomotives as well as the bells, whistles, and builder plates. The two locomotives on display at the Quincy Hoist were inside the roundhouse during my visit and pretty much look the same as they did back then other than for the addition of the shiny black paint.

If only the preservation movement today was active back then. You could have created an entire museum on what was inside this roundhouse alone. I wonder where all of this stuff went after they opened up the roundhouse and removed the locomotives?

Rob Kitchen
Harrisburg, PA

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