That's a broad question, Jim, but hopefully this will give you a starting point.
There were lots of tanks on the west coast (warmer side of the mountains) that
were not enclosed. You can see photos in various of the standard books by
Robert Turner and Barrie Sanford. You could also Google Parksville and Port
Alberni since they have had their non-enclosed tanks restored and you can
probably find photos of them. A model kit was available at one time for the
open-top square tanks like the one at Goldstream years ago.
The enclosed tanks were basically built the same way as non-enclosed, and then
the enclosure was built around them. As with non-enclosed ones, the tanks that
held more water would be bigger, so you would expect the enclosure would also
be bigger. There have been drawings in Model Railroader (Gib Kennedy article)
that you could compare to the ones in the CPHA library.
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Guillaume
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:51 AM
Subject: [cpsig] Differences in CP Enclosed Watertanks
I've noticed reference to 20,000 gallon and 40,000 gallon watertanks in Joe
Smuin's excellent "KVR Mileboards" field manual. Examining the CPHA Library, I
also saw a reference to a 60,000 gallon tank as well.
Would all of these tanks be of an enclosed variety, and what would exterior
visual differences be? Are any members aware of any tanks that would not have
been the enclosed type? And if so, where were they located and are photos
available? Thanks. Jim
