The 100' three point bearing turntable was built in field BC in 1929, by the
Canadian Bridge Company Ltd. Identical turntables were built in the same year
in Revelstoke BC, and Sudbury ON. The pit diameter is 100' 9"
Errol Holm
Vernon, BC
--- On Sun, 8/29/10, suddenstrikeca <FABKP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: suddenstrikeca <FABKP@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [cpsig] Field's 1980s Roundhouse
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 2:18 PM
Hi all,
Albeit a slim chance, would anyone out there have any information on the Field
Roundhouse of the 80's? I know it was constructed in 1913 as a 16-stall house
and eventually converted to the 4-stall one seen in a few 1980's photos I've
aquired. I've also found a plan in the CP SIG documents library detailing the
enginehouse's structure; it's not the same but very close to the 80's photos I
have. I have not located any information detailing the diameter of the pit. It
looks larger in the 80's than it did in an early 1900's shot. Would anybody
know the diameter?
As always, if anyone has any photos they wish to share of the roundhouse and
pit in the 1980's I would love to see them. I believe the shots are most likely
out there somewhere, most likely buried in someone's personal slide collections
and not archived. But, it's worth a shot to ask.
Thanks :)
