OK, on to the topic at hand: roundhouse floors.\u00a0 Several years ago I had a post in which I was pondering the different floors used in roundhouses<\/a>.\u00a0 That led to a nice discussion, but not on the blog.\u00a0 Instead it was just a bunch of emails back and forth between me and a few friends.\u00a0 One of the floor types that I mentioned at the time (and one which I had not heard of prior to then) was a series of wooden blocks set on end to create the floor.\u00a0 Several of you sent me some photo examples of this.\u00a0 From what I gather, this type of floor was rather common, not only in railroad facilities, but also in other industrial applications, particularly where heavy and\/or bulky material and equipment was being handled.\u00a0 My impression is that the floor is easy on things laid or dropped upon it, and is easy to repair if necessary.<\/p>\n The photo below was taken by Jack Delano back in the ’40s, and it clearly shows this wood block flooring inside a Chicago and Northwestern roundhouse.\u00a0 You can click on the photo to get an enlarged view.<\/p>\n Mr. Delano took many photos of railroad subjects back then, and there is currently a book available with a nice selection of his work.<\/p>\n As usual, comments are appreciated.<\/p>\n As another aside, the recovery of my home from the flood last August is finally hitting full stride.\u00a0 The drywall is up and finished, cabinet work has begun, and I am finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel!<\/p>\n -Jack<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Before I get into the subject, I’d like to comment on a couple other blog related things.\u00a0 Back in March this blog was hacked (apparently an attempt to use the blog to distribute spam).\u00a0 Fortunately my web host detected that … Continue reading ![\"CNW_Roundhouse-large\"](\"http:\/\/www.lacentralrr.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CNW-Roundhouse-large-1024x794.jpg\")
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