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Photographer: Tom Bosse
Taken: October 14, 2016
Caption: The Car House
Additional Description: The car house in Scottsburg was a red brick building which was sufficient in capacity to house eight 50 feet passenger cars and two express cars. The length of the structure was 173 feet 4 inches and the width was 69 feet 10 inches. Four tracks, which extended the length of the structure, each had a 55 feet wheel pit. One corner of the car house was equipped as a workshop where drill presses, lathes and forges were installed. These facilities provided for the initial equipment of the cars in addition to subsequent repairs. The storeroom, motorman's and conductor's room, together with the offices of the train dispatcher and general superintendent of the line were all located in this structure.
Submitted: November 28, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p370850
File Size: 10.578 Megabytes

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