Roundhouse-Thisbuildingwasbuilttohousetheequipmentandbeacenterofoperationsandenginemaintenance.Theroundhouseisheatedwithawood stoveandabackuppropanefurnaceandhaslightsandwater.Thisbuildingwasbuiltwiththeturntablesidemoretoscalewiththeequipment,thedoorsare about5ft.high.Theinsidehasalowerfloor,soenginestalltracksare3ftoffthefloor.Ithas5raisedtracksinsidewithpartialplatformsbetweentracks. Theendsareopenbetweentherailstofacilitatemaintenanceonthelocos.Twoadditionalbayswereaddedinrecentyearsforstoringthecoachandlong caboose.Railroad Office - located on one side of the roundhouse, this is where trains are dispatched, crews are called and lunch is taken.Shop-Thisisapolebarnwhereourshopusesacorner.BrucePhillipsplacedahugesignonittoproclaimtheuseinside.Ithousesanareaforourfoundry behindtheshoppart.Thisbuildingpredatestherailroadandtheshopwasoneofthefirstprojects.Theshophousesourtoolsweusetobuildandrepair.It hasaraisedtrackwithadroptableandachainhoisttohelpwithmaintenance.Itisaverybusyareaandneedstobebigger.Maybesomedayitwillbe expanded.TieBarn-Thisiswherewestoretherawtiesbeforetheyaredipped.Jackputaspuronaswitchbackintothebuildingandwecanputa33ft.anda28ft. carinside[scalethatis].Wecanloadthecarsinthebuildingwhenweneedrawties.Italsohousesaradialarmsawandabeltsanderalongwiththebig tractor. It predates the railroad also.CarBarn-Wehavetwoofthemnow.OneisontheendofthespurtrackinPhelpsandholdsapassengercar. Thishasmaderoomintheroundhouseforbus #3. Theotheroneisontheendofthespurtothe TieBarn. Thatoneis4trackswideand24feetlongwithatransfertableoutfronttomovecarstotheother tracks.StationBuildings-Stationbuildingsarecurrentlyintheplanningstage.ThereisaplanforastationatPhelps.Thisisthemainyardandthelocationofthe roundhouseandbackshop.Currentthinkingistohavethisbuildingtwostorieswiththedispatcheronthesecondfloor.Othersmalldepotsareplannedfor other locations where we have a flat spot to put them.Turntables-therailroadhasthree.ThemainturntableislocatedattheroundhouseatPhelps.ThesecondisatClearLakeanddoublesasawaytoturn engines,andswitch/runaroundattheendofthepassingsiding.ThethirdispastHighpointandissmaller,justbigenoughtoturntheRailbusandriding car.NobrookTrestle-thelargewoodtrestlelocatedontheroutetoClearLake.Itspansthe“valleyfloor”at95ftlongandis8½fttall.Theendofthe Bauerton Branch runs just under the trestle.
Structures: various buildings are needed to maintain a railroad, the SR&CL is no different. Most are located in the main terminal of Phelps. These provide a place to work on equipment, including out of the weather, for storage and a place for the Crews to gather.
Roundhouse - This building was built to house the equipment and be a center of operations and engine maintenance. The roundhouse is heated with a wood stove and a backup propane furnace and has lights and water. This building was built with the turntable side more to scale with the equipment, the doors are about 5 ft. high. The inside has a lower floor, so engine stall tracks are 3ft off the floor. It has 5 raised tracks inside with partial platforms between tracks. The ends are open between the rails to facilitate maintenance on the locos. Two additional bays were added in recent years for storing the coach and long caboose.Railroad Office - located on one side of the roundhouse, this is where trains are dispatched, crews are called and lunch is taken.Shop - This is a pole barn where our shop uses a corner. Bruce Phillips placed a huge sign on it to proclaim the use inside. It houses an area for our foundry behind the shop part. This building predates the railroad and the shop was one of the first projects. The shop houses our tools we use to build and repair. It has a raised track with a drop table and a chain hoist to help with maintenance. It is a very busy area and needs to be bigger. Maybe someday it will be expanded.Tie Barn - This is where we store the raw ties before they are dipped. Jack put a spur on a switch back into the building and we can put a 33 ft. and a 28 ft. car inside [scale that is]. We can load the cars in the building when we need raw ties. It also houses a radial arm saw and a belt sander along with the big tractor. It predates the railroad also.Car Barn - We have two of them now. One is on the end of the spur track in Phelps and holds a passenger car. This has made room in the roundhouse for bus #3. The other one is on the end of the spur to the Tie Barn. That one is 4 tracks wide and 24 feet long with a transfer table out front to move cars to the other tracks.Station Buildings - Station buildings are currently in the planning stage. There is a plan for a station at Phelps. This is the main yard and the location of the roundhouse and back shop. Current thinking is to have this building two stories with the dispatcher on the second floor. Other small depots are planned for other locations where we have a flat spot to put them.Turntables - the railroad has three. The main turntable is located at the roundhouse at Phelps. The second is at Clear Lake and doubles as a way to turn engines, and switch / run around at the end of the passing siding. The third is past Highpoint and is smaller, just big enough to turn the Railbus and riding car.Nobrook Trestle - the large wood trestle located on the route to Clear Lake. It spans the “valley floor” at 95ft long and is 8 ½ ft tall. The end of the Bauerton Branch runs just under the trestle.
Structures: various buildings are needed to maintain a railroad, the SR&CL is no different. Most are located in the main terminal of Phelps. These provide a place to work on equipment, including out of the weather, for storage and a place for the Crews to gather.