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SP2479 and Lenzen Roundhouse (Niles Canyon Railway) cap project
Author: Hate to tell you
Date: 07-09-2021 - 07:50
J Mann Wrote:
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> The roundhouse will not be exactly like it was in
> San Jose. It's use was discontinued after the
> 1989 earthquake due to damage it received and it
> being an unreinforced brick building. The
> rebuilt/new roundhouse will have reinforcement in
> the walls to meet earthquake code. How that is
> done is up to Randy - he's the architect.
>
> There are pictures of it after the 1906 earthquake
> showing part of one of the walls collapsed but the
> main structure stayed standing. So the basic
> design wasn't horrible. But the brick walls do
> need to be stronger.
>
> I believe that it also can't look exactly like it
> did in San Jose because the front of the stalls
> were open. It will have to be more secure than it
> was in SJ so some sort of doors will have to be
> installed. This will be to protect the equipment
> stored inside and to keep the homeless from moving
> in.
>
> So in the long run it will be a new construction
> using original materials where possible and
> hopefully looking pretty close to the San Jose
> Roundhouse.
You won't get a p-grant award if that is the g/o.
If that proposal showed up around here, it would go in the round file.
Your admin has a steep hill to climb.
Even more so in this post-RDA (slush fund) state!
Best of luck!
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> The roundhouse will not be exactly like it was in
> San Jose. It's use was discontinued after the
> 1989 earthquake due to damage it received and it
> being an unreinforced brick building. The
> rebuilt/new roundhouse will have reinforcement in
> the walls to meet earthquake code. How that is
> done is up to Randy - he's the architect.
>
> There are pictures of it after the 1906 earthquake
> showing part of one of the walls collapsed but the
> main structure stayed standing. So the basic
> design wasn't horrible. But the brick walls do
> need to be stronger.
>
> I believe that it also can't look exactly like it
> did in San Jose because the front of the stalls
> were open. It will have to be more secure than it
> was in SJ so some sort of doors will have to be
> installed. This will be to protect the equipment
> stored inside and to keep the homeless from moving
> in.
>
> So in the long run it will be a new construction
> using original materials where possible and
> hopefully looking pretty close to the San Jose
> Roundhouse.
You won't get a p-grant award if that is the g/o.
If that proposal showed up around here, it would go in the round file.
Your admin has a steep hill to climb.
Even more so in this post-RDA (slush fund) state!
Best of luck!
