While driving towards my next destination in Colorado I saw a sign for a roundhouse off to the right.
I made the right hand turn and less than a quarter mile sat this roundhouse in Como, CO.
Unfortunately the site is fenced off and is only open a few days out of the year.
I would have loved to get in there and look around.
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This was the best I could do of getting a picture of the roundhouse.
Reminded me of the kit that SRMW made.
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My photos of Como here: http://davebert.photos/ColoradoFrontRange07/colorado07_014.html
Model Masterpieces did a kit of this in plaster. It's a great kit, but takes a lot of work. Those pop up on auction sites on occasion.
dave
Dave, you were lucky to get in.
Was it open more often then?
You also saw six stalls and there's only three now.
The others were damaged in a fire.
As I recall, the restoration work was just getting started back when I visited in 2007. It's a shame they lost 3 stalls in a fire, but presumably the stone is OK and can be used to maintain the remaining stalls. I think these were 'film camera' shots, sorry the interior photos are so dark!
dave
Thanks for sharing Rick and Dave.
Thanks you both for sharing these!
Dave, What is that 4 wheel device in storage? The structure looks to be stable with new windows.
Philip
Quote from: Philip on July 30, 2026, 05:45:51 PMThanks you both for sharing these!
Dave, What is that 4 wheel device in storage? The structure looks to be stable with new windows.
Philip
At first, I thought it might be a compressor or a portable power source. But after looking at it some more, I don't see any power source.
Here's the best photo: http://davebert.photos/ColoradoFrontRange07/images/img_8097.jpg Anyone got any good ideas? I don't think it's something directly railroad related.
dave
https://youtu.be/bWMg_AoVxhA?t=419
Frick Steam Tractor?
Philip, nice find on that video.
I did an image search using Dave's picture and found this: 1910 Keystone steam-powered portable churn drill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqsKXhwJiAQ
Rick nice photos so thanks. Being Colorado the track looks like it might be narrow gauge or maybe it's just the camera angle. Nice some of the roundhouse is being preserved.
Quote from: Larry C on July 31, 2026, 07:09:41 AMBeing Colorado the track looks like it might be narrow gauge
Yes, it's three foot gauge.
Wow!
Quote from: Rick on July 31, 2026, 07:16:37 AMQuote from: Larry C on July 31, 2026, 07:09:41 AMBeing Colorado the track looks like it might be narrow gauge
Yes, it's three foot gauge.
Denver, South Park & Pacific RR, rolled into the Colorado & Southern narrow gauge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver%2C_South_Park_and_Pacific_Railroad
On Como: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Como,_Colorado
And on the roundhouse today: https://www.southparkrailsociety.org/historic-como-roundhouse
dave
https://www.facebook.com/profile/1330446268/search/?q=como
This woman had some nice photos of Como on here timeline.
And it's not Perry Como! ;D
Philip, thanks for the links and that second one is the better of the two.
Quote from: Rick on August 01, 2026, 06:43:56 AMPhilip, thanks for the links and that second one is the better of the two.
Fixed it. TY