01-24-2012, 01:39 PM
Just for fun, here are two views of the drainpipe and East Portal area not long after the start of construction in 1994:
The biggest obstacle to a roll-out section is the L-girder constructon: I'd have to cut into the girder, which would be a major re-do of the whole thing. Better to let the plumber have his way! Actually, we had quite a bit of plumbing work not for from this area late last year, and while I had to move a lot of structures out of the way, there wasn't any major damage. The New River Mine building will, of course, be removable. I'm inclined to take my chances otherwise, if it's a choice between repairs later and major rebuild now. And as I say, I never intended the layout room to be mistaken for a high-end jewelry shop.
The biggest obstacle to a roll-out section is the L-girder constructon: I'd have to cut into the girder, which would be a major re-do of the whole thing. Better to let the plumber have his way! Actually, we had quite a bit of plumbing work not for from this area late last year, and while I had to move a lot of structures out of the way, there wasn't any major damage. The New River Mine building will, of course, be removable. I'm inclined to take my chances otherwise, if it's a choice between repairs later and major rebuild now. And as I say, I never intended the layout room to be mistaken for a high-end jewelry shop.