Portland locomotives getting ready to move

I guess if you consider moving to the new facility after the 4th of July, "shortly", then that is a good thing. But the most recent photos of the site construction reveal a LONG WAY to go with the concrete pours and building construction (which hasn't started yet).

I guess after watching this being planned and develop for lo how many decades, a couple of months more to me is "soon".

Latest pics I saw the pits are poured and the pilings are driven.  The rest should start going up pretty quickly.

What year is the new facility supposed to be completed?  I visited the website (Feb. update) and it sure looks to me like there is a very l-o-n-g way to go.  I can't imagine they would have the place ready in July of this year unless they're just throwing something pre-fab together.

From what I understand July 2012 is the target date, although as you point out progress to date doesn't indicate it will be ready by then.  Don't know how hard the "get them out of Brooklyn" date is with the Union Pacific.

There are supposed to be plans for the Brooklyn site which are driving the locomotive removal date ... those type of things could get expensive if they have to keep extending.  Imagine the pressure is on ORHF to "get 'er done"

You could contact ORHF and inquire as "a member of the press"

OK guys, here is the latest, up-to-date information from a spokesperson at ORHF:

1) The move out of Brooklyn Roundhouse  date is BY June 30, 2012  NO MATTER WHAT! In other words, even if the new building is not habitable, EVERYTHING must be out of the Brooklyn Roundhouse BY JUNE 30, 2012!!!!!

2) The building is SCHEDULED to be finished WITH AN OCCUPANCY PERMIT, on July 10, 2012.

3)The building is a pre-fabricated METAL structure.

As a suggestion, please don't start asking "What day are you going to move the three steam locomotives?". No body knows, yet.

Also, the steam locomotives will be TOWED the one mile, or so,  over to the new ORHF building. They will NOT be fired up!!!!

Thanks for bringing us up to date, Jack.

I kind of figured it had to be some sort of pre-fab structure.  Having watched (from a distance via photos) the growth of Jerry Jacobson's roundhouse and other facilities at Sugar Creek, Ohio, I can see where these kinds of things don't pop-up overnight (or even in just a few months).  

Seems to me they better get crackin' if they hope to make that July date.

They are "crackin'", Allen. They are pouring over 200 yards of concrete today, even though it's raining (go figure in Portland). The contractor has had a number of unfoerseen delays, and is now making up time.

To me it's simple...it will be done when it's done and they will move when they move.  I am very excited by this new facility and can only hope for a safe,bright and successful future for the group. 

Do you think that the "NKP" Alco-GE RSD5 might be feeling well enough to do the job?

Where is Doyle McCormack's Alco PA restored engine going?  Is that part of the move too?

Ray

Part of the "move", yes.  Going to ORHF, NO since his Alco PA does NOT belong to the city.

PDX has may days of rain.  Also, it seems like there are as many types of rain there as the native peoples of the north have for types of snow.

Your point is???????

not knowing everything here, what happened to the brooklyn roundhouse. and why do they need to remove everything.

It's going to be torn down by UP to make more room for containers/intermodels.

thanks for the link and update.

Your welcome...have a good one...