Chapter 6 Appendix 10 Additional photos of the Comodoro Rivadavia line. Anyone interested in old photos of Comodoro Rivadavia should also visit Miguel Fiordelli's website. A number of his photos are of railway interest and almost all can be viewed in larger sizes by clicking on the thumbnail pictures. The architectural drawing below is a recent one of the ground floor of the main station in Comodoro Rivadavia. The platform side is towards the bottom of the plan, and the town side twards the top. The original building was totally symmetrical, comprising the five central bays (with extra depth front to rear) and a single shallower bay at each end. It can therefore beseen that extra rooms were added at each end (during the railway's occupation of the building) and out onto the platform (after the closure). (1).
The next photo appears to show the station shortly after its completion. The crowd may even have gathered to celebrate the opening. (2)
The station went through hard times after theclosure of the railway. Bernhard Stöckhert's picture here, taken in 1994, shows it at its lowest point. Since then the building has been restored and the surviving 0-6-0T and passenger car relocated in front of it. (5)
Another of Bernhard Stöckhert's 1994 pictures, this time showing the water tower visible in the background of the previous photo. (5)
The Museo Nacional de Petroleo at Km. 3 not only has examples of the narrow-gauge diesels used in the oil workshop sites, but also has one of the steam cranes which worked on the various muelles or jetties. (3)
Two additional photos taken during snowy winters out towards Holdich and Pampa de Castillo. (1)
The electric headlamps suggest that both of these pictures date from after the Second World War, perhaps during the 1950s. (1)
This picture shows the yard at the landward end of the main muelle, with Galpon Aduanero no. 1 on the left, and Barracas nos 1 and 2 on the right. A small tank engine stands in the distance. The creeper on the laft hand building implies that this was some years after the construction of these facilities. (4)
The big hammerhead or titan crane and two small steam cranes. The location seems to be out at the end of the muelle and the 75cm track on which crane ran clearly terminates here. (4)
A view from the top of the big crane, looking back along the muelle towards the land. (4)
Two pictures showing the Drewry railcars arriving at Comodoro Rivadavia.
The loco shed at Col. Sarmiento in 1992, after the closure but before the tracks were removed (5).
The Col. Sarmiento turntable in 1992. The station building is amongst the trees in the left background, whilst the goods shed is directly beyond the turntable (5).
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