It looks like I'm going to get to ride the SWC to TOP in a couple weeks (RDD-LAX-TOP... OMA-SAC-RDD home on the CZ/CS)... and in my looking into what to do in Topeka I stumbled across what looks like a large engine/loco repair shop just north of the Amtrak station (at 1st St, where Amtrak is btwn 4th and 6th). From the google satellite photos it looks like one could park a 20 car train in it (actually, two side-by-side). At the north end of the building one can see bits and pieces of various locos, and a couple with bits and pieces removed. Most of the engines one sees are red/orange BNSF, with some old green BN ones. Anyone know - actually given the background/experience in this groups I suspect at least a dozen know: what is that shop? And related question: this looks like an engine shop... but in the case an Amtrak consist car needing repairs - is this somewhere such could be done? Or, are Amtrak car repairs only done in Amtrak shops, and/or, is this shop engines only?
as always: many thanks - greg
as always: many thanks - greg