Old Roundhouse in East St Louis? Is there any near you?

[tomkat-13]

Here is the roundhouse site in Moberly Mo. I think it was the Wabash.

 http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=39.42554,-92.442232&spn=0.002221,0.00515&t=h&z=18

[tomkat-13]

Here is Newburg Mo. on the FRISCO. You can see the outline of the roundhouse + the filled in pit.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=37.91212,-91.903671&spn=0.002269,0.00515&t=h&z=18

[cudaken]

 Tom Cat, thank you for the links.

        Ken

[MudHen_462]

NS has a working turntable and roundhouse located in North Kansas City, just South of North Kansas City Hospital on Rte. 210.

Bob

http://binged.it/yYscUy

 

[tomkat-13]

I think this is the old KCS turntable & roundhouse in KC MO. Just on the other side of the river from the NS

http://binged.it/wNT8az

[Great Western Rwy fan]

Here's the old Turntable in Concord New Hampshire and what may be the old Engine house. It's in an industrial area and may not be accessible. I would like to get some photos of it...

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=39.42554,-92.442232&spn=0.002221,0.00515&t=h&z=18

[woodenwonders]

Great Western,

I'm in Franklin, about 20 miles north of Concord and would like to locate the turntable you mentioned.  I haven't had any luck looking for it on Google maps.  Could you give a street for reference?  Thanks,

Werner

[cudaken]

 Thanks again folks for posting! Well I am glad to see some still up and running.I do wonder why they fell out of favor? Could it be that it took to much time to turn the engine, or just took up to much room?

               Ken

[galaxy]

cudaken

 Thanks again folks for posting! Well I am glad to see some still up and running.I do wonder why they fell out of favor? Could it be that it took to much time to turn the engine, or just took up to much room?

               Ken

A couple of things brought the demise of the round house, Ken.

You are right about "taking up to much room", for one. A diesel, they found, could be serviced in a straight building a lot faster, and takes up less real estate.

Turning engines had little to do with it, as many service facilities also have a  [small} TT to turn the diesel engines.

Since diesels can effective be run very well in forward or reverse and MU'd that way, they don't ALWAYS need to turn them, so no need to have  TT in some cases.

ROundhouses were used in the lasreger engine servicing facilities. Some straight buldings were used to service Steamers on smaller lines..such as Strasburg PA's Strasburg RR. They still use the buildings built,oh over a century ago, I believe to service their steamers and never turn the locos. {though they do have the capability if they use the TT over across the street at the RR Museum of PA.and on the run they use for toursit rides, they go forward ione way and back up the other}

And lastly, it takes less maintenance for a diesel than a steamer, so less room and quicker service is al that is needed. Reember, the DIesel won out over steam hands down for major reduction in manpower!

but there is just nothing like watching them service a steamer OR the look, smell, and "taste" of a steamer chugging down coal and rumbling by! It willl be a sad day when no more steamers run on tourist lines.