My previous post's book title should have read "Railroads in the Days of Steam"
When I asked the initial questions, I meant in the United States only. Right now, I really don't care what is or was used in other countries or when.
Great Western In the UK small turntables, for small locos (at that time) and wagons were provided at stations and terminals in the earliest days of railroading. The wagon turntables served goods sheds; allowing wagons to be moved 90 degrees from the running line into the goods shed. I would think that the early American railroads had much the same facilities.
In the UK small turntables, for small locos (at that time) and wagons were provided at stations and terminals in the earliest days of railroading. The wagon turntables served goods sheds; allowing wagons to be moved 90 degrees from the running line into the goods shed. I would think that the early American railroads had much the same facilities.
Actually, no; using a turntable to turn a freight car 90º to get it into an industry would be extremely rare in the US. We are seldom faced with such restricted space, even in the most congested industrial areas.
ChuckAllen, TX
I noted an active turntable on the Trans Coastal line on the south island of New Zealand. Unfortunately I don't remember which town it was in. There might have been one on the TransAlpine between Christchurch and Greymouth.
Take a look at this thread (presently the last entry in the thread... 10th entry on page 13):
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/195380/2199419.aspx#2199419
Is the one you are thinking of in that list?
Thanks for the reference to make be go looking at New Zealand again! :-)
Semper Vaporo
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