Originally posted by john chambers The KCS turntable in Pittsburg, KS is still used occasionally for turning locomotives. The Large building behind the turntable to the south is the original Pittsburg Backshop for steam locomotives on the KCS. It was used until the 90's as a diesel shop. It is now used by a heavy steel manufacturing firm ( 100 ton crane, large bays, and such are still operational). Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 23, 2005 2:25 PM There used to be a roundhouse and turntable at the Canadian Pacific London Division Yard in London, Ontario Canada. However, a number of years ago, it was removed. A section of the roundhouse still stands, but, I'm not too sure what it is being used for, now. Perhaps vehicle maintenance, or storage. Reply Edit Ham549 Member sinceJanuary 2002 229 posts Posted by Ham549 on Saturday, November 26, 2005 6:40 PM Willimantic, CT you can find 1 there still being fixed up though. Save the F40PH! Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 6, 2006 1:46 PM The NRHS web site listed above has round houses listed by state. The old SP, now UP, roundhouse and turntable in the Brooklyn Yard in Portland Oregon is still in operation. The roundhouse is down to 3 stalls which houses the SP daylight engine 4449 and SP&S 700. I'm not sure of the engine in the 3rd stall. The yard is basically a container and trailer yard for UP for shipments south to California etc. and there are plans to expand the yard which would require the turntable and roundhouse be demolished. The engines would be moved to a new as yet to be determined site with access to a railroad. Roy Reply Edit topgun3208 Member sinceJanuary 2006 From: sparrows point, md. 65 posts Posted by topgun3208 on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:27 PM the B&O RR museum in baltimore has a good one. the place was recently rebuilt after a snowstorm here a few years ago collapsed the roof. In downtown baltimore Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 3:30 PM The KCS turntable at pittsburg,KS. is out of service and has been replaced by a wye east of the turntable using the old Missouri Pacific line as one side of the wye.This is in conjunction with Watco. The backshops are empty now. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 3:31 PM The KCS turntable at pittsburg,KS. is out of service and has been replaced by a wye east of the turntable using the old Missouri Pacific line as one side of the wye.This is in conjunction with Watco. The backshops are empty now. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 3:33 PM The KCS turntable at pittsburg,KS. is out of service and has been replaced by a wye east of the turntable using the old Missouri Pacific line as one side of the wye.This is in conjunction with Watco. The backshops are empty now. Reply Edit Fergmiester Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Out on the Briny Ocean Tossed 4,240 posts Posted by Fergmiester on Monday, January 23, 2006 10:01 PM THere's one TT still operating in Halifax, NS http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5959 If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007 Reply mitchelr Member sinceFebruary 2003 From: US 1,304 posts Posted by mitchelr on Monday, January 23, 2006 10:37 PM The B & O Railroad Museum in Baltimore is roundhouse and turntable that has been beautifully restored after the roof collapse a few years back. Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839 Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:56 PM CSX has a turntable in its yard at Clifton Forge, VA Norfolk Southern also has a turntable at their yard in Roanoke, VA. They may have a roundhouse as well. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 27, 2006 9:42 PM Filmore and Western is putting one in last time I checked. But that was in April of 2004. Reply Edit Gunns Member sinceJanuary 2004 From: New Mexico <Red Chilli> 259 posts Posted by Gunns on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 8:41 AM Two turn tables left in New Mexico, one in Albuquerque, and one in Belen, both still in use, also a Roundhouse in Las Vegas NM owned by the city Turn table is gone though... Gunns http://www.nmslrhs.org/ Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 2, 2006 3:11 AM North Creek RR in New York. Not far from Lake George. The turntable was fully restored a few years ago. Reply Edit ezielinski Member sinceSeptember 2005 From: Greenville, WI 431 posts Posted by ezielinski on Sunday, March 12, 2006 6:57 AM The roundhouse in north Green Bay (old Chicago & North Western yard) is still there as of summer 2005, but the turntable has been removed. I think CN uses the roundhouse as a storage and maintenance shed. Reply SheldonLWfan Member sinceSeptember 2005 7 posts Posted by SheldonLWfan on Monday, March 13, 2006 11:04 PM AutoTrain has a turntable at their Lorton, VA terminal Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 7:07 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer The BNSF yard in Vancouver WA.has a turntable.So does the Amtrak engine facility(ex ATSF)in L.A.The ex SP Taylor shops has one,also. I live in Vancouver and I got thrown out of the yard. I only wanted to see the turn table, No Traspassing there, which is to bad. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:05 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by James35 Vermont Railway (Vermont Rail Systems) has a turntable and a small roundhouse in Burlington, VT. New England Central has a roundhouse with turntable at St. Albans, VT. I Was in the Saint Albans Roundhouse one hot evening in August 1968. I was welcomed by a CV RR employee & told to take all the photos I wanted. He then ran a GP-9 out on the Table asked if I wanted to take a spin on the Turntable. I did not have to think long on that question. We turned the table all the way around (360*) twice then ran it back in. I still have a few of the photos from that night. I was in there a good hour and had left me 8 month pregnant wife in the car. She thought I had been arrested and was very scared when I came back. Still after 38 years she still brings this up. Gee!!!! One of us was having a good time. Reply Edit clash Member sinceOctober 2003 49 posts Posted by clash on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 11:45 PM The BNSF has an active turntable and a few roundhouse stalls used by the parts dept. at their Lincoln,NE diesel shop. I've also seen a turntable at BNSF's Gibson yard in Omaha. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 10, 2006 11:25 AM The former MILW turntable outside the shops at Pigs Eye Yard (Saint Paul) is in daily use serving the diesel service area. Within 100 yards of public access, it sounds a unique horn when in operation. Reply Edit ezielinski Member sinceSeptember 2005 From: Greenville, WI 431 posts Posted by ezielinski on Saturday, April 15, 2006 11:17 PM The two roundhouses in Fond U Lac, WI (old SOO shops) and the one in Stevens Point, WI (now operated by CN) are still in use. All 3 have working turntables. Reply mccannt Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: US 60 posts Posted by mccannt on Sunday, June 18, 2006 12:55 PM The four-stall, ex-SP roundhouse at Brooklyn Yard in Portland, Ore. has an operating turntable and also houses big steam in the form of ex-SP GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 and ex-SP&S 4-8-4 #700. This is, of course, "Doyle's House of Trains", where Doyle McCormack and friends maintain the 4449 and are currently restoring an ex-ATSF/D&H PA into an NKP "Bluebird". Several preservation groups use the roundhouse, and the outside tracks hold an eclectic collection of classic rolling stock, including an ex-GN F7A, ex-Utah Railway RSD5, ex-Amtrak F40PH (being repainted into Daylight colors!) and an ex-SP&S/LIRR FA2. The groups are under the gun, however, as owner UP could evict them any day in order to raze the structure and remove the turntable to extend their intermodal facility here. The preservation groups have banded together to raise funds and public awareness about the collection and to work on establishing a new shop and museum location about a mile up the UP, ex-SP main line next to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). The OMSI site has access to both the UP and shortline Oregon Pacific's former East Portland Traction line, an old interurban route.Just last December, the groups ran excursions along the OP line behind the 4449 and the 700 to help raise funds for the new facility, and plan to do so again this year. The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania at Strasburg has an ex-Reading turntable in its outside yard area. The BNSF turntable at the Vancouver, Wash. yard was relocated there from the railroad's Hoyt Street (Portland) engine terminal after that facility closed in 1996. Hoyt Street was the site where crews refurbished the 4449 for its appearance on the American Freedom Train in 1975-1976. Reply fsm1000 Member sinceJune 2006 From: Coquitlam BC 629 posts Posted by fsm1000 on Monday, June 19, 2006 6:39 AM In Vancouver in Yaletown [B.C. Canada] they have the turntable and roundhouse but not working. Looks good though. My name is Stephen and I want to give back to this great hobby. So please pop over to my website and enjoy the free tutorials. If you live near me maybe we can share layouts. :) Have fun and God bless. http://fsm1000.googlepages.com Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 8:01 PM The I.C.E. still uses the turntable and roundhouse in West Davenport, Ia just off I-280. It is visible to your right just after you cross the Mississippi River from Illinois into Iowa on I-280 Reply Edit trainguy21 Member sinceNovember 2005 13 posts Posted by trainguy21 on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 8:20 AM tacoma, wa. bnsf has an operating turntable. it sets next to D st. very open to watching us turn locomotives. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 1, 2006 9:35 PM Tn.Valley RR & Meusem has operating turntable at the East Chattanooga station, and one in Summerville, Ga. to rotate locomotives on excursions. ( www.tvrail.com ) kb4yrc Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 1, 2006 11:23 PM Huron, SD has a working turn table and roundhouse. The DME RR uses it as a engine repair shop. Reply Edit barfeedbob2 Member sinceDecember 2005 From: SW Ohio 7 posts Posted by barfeedbob2 on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 9:30 PM NS's Sharon Yard, in Sharonville Ohio (north of cincinnati) has a turntable that is still in place, but is non-functioning. Reply Renegade1c Member sinceJune 2004 From: From Golden, CO living in Puyallup (Seattle), WA 751 posts Posted by Renegade1c on Friday, July 14, 2006 3:42 PM The originall Roundhouse in Como, Colorado is still standing. They have been renovating it. Also there is one in Leadville. It has lost its turntable but the roundhouse is still standing and is used. Also the largest active turntable I know of is in Cheyenne, Wyoming and still has part of its original roundhouse in use. Colorado Front Range Railroad: http://www.coloradofrontrangerr.com/ Reply colbalt Member sinceApril 2006 8 posts Posted by colbalt on Friday, July 14, 2006 10:11 PM Hey, ive been on line with google earth. This is a satalite that you can type locations into like cities. You can follow tracks and trains in and about lines and yards. Just zoom in. Its not hard you use. I just looked at binghamton NY on this the other day. I found two working turntables there as it serves the ex conrail, now ns lines across the southern tier. And the Canadian Pacific lines from Montreal thru Albany to Binghamton to Philedephia. Reply 1234567 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. 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QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer The BNSF yard in Vancouver WA.has a turntable.So does the Amtrak engine facility(ex ATSF)in L.A.The ex SP Taylor shops has one,also.
QUOTE: Originally posted by James35 Vermont Railway (Vermont Rail Systems) has a turntable and a small roundhouse in Burlington, VT. New England Central has a roundhouse with turntable at St. Albans, VT.
Colorado Front Range Railroad: http://www.coloradofrontrangerr.com/
Hey, ive been on line with google earth. This is a satalite that you can type locations into like cities. You can follow tracks and trains in and about lines and yards.
Just zoom in. Its not hard you use.
I just looked at binghamton NY on this the other day. I found two working turntables there as it serves the ex conrail, now ns lines across the southern tier. And the Canadian Pacific lines from Montreal thru Albany to Binghamton to Philedephia.
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