List of railway roundhouses

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This is a list of railway roundhouses. A roundhouse is a building used for servicing locomotives, large, circular or semicircular structures often located adjacent to or surrounding turntables.

1850s drawing of facade and plan of the roundhouse for Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway

Australia[]

Exterior of the 'Garratt Shed' end of No. 2 Roundhouse at Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot

Canada[]

The Great Western Railway Roundhouse in London, Ontario, Canada
  • John Street Roundhouse, Toronto, Ontario, which is now the Steam Whistle Brewing, was formerly a Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive repair facility
  • CNR Spadina Roundhouse was also in Toronto until it was demolished in 1986
  • Vancouver Roundhouse, now the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia[citation needed]
  • Michigan Central Railroad Roundhouse, 240 Waterloo Street, London, Ontario, constructed in 1887 to service steam locomotives and ceased operations in the late 1890s, restored as a digital media centre[1]
  • Roundhouse in Hornepayne, Ontario made by the Canadian National Railway
  • Biggar Roundhouse, built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1909, demolished in 2015
  • Roundhouse, Capreol, Ontario - roundhouse structure remains but turntable removed
  • Roundhouse, Chapleau, Ontario - turntable and roundhouse ruins
The Biggar, Saskatchewan Roundhouse being demolished
  • Hanna, Alberta Roundhouse was designated a Provincial Historic Resource in August 2015, Hanna Roundhouse Society purchased the roundhouse, exterior turntable, and 9.97 acres in September 2013
  • Heritage Park Roundhouse, Calgary, Alberta[2]
  • Roundhouse, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan - ten stall roundhouse and turntable, 1550-5 Avenue East
  • Roundhouse, Big Valley, Alberta - preserved roundhouse and turntable ruins
  • Roundhouse, Charny, Quebec - intact 39 stall Joffre Roundhouse and turntable,

2250 de la Rotonde Avenue, Charny, Quebec

  • Roundhouse, Squamish, British Columbia - reproduction railway museum roundhouse and event center, West Coast Railway Heritage Park

Chile[]

  • Baquedano semi-circular roundhouse for 16 locos with turntable. Abandoned building claiming to be a museum, but unattended. Has 5 preserved (not restored) steam locomotives in and around the roundhouse, as well as old carriages and wagons. Is in the centre of a working railway yard - Baquedano Station. Site was used in the James Bond movie Quantum of Solace.

France[]

The Chambéry roundhouse in Chambéry, France
  • Annemasse roundhouse (built in 1880, destroyed in 2017)
  • Aubagne roundhouse
  •  [fr] (two side-by-side)
  • Bayonne roundhouse
  • Bénestroff roundhouse
  • Bizanos roundhouse
  • Bordeaux roundhouse
  • Castelnaudary roundhouse
  • Chalindrey roundhouse
  •  [fr] (two side-by-side), built between 1906 and 1910, Chambéry
  • Charleville-Mézières Mohon roundhouses (two side-by-side)
  • Châtenoy-le-Royal roundhouses (two side-by-side)
  • Clermont-Ferrand roundhouse
  • Colmar roundhouse
  • Damelevieres roundhouse
  •  [fr] (two side-by-side), built between 1906 and 1910, Chambéry
  • Dijon roundhouse
  •  [fr]
  •  [fr]
  • Longueville roundhouse, Longueville, now the " [fr]"
  • Lyon roundhouses (three)
  •  [fr] (three)
  • Miramas roundhouse
  • Modane
  •  [fr]
  • Montauban roundhouse
  •  [fr]
  • Moulins roundhouse
  • Mulhouse roundhouse
  • Nevers roundhouse
  • Nogent-Vincennes roundhouse, built in 1849 in Paris-la Villette depot where it was used until it was disassembled in 1859 and then rebuilt at Nogent-Vincennes depot
  • Paris roundhouse
  • Perthuis roundhouse (destroyed)
  • Saint-Étienne roundhouse
  • Strasbourg-Hausbergen roundhouses
  • Sarrebourg roundhouse
  • Thionville roundhouse
  • Toulon roundhouse
  • Valence roundhouse
  • Valenton roundhouse

Germany[]

  • Augsburg, museum
  • Bamberg: 2 (both half-demolished and in ruins)
  • Berlin-Pankow-Heinersdorf[3]
  • Berlin-Rummelsburg[4]
  • Dresden: 2 (Plauen, Südvorstadt)
  • Halle (Saale), originally 4, 3 left as one is destroyed in 2017. The one in best condition is now part of the DB Eisenbahn Museum.
  • Hannover still occasionally used
  • Neustrelitz
  • Nürnberg (Bärenschanze): demolished
  • Ottbergen, no longer rail connected
  • Rostock
  • Staßfurt
  • Wittenberge, ruin

Hungary[]

  • Budapest North Depot (now the Hungarian Railway Museum, 2 turntables),
  • Székesfehérvár (operated by MÁV Hungarian State Railway),
  • Dombóvár (operated by MÁV Hungarian State Railway),
  • Szeged Marshalling Yard (operated by MÁV Hungarian State Railway),
  • Pécs (operated by MÁV Hungarian State Railway),
  • Ferencváros (operated by MÁV Hungarian State Railway, turntable with square engine shops),
  • Miskolc Marshalling Yard (operated by MÁV Hungarian State Railway),
  • ...

Budapest North Depot (copyright ucsendre)

Indonesia[]

Italy[]

  • Turin, near Porta Nouva terminal, 2 large roundhouses, one still currently in use by the FS electric locomotive fleet, the other is used as storage for historical equipment, neither accessible to public

Japan[]

  • Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum, Kyoto
  • Tsuyama Roundhouse, Tsuyama
A roundhouse at Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Japan

Mexico[]

  • Ferrocarriles Mexicanos yards southwest of downtown, Guadalajara
  • Ferrocarriles Mexicanos yards, San Luis Potosi

Poland[]

There are several dozen round houses still in operational use in Poland (albeit for diesel or electric locomotives) each with electric powered turntables. Many also remain extant but unused such as Gnieszno and Bydgoszcz. Below are ones associated with steam preservation.

The roundhouse at the National Railway Museum Entroncamento in Entroncamento, Portugal

Portugal[]

  • Entroncamento Municipality Portuguese National Railway Museum
  • Barreiro "Rotunda das Locomotivas" (Locomotive Roundabout) at the terminal railyard of the Alentejo Railway[5]
  • Castelo Branco "Rotunda das Locomotivas" (Locomotive Roundabout) at the terminal railyard of the Alentejo Railway [6]

Switzerland[]

The restored roundhouse in Uster, Switzerland

Sri Lanka[]

  • Galle Railway Station
  • Badulla Railway Station

Taiwan[]

The Changhua Fan-Shaped Depot in Changhua City, Taiwan

United Kingdom[]

Sunderland South Dock locomotive depot
  • Barrow Hill Engine Shed roundhouse, Derbyshire
  • North Midland Railway roundhouse, listed building built in 1839, Derby, England
  • The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, England. Built in 1847, it was too small for its function within 20 years; it now houses an arts center.
  • Horsham Motive Power Depot
  • Roundhouse and half-roundhouse, Wellington Road/Graingers Way, Leeds. Both structures were built in approximately 1847 and are listed buildings; the much larger roundhouse is occupied by a commercial vehicle hire company while the half-roundhouse is currently (May 2021) unoccupied.
  • St. Blazey engine shed in Cornwall, now on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register
  • Sunderland South Dock locomotive depot

United States[]

The roundhouse at Chattanooga Railroad in Atlanta, Georgia

Several of the historic roundhouses in the United States are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Alabama[]

Arizona[]

Arkansas[]

California[]

Colorado[]

Connecticut[]

Georgia[]

Hawaii[]

  • Roundhouse of the Hawaii Consolidated Railway, Hilo, listed in 2005 among most endangered historic sites in Hawaii[7]
  • Roundhouse of the Kahului Railroad, Kahului, Maui, located at 140 Hobron Ave[8]

Illinois[]

Indiana[]

Iowa[]

Kansas[]

Kentucky[]

  • Roundhouse, Covington, Kentucky
  • Kentucky & Indiana Bridge Company roundhouse, Louisville, Kentucky

Louisiana[]

Maine[]

Maryland[]

  • Mt Clare Roundhouse, Baltimore, Maryland, which contains the B&O Railroad Museum
  • Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cumberland Roundhouse, Cumberland, Maryland, still in use by CSX as a locomotive shop
  • roundhouse, E of Druid Lake, Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts[]

Michigan[]

Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse

Minnesota[]

Mississippi[]

Missouri[]

Montana[]

Nebraska[]

  • Roundhouse BNSF McCook, Nebraska; turntable demolished
  • Roundhouse (portion) BNSF, Holdredge, NE; no turntable
  • Roundhouse (portion) BNSF, W. Lincoln, NE
  • Roundhouse (split 1/2 circle), BNSF, Chadron, NE

New Hampshire[]

New Jersey[]

New Mexico[]

New York[]

  • Roundhouse, Batavia, New York
  • Roundhouse, Binghamton, New York
  • NY Central Railroad Roundhouse, Buffalo, New York
  • Roundhouse, Manchester, New York
  • Roundhouse, Richmond Hill, New York
  • Pennsylvania Railroad Shops & Roundhouse, West Seneca, New York
  • New York Central System roundhouse, Rouses Point, NY
  • New York Central System roundhouse, Utica, NY
  • roundhouse,
  • roundhouse,
  • roundhouse, 4/16 aerial shows working
  • roundhouse, Rochester, NY B&O/NYC, disconnected but goes back to 1800s
  • roundhouse, Auburn, NY Lehigh Valley RR
  • roundhouse, Olean, NY Erie RR, disconnected 1/4 circle

North Carolina[]

  • Norfolk Southern Roundhouse, Asheville, NC, demolished due to unsafe conditions
  • Raleigh - Gaston Roundhouse, Raleigh, NC; building demolished, but turntable remains
  • Spencer Shops Roundhouse at North Carolina Transportation Museum

North Dakota[]

Ohio[]

Pennsylvania[]

Rhode Island[]

South Dakota[]

Tennessee[]

  • Roundhouse, Bruceton, Tennessee
  • Southern Railway Roundhouse, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • CSX (ex L&N) Radnor Yard, Nashville, Tennessee

Texas[]

  • San Antonio, Texas, turntable without roundhouse remains southwest of Duval & Hackberry Streets
  • Cotton Belt Roundhouse, Texarkana, Texas in private hands, turntable gone
  • CB&Q roundhouse, Amarillo, TX disconnected in the 1960s, now commercial property

Mineola Texas roundhouse

Vermont[]

Virginia[]

  • 8 stall roundhouse, Bristol, VA disconnected, used for commercial business
  • 2 standing roundhouses, Roanoke, VA
  • CSX roundhouse, Norfolk, VA

Washington[]

West Virginia[]

Wisconsin[]

Wyoming[]

  • Union Pacific Roundhouse, Turntable and Machine Shop, Cheyenne, Wyoming, NRHP-listed, now part of the Wyoming Transportation Museum[11]
  • Roundhouse (1912) with 28 stalls, at Union Pacific Railroad Complex, Evanston, Wyoming, NRHP-listed

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.london.ca/newsroom/Documents/240Waterloo.pdf
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ http://oooooo.eu/berlin-pankow-1
  4. ^ http://oooooo.eu/berlin-rummelsburg-1
  5. ^ http://barreiro-e-arredores.blogspot.pt/2011/08/rotunda-das-maquinas-da-cp-barreiro.html
  6. ^ http://www.monumentos.gov.pt/Site/APP_PagesUser/SIPA.aspx?id=35776
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2010-05-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ https://www.mauicounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1719/Wailuku-Kahului-Community-Plan-2002?bidId=
  9. ^ http://www.midwestrailway.org
  10. ^ http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3341
  11. ^ Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office - National Register of Historic Places - Search Result
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