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| Author: | Bob Yarger [ Tue Oct 14, 2003 8:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Portsmouth roundhouse |
In New Hampshire. I think this one is only partly complete. http://naphotos.nerail.org/showpic/?2001050823005522535.jpg:bysearch:roundhouse:SEARCHTYPE=SIMPLE&PAGE=19&SEARCHSTRING=roundhouse&BOOL=ANY ryarger@rypn.org |
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| Author: | Dave Lamson [ Tue Oct 14, 2003 10:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Portsmouth roundhouse |
> In New Hampshire. I think this one is only > partly complete. The roof of the Portsmouth roundhose is falling in. The brick sides have some serious cracks. It is the oldest part of the origional, which in earlier times made a half-circle. The next oldest portion, also brick, was adjacent to this portion and was torn down in the late fifties. The newest portion, wood and steel, was burned up in a fire in the war-years when a hostler tried to syphon some gas from a gas-electric car to circumvent gas-rationing. Two pacific P-2's were burnt in the conflagation, losing their cabs....They were back on the job shortly after sporting cabs from pre-war scrapped 2-8-0 K-8's. The city of Portsmouth would like to build a truck-route through a portion of the old yard, now owned by Guilford....(good luck!).....The roundhouse area is privately owned.....Turntable was still in, the last I knew. Was last used to turn "Unload this-side only" lumber cars. The tracks through Portsmouth are still active, served currently by a Guilford engine based at Rockingham Jct., 9 miles distant over the former Manchester to Portsmouth branch. gbrail@yahoo.com |
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