I am working on a list of all existing roundhouses in the United States. I am asking all of you for help with this since I an not familiar with them all.

I am looking for the following information on each:

Railroad that built it
Last/current railroad to own it
Build Dates
Current number of stalls
Construction materials (i.e. brick/wood)
Current Status (i.e. tourist/common carrier)
Any Notes

If you can help, post a message here, or e-mail me directly at webmaster@railfanusa.com. Please don't assume that I am familiar with even the most famous ones.

Thanks for any help.

RailfanUSA
webmaster@railfanusa.com

The National Railroad Historical Society (NRHS) has already undertaken such a task, and they have much of their research published on the web (see link below). Instead of starting from scratch, I think that it would be more useful to contribute your information to this existing list. I have been doing a fair bit of research various railroad related topics, and from this experience I can attest that it is much easier to work with one well detailed database than to have to compile information across several sources.

> I am working on a list of all existing
> roundhouses in the United States. I am
> asking all of you for help with this since I
> an not familiar with them all.

> I am looking for the following information
> on each:

> Railroad that built it
> Last/current railroad to own it
> Build Dates
> Current number of stalls
> Construction materials (i.e. brick/wood)
> Current Status (i.e. tourist/common carrier)
> Any Notes

> If you can help, post a message here, or
> e-mail me directly at
> webmaster@railfanusa.com. Please don't
> assume that I am familiar with even the most
> famous ones.

> Thanks for any help.


NRHS Historic Railway Structures Survey
rrhistorian@hotmail.com

> The National Railroad Historical Society
> (NRHS) has already undertaken such a task,
> and they have much of their research
> published on the web (see link below).
> Instead of starting from scratch, I think
> that it would be more useful to contribute
> your information to this existing list. I
> have been doing a fair bit of research
> various railroad related topics, and from
> this experience I can attest that it is much
> easier to work with one well detailed
> database than to have to compile information
> across several sources.
Here is another place to try NHRATA.org/links to Steam era Engine & shop Facilites of New England..I hope this is of some help,,thank you Pat

CPRH1b@attbi.com

> I am working on a list of all existing
> roundhouses in the United States. I am
> asking all of you for help with this since I
> an not familiar with them all.

> I am looking for the following information
> on each:

> Railroad that built it
> Last/current railroad to own it
> Build Dates
> Current number of stalls
> Construction materials (i.e. brick/wood)
> Current Status (i.e. tourist/common carrier)
> Any Notes

> If you can help, post a message here, or
> e-mail me directly at
> webmaster@railfanusa.com. Please don't
> assume that I am familiar with even the most
> famous ones.

> Thanks for any help.

The three stall Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad roundhouse in Aberdeen NC is still in service. It was built in the mid twenties by A&R and is brick.

jhbohon@yahoo.com

Lance,

You are taking on quite a project! It may be possible with the Internet.

Here's one for you. The Philips, Maine, Historical Society has re-built on the original foundations the 8 stall narrow gauge house from the Philips and Rangeley Lakes RR.

And the Eastern Connecticut Railroad Museum has put a building back on the foundation of a New England Central roundhouse. 5 standard gauge stalls I think

The Colorado Railroad Museum has built one from scratch a year or so ago. Again 5 stalls and this one is duel-gauge.

My favorite recent revival is the Jackson roundhouse in St Paul. The original ?GN? building was standing but needed a lot of work and the removal of a lot of after railroad use structures. Pits cleaned out etc.

Good luck with your project!


ted_miles@nps.gov

Here is our information for the PRR Roundhouse facility in Crestline, Ohio:

PRR Facility finished in 1920.

PRR and Penn Central last RR owners, now private owner.

30 stalls, brick, steel, concrete and wood.

Current status: Private owner/empty. Plans to rehab the facility by owner and Crestline Roundhouse Preservation Society into functional RR museum.

Visit the following web sites for a historical written, pictorical account and further notes:

WWW.crestlineroundhouse.org

http://crestline.pennsyrr.com

Our Annual Meeting and Open House is this weekend.

Come one, come all to Crestline!

Ron Widman, President,
Crestline Roundhouse Preservation Society

> I am working on a list of all existing
> roundhouses in the United States. I am
> asking all of you for help with this since I
> an not familiar with them all.

> I am looking for the following information
> on each:

> Railroad that built it
> Last/current railroad to own it
> Build Dates
> Current number of stalls
> Construction materials (i.e. brick/wood)
> Current Status (i.e. tourist/common carrier)
> Any Notes

> If you can help, post a message here, or
> e-mail me directly at
> webmaster@railfanusa.com. Please don't
> assume that I am familiar with even the most
> famous ones.

> Thanks for any help.


Crestline PRR Roundhouse
r35bl4s@juno.com