B&O Roundhouse in Cleveland

Hume Kading · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:41 am

Looks like another one bites the dust.

Presume the other roundhouse mentioned is the former PRR facility in Crestline?

Was there no insurance or is the "contractor" not liable for destroying a pretty much intact roundhouse slated for preservation?

Railroad museum plans derailed
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Hume Kading · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:46 am

Link below to the group planning to save the roundhouse and a picture of the structure, former structure that is....

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Richard Jenkins · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:37 pm

> Presume the other roundhouse mentioned is
> the former PRR facility in Crestline?

Could be. It would be interesting to know what they mean by "The engine, one of only six left in the nation" as well. There certainly are more engines than that, more steamers than that, more Mikados than that, and more ex-GTW steamers even, but only one GTW Mikado. Could they be referring to USRA Mikes?

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Ron WIdman · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2003 1:32 pm

> Looks like another one bites the dust.

> Presume the other roundhouse mentioned is
> the former PRR facility in Crestline?

> Was there no insurance or is the
> "contractor" not liable for
> destroying a pretty much intact roundhouse
> slated for preservation?

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In reading the quote from the Cleveland Pain Dealer, "Only one (roundhouse)of two left in the state (of Ohio)". my reply would be:
Roundhouses in Ohio still standing include:

Cleveland, B&O =1
Crestline, PRR =1
Columbus, CSX =1
Ashtabula, PRR =1

Any others not mentioned in Ohio?

Let's keep 'em standing.

Ron Widman, Columbus

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Jim Templin · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2003 2:11 pm

What about the former Youngstown Southern complex at Negley? ( or is Negley in Penn.?) Not a roundhouse, but a steam era engine house none the less.

Ray · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2003 3:03 pm

>
> ==================================================
> In reading the quote from the Cleveland Pain
> Dealer, "Only one (roundhouse)of two
> left in the state (of Ohio)". my reply
> would be:
> Roundhouses in Ohio still standing include:

> Cleveland, B&O =1
> Crestline, PRR =1
> Columbus, CSX =1
> Ashtabula, PRR =1

> Any others not mentioned in Ohio?

> Let's keep 'em standing.

> Ron Widman, Columbus

Dont forget about the NKP roundhouse in Bellevue; Which if I remember right is one of the last ones built in the country (or Calumet?)

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Hume Kading · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2003 9:42 pm

>
> ==================================================
> In reading the quote from the Cleveland Pain
> Dealer, "Only one (roundhouse)of two
> left in the state (of Ohio)". my reply
> would be:
> Roundhouses in Ohio still standing include:

> Cleveland, B&O =1
> Crestline, PRR =1
> Columbus, CSX =1
> Ashtabula, PRR =1

> Any others not mentioned in Ohio?

> Let's keep 'em standing.

> Ron Widman, Columbus

I did not know there was one in Columbus. My brother lives there and i manage to visit occasionally. Where is it?

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Jim Tighe · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2003 10:06 pm

> I did not know there was one in Columbus. My
> brother lives there and i manage to visit
> occasionally. Where is it?
I believe the roundhouse in Columbus is the C&O facility at Parsons Yard on Parsons Ave. in the s.e. part of town. Not sure what use CSX is making of it.

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Hume Kading · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2003 11:57 pm

The last time I was in Lima (several years ago) the turntable for the former Nickel Plate yards (now NS) was still in place. Anybody know if it's still there?

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Ron Widman · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:48 am

> I believe the roundhouse in Columbus is the
> C&O facility at Parsons Yard on Parsons
> Ave. in the s.e. part of town. Not sure what
> use CSX is making of it.
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Yes, the Chessie Steam Special would stop in Columbus in the 1970's and 1980's, be serviced at the Parsons facility, turned on the table and ready for the next excursion.
The roundhouse is a 12 (?) stall house and can be seen right off Parsons Yards and Parsons Ave.
CSX keeps the building in good shape as they use one half of the structure and the other half is rented out. (Last I knew, a dry wall company used it as a store/warehouse.) I was inside and the interior is made with giant beams to support the building.
Turntable still operates as they would spot box car full of "wall board" for the warehouse, on the table and push them into a stall for unloading.
Don't know much more on the facility other than it is of brick construction and well maintained.

In answering another comment about the Lima, Ohio turntable near the former Lima Locomotive shops.
Yes it is still in operation. I traveled up there a few years ago and watched a local NS crew turn a loaded freight car on the table.
NKP Steam engine #779 is still in Lincoln Park, Lima, Ohio. The Lima Museum has a great collection of local RR history to see.

Keep 'em standing and in operation.

Ron Widman, Columbus

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Jim Tighe · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:37 pm

>
> ==================================================
> Yes, the Chessie Steam Special would stop in
> Columbus in the 1970's and 1980's, be
> serviced at the Parsons facility, turned on
> the table and ready for the next excursion.
> The roundhouse is a 12 (?) stall house and
> can be seen right off Parsons Yards and
> Parsons Ave.
> CSX keeps the building in good shape as they
> use one half of the structure and the other
> half is rented out. (Last I knew, a dry wall
> company used it as a store/warehouse.) I was
> inside and the interior is made with giant
> beams to support the building.
> Turntable still operates as they would spot
> box car full of "wall board" for
> the warehouse, on the table and push them
> into a stall for unloading.
> Don't know much more on the facility other
> than it is of brick construction and well
> maintained.

> In answering another comment about the Lima,
> Ohio turntable near the former Lima
> Locomotive shops.
> Yes it is still in operation. I traveled up
> there a few years ago and watched a local NS
> crew turn a loaded freight car on the table.
> NKP Steam engine #779 is still in Lincoln
> Park, Lima, Ohio. The Lima Museum has a
> great collection of local RR history to see.

> Keep 'em standing and in operation.

> Ron Widman, Columbus
Speaking of Lima, the PRR depot is finally getting some long-awaited re-hab work done. Also, the diamond at Erie Junction, just east of the NKP turntable, has been removed. There is a new spur off the B&O going west into the tracks formerly reached from the Erie. And, work is supposed to start next year on an electric-generating plant on the Loco sight, with one of the 3 remaining bldgs to be used as some sort of monument to the LLW. The whole area is really sad now; maybe the new facility will restore some degree of prosperity to South Lima.

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