List of railway roundhouses

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

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Australia

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

Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre located, Goulburn, features the largest heritage based operating roundhouse in NSW and displays the historic transition from steam to diesel operations
Steamtown Peterborough Museum, a railway museum, Peterborough, South Australia, includes a roundhouse
Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum, Valley Heights, 75 km west of Sydney, contains the oldest surviving roundhouse in Australia
Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot, Newcastle, Broadmeadow, New South Wales, the 1948 vintage No. 2 roundhouse survives, a second roundhouse dating from 1924 was also on the site but it was demolished in 1990
The Collie Roundhouse in Collie Western Australia is rundown and not in use
The Lachlan Valley Railway is based at Cowra roundhouse
Pacific National use the remains of the roundhouse at Werris Creek, New South Wales
Gemco Rail use the roundhouse at Parkes, New South Wales
The roundhouse at Casino, New South Wales still stands although currently out of use

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
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, Chapleau, Ontario

The Biggar, Saskatchewan Roundhouse being demolished

Hanna, AB 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

France

The Chambéry roundhouse in Chambéry, France

Chambéry roundhouse, built between 1906 and 1910, Chambéry
Longueville roundhouse, Longueville, now the "Musée vivant du Chemin de Fer"
Montluçon roundhouse, Montluçon
Mohon roundhouse, Charleville-Mézières
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
Strasbourg-Hausbergen roundhouses
Colmar roundhouse
Sarrebourg roundhouse
Bénestroff roundhouse

Germany

Staßfurt
Wittenberge, ruin
Berlin-Pankow-Heinersdorf ^[2]
Berlin-Rummelsburg ^[3]

Hungary

Budapest North Depot (now the Hungarian Railway Museum).

A roundhouse at Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Hungary

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

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.

Roundhouse, Wolsztyn and Leszno, used daily in conjunction with scheduled PKP steam
Okrąglak roundhouse in Piła
Roundhouse Skierniewice
Roundhouse Jaworzna Slaska
Roundhouse Tczew
Roundhouse Bydgoszcz

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

Portugal

Entroncamento Municipality Portuguese National Railway Museum

Switzerland

The lok remise at Uster station, Ulster, canton of Zurich

The restored roundhouse in Uster, Switzerland

Sri Lanka

Galle Railway Station
Badulla Railway Station

Taiwan

The Changhua Fan-Shaped Depot in Changhua City, Taiwan

Changhua Station (彰化車站) Changhua Fan-Shaped Depot

United Kingdom

Barrow Hill Engine Shed roundhouse, Derbyshire
North Midland Railway roundhouse, listed building built in 1839, Derby, England
The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, England was built in 1847, but was too small for its function within 20 years, now an arts center
Roundhouse and half-roundhouse, Wellington Road/Graingers Way, Leeds, both built in approximately 1847 and are listed buildings, the much larger roundhouse is occupied by a commercial vehicle hire company; the half-roundhouse now houses a retail wine warehouse and a procurement management company
Roundhouse and working turntable, St. Blazey, Cornwall, now on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register

United States

The roundhouse at Chattanooga Railroad in Atlanta, Georgia

Alabama

Alabama Great Southern Railroad Finley roundhouse, Birmingham, Alabama
Louisville and Nashville Railroad roundhouse, Tarrant, Alabama
Roundhouse, Tuscumbia, Alabama

Arizona

Verde Tunnel & Smelter Railroad roundhouse, Clarkdale, Arizona
El Paso and Southwestern Railroad roundhouse, Tucson, Arizona

Arkansas

California

Southern Pacific Railroad Bayshore roundhouse, Brisbane, California
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown, California, includes a roundhouse
California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento
Timber Heritage Association is leasing the historic roundhouse and shops built back in the 1890s, Samoa, Humboldt County, California
San Francisco Belt Railroad roundhouse, San Francisco, California
Lenzen Roundhouse, originally located in San Jose, California, currently disassembled while the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation searches for new site

Colorado

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad roundhouse, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Railroad Museum roundhouse, Golden, Colorado
Como Roundhouse, Railroad Depot and Hotel Complex, Como, Colorado
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad roundhouse, Durango, Colorado
Midland Terminal Railroad Roundhouse, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Union Pacific roundhouse, Hugo, Colorado

Connecticut

Georgia

Southern Railway (U.S.) roundhouse, Peagram Yard, Atlanta, Georgia
Roundhouse Railroad Museum, Savannah, Georgia

Hawaii

Roundhouse of the Hawaii Consolidated Railway, Hilo, listed in 2005 among most endangered historic sites in Hawaii^[4]

Kentucky

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

Louisiana

Maine

Maine Central Railroad Company roundhouse, Calais, Maine
Roundhouse, Derby, Maine
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad roundhouse, Caribou, Maine
Grand Trunk Railway roundhouse, East Deering, Maine
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad roundhouse, Millinocket, Maine
Roundhouse, Northern Maine Junction, Maine
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad roundhouse, Phillips, Maine
Maine Central Railroad Company roundhouse, Rockland, Maine
Maine Central Railroad Company roundhouse, Rumford, Maine
Maine Central Railroad Company roundhouse, Waterville, 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

Massachusetts

Roundhouse, Athol, Massachusetts
Roundhouse, Hyannis, Massachusetts

Michigan

Roundhouse, Alpena, Michigan
Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse at Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan
Roundhouse, Hancock, Michigan
Michigan Central Railroad roundhouse, Niles, Michigan
Port Huron & Detroit Railroad Roundhouse, Port Huron, Michigan
Roundhouse, Saginaw, Michigan

Minnesota

Great Northern Railway roundhouse, Breckenridge, Minnesota
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad roundhouse, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Duluth Missabe & Northern Railway roundhouse, Proctor, Minnesota
Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway roundhouse, Proctor, Minnesota
Jackson Street Roundhouse, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Roundhouse, Minnesota Commercial Railway, St. Paul, Minnesota
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad roundhouse, Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad roundhouse, Wabasha, Minnesota

Mississippi

Columbus and Greenville Railway roundhouse, Columbus, Mississippi
Illinois Central Railroad roundhouse, Jackson, Mississippi

Missouri

Roundhouse, Joplin, Missouri
Kansas City Terminal Railway Roundhouse, Kansas City, Missouri
Roundhouse, Steelville, Missouri

Montana

Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway roundhouse, Anaconda, Montana
Great Northern Railway (U.S.) roundhouse, Butte, Montana
Roundhouse, Glendive, Montana
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad roundhouse, Harlowton, Montana
Great Northern Railway (U.S.) roundhouse, Whitefish, Montana

New Hampshire

Conway Scenic Railroad roundhouse, Conway, New Hampshire
Boston & Maine Railroad roundhouse, West Lebanon, New Hampshire

New Jersey

Central Railroad of New Jersey roundhouse, Cranford, New Jersey
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway roundhouse, Hawthorne, New Jersey

New Mexico

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway roundhouse, Las Vegas, 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

North Carolina

Norfolk Southern Roundhouse, Asheville, NC, demolished due to unsafe conditions
Spencer Shops Roundhouse at North Carolina Transportation Museum

North Dakota

Great Northern Railway (U.S.) roundhouse, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Ohio

Pennsylvania Railroad roundhouse, Ashtabula, Ohio
Roundhouse, Bellevue, Ohio
Midwest Railway Preservation Society roundhouse, Cleveland, Ohio, former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad facility ^[5]
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad roundhouse, Parsons Yard, Columbus, Ohio
Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, Ohio

Pennsylvania

Roundhouse, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Roundhouse, Enola Yard, Enola, Pennsylvania
Roundhouse, Hazelwood, Pennsylvania
Roundhouse, now used by Waste Management, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
East Broad Top Railroad roundhouse, Rockhill, Pennsylvania
Steamtown National Historic Site, the former Scranton, Pennsylvania yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Roundhouse, North Bessemer, Pennsylvania
Roundhouse, Hall, Pennsylvania
Roundhouse, Greenville, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Narragansett Pier Railroad roundhouse, Peace Dale, Rhode Island

South Dakota

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad roundhouse, Aberdeen, South Dakota
Chicago and North Western Roundhouse, Huron, South Dakota
Black Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad roundhouse, Lead, South Dakota
Prairie Village Museum roundhouse, Madison, South Dakota
Roundhouse, Rapid City, South Dakota

Tennessee

Roundhouse, Bruceton, Tennessee

Texas

San Antonio, Texas, turntable without roundhouse remains southwest of Duval & Hackberry Streets
Cotton Belt Roundhouse, Texarkana, Texas in private hands, turntable gone

Vermont

Vermont Railway Headquarters, located in the former Rutland Railroad's roundhouse, Burlington, Vermont
Central Vermont Railway roundhouse, Saint Albans, Vermont
Central Vermont Railway roundhouse, White River Junction, Vermont

Washington

BNSF Railway Interbay Roundhouse, at Balmer Yard, Seattle, Washington
Roundhouse, Shelton, Washington

West Virginia

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops
Norfolk and Western Railroad Williamson Roundhouse, a 21-stall roundhouse, Williamson, West Virginia, owned by Norfolk Southern Railway and used as a car shop^[6]

Wisconsin

Roundhouse, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad roundhouse, Janesville, Wisconsin
Chicago and North Western Railroad roundhouse, Madison, Wisconsin
Roundhouse, North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Roundhouse, Spooner, Wisconsin
Roundhouse, Superior, Wisconsin
Roundhouse, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Wyoming

Union Pacific Roundhouse, Turntable and Machine Shop, now part of the Wyoming Transportation Museum, Cheyenne^[7]
Roundhouse, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Union Pacific Railroad Complex, Evanston, Wyoming
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company roundhouse, Lusk, Wyoming

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