Tim Starr 207 pages softcover
The railroad roundhouse was the most distinctive structure in America during the Age of Steam, playing a vital role in keeping complex and expensive locomotives operating at the highest efficiency. Of the 3,000 that once stood in nearly every community, only about 200 remain standing today, a number that decreases with every passing year. This second volume contains detailed descriptions of over 65 more roundhouses, accompanied by high quality historic photographs, maps, and diagrams that bring these cathedrals of steam to life once again.
This includes:
Pittsfield, Massachusetts: Boston and Albany Railroad
Lyndonville, Vermont: Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad
Colonie, New York: Delaware And Hudson Railway
Manhattan, New York: New York Central Railroad
Summerville (West Irondequoit), New York: Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad
South Easton, Pennsylvania: Lehigh Valley Railroad
Cape Charles, Virginia: New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad Company
Washington, D.C.: Washington Terminal Company
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania: Little Schuylkill Navigation, Railroad and Coal Company
Altoona, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Railroad
East Altoona, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Railroad
Enola, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Railroad
Taylor (Scranton), Pennsylvania: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Oil City, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Railroad
Columbus, Ohio (20th Street Shops): Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Detroit, Michigan: Michigan Central Railroad
Detroit, Michigan: Pere Marquette Railway
Bucyrus, Ohio: Toledo and Ohio Central Railway
Chillicothe, Ohio: Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad
Central City, Kentucky: Illinois Central Railroad
Knoxville, Tennessee: East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
Knoxville, Tennessee (Coster Shops): Southern Railway
Knoxville, Tennessee (John Sevier Yard): Southern Railway
Bloomington, Indiana: Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway (Monon)
Lafayette, Indiana: Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway (Monon)
Danville, Illinois: Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago, Illinois (40th Avenue Shops): Chicago and North Western Railroad
Chicago, Illinois (Burnside Shops): Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago, Illinois: Illinois Central Railroad
Dupo, Illinois: Missouri Pacific Railroad
Freeport, Illinois: Illinois Central Railroad
St. Louis (Lindenwood), Missouri: St. Louis—San Francisco Railway
Antigo, Wisconsin: Chicago and North Western Railroad
Hannibal, Missouri: Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
Hannibal, Missouri: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Waterloo, Iowa: Illinois Central Railroad
Valley Junction (West Des Moines), Iowa: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Creston, Iowa: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Council Bluffs, Iowa: Union Pacific Railroad
Duluth, Minnesota: Northern Pacific Railway
Dilworth, Minnesota: Northern Pacific Railway
Armstrong (Kansas City), Kansas: Kansas Pacific Railway
Ellis, Kansas: Kansas Pacific Railway
Huron, South Dakota: Chicago and North Western Railroad
Aberdeen, South Dakota: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
El Paso, Texas: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Sheridan, Wyoming: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Denver, Colorado: Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
Denver, Colorado: Colorado and Southern Railway
Raton, New Mexico: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Clovis, New Mexico: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Deer Lodge, Montana: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Missoula, Montana: Northern Pacific Railway
Sparks, Nevada: Southern Pacific Railroad
South Cle Elum, Washington: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
The Dalles, Oregon: Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Albina (Portland), Oregon: Oregon—Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Ashland, Oregon: Southern Pacific Railroad
Mendota, California: Southern Pacific Railroad
Los Angeles, California: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Barbara, California: Southern Pacific Railroad
Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Railroad
