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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Ed McGlynn writes:
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> Sure there's roundhouses still in use! About two hours south of LUCNY in
> Scanton, PA:
> http://www.speakeasy.org/~cwebster/steamtown/steamtown.html
> http://www.steamlocomotive.com/pennsy/steamtown/
> (they keep diesels out of the bays)
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> I've taken tours of that particular roundhouse several times, and it's
> immense. It's a real working piece of American railroading history, and I
> highly recommend it.
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> There's also a small wooden roundhouse I've visited in Jamestown, CA at
> Railtown 1897:
> http://www.csrmf.org/railtown/doc.asp?id=288
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> ...The tour guides there tried to tell me that this was the only working
> roundhouse in America. I politely nodded and acknowledged their puny wooden
> contraption...but I'd alreay seem Steamtown's. What a difference!
>
> Anyway, just thought I'd contribute that at this point.
> Ed
Thanks for the links Ed!
This one is really impressing:
http://www.speakeasy.org/~cwebster/steamtown/outside2.jpg
Great to see some real designs. Most roundhouses I know are from model
railroaders...
So far I have only seen one in real live (just 30km away from here, but no
longer in use).
Regards,
Ben
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