Surviving Roundhouses and Turntables in Maine
| Type | Stalls | Year Built | Railroad | Current Use | City | State | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turntable Only | Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington | Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington museum | Alna | ME | USA | tourist RR, 2 foot gauge | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Maine Central | vacant lot | Bingham | ME | USA | turntable ring visible, for end of line turning | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Canadian Pacific | Central Maine and Quebec yard | Brownville | ME | USA | foundation visible | ||
| Roundhouse Only | 8 | Maine Central | warehouse | Calais | ME | USA | no turntable nor tracks, appears intact | |
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 5 | Bangor & Aroostook RR | abandoned? | Caribou | ME | USA | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 8 | Bangor & Aroostook RR | railroad yard | Derby | ME | USA | ||
| Roundhouse Only | 13 | Bangor & Aroostook | Bangor Hermon Railyard Storage | Hermon | ME | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Bangor & Aroostook RR | demolished | Houlton | ME | USA | |||
| Visual Remains Only | Bangor & Aroostook | vacant lot | Lagrange | ME | USA | turntable ring and foundation outline visible | ||
| Roundhouse Only | 3 | 1910 | Bangor & Aroostook | yard | Millinocket | ME | USA | |
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 8 | Bangor & Aroostook | Central Maine and Quebec yard | Milo | ME | USA | still in use | |
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 8 | Sandy River | Sandy River and Rangely Lakes | Phillips | ME | USA | ||
| Roundhouse Only | 18 | Grand Trunk | Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices | Portland | ME | USA | tracks long gone, building renovated for offices | |
| Visual Remains Only | 22 | Portland Terminal Company | Pan Am yard | Portland | ME | USA | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 5 | Maine Central | Central Maine and Quebec yard | Rockland | ME | USA | still in use, good condition | |
| Roundhouse Only | 7 | Maine Central | Pan Am yard | Rumford | ME | USA | roof in poor condition, turntable gone | |
| Turntable Only | Bangor & Aroostook | wooded lot | Saint Francis | ME | USA | turntable in disrepair, no tracks, for end of the line turning | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Boston & Maine | roadside historical preservation with marker | South Berwick | ME | USA | turntable pit constructed with large stone blocks, no bridge nor tracks | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Maine Central | New Brunswick Southern yard | Vanceboro | ME | USA | foundation visible, short remnants of wall still standing | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 1910 | Maine Central | railroad yard | Waterville | ME | USA |
Statistics for Roundhouses in Maine
- 11 roundhouses that are at least partially intact.
- 8 turntables with or without a roundhouse.
- 2 turntables where a roundhouse may have once existed.
- 7 demolished roundhouses where an aerial view still shows the visual remains.
Resources
- Google Map View
- Significant Extant Railroad Structures
- Surviving roundhouse discussion
- TRAINS Roundhouse list
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