Surviving Roundhouses and Turntables in Nevada
| Type | Stalls | Year Built | Railroad | Current Use | City | State | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Remains Only | Union Pacific | Union Pacific yard | Caliente | NV | USA | foundation visible | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Southern Pacific | Union Pacific yard | Carlin | NV | USA | faint outline of foundation | ||
| Turntable Only | Nevada State Railroad Museum | Nevada State Railroad Museum | Carson City | NV | USA | |||
| Visual Remains Only | 12 | Union Pacific | Open Field | Imlay | NV | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 8 | 1905 | Tonopah & Goldfield | open field | Millers | NV | USA | turtable pit and roundhouse foundation visible |
| Turntable Only | 8 | 1870 | Virginia & Truckee Railroad | Virginia & Truckee Railroad | Virginia City | NV | USA | 4 stalls later added to for 8 stalls no bridge in turntable pit |
Statistics for Roundhouses in Nevada
- 0 roundhouses that are at least partially intact.
- 2 turntables with or without a roundhouse.
- 2 turntables where a roundhouse may have once existed.
- 4 demolished roundhouses where an aerial view still shows the visual remains.
Maps And Lists of Roundhouses
- Google Map View of all roundhouse / turntable locations in the USA (from this site)
- HRSS Extant Roundhouse Survey (NRHS)
- Significant Extant Railroad Structures
- Surviving roundhouse discussion
- TRAINS Roundhouse list
- All USA Roundhouses in Google Earth KMZ File (created by Brian Berthold, requires Google Earth Pro)
- Open Railway Map of Roundhouses (created by Bruce Haynie, hosted by Joe Jurecka)
Map Resources
- Library of Congress Sanborn Maps
- Historic Aerials
- Historic Map Works
- USGS Historical Topographic Maps
Special thanks to Brian Berthold, Richard Shulby, and Mark Mason who have all worked together to research and locate many of the roundhouse remains shown in this database.
Submit a new roundhouse and/or turntable
Having trouble? Send what you have to me.- In google maps navigate to the roundhouse or turntable.
- Use the 'X' in the google maps search area to clear any search terms.
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- Center the google map view on the turntable or roundhouse.
- Copy the URL from your browser's address bar.
- Paste that URL into the 'mapURL' of this form.