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  1. Delaware & Hudson lives!

    Delaware & Hudson lives!

    Not really, former United States Army engine now working for a tourist shortline where the real DH ran decades ago.
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    • 821 army dh ex-usax s2 states turntable united
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  2. SP&S Turntable, Portland OR

    SP&S Turntable, Portland OR

    BN GP9 1782 sits quietly on a track that once had been enclosed within the SP&S roundhouse in Portland Oregon. Date is circa 1986. Print scan
    • Mascorailbuff
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    • bn-1782 sp&s turntable
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    • Category: Yards
  3. Norden Turntable

    Norden Turntable

    The covered turntable at Norden only lasted to 1993 because it was more expensive to knock down than to maintain. It was last used to turn engines and MoW (snow removal)in the early 1980s. By 1984, the roof was in danger of collapsing and was susquently reinforced by giant timber beams. The...
    • rgcx
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    • donner norden snowshed sp turntable
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  4. Carlton Trail

    Carlton Trail

    • Romet
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    • 1004 1064 derelict roundhouse turntable
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  5. Eola Turntable

    Eola Turntable

    BN 2003, back in 91-92, being turned at Eola on the old turntable on a foggy morning.
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    • 2003 bn emd eola gp20c turntable
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  6. Turntable at Anaconda

    Turntable at Anaconda

    One of the very few turntables left in operation in the US is pictured here in Anaconda, Mt where the Rarus Railway uses it to turn locomotives & cars coming out of their roundhouse onto the right track.
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    • anaconda emd gp7 gp9 montana mt railway rarw raurus roundhouse turntable
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  7. 100\' turntable old 30 stall roundhouse Niles, MI

    100\' turntable old 30 stall roundhouse Niles, MI

    In 1919, plans for the new Niles Yards on the east side of Niles, including a thirty stall roundhouse and a 100\' turntable this is a photo in 2006 of same turntable the roundhouse is now small shops but is still there. This was all part of The Michigan Central Railroad Niles Terminal.
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    • mcgn niles turntable
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    • Category: Yards
  8. MILW Mismatch

    MILW Mismatch

    The MILW turntable at the roundhouse Bellingham WA is just a bit out off level.
    • Ryder P. Moses
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    • milw turntable
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    • Category: Track
  9. SP Turntable

    SP Turntable

    This is the old SP Turntable in Bakersfield, now UP. It looks like they used it not to long ago, the pit as all clean and swept in a perfect circle
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    • bakersfield pacific southern sp turntable union up
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  10. Turning trouble pt.2

    Turning trouble pt.2

    With a chain hooked to the locomotive, driving around the pit gets the job done...
    • eastonj
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    • turntable yard
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  11. Turning trouble pt.1

    Turning trouble pt.1

    The air powered turntable isnt working today. The solution is to the right...
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    • turntable yard
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  12. I go round and round all day long

    I go round and round all day long

    The turntable at the roundhouse in Grapevine...
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    • grapevine tarantula turntable
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  13. Roundhouse at Kongsberg

    Roundhouse at Kongsberg

    Used with permission.
    • greffern
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    • norway roundhouse turntable
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  14. Engineshed at Notodden

    Engineshed at Notodden

    Used with permission.
    • greffern
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    • norway roundhouse turntable
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  15. FarmRail RDC-1 6130

    FarmRail RDC-1 6130

    Farmrail RDC-1 6130 sits on the Turntable in Victoria, coupled to VIA RDC-1 6135, with VIA RDC2m 6148 in the background.
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    • e&n farmrail rdc1 turntable
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    • Category: VIA Rail / Canada
  16. Turntable at Itozaki

    Turntable at Itozaki

    The turntable is very busy and crowded. Itozaki engine house had many engines and operates many trains in 1970. Left: D51594 Center: D51818 Right: C59161
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    • itozaki japan jnr turntable
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    • Category: International Museums and Tourist Railways
  17. It is Not A Fire by the Turntable

    It is Not A Fire by the Turntable

    It's Not a Fire, by the Turntable in the RR Yard in Cheyenne,WY. It's the "Worlds Largest Operating Steam Locomotive" backing on to the Mainline for a run to Houston, TX. for the 2004 SuperBowl!!! January 12,2004 Cheyenne, WY
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    • 3985 challenger cheyenne superbowl turntable wyoming
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  18. Belfast & Moosehead Lake RR's Manual Turntable

    Belfast & Moosehead Lake RR's Manual Turntable

    This is the still operating manual turntable in Belfast Maine that the Belfast and Moosehead Lake RR uses to turn their locomotives. August 2002.
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures



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