Surviving Roundhouses and Turntables in Texas
| Type | Stalls | Year Built | Railroad | Current Use | City | State | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turntable Only | 28 | Atcheson, Topeka & Santa Fe | BNSF Yard | Amarillo | TX | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 12 | Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf | Vacant | Amarillo | TX | USA | Fan Stall lines can be seen in cement built after 1911 razed by 1953 | |
| Roundhouse Only | 14 | Fort Worth & Denver | warehouse | Amarillo | TX | USA | no turntable, no track access | |
| Visual Remains Only | 12 | Texas & Pacific | open lot | Baird | TX | USA | Foundation with pits visible between building and brush | |
| Visual Remains Only | 14 | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe | abandoned rail yard | Bellville | TX | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 23 | Texas & Pacific | Big Spring Rail yard | Big Spring | TX | USA | foundation floor visible | |
| Visual Remains Only | Texas & Pacific | vacant lot | Bonham | TX | USA | turntable pit and outline of roundhouse tracks visible | ||
| Visual Remains Only | wooded area | Breckenridge | TX | USA | Turntable pit remains | |||
| Visual Remains Only | St, Louis, Brownsville & Mexico | Field | Brownsville | TX | USA | Single stall pit can be seen | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 12 | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe | BNSF Yard | Brownwood | TX | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 15 | Fort Worth & Denver | BNDF Yard | Childress | TX | USA | ||
| Turntable Only | 37 | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | Greenbrier Rail Services | Cleburne | TX | USA | Roundhouse foundation still clearly visible. | |
| Visual Remains Only | 16 | Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific | Union Pacific yard | Dalhart | TX | USA | concrete floor intact | |
| Visual Remains Only | 12 | Texas & New Orleans | Union Pacific yard | Del Rio | TX | USA | concrete floor visible | |
| Visual Remains Only | 32 | MKT | Field | Denison | TX | USA | Foundation only visible if compared to an historic view. | |
| Visual Remains Only | 21 | Missouri Kansas & Texas | Union Pacific Yard | Denison | TX | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 10 | Huouston & Texas Central | vacant lot | Denison | TX | USA | faint outline of foundation | |
| Visual Remains Only | St. Louis-San Francisco | bush land | Dublin | TX | USA | Turntable ring in brush. Roundhouse cancelled. | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Texas & Pacific | field | Eastland | TX | USA | Turntable pit still exists | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe | field | Eden | TX | USA | Stall foundations still visible | ||
| Turntable Only | 8 | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | BNSF Yard | El Paso | TX | USA | turntable still in use | |
| Visual Remains Only | 31 | El Paso & Southwestern | Open Lot | El Paso | TX | USA | Eastern side of foundation with pits visible. | |
| Visual Remains Only | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | Union Pacific yard | El Paso | TX | USA | outline of foundation visible | ||
| Turntable Only | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | Union Pacific Yard | El Paso | TX | USA | May be from the nearby Southern Pacific roundhouse that was recently demolished. | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 15 | Southern Pacific | Union Pacific Yard | Ennis | TX | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | South Orient Rail Line yard | Fort Stockton | TX | USA | outline of turntable pit only | ||
| Turntable Only | 1995 | Fort Worth Stockyards Turntable | historical landmark | Fort Worth | TX | USA | From the Saginaw yard north of Fort Worth. | |
| Visual Remains Only | 6 | International & Great Northern | private lot | Fort Worth | TX | USA | Foundation is very faint in grass | |
| Turntable Only | 28 | Texas & Pacific | Union Pacific Davidson yard | Fort Worth | TX | USA | turntable still in use | |
| Visual Remains Only | 11 | Fort Worth & Denver | vacant field | Fort Worth | TX | USA | Roundhouse fountation under trees. | |
| Visual Remains Only | 12 | Missouri Kansas & Texas | vacant lot | Fort Worth | TX | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe | BNSF yard | Gainesville | TX | USA | faint outline of foundation | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 14 | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | yard | Galveston | TX | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 16 | Galveston, Houston & Henderson | yard | Galveston | TX | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 5 | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | vacant lot | Goldwaite | TX | USA | foundation visible | |
| Turntable Only | Fort Worth & Western Railroad | Grapevine Vintage Railroad | Grapevine | TX | USA | operational used in excursions | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway of Texas | vacant lot | Hamlin | TX | USA | faint outline of foundation | ||
| Turntable Only | Huston, Belt & Terminal | BNSF and Union Pacif | Houston | TX | USA | Parts of roundhouse foundation are still visble; complex shared with BNSF and UP | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 12 | St, Louis, Brownsville & Mexico | Field | Kingsville | TX | USA | Rear wall foundation of Roundhouse visible | |
| Visual Remains Only | 3 | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | BNSF yard | Lomenta | TX | USA | 3 stalls of roundhouse are visible | |
| Visual Remains Only | Texas & Pacific | Union Pacific yard | Longview | TX | USA | faint outline of foundation | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 19 | Texas & Pacific | trees | Marshall | TX | USA | Pits visible in trees | |
| Visual Remains Only | 10 | International & Great Northern | field | Mart | TX | USA | Pits visible in brush | |
| Turntable Only | 1981 | Frisco | Texas State Railroad | Maydelle | TX | USA | Built in 1890 by SLSF in Paris, TX with 6 stalls. Used in seasonal excursions | |
| Visual Remains Only | Moscow, Camden & San Augustine | Lincoln Lumber | Moscow | TX | USA | No evidence has been found to confirm the existance of a roundhouse or turntable at this location. | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 1913 | San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf | field | Pleasanton | TX | USA | Turntable ring in brush | |
| Visual Remains Only | 6 | Quanah Acme & Pacific | Storage yard | Quanah | TX | USA | Rear foundation wall visible | |
| Visual Remains Only | 10 | Kansas City, Mexico & Orient | Vacant lot | San Angelo | TX | USA | ||
| Turntable Only | 24 | Southern Pacific | BNSF Yard | San Antonio | TX | USA | Boiler explosion happened here on March 18, 1912. Roundhouse foundation can be seen to the east of the turntable. | |
| Visual Remains Only | Southern Pacific | empty land | Sanderson | TX | USA | Turntable pit filled in. No roundhouse stalls visible. | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 16 | St. Louis-San Francisco | railroad property | Sherman | TX | USA | Pits visible | |
| Turntable Only | 20 | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe | BNSF yard | Silsbee | TX | USA | turntable still in use | |
| Visual Remains Only | 18 | Santa Fe | near rail yard | Slaton | TX | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 12 | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe | BNSF yard | Somerville | TX | USA | faint outline of foundation | |
| Visual Remains Only | Wichita Valley | storage yard | Stamford | TX | USA | Turntable ring visible | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 9 | International & Great Northern | private land | Taylor | TX | USA | Turntable ring visible. Concrete with wood post consuction. 80 foot turntable. | |
| Visual Remains Only | 10 | Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific | BNSF yard | Teague | TX | USA | outline of foundation | |
| Visual Remains Only | 30 | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | BNSF locomotive repair yard | Temple | TX | USA | foundation outline visible | |
| Roundhouse Only | 16 | Saint Louis Southwestern | incorporated into industrial commercial area | Texarkana | TX | USA | turntable gone | |
| Visual Remains Only | 8 | Texas Pacific | Railroad Property | Texarkana | TX | USA | southern Foundation can bee seen | |
| Roundhouse Only | 3 | Fort Worth & Denver | Tri State Recycling | Texline | TX | USA | newer building built over the top of a portion of roundhouse and attached shop | |
| Visual Remains Only | 10 | 1880 | Field | Toyah | TX | USA | Rear foundation wall visible | |
| Visual Remains Only | 20 | Saint Louis Southwestern | Union Pacific yard | Tyler | TX | USA | concrete floor visible | |
| Visual Remains Only | 9 | Southern Pacific | vacant lot | Victoria | TX | USA | outline of foundation | |
| Visual Remains Only | Saint Louis Southwestern | vacant lot | Waco | TX | USA | faint outline of foundation | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 1880 | Missouri-Kansas-Texas | someones back yard | Walnut Springs | TX | USA | Abandoned in 1935. Stall foundations can be seen in grass. | |
| Visual Remains Only | 10 | Fort Worth & Denver | BNSF yard storage pad | Wichita Falls | TX | USA | concrete floor visible | |
| Visual Remains Only | 8 | Missouri Kansas Texas | Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway yard | Wichita Falls | TX | USA | outline of foundation |
Statistics for Roundhouses in Texas
- 3 roundhouses that are at least partially intact.
- 11 turntables with or without a roundhouse.
- 11 turntables where a roundhouse may have once existed.
- 54 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)
- For submissions or corrections send email to Brian Berthold with location information. Please provide sources when possible.
- Open Railway Map of Roundhouses (created by Bruce Haynie, hosted by Joe Jurecka)
- Kansas Roundhouses
Map Resources
- Library of Congress Sanborn Maps | Maps index by state | Maps index by state | Illinois
- 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
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