Surviving Roundhouses and Turntables in Connecticut
| Type | Stalls | Year Built | Railroad | Current Use | City | State | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turntable Only | New York, New Haven & Hartford | Metro North RR yard | Danbury | CT | USA | appears operable | ||
| Visual Remains Only | New York, New Haven & Hartford | Providence and Worcester yard storage | New Haven | CT | USA | outer foundation visible next to river, this is the southern of two adjacent roundhouses | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 42 | New Haven | Storage yard | New Haven | CT | USA | ||
| Roundhouse Only | 1868 | Norwich & Worcester | Three Brothers Appliances | Norwich | CT | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 6 | 1871 | Connecticut Valley Railroad | Fort Saybrook Monument Park | Old Saybrook | CT | USA | |
| Roundhouse Only | 3 | New York, New Haven & Hartford | Business | Putman | CT | USA | Built pre-1887 | |
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 6 | 2000 | Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum | Willimantic | CT | USA | Replica of 1892 Columbia Junction roundhouse. |
Statistics for Roundhouses in Connecticut
- 3 roundhouses that are at least partially intact.
- 2 turntables with or without a roundhouse.
- 1 turntables where a roundhouse may have once existed.
- 3 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
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.
- Make sure your map is not rotated or in 3D mode.
- 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.