Surviving Roundhouses and Turntables in Georgia
| Type | Stalls | Year Built | Railroad | Current Use | City | State | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundhouse Only | 4 | Southern | Collier Metals company | Atlanta | GA | USA | no remaining track or turntable, appears unused | |
| Roundhouse Only | 18 | 1911 | Southern | Commercial busninesses | Atlanta | GA | USA | Southern Railway North Avenue Yards |
| Turntable Only | Louisville & Nashville | CSX yard | Atlanta | GA | USA | turntable, concrete floor and several trackways from roundhouse still in use | ||
| Turntable Only | Southern | Norfolk Southern Inman yard | Atlanta | GA | USA | still in use | ||
| Visual Remains Only | abandoned | Hartwell | GA | USA | ||||
| Visual Remains Only | Southern | Norfolk Southern Yard | Macon | GA | USA | |||
| Visual Remains Only | Atlantic Coast Line | CSX Southover yard | Savannah | GA | USA | outline of foundation partially obscured | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 18 | 1926 | Central of Georgia | Georgia State Railroad Museum | Savannah | GA | USA | Original full-circle roundhouse built in 1855. |
| Turntable Only | Central Of Georgia | Dowdy Park tourist attraction | Summerville | GA | USA | used to turn excursion locomotives for Tennessee Valley RR Museum trips | ||
| Turntable Only | Atlantic Coast Line | CSX locomotive shop | Waycross | GA | USA | still in use | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Atlantic Coast Line | CSX yard lawn | Waycross | GA | USA | outline of trackways visible |
Statistics for Roundhouses in Georgia
- 3 roundhouses that are at least partially intact.
- 5 turntables with or without a roundhouse.
- 4 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)
- 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.