Surviving Roundhouses and Turntables in New Hampshire
| Type | Stalls | Year Built | Railroad | Current Use | City | State | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundhouse Only | 4 | 1873 | Portland & Ogdensburg | The Bartlett Roundhouse Preservation Society | Bartlett | NH | USA | wooden construction, preservation ongoing |
| Turntable Only | Boston & Maine | Pan Am yard | Concord | NH | USA | turntable in ruins, very little trace of roundhouse, tracks taken up | ||
| Roundhouse Only | 6 | 1919 | Boston & Maine | Salmon Falls Stoneware store | Dover | NH | USA | turntable and tracks removed, converted into retail store |
| Visual Remains Only | 5 | Northern Railroad | Tourist Attraction | Franklin | NH | USA | turntable pit on display | |
| Roundhouse Only | 16 | Cheshire | The Center at Colony Mills | Keene | NH | USA | Turntable moved to Wakefield. | |
| Roundhouse Only | 11 | Boston & Maine | Defelice company, building for sale | Nashua | NH | USA | Left half of building is one stall of old roundhouse | |
| Visual Remains Only | Boston & Maine | woods | Newbury | NH | USA | Turntable pit obscured by trees. | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Boston & Maine | Rockingham Junction | Newfields | NH | USA | Turntable pit is in the trees. Not sure if roundhouse ever existed. | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 4 | 1874 | Portsmouth, Great Falls & Conway | Conway Scenic Railroad | North Conway | NH | USA | 85 foot turntable |
| Visual Remains Only | Maine Central | trees | North Conway | NH | USA | 40 foot turntable pit is in the trees. Not sure if roundhouse ever existed. | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Maine Central | Abandoned | North Stratford | NH | USA | Turntable and pit disassembled and moved to Passumpsic, VT. | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 6 | Boston & Maine | Green Mountain Railroad Shops | North Walpole | NH | USA | Former home of Steamtown USA | |
| Turntable Only | 3 | Boston & Maine | Abandoned | Portsmouth | NH | USA | in ruins, track taken up | |
| Turntable Only | Boston & Maine | Park | Wakefield | NH | USA | Turntable from Keene, NH. | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 15 | 1890 | Boston & Maine | Westboro Roundhouse and Engine Terminal | West Lebanon | NH | USA | Completely demolished in 2022. |
Statistics for Roundhouses in New Hampshire
- 6 roundhouses that are at least partially intact.
- 5 turntables with or without a roundhouse.
- 3 turntables where a roundhouse may have once existed.
- 6 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.