Surviving Roundhouses and Turntables in Tennessee
| Type | Stalls | Year Built | Railroad | Current Use | City | State | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundhouse Only | 17 | 1925 | Nashville, Chattanooga, and St Louis | CSX yard, Abandoned | Bruceton | TN | USA | Roundhouse demolished on 4/9/2019 |
| Turntable Only | 1937 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific | stored | Chattanooga | TN | USA | 1937 110 foot, 432 ton Bethleham Steel turntable from Bensenville, IL. Turntable moved to Silvis, IL in 2022. Moved again in 2024 to the TVRM. Exact location unknown. | |
| Turntable Only | Southern | Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Soule Shops | Chattanooga | TN | USA | Turntable originally used by Central of Georgia from Cedartown, GA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Gulf, Mobile & Ohio | Business | Jackson | TN | USA | Faint pit lines seen in trees | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 20 | Illinois Central | vacant lot | Jackson | TN | USA | Foundation visible, undergrowth beginning. Is that a steam crane abandoned near by? | |
| Visual Remains Only | Louisville & Nashville | CSX yard | Knoxville | TN | USA | 3 trackways used for railcar wheelset storage | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 16 | Southern | Norfolk Southern yard | Knoxville | TN | USA | still in use | |
| Turntable Only | 1956 | Saint Louis-San Francisco | BNSF yard | Memphis | TN | USA | Never had a roundhouse | |
| Turntable Only | 20 | Memphis & State Line | Canadian National Harrison Yard | Memphis | TN | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Yazoo & Mississippi Valley | woods | Memphis | TN | USA | foundation in woods | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 27 | L&N | CSX Locomotive Shop | Nashville | TN | USA |
Statistics for Roundhouses in Tennessee
- 3 roundhouses that are at least partially intact.
- 6 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.
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