Surviving Roundhouses and Turntables in Vermont
| Type | Stalls | Year Built | Railroad | Current Use | City | State | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Remains Only | Central Vermont Railroad | grass | Bellows Falls | VT | USA | Rear of roundhouse foundation visible | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 7 | Rutland | Vermont Railway | Burlington | VT | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 20 | Grand Trunk | Saint Lawrence and Atlantic yard storage | Island Pond | VT | USA | outline of foundation visible in surface | |
| Visual Remains Only | 18 | Canadian Pacific | vacant lot | Lyndonville | VT | USA | faint outline of foundation in grass | |
| Turntable Only | Montpelier & Wells River | Turntable Park | Montpelier | VT | USA | |||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 21 | Boston & Maine | Central Maine and Quebec yard | Newport | VT | USA | 6 stalls remain. Tracks disconnected, deteriorating | |
| Roundhouse Only | 3 | White River | park area | Rochester | VT | USA | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 24 | Central Vermont | New England Central yard | Saint Albans | VT | USA | still in use, good condition, original size | |
| Turntable Only | 15 | Portland, St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain | Washington County RR yard, Vermont Railway | Saint Johnsbury | VT | USA | Four stall foundations on northeast side visible. | |
| Visual Remains Only | Maine Central | woods | South Lunenburg | VT | USA | Foundation can be seen through the grass | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 8 | St Johnsbury & Lamoille County | Swanton Historical Society | Swanton | VT | USA | Pit ring and stall foundations are clearly seen. | |
| Roundhouse Only | 8 | Central Vermont | RSD Leasing | White River Junction | VT | USA | Roundhouse rebuilt after fire. | |
| Visual Remains Only | Woodstock RR | lawn | Woodstock | VT | USA | turntable pit visible, no roundhouse, for end of line turning |
Statistics for Roundhouses in Vermont
- 5 roundhouses that are at least partially intact.
- 5 turntables with or without a roundhouse.
- 2 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.