Surviving Roundhouses and Turntables in Alabama
| Type | Stalls | Year Built | Railroad | Current Use | City | State | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turntable Only | Saint Louis-San Francisco | BNSF yard | Birmingham | AL | USA | still in use | ||
| Roundhouse Only | 25 | 1915 | Alabama Great Southern | Finley Roundhouse | Birmingham | AL | USA | |
| Turntable Only | Southern | Norfolk Southern yard | Birmingham | AL | USA | still in use | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Mobile & Ohio | empty area | Citronelle | AL | USA | Only a turntable existed at this site. The turntable ring is still visible. | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Louisville & Nashville | CSX Oakworth yard | Decatur | AL | USA | only disturbed earth remain | ||
| Visual Remains Only | Louisville & Nashville | parking lot | Gadsden | AL | USA | Turntable ring can be seen. | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 5 | 1990 | Memphis & Charleston | Huntsville Historic Depot and Roundhouse Complex | Huntsville | AL | USA | Original 13-stall Memphis & Charleston roundhouse gone by 1898. This is a recent imitation. |
| Turntable Only | 10 | Louisville & Nashville | CSX railyard | Mobile | AL | USA | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 20 | Western Railway of Alabama | vacant lot | Montgomery | AL | USA | The L&N roundhouse was on the eastern side of Court St. | |
| Visual Remains Only | 9 | Gulf, Mobile & Ohio | vacant lot | Montgomery | AL | USA | concrete floor visible | |
| Visual Remains Only | Southern | commercial area | Sheffield | AL | USA | turntable pit in woods, roundhouse outline in earth visible | ||
| Roundhouse Only | 12 | Louisville & Nashville | CSX Boyles yard | Tarrant | AL | USA | no remaining track, good condition, turntable moved to Summerville, GA 1999 | |
| Visual Remains Only | Gulf, Mobile & Ohio | Alabama Southern yard rail storage | Tuscaloosa | AL | USA | new yard track installed, faint northern side of turntable ring remains | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 3 | 2013 | Tuscumbia Railways | Tuscumbia | AL | USA |
Statistics for Roundhouses in Alabama
- 4 roundhouses that are at least partially intact.
- 5 turntables with or without a roundhouse.
- 3 turntables where a roundhouse may have once existed.
- 7 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.