Surviving Roundhouses and Turntables in Maryland
| Type | Stalls | Year Built | Railroad | Current Use | City | State | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 22 | 1884 | Baltimore & Ohio | B&O Railroad Museum | Baltimore | MD | USA | |
| Turntable Only | Baltimore & Ohio | MARC yard | Baltimore | MD | USA | turntable still in use, rail access to CSX and MARC yard | ||
| Roundhouse Only | 16 | 1910 | Maryland & Pennsylvania | Maryland Department of Transportation | Baltimore | MD | USA | no turntable or tracks, some roof damage |
| Visual Remains Only | 31 | 1910 | Pennsylvania | Vacant lot | Baltimore | MD | USA | Orangeville Roundhouse |
| Turntable Only | Baltimore & Ohio | CSX yard | Brunswick | MD | USA | Second roundhouse at this site. Demolished in 1995/1996. | ||
| Roundhouse and Turntable | 30 | 1892 | Baltimore & Ohio | CSX yard | Cumberland | MD | USA | 10 stalls remain |
| Turntable Only | 1 | Baltimore & Ohio | B&O Ellicott City Station Museum | Ellicott City | MD | USA | One-stall enginehouse | |
| Turntable Only | Western Maryland | Thrasher Carriage Museum | Frostbrug | MD | USA | sitll in use | ||
| Visual Remains Only | 5 | Cumberland Valley | abandoned lot | Hagerstown | MD | USA | No turntable was used at this roundhouse. | |
| Visual Remains Only | 25 | 1914 | Western Maryland | Vacant lot | Hagerstown | MD | USA | 115 foot turntable, razed in 1999. |
| Visual Remains Only | Pennsylvania Railroad | Park | Perryville | MD | USA | Outline of turntable pit and two stalls can be seen. |
Statistics for Roundhouses in Maryland
- 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.
- 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.