by atsf sp
There is a map on the floor of the library near Beacon Park and it shows that the yard had two turntables with two roundhouses. I would place this in the 20s or 30s.
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rrr wrote:can anyone come up with a list of existing new hampshire roundhouses--I think I got quite a few. just wondering if I missed anyI think this is all of them... anyone have additions or corrections?
-Russ
trainsinmaine wrote:The roundhouse for the Boston & Albany's "Rabbit Road" still stands in Athol, Massachusetts. I believe it has five stalls. I'm told it's in very good condition, though I have never walked in to see it. There is no direct road access. A stump of the railroad still exists as well, about two-tenths of a mile long. All of this is pretty remarkable, given that the line was abandoned in 1935.There's a 3 stall roundhouse here N 42.58894 W 72.23523.
Thanks Matt---So I take it the Manchester roundhouse has been demolished right?Most of the former B&M yard property in Manchester now houses the New Hampshire Fisher Cats minor league baseball stadium and an adjoining hotel. The yard was cleared out for construction about ten years ago, and my recollection is that the roundhouse was gone before that. A couple yard tracks are left along with the shell of the old Manchester tower.
bm1838 wrote:A eight stall Roundhouse existed in Sanbornville, NH at the juction of the Conway and Wolfeboro Branch. Only the turntable remains today but the foundation is still visable. It burned sometime around 1910-1912...
Cory F.