More about the B&O in Garrett, IN, is
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3rd of 6 posted by Marty Bernard
Garrrett, IN Depot, 1989, Karl Miller photo.
1st of 6 posted by Marty Bernard
CSX Garrett, IN depot in May 1989, Karl Miller photo.
David L White: Looks like there's some grips setting on the benches, crews waiting for their train to show up. |
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Thomas Bowers posted
Garrett, Ind 1981
Raymond Shields: At this time I was the road foreman at Willard and got to run this engine. |
I cannot reconcile this photo with a 1951 aerial photo because in the photo there is a street, not a track on the backside of the roundhouse.
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Scott Griffith posted
One for the Garrett guys |
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Scott Griffith posted
know not B&OCT but Garret roadhouse , some of us worked out there.
My Dad always said that the reason he never went on the road was because he had my Mom here near East Chicago and then he would need a girlfriend out east. Two women would be just to hard to juggle..... |
Michael Gentis
posted two photos with the comment: "
Payday at the roundhouse and workers at the cinder pit B&O shops Garrett, IN. Ca. 1920."
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Richard Shulby commented on Michael's post
Apparently the "old" or 1st roundhouse. Here's a postcard of the "new" roundhouse presumably from 1915- design details would support that date range. The old one was apparently just west of the new one, per an index map (no detail) on an 1895 Sanborn map. Thanks for posting! |
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| 1957 Garrett Quadrangle @ 1:24,000 |
Michael Gentis
posted two photos with the comment: "
The original roundhouse at the B&O shops Garrett, IN. The second depicts the aftermath of a fire at the second roundhouse and turntable 1961."
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Your information is not quite accurate the roundhouse was said to be expanded around from 21 stalls to 32 in 1918 said in newspaper to be largest on b and I and then in 1933 cut down to 18 stalls most but one stall used for inspection was demolished that was completed Jan 23 1964 the debris was burned and it caused a power pole to catch fire and fire dept had to be called as well the newspaper that day stayed at one time had a 200 ton locomotive lift from whitting Corp for changing wheels faster then using drop pit the picture of it was used in railway age magazine in 1924 or so I believe it was on the last stall the newspaper said in 1918 when expansions announced
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