Shawnee, OK: Rock Island Roundhouse

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Rick Shilling posted
c1910 Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway Roundhouse,Shops and Yard, Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Terry B. Carlson: I can't find anything in the data base. I looked on Google Earth and can't find any evidence of a RH. I have the 1896 Sanborn Fire Insurance maps and they don't show a RH. They do show the Choctaw Oklahoma & Gulf RR tracks running through town.

Terry B. Carlson commented on Rick's post
This is the Google Earth Imager from 11-11-2022. Sadly, I see no visible evidence of of the RH or TT.
Location: 35°19'31.48" N 96°55'43.34" W

J Mike Wester commented on Terry's Google Earth comment
The only building left is the large building in the middle with the black roof. I believe it was used be Rock Island as a repair shop. You can see multiple entries big enough for rail cars and/or engines that have been bricked over and closed off. The rest appears gone. Area is currently being used by the city for their service area. There are two tracks remaining at the top of the yard that, I’m told is now owned by Union Pacific and leased by AOK (Arkansas Oklahoma). AOK is running grain to Shawnee Mills. AOK yard is visible in top left corner as it is today.

J Mike Wester commented on Terry's comment about an 1896 map
This is a map in the Pottawatomie County Museum and Historical Society that shows the Rock Island Roundhouse and shops. It was eventually moved to El Reno. We had another Roundhouse with the Santa Fe Railroad. The Choctaw was absorbed by the Rock Island. This would be later than 1896.

Dennis DeBruler commented Rick's post
The roundhouse was already removed when this 1955 aerial photo was taken. But you can still see the remnants of the foundation. [ARA001480020342]

J Mike Wester posted
Rock Island train yard, Round House, and Depot in Shawnee Oklahoma. 
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J Mike Wester: The Rock Island Passenger Depot is at the top center of picture.