Harrisburg, PA: Pennsy Roundhouses, Backshop, etc. c1935 and Amtrak/Pennsy Depot

Roundhouse: (Satellite, a 1968 aerial photo shows a roundhouse in what is now the bulge in a container storage yard. In 1968 it was half of the roundhouse on the right in the photo.)

Charles Westberry IV updated from DauphinCountyHistory

Jose Vicente Sendin also posted

Pennsylvania Railroad yards in Harrisburg was captured by aerial photographer Samuel Kuhnert. The Pennsylvania Railroad was chartered in 1846 to build a railroad line from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh. 100 years later it had a payroll of a half billion dollars and employed 156,000 people, down from its peak employment of 279,000 people in 1920. The roundhouses pictured here are located north of the State Capitol between 7th Street and Cameron Street.

Author: Dennis Espindola Sr.

The DauphinCountyHistory link is worth clicking.

Steven J. Brown posted
Amtrak P42DC’s 107 and 108 (built 1997) at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - January 19, 1999.
Steven J. Brown shared

Dennis DeBruler commented on Steven's post
A train station that still has its sheds is worth finding.
 https://maps.app.goo.gl/N7ggMi31m9PQhZiq6

Robert Wilson uploaded four photos of the station taken in Jun 2023 in the comments on Seven's share.

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The roundhouse is at the top-center and the station is near the bottom-right.

1947 Harrisburg West Quad @ 24,000

Bonus

Roger H Mitchell posted three photos with the comment:

Inside state interlocking at Harrisburg pa.

Closed in 2016.

I remembered back when it was open and working

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