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| Tom Carter posted
When built in 1911, the Pere Marquette roundhouse in Wyoming, Michigan, formed a full circle with 42 stalls, with only the entranceway to the turntable not covered. The C&O inherited it in 1947, and by the time I took this photo in July of 1978, nearly half the stalls had been removed, as by then they had other more modern diesel shops on the property. Just imagine standing right here in the heyday of steam, surrounded by the sounds and smells of a roundhouse full of steam locomotives, the very locomotives that left the grime and soot we see in this photo.
By the mid ’80s the entire roundhouse was gone, with only its outline remaining. In fact, you can still see the outline on Google Maps
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| Myron R. Wernett posted C&O Rwy Photo, C&OHS 1989 Calendar: "Pere Marquette Berkshire No. 1221 arrives at Wyoming Yard, Grand Rapids, Michigan, in September 1943 with a solid train of oil tanks; most oil moved by train during WWII because of the German U-Boat threat Coastwise on all shipping." |
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| Dave Mahaney posted Here is a scan of a photo I took at the Wyoming, MI diesel house. Not sure on the date. You never knew what parked there from day to day. Timothy Yarnall Sr.: Huge operation at one time. Walked through power house after it was shut down waiting to be razed in 91, unbelievable how big and complex it was. |
Wyoming Rail Yard Near the end of that web page there are several aerial photos of the yard, all of which include the roundhouse.
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