Roundhouse: (
Satellite, if anything remains, it is completely covered by trees.)
Shops: (
Satellite, track panels are used for emergency repairs, crossing replacement, etc.)
I had duplicate posts, so this one is now for the railyards and
that one is for the museum/depot.
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Rich Shilling posted
Undated Seaboard Air Lines Railroad Roundhouse, Turntable and Yard, Hamlet, North Carolina. NC State Archives. |
Michael Heonis
posted eight photos with the comment: "Updated photos of the Hamlet Yard, June 26, 2022."
E.V. Welton: How busy is this yard now? I am surprised that it has not been closed already. It seems to me to be out of the way. Maybe I am wrong. Someone educate me.
Randall Hampton: E.V. Welton Ever since the SCL merger, it's been in a bad position to serve anything but regional traffic, its current role, but Rocky Mount was too small until recent traffic reductions.
Michael Heonis: I think Hamlet was going down hill when the line north of Raleigh was shut down.
Nick Brill: The turnout facility down the street is still turning out panels daily. Company I work for pulls them out of there at least twice a week if not more. Didn’t know they basically done away with the hump yard.
All the online rumors are true.
Don Wetmore: Hunter Hated Humps.
Randall Hampton: It's more than just that; Hamlet has been in a terrible location ever since SCL put all the traffic on the A line. Trying to get to Florida fast, this is where your schedule goes to die.
This yard is not going to die anytime soon. It handles all the local traffic in and out of the Raleigh area, plus interchange with ACW, A&R, and WSSB / HPT&D. Rocky Mount is too far away for this.
Randall responded again: They handle all the cars to/from the Raleigh / Durham area and points north, as well as interchange traffic with ACW, L&S, A&R, and WSSB.
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