Sunday, November 3, 2024

Columbus, MS: 1887 Columbus & Greenville Roundhouse

(Satellite)

Looking from the north.
Street View, Mar 2024

Looking from the south.
Street View, Mar 2024

Thomas E Lucas commented on a Jeff Frost post
This 60-inch wheel lathe was built in the late 1800s and is still in use today on diesel traction wheels toady. It's found in the C&G RR shops in Columbus MS along with other machinery of the same era. The shop is attached to the 1887 roundhouse.
 
Satellite

The east/west route on the south side of town was the GM&O.
1960/61 Caledonia and Columbus Quads @ 62,500

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