Thursday, July 3, 2025

Cleveland, OH: 1910 Newburgh & South Shore Roundhouse and Marcelline Railyard

Roundhouse: (Satellite)
Railyard: (Satellite, most of the tracks have been removed to make a transloading facility.)

Doug Nelson posted
41°26'40"N 81°38'21"W located east side of Cleveland Ohio

At least the turntable is marked.
1953/55 Cleveland South Quad @ 24,000

"Newburgh & South Shore Railroad (NSR) operates in the heart of Cleveland’s interstate highway system. NSR was originally built as one of several railroads in Ohio to serve U.S. Steel’s Cleveland area steel mills. With acres of improved industrial property in the heart of Cleveland’s interstate highway system, NSR is poised for continued growth." [omnitrax]

"By 1927 the N&SS operated 32 locomotives. It introduced its first diesel locomotive in 1939, and in 1947 retired its remaining Baldwin locomotives, becoming the first Ohio railroad to abandon steam completely." [case]

ClevelandMemory

1 of 12 drone shots posted by Taco Slayer Aerial Urban Exploration & Community Activism 
That is the Roundhouse and Turntable of the Newburgh & South Shore Railroad. It was built around 1910 by the Newburgh & South Shore and is still owned and used daily by the same railroad, the rail system is currently operated by OmniTRAX.

On September 14, 2023, the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) approved a grant to Newburgh & South Shore Railroad (NSR) for assistance with its yard rehabilitation project in Cuyahoga Heights. A grant up to $1,247,032, matched by NSR at $1,247,030 for a total project cost of $2,494,062, will have funding split between two state fiscal years.  Fifty percent of the total grant (up to $623,516) will be budgeted in the current 2024 Fiscal Year, and the remaining balance (up to $623,516) will be budgeted in Fiscal Year 2025.

The project scope involves the replacement of 3,580 crossties, ballast distribution, and track surfacing in the yard. Additionally, seven turnouts and 1,267 feet of rail that are past their useful lifespan will be replaced. The project is intended to achieve a “state of good repair” in Marcelline Yard to help ensure that NSR’s customers continue to receive timely service.  In addition, these improvements support other investments in NSR’s infrastructure that will be able to operate more efficiently with the up-to-date infrastructure as a result.


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