Railyard: (Satellite)
Roundhouse: (Satellite)
My first surprise was that NS is still using the depot. My second surprise is that they are doing maintenance on the building. It looks like there are at least six locomotives on a train.
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| Street View, could not find the date |
This shows that all of the above locomotives may not be on a train. Some may be parked in the railyard.
Barry Trogu posted three photos with the comment:
Shenandoah, VA station on the Shenandoah Valley mainline in September 1998.GE U23B #3946, a former Southern Rwy unit & high nose SD40-2 #3269 sit at the Shenandoah station in September 1998.Another view of the Shenandoah station on rainy day in August 1984.
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In fact, three locomotives are parked in the railyard.
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Another surprise is that tracks have been added to the railyard.
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| 1937/47 Elkton Quad @ 62,500 |
That was such a surprise, that I got a newer map.
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| 1965 Elkton West and East Quads @ 24,000 |
The 1937 topo map taught me to look for remnants of the roundhouse. We can even see some of the turntable retainer wall. I wonder why the center stalls are overgrown so much, but not the end stalls.
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| Jim Allen posted More from the long gone N&W Shenandoah Shops and yard. Shenandoah VA. Notice the massive air handlers on the roof. |
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| Jim Allen posted N&W railway mid-fifties Shenandoah VA Machine Shop interior photo. You can zoom way in on this one. I did have to pay for this image. Jim Allen shared I purchased this image by making a donation to the Norfolk and Western Historical Society. This machine shop building appeared to be attached to the left side of the roundhouse. Notice the floor appears to be dirt. The walls are painted brick for better lighting I assume. This is the same thing that I did in my ho roundhouse. Eric Stauch: a dirt floor would make sense: machine oil spillings easier to clean up. Dennis DeBruler: Eric Stauch I heard that a dirt floor was used so that if a heavy part was dropped, neither the part nor the floor would be damaged. The CB&Q roundhouse in Aurora, IL, had concrete floors except for the back room that had forging equipment. Eric Stauch: good point! TWO good reasons for a dirt floor! I think we're BOTH right! Richard Heinicke: Dennis DeBruler when i worked for CSX as a Blacksmith in GrandRapids Mich - my floor was all dirt-- except for a place that hi-lows were suppose to drive through to get parts- like couplers i had to straighten and hand grabs i had to made that were to hot to handel |
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| Richard Shulby commented on Jim's share The 2nd roundhouse in that location was built for the N&W in 1916, replacing a c1881 roundhouse for the Shenandoah Valley RR in that location. The N&W roundhouse originally had 18 stalls, reduced to 11 by 1957, and razed within a year after that. Attached is a 1919 photo showing the new 115' turntable, photographer unknown, Roanoke Public Libraries collection.. |
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| Jim Allen posted More from Shenandoah VA. |
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| Jim Allen posted More from the Shenandoah VA. Roundhouse and Shops. I am guessing this photo is 100 years old as the roundhouse has the older roof. You can drill down into this image. What is the little white building, a caboose shack? |
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| Jim Allen posted Apparently, the shops were dismantled and rebuilt in Ashville West Va. There is no mistaking the huge air handlers on the roof tops in either state. |
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| Comments on Jim's post (URL) |
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| Jim Allen posted Can someone tell what the fairly large pipes are either coming or going from the roundhouse? One school of thought is for air? Thanks! Mid to late 1950s N&Ws Shenandoah Roundhouse, shops, and yard. Jeff Hill: I would think it was an air line. Doesn't look insulated and when a steam line is in a pipe rack, it has to have a sliding shoe welded to the pipe for expansion and steam hammering. |
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