Thursday, October 23, 2025

Shenandoah, VA: NS/N&W Depot, Railyard and Roundhouse

Depot: (Satellite)
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.
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.
Street View

Another surprise is that tracks have been added to the railyard.
1937/47 Elkton Quad @ 62,500

That was such a surprise, that I got a newer map.
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.
Satellite

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