Question: Largest Roundhouse in the World
From: "Steve and Mary Ann" smg990@wilbernet.net
... I ... have a question about the largest roundhouse in the world. The CPRR stated that the largest roundhouse in the world is in Sparks, Nevada. It was only a 40 bay roundhouse. There was one in Oneonta, NY that had 52 bays, was 400' in diameter and had a 75' roundtable.
Is the information on the CPRR site correct?
Claims of "World's Largest Roundhouse" –
Sparks, Nevada, 1904-1905 (CPRR); ?largest 1905-1906
Oneonta, New York, 1906 (Delaware & Hudson RR); largest 1906-?1915
Altoona, Pennsylvania, (Pennsylvania RR); largest ?dates
"Work on the oldest section of the Altoona Roundouse began in the early 1880s, with a major expansion built in 1913 and a third in 1947."
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 8:52 PM
2 Comments:
I can't speak to the accuracy of the claim – but if it was ever true it likely would only have been so at the time the roundhouse was built – about 1905.
and even then one would have to define just what characteristic was being compared. It is sort of like the largest locomotive in the world – it all depends on which measurement you are using.
Kyle K. Wyatt
Curator of History & Technology
California State Railroad Museum
111 "I" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
My work address is: kwyatt@parks.ca.gov
My personal address is: kylewyatt@aol.com
What about the Delaware and Hudson?
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