The Oneonta Roundhouse
The Oneonta Roundhouse
This image shows the cover of a book titled "The Oneonta Roundhouse" by Jim Loudon, featuring a black and white aerial photograph of a roundhouse structure surrounded by rail tracks and a train yard, set in a rural area with trees and hills visible in the background, conveying a historical and industrial theme, with bold black lettering in a vintage style accentuating the historical significance and architectural interest of the Oneonta Roundhouse, a notable aspect of railway history.
Name/Title
The Oneonta RoundhouseEntry/Object ID
chs-013590Description
The Oneonta Roundhouse provides the definitive account of the birth, life, and death of the world's largest railroad roundhouse, built in the early 1900s in Oneonta, New York. Jim Loudon, a founding member of the Leatherstocking Railway Historical Society, describes in detail the earlier roundhouses built on the site by the Delaware & Hudson Railroad, and how the company's rapid growth led to the turntable's expansion. He provides specific information about the background politics and the construction of the primary roundhouse, and the improvements made to the monumental building over the years.Collection
Gretchen Behl Collection.Category
Railroads