The Oneonta Roundhouse

Book

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Chester Historical Society

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.
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 Roundhouse

Entry/Object ID

chs-013590

Description

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.

Dimensions

Height

28 cm

Width

21.7 cm

Depth

0.6 cm

Dimension Notes

100 pages.

Book Details

Author

Jim Loudon

Publisher

Leatherstocking Railway Historical Society

Date Published

Jan 1, 1993

ISBN

096411190X

Create Date

January 15, 2025

Update Date

July 11, 2026