Wayne County - 82 - Roundhouses | Enginehouses | Turntables

Dearborn - Greenfield Village RR - 70' hand operated turntable in use. Moved here from Petoskey, MI (Pere Marquette)

Detroit - Detroit Terminal Railroad - Roundhouse and turntable located at their main yard at North Detroit.

Detoit - Michigan Central Livernois Yard - 1st roundhouse and turntable. Became a car shop after 2nd roundhouse was built in early 1900's.

Detroit - Michigan Central Livernois Yard - 2nd (and last) roundhouse and turntable. In place into Conrail era.

Detroit - Pere Marquette 21stStreet - Roundhouse at 12th Street near FSUD with 100' three-bearing, electrically operated. As of 1942.

Plymouth - Pere Marquette - 100' electrically operated turntable. In place as of 1942.

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

Contact Us

Invalid Input

Invalid Input

Invalid Input

Invalid Input

Invalid Input

Invalid Input

 
Email: webmaster@michiganrailroads.com

Social