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- "Old Charles River" Locomotive, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1881 - Railroad workers posed with a 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive for this photograph taken in Massachusetts in 1881. The locomotive sat in front of a two-stall engine shed. "Roundhouse" became the common name on American railroads for any building in which locomotives were serviced and maintained -- whether the building was round or not.
- 1881
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"Old Charles River" Locomotive, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1881
Railroad workers posed with a 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive for this photograph taken in Massachusetts in 1881. The locomotive sat in front of a two-stall engine shed. "Roundhouse" became the common name on American railroads for any building in which locomotives were serviced and maintained -- whether the building was round or not.
- Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse in Marshall, Michigan, 1884-1913 - This photograph shows the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse in its original location in Marshall, Michigan. The roundhouse's crew is posed in front of the building. Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place.
- 1884-1913
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Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse in Marshall, Michigan, 1884-1913
This photograph shows the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse in its original location in Marshall, Michigan. The roundhouse's crew is posed in front of the building. Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place.
- Roundhouse at the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad "South Yards," Flat Rock, Michigan, 1924 - Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Flat Rock, Michigan, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
- May 23, 1924
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Roundhouse at the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad "South Yards," Flat Rock, Michigan, 1924
Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Flat Rock, Michigan, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
- Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Roundhouse, Ironton, Ohio, 1923 - Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Ironton, Ohio, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
- December 26, 1923
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Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Roundhouse, Ironton, Ohio, 1923
Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Ironton, Ohio, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
- Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad "South Yards" Roundhouse Barrel Storage, Flat Rock, Michigan, 1924 - Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Flat Rock, Michigan, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
- May 23, 1924
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Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad "South Yards" Roundhouse Barrel Storage, Flat Rock, Michigan, 1924
Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Flat Rock, Michigan, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
- Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Roundhouse Interior, Ironton, Ohio, 1923 - Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Ironton, Ohio, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
- December 26, 1923
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Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Roundhouse Interior, Ironton, Ohio, 1923
Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Ironton, Ohio, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
- Detroit Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse - Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse was built in 1884 in Marshall, Michigan, for the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Railroad. Today it services the locomotives and equipment of Greenfield Village's Weiser Railroad.
- 1884
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Detroit Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse
Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse was built in 1884 in Marshall, Michigan, for the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Railroad. Today it services the locomotives and equipment of Greenfield Village's Weiser Railroad.
- Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Roundhouse at Napoleon, Ohio, 1921 - Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Napoleon, Ohio, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
- September 01, 1921
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Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Roundhouse at Napoleon, Ohio, 1921
Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Napoleon, Ohio, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
- Engine Smoke Consumer at the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Roundhouse, Jackson, Ohio, 1924 - Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Jackson, Ohio, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
- January 03, 1924
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Engine Smoke Consumer at the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Roundhouse, Jackson, Ohio, 1924
Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Jackson, Ohio, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
- Railroad Workers Standing with Steam Locomotive on Turntable, circa 1900 - Workers posed with a 2-8-0 Consolidation-type locomotive sitting on a turntable. The locomotive, numbered 5733, most likely belonged to the New York Central Lines. The men probably worked at the roundhouse in back, servicing and maintaining this locomotive and others like it. Some of the men wore suits and ties, suggesting that they were supervisors or administrators.
- circa 1900
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Railroad Workers Standing with Steam Locomotive on Turntable, circa 1900
Workers posed with a 2-8-0 Consolidation-type locomotive sitting on a turntable. The locomotive, numbered 5733, most likely belonged to the New York Central Lines. The men probably worked at the roundhouse in back, servicing and maintaining this locomotive and others like it. Some of the men wore suits and ties, suggesting that they were supervisors or administrators.