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Georgia has two locomotive turntables still in operation, one at the former Central of Georgia roundhouse at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah and the other in a city park in downtown Summerville. |
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The 85-foot turntable at Savannah's Georgia State Railroad Museum dates back to 1925. |
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The operator's booth rotates with the turntable. |
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Summerville's 100-foot turntable, built in 1916, was moved from Birmingham in 1999. Here it handles the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's no. 610. |
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In Hartwell an inoperative turntable remains in place near the eastern end of the old Hartwell Railroad. The community is currently looking at funding options for restoring it as part of a Railroad Street revitalization project. |
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More:
Central of Georgia roundhouse, Atlanta
Georgia Railroad roundhouse, Atlanta
Macon & Western roundhouse, Atlanta
Western & Atlantic roundhouse, Atlanta
Hulsey Yard Roundhouse, Atlanta
Roundhouses at Inman, Hill Park, and Howell Yards
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