Nostalgia & History > Evanston's Park 'N' Spin

I've been waiting to take this picture since the day I got my quadcopter in March. Today, I did it.

It's the park 'n' spin in Evanston, Wyoming -- Union Pacific's steam-era roundhouse and turntable.

Evanston is where the railroad, for a time, stabled its steam locomotives for the assault on the Wahsatch Mountains between Evanston and Ogden, Utah.

Today, the partially-restored roundhouse serves as a conference meeting space for the City of Evanston. The portion of the roundhouse under the gray roof is the restored part, while the white-roofed area is awaiting interior restoration.

The turntable and roundhouse are part of a railroad park, which also includes a restored machine shop, foreman’s office and a men’s locker room. A power house, which is awaiting restoration, also stands.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/02/14 16:13 by walstib.

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Here's a shot of the roundhouse from the back. looking east.

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walstib Wrote:
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> I've been waiting to take this picture since the
> day I got my quadcopter in March. Today, I did
> it.
>
> It's the park 'n' spin in Evanston, Wyoming --
> Union Pacific's steam-era roundhouse and
> turntable.
>
> Evanston is where the railroad stabled its biggest
> and best steam locomotives for the assault on the
> Wahsatch Mountains between Evanston and Ogden,
> Utah.
>
> Today, the partially-restored roundhouse serves as
> a conference meeting space for the City of
> Evanston. The portion of the roundhouse under the
> gray roof is the restored part, while the
> white-roofed area is awaiting interior
> restoration.
>
> The turntable and roundhouse are part of a
> railroad park, which also includes a restored
> machine shop, foreman’s office and a men’s
> locker room. A power house, which is awaiting
> restoration, also stands.

It's beautiful what they are doing there. I need to visit sometime.

Posted from iPhone

The old power house at the Union Pacific steam-era shops complex in Evanston, Wyoming basks in the sun, awaiting the day it is restored like the adjacent roundhouse and machine shop.

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A slightly zoomed out image:

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,3245515,3245574#msg-3245574

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