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The Rockland Turntable and Engine House are a historic railroad maintenance facility in Rockland,
Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...
. The turntable and engine house were built in 1921, and are a significant reminder of the railroad's historic importance to the development of the city. The facilities were listed on the
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on June 24, 1993.


Description and history

The Rockland Turntable and Engine House are located about west of the city's downtown, in the former rail yard sandwiched between Park Street ( United States Route 1) and New Country Road. The engine house is a wedge-shaped wood frame building, two stories in height, with a flat roof, clapboard siding, and a concrete foundation. on the inner (east-facing) side of the wedge there are five entry bays, four of which retain track-mounted doors. The front portion of the building is only one story, with the rear having an elevated roof with monitor-style windows overlooking the front. The turntable is about east of the engine house. It is in diameter, consisting of a steel deck mounted on a central pier and topped by wooden decking. The outer portion of the turntable rests on a rail attached to the concrete retaining wall that encircles the structure. A small operator's shed stands at the western edge of the turntable. These facilities were built in 1921, as a replacement for older structures. Because Rockland was at the end of the line, a turntable was built here in 1871, not long after service began on the line. The present turntable and engine house are the only known structures in the state to survive in this state of preservation.


Gallery

Rockland Turntable and Engine House-16.jpg, Closer view of the engine house Rockland Turntable and Engine House-29.jpg, Closer view of the turntable Rockland Turntable and Engine House-4.jpg, Another view of the turntable


See also

* Conway Junction Railroad Turntable Site, where only foundations survive * National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine


References

{{National Register of Historic Places Transportation buildings and structures in Knox County, Maine Buildings and structures in Rockland, Maine Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Maine Railway depots on the National Register of Historic Places Railway roundhouses on the National Register of Historic Places Railroad roundhouses in Maine Railway turntables Engine houses Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine