Age of Steam Roundhouse

Age of Steam Roundhouse
Established under construction
Location Sugarcreek, Ohio
Type Vintage steam and diesel locomotives, and other rail equipment
President Jerry Joe Jacobson
Website http://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.com/

The Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, Ohio, USA, is a private roundhouse housing steam and diesel locomotives, passenger cars and other railroad equipment.

History

The roundhouse was built by Jerry Joe Jacobson, former CEO of the Ohio Central Railroad System (OCRS). In October 2008, Jacobson sold his interest in OCRS to Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., including the track, modern equipment and most of the shops and depots. Jacobson kept a collection of vintage steam and diesel locomotives, other old equipment and a depot at Sugarcreek, Ohio.OCRS.[1] He bought 34 acres in Sugarcreek and began constructing a roundhouse to house his collection. The Age of Steam Roundhouse website says it was the "first full-sized, working roundhouse built in the U.S. since 1951."[2] It outlines its goals as:

  • Preserve the steam locomotives, historic diesels, passenger cars and other railroad relics in the collection of Jerry Joe Jacobson.
  • Build a full-scale, operating and realistic roundhouse and back shop to overhaul, repair and maintain Jerry’s rolling stock.
  • Operate the steam locomotives on freight trains.
  • Display railroad heritage for future generations.[3]

The project was paid for by Jacobson and his wife, Laura. They set up an endowment to maintain the site. They do not intend to running passenger trains although others can rent trains. The owners plan to run steam locomotives on neighboring railroads.[3] Architect F.A. Goodman says the building is 48,000 square feet and of "solid masonry walls" and "heavy timber framing". It has 18 stalls each large enough for a locomotive and its tender.[4] The Goodman company says the roundhouse (is) one of the largest heavy timber structures in America.[4] Initially, there were no plans to open the roundhouse for tours of any kind, but in the winter of 2015, it was announced that the roundhouse will offer private guided tours on Saturdays during the summer and fall.[5]

Steam locomotives

Number Heritage Wheel Configuration Builder Status Notes Picture
1 Cuban Sugar 0-4-0CA H.K. Porter, 1915 Stored Compressed Air locomotive
3 Southern Wood Preserving Company 0-4-0T ALCO, 1926 Operational
9 McCloud River Railroad 2-6-2 Baldwin, 1901 Stored From the Kettle Moraine Railroad in Wisconsin.
12 Morehead & North Fork 0-6-0 ALCO, 1905 Restoration Built as Southern Railway 1643
13 Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad 2-8-0 ALCO, 1920 Stored
13 Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 0-6-0T H.K. Porter 1919 Stored From the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
33 Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad 2-8-0 Baldwin, 1916 Overhaul From Hocking Valley Scenic Railway
41 Alabama, Tennessee & Northern 2-10-0 Baldwin, 1928 Stored From Mid-Continent Railway Museum
96 Canadian National 2-6-0 Canadian Locomotive Company, 1910 Stored
CN 96 in August 1970
105 Sturm & Dillard Co. 0-6-0 Baldwin, 1917 Stored From the Orrville Railroad Heritage Society
612 US Army 2-8-0 Baldwin, 1943 Stored From Southeastern Railway Museum, USATC S160 Class
727 U.S. Steel 0-4-0T H.K. Porter, 1897 Stored From Sewickley, Pennsylvania
763 Nickle Plate Road 2-8-4 Lima, 1944 Stored From Virginia Museum of Transportation
1190 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 0-6-0 ALCO, 1904 Stored
1278 Canadian Pacific Railway 4-6-2 Canadian Locomotive Company, 1948 Stored From Gettysburg Scenic Railroad, suffered crown sheet failure in 1995
1293 Canadian Pacific Railway 4-6-2 Canadian Locomotive Company, 1948 Operational Age of Steam's primary locomotive
Photograph of Canadian Pacific 1293
Canadian Pacific 1293
1551 Canadian National 4-6-0 Montreal Locomotive Works, 1912 Stored From Steamtown
6325 Grand Trunk Western Railroad 4-8-4 ALCO, 1943 Stored From Battle Creek, Michigan

Diesel locomotives

ALCO

Number Heritage Model Notes Picture
14 Newburgh and South Shore Railroad S2
84 Great Northern S2 Painted in fictional Nickel Plate Road livery
100 Southern Pacific S2
101 Norfolk and Western S2
102 Norfolk and Western S2
1663 South Buffalo Railway S2
1782 S2
18 South Buffalo Railway S4
9100 Baltimore and Ohio S4
400 Monongahela Connecting Railroad T6
1077 Long Island Rail Road RS3
4099 Delaware and Hudson RS3 From Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
1800 Erie Mining Co. RS18 Named "Chappy"
7230 Erie Mining Co. C424

EMD

Number Heritage Model Notes Picture
211 Detroit Edison SW1
212 Detroit Edison SW1
736 New York Central SW1
82 Montour Railroad SW9
556 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe SW1200
1202 Aliquippa and Southern SW1200 Leased to Grand River Railway
1203 Wabash SW1200
1205 Aliquippa and Southern SW1200 Leased to Grand River Railway
1501 Pittsburgh and Lake Erie GP7
452 Amtrak F40M-2C
460 Amtrak F40M-2C

Fairbanks-Morse

Number Heritage Model Notes Picture
1802 Yankeetown Dock H12-44
1852 US Army H12-44

General Electric

Number Heritage Model Notes Picture
4 Bethlehem Steel Johnstown Works 25-Ton

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Age of Steam Roundhouse: Who We Are". Age of Steam Roundhouse. Age of Steam, Ltd. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Age of Steam Roundhouse: What We Are Doing". Age of Steam Roundhouse. Age of Steam, Ltd. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Age of Steam Roundhouse: Where We Are Going". Age of Steam Roundhouse. Age of Steam, Ltd. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Age of Steam Roundhouse". F. A. Goodman Architects. FA Goodman Architects LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.com/tour-announce.html

Coordinates: 40°28′44.44″N 81°39′58.88″W / 40.4790111°N 81.6663556°W / 40.4790111; -81.6663556

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