? for the Bawlmorons

[sirenwerks]

I was scooting through an aerial map on Mapquest, and spied what seems to be the remains of an old turntable and roundhouse northeast of the intersection of N. Kresson & E. Fayette. Can anyone identify its origins? NCR or B&O?

[sparky]

Hey- that's pretty cool.  It's almost like a ghost picture.  The shape is clearly visible from the air, but almost no one on the ground would notice it or know what it was if they did.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I believe you're talking about the remains of the Orangeville roundhouse and yards.

http://www.navpooh.com/orangeville.html

[up1950s]

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=N.+Kresson+%26+E.+Fayette&sll=39.316238,-76.59462&sspn=0.186462,0.316544&ie=UTF8&ll=39.296326,-76.558378&spn=0.002914,0.004946&t=k&z=18&om=1

[sirenwerks]

Thanks for the link Ed, it looks like you gave me the answer. To get my modern day bearings though, is the background warehouse in this shot - http://www.navpooh.com/rail/turntable_bridge_2.gif - still in existence? It's actually on Haven St., and is a mini-storage company? BTW, the U-Haul up on the old water tower rigging is a classy touch.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Try the 3/4 views here: http://maps.live.com/

[Mark5]

that site should be linked to this fun site:

http://www.btco.net/ghosts/railroads

[mmyers]

I drove up Kresson St. on Friday morning. That building is still there. A U-Haul truck depot/rental center is located there or right next door.
For the life of me, can't remember its original use but I'm thinking a former BGE building?
Pompeian Olive Oil is behind it.

Martin Myers

[wm3798]

Orangeville was major facility for servicing the GG-1's back in the day.  When I worked for the Guide, I interviewed a fellow who lost his arm there when a pantograph snapped and pinned his shoulder to the 30K v power line...

He was 97 when I interviewed, so while it took his arm, he didn't get too rattled, otherwise!  He was a WWI vet, also, having served on the USS Pennsylvania.

Lee