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Southern Railway Spencer Shops
Society: ASME Main Category: Sub Category: Era: 1890-1899 DateCreated: 1896 The North Carolina Transportation Museum Spencer State: NC Zip: 28159 Country: USA Website: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/who-we-are/engineering-history/landmarks/248-southern-railway-spencer-shops, https://www.asme.org/getmedia/6edef2fa-0bf1-4985-8a43-64efc17f9e4a/248-Southern-Railway-Spencer-Shops.aspx Creator: Spencer, Samuel

A majority of the buildings, used originally in steam locomotive repair and maintenance, are still intact, including the backshop (erecting shop), roundhouse, flue shop, paint shop, and parts storage buildings. The 37-stall roundhouse is one of the largest remaining roundhouses in North America still in continuous operation. The site contains other significant buildings including the car repair shed, yard office, oil house, sand house, and wheel balancing shed.

YearAdded:
2011
Image Credit: Courtesy ASME Image Caption: The Bob Julian Roundhouse, part of Southern Railway Spencer Shops Era_date_from: 1896
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Southern Railway Spencer Shops

A majority of the buildings, used originally in steam locomotive repair and maintenance, are still intact, including the backshop (erecting shop), roundhouse, flue shop, paint shop, and parts storage buildings. The 37-stall roundhouse is one of the largest remaining roundhouses in North America…

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