Danbury Yard Turntable

Danbury Yard Turntable (HM1OJO)

Location: Danbury, CT 06810 Fairfield County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 23.837', W 73° 26.767'

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Located opposite from where you're standing stood the roundhouse and adjoining machine shop facility for the Danbury Yard. Built in circa 1914 the structure had 9 stalls for storage, servicing and performing light repairs to the many locomotives that passed through Danbury. It was considered the heart of the yard. Unfortunately a series of fires destroyed much of the complex and it was finally torn down in the mid 80's. all that remains of the complex is the turntable, which is on of the last operating turntables in Connecticut. The 95 ft turntable was used for turning the steam locomotives for their return trips or for storage in the building.
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HM NumberHM1OJO
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Placed ByDanbury Railway Museum
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 11th, 2015 at 9:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 629898 N 4584025
Decimal Degrees41.39728333, -73.44611667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 23.837', W 73° 26.767'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 23' 50.22" N, 73° 26' 46.02" W
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Area Code(s)203
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 18 Patriot Dr, Danbury CT 06810, US
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