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Roundhouse and half-roundhouse, Wellington Road/Graingers Way, Leeds. Both structures were built in approximately 1847 and are listed buildings; the much larger roundhouse is occupied by a commercial vehicle hire company while the half-roundhouse is currently (May 2021) unoccupied.
Brio (stylized BRIO) is a wooden toy company founded in Sweden. The company was founded in the small town of Boalt, Scania , Götaland in 1884 by basket maker Ivar Bengtsson. [ 1 ] For a long time the company was based in Osby , Scania, in southern Sweden.
The largest "as-built" roundhouse ever constructed is believed to have been the Boston and Maine's East Somerville roundhouse outside Boston, today the site of the Boston Engine Terminal. It was built with stalls 112 feet (34.1 m) long, 90 feet (27 m) of open space between the roundhouse and the turntable, and a 110-foot (33.5 m) turntable ...
The museum is home to a replica Columbia Roundhouse built in 2000. [2] It holds many exhibits, including the former train station for Chaplin, twelve diesel-electric trains, and four steam locomotives. [3] The Air Line Trail runs along the edge of the property, as did the Connecticut Eastern railroad for which the museum is named. [4]
It includes buildings originally used as maintenance sheds, a freight depot, roundhouse, and the main office building that served as the Central Vermont's headquarters. The latter structure, built in the 1870s and located on the north side of Lake Street, is the dominant feature of the complex, distinguished by its Second Empire architecture ...
A general view shows the National Mall as preparations are underway for the upcoming presidential inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025.
[4]: 5 Originally it included a 23-stall brick locomotive roundhouse, an electric turntable, maintenance offices, and locomotive watering facilities. [3] A smaller roundhouse and turntable, as well as a separate four-track shed, now exist on the site. The facility also includes storage and receiving yards; maintenance shops; and a train-car wash.
The US will honor the late former President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 on December 29. President Joe Biden declared January 9 as a day of mourning in an executive order – the same day as ...