Just curious: the VIA Rail Ocean route guide calls a roundhouse a "rotunda" and says engines are kept in a "hangar." Is this indeed genuine Canadian railroad lingo or was the route guide written by a clueless type?
Posted by sbalax (Member # 2801) on :
Interestingly, at the Fess Parker Doubletree Resort here in town the outdoor, circular event area is called the "Rotunda". It mimics the old SP roundhouse that used to occupy that location.
Frank in sunny and warm SBA
Posted by ghCBNS (Member # 3093) on :
In Canada just like the US, engines were kept in a Roundhouse (if there are any left!) but now most would be at a maintenance facility, the same as you would find on Amtrak.
But more likely what has happened here......the Route Guide was originally produced in French (VIA is headquartered in Montreal) and has been translated......and sometimes incomplete.
Rotonde (en francais) is Roundhouse
Posted by PullmanCo (Member # 1138) on :
Yes, there are roundhouses left in Canada. Googlemap the large cities, and sooner or later, you'll find 'em.
Posted by ghCBNS (Member # 3093) on :
quote:Originally posted by PullmanCo: Yes, there are roundhouses left in Canada. Googlemap the large cities.....
Large Cities?…….possibly two sill in use…….CPR Cote St Luc in Montreal and CN Joffre Yard near Quebec City. Some others, such as Drake St in Vancouver and John St in Toronto have been restored for other uses: