Description: The granite roundhouse; the 3rd building; 10 smokestacks visible
Photographer/artist: Probably H.K. Gage
Date taken:
Photo location: Downtown Truckee
Type: photo
Subject: Roundhouse
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Source: TDHS Collection
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Notes: Original image is 17.34 MB. HCS updated 1/12/2022. When the Truckee roundhouse burned down, it was rebuilt using Rocklin granite in its walls to make it more fire proof. HCS 10/19/2024.
See also John Signor's 1985 book, Donner Pass, which shows the 22 stall roundhouse made out of Rocklin Granite, one of only 3 similar structures in the US.
Rights:
Identifier: TRR0028
Serial Number: 1057
Donation: Trains - Construction, Locomotives, Fire (TRR) collection (#10)
