Gladstone Roundhouse
The Soo Line’s roundhouse in Gladstone, Michigan is only two stalls in this 1986 view. Although I’m sure that the structure had quite a few more stalls in its heyday, today none of them are left. The unusual “ramp track” puzzled me when I processed this photo, but then I realized that another photo shows a wheel car out of sight to the right. Apparently, wheelsets were rolled off the car and down this ramp.
Gladstone Roundhouse
The Soo Line’s roundhouse in Gladstone, Michigan is only two stalls in this 1986 view. Although I’m sure that the structure had quite a few more stalls in its heyday, today none of them are left. The unusual “ramp track” puzzled me when I processed this photo, but then I realized that another photo shows a wheel car out of sight to the right. Apparently, wheelsets were rolled off the car and down this ramp.