North Creek Turntable

Most steam locomotives are designed to operate in the forward direction, though they can run in reverse at slow speed, and diesel locomotives can operate equally well forward or backward, but orienting them forward gives the crew better visibility. A turntable points locomotives in the proper direction. The railroad's change from steam to diesel locomotives led to installation of the present 90-foot turntable in 1944. Unlike its 60-foot predecessor, which was rotated by sheer physical labor, the new turntable was powered by an electric motor. The turntable was completely restored with a New York State Historic Preservation Grant in 2003.

North Creek, New York · United States