White River Junction roundhouse burns

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White River Junction roundhouse burns

November 04, 2008

Trains Newswire: WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. - The former Central Vermont roundhouse in White River Junction was destroyed by fire Sunday, various news sources reported.

A tire company was using the roundhouse, built in 1930, and thousands of tires stored inside caused the fire to spread quickly, destroying the eight-stall building. It was one of two extant CV roundhouses; the other is in St. Albans, Vt. The buildings were constructed to house the CV's 10 2-10-4 steam locomotives, received from Alco in 1930.

White River Junction was the junction between the Central Vermont and the Boston & Maine's Connecticut River Line, and is still served by Amtrak's Vermonter service between St. Albans, New York, and Washington, D.C.

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Here's a photo of the roundhouse in May 1980:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1928104