NC&StL RoundHouse (Former) - Bruceton, TN - Railway Roundhouses on Waymarking.com

County of roundhouse: Carroll County
Location of roundhouse: Pine St. N. & Roundhouse Rd., Bruceton

"This is the last remaining roundhouse of the NC&StL. The existing concrete roundhouse was built in early 1925. It replaced a wooden roundhouse that the NC&StL had built at that same location in 1921. The wooden version was completely destroyed by fire on November 21, 1924." ~ NC&StL Preservation Society

I'm not sure when this building ceased being used to maintain locomotives, but it sure is a awesome structure with a lot of character. You can still see the soot on the roof where the steam locomotives came in and out. Walking inside it, you can almost smell the oil and coal smoke and the hear the steam locos hissing, popping and chuffing.

"The area that is now Bruceton was first known as Hollow Rock Junction and was known as so until 1921 when railroad officials chose Hollow Rock Junction as the central location for terminals in Lexington, Paducah and Martin. The Post Office was established on July 7, 1922 with Sarah M. Boyd as the first Postmaster. In order to give the post office a name, it was dubbed New One and operated under than name until January 15, 1923 when the name was changed to Junction City due to Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway's presence. In 1928, a group of citizens that wanted to honor W.P. Bruce, then an official of the railroad and a tremendous contributor to the community's developmental progress, requested and received a charter that incorporated the town as Bruceton. Kirk Hogan was the first mayor of Bruceton.

"N.C. & St. L Railroad Company formed the Tennessee Property Company in order to offer affordable housing to railroad workers, their families, and also, with the hopes of attracting future residents. The TPC obtained land from local residents and subdivided it which provided more affordable real estate to those interested in settling in Bruceton. This effort attracted many to the area, and Bruceton was beginning to prosper as a railroad junction.

"The roundhouse in Bruceton is a testament to the business that once thrived around the railroad. The original wooden roundhouse, built in 1921, was completely destroyed by fire on November 21, 1924. In early 1925, a concrete roundhouse was constructed to replace it. Although it has been abandoned for quite some time, the roundhouse remains a gigantic presence that stands as a reminder of times past." ~ Carroll County Chamber of Commerce ,/a>