Sherman Roundhouse - Albany County, Wyoming - Railway Roundhouses on Waymarking.com

The town of Sherman was built at the highest point along the Transcontinental Railroad in the late 1860s. The town sat at the crest of the Sherman Mountains - a region that is filled with nearly-unceasing wind and notoriously difficult winter weather. The roundhouse at Sherman, which was built just to the north of the tracks at the highest point of the railroad, consisted of a turntable and 5 stalls. The roundhouse was constructed to house the additional locomotives that were required to double-head trains up the steep grade between Laramie and Sherman.

The railroad was moved about 3 miles to the south in 1918, leading to the death of the town of Sherman. For some time, the Lincoln Highway followed the grade of the old railroad bed, but was later relocated further to the north. Today, the ghost town of Sherman sits on private property. The nearby Ames Monument (which is accessible to the public) is the only prominent remnant of the town and the original highpoint of the railroad that is left in-tact. The circular foundation that once surrounded the roundhouse's turntable can easily be viewed on the west side of Monument Road as one approaches the Ames Monument. The roundhouse stalls are barely visible from the ground, but can be picked out from satellite imagery.

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Number of Stalls: 5 Currently in Operation: no Year Built: Not listed

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