Nevada Central Turntable

The Nevada Central Turntable in Austin, Nevada is a railway turntable that was built in 1880 and used until 1938. It is located off Austin Roping Arena Rd., on the south side of U.S. 50.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

Nevada Central Turntable
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Looking westward across turntable, along onetime line of tracks
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Location	Off Austin Roping Arena Rd., S side of US 50, Austin, Nevada
Coordinates	39°29′49.6″N 117°5′1.85″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1880
Built by	Northwestern Construction Co.; McDonald, D.
NRHP reference No.	03000759[1]
Added to NRHP	August 14, 2003

It was a work of Northwestern Construction Co. and of D. McDonald.[2]

The site includes concrete foundations of a former engine house, with one stall for a single locomotive. The engine house itself was disassembled and put into storage in the late 1900s, with view towards preservation/restoration somehow later.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. J. Daniel Pezzoni (June 1, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Nevada Central Turntable". National Park Service. and accompanying photo