Station waiting
rooms - separate parlors for men and women.
Roundhouse -
circular or semi-circular building with a series of stalls for storing
and maintaining steam locomotives in a radial pattern around an engine
turntable, like the spokes of a wheel.
Enginehouse - used to house
engines when out of use, clean engines after runs, or make light repairs.
Might have a small shop for making more extensive repairs annexed to
it. Usually located at a terminal or division yard, or junction station.
Freight house -- place for
the receiving and shipping of freight or goods being shipped by freight
car.
Signal station or signal tower
- station for a watchman, signalman, gateman, switch-tender, or operator,
elevated above the track to give him a good view of the tracks and surroundings,
or to allow the signals to be readily seen from approaching trains,
vehicles, or other signal stations.
Interlocking or switch towers
-- usually two-story square or rectangular structures built at junctions,
where railroads cross or branch out, to allow operation of switches
or control traffic movement. In early days, when telegraphy was the
main means of communication, towers were located every couple of miles
along some busy lines. Towers were often given names, but almost always
had a shorthand letter or number classification for ease of railroad
communication.
Train shed - covering only
tracks and platforms; trains enter and load passengers then exit.
Section houses - houses for
trackmen to store gear, located between sections of the tracks.
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