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Description
In the days of steam locomotives, turntables were almost ubiquitous, but in the present day of bi-directional diesels and electrics, they have become all but extinct. This turntable at the Altoona, Pennsylvania locomotive shops of Norfolk Southern is one of the few still in service on a class one railroad.

The Altoona shops were originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and later used in turn by Penn Central, Conrail, and now NS.

Description
In the days of steam locomotives, turntables were almost ubiquitous, but in the present day of bi-directional diesels and electrics, they have become all but extinct. This turntable at the Altoona, Pennsylvania locomotive shops of Norfolk Southern is one of the few still in service on a class one railroad.

The Altoona shops were originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and later used in turn by Penn Central, Conrail, and now NS.