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Steam Encounters in the USA vol. 1: NYC Air Line Junction roundhouse at Toledo

May 03, 2024

Jim Guerin visits NYC's Air Line Junction roundhouse at Toledo in April 1955

Here's the fourth video in our preview of Steam Encounters in the USA vol. 1. As mentioned in previous broadcasts, this volume will feature the work of Jim Guerin (already showcased in three earlier Encounters books).

In this video, we move over to the New York Central's 40-stall roundhouse on the road's east-west mainline at Toledo, Ohio. This facility is located at the Air Line Junction yard:


Our fourth video (above) features Jim Guerin photographing New York Central steam and diesel locomotives at the Air Line Junction roundhouse in Toledo, Ohio on Easter Weekend 1955.

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