Remnants of the Yosemite Valley Railroad
(Restored Remnants at El Portal as of 2009)
All photographs shown on this page: courtesy of Charles Guest.
(unless otherwise noted )

TURNTABLE


General view showing the recently completed Gallows Turntable,
YVRR Caboose #15, and the HHRR Shay Locomotive

Southern exposure of the turntable
some of the hardware used to rebuild the Gallows was from the Bagby turntable

Looking east toward Yosemite Valley

Looking to the west toward Incline

Another view looking east toward Yosemite Valley

Detail showing heavy timbers used in construction

Dead center of the turntables bed

Cables and turnbuckels over the gallows portion of the turn table

General view of timbers and the bed

Close up view of one of the truss plates note the YVRR in the casting

General center side view of gallows and main carriage

Center side view of gallows and main carriage

Main carriage

Main carriage

Wheels and spokes of the carriage

Wheels and spokes of the carriage