Section house (railway)
Encyclopedia
A Railway Section House is a building or house like structure located near or next to a section of railroad used for housing railroad workers, or storing and maintenance of equipment for a section of railroad. A section house was used mainly from 1890s-1960s by the 1970s section houses were slowly phased out. In Canada
section houses were usually located right across from the railway station.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
section houses were usually located right across from the railway station.
Examples of Section Houses
- Kansas Pacific Railway Section House, a 1879 stone railroad superintendent's residence, one of only two remaining Kansas Pacific Railroad structures. Wallace, KansasWallace, KansasWallace is a city in Wallace County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 57.-History:The city began with the establishment of Fort Wallace, ordered built by General William Sherman.-Geography:...
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