The roundhouse floor

[Mike Fox]

Sorry to pass along, but all tie ends are gone. They do have this nice invention now to put on concrete floors, called a rubber matt. Eases back pain and strain when standing for long periods compared to standing on a hard surface like wood or cement.

[Terry Harper]

Hello Mike,

The best thing I have found are the stall matts sold at Tractor Supply. They don't slip and they are comfy to the aging feet.
I have half a one in front of my mill and another for the lathe.

Best regards,

Terry

[Mike Fox]

Terry,

  Yes, the stall matts are perfect. Designed for a horse, so works great for floors, also as a cabinet or tool box lining in your truck.

[Wayne Laepple]

I've been in quite a few roundhouses over the years. The big ones owned by Class I railroads had concrete floors and all the fixings. Only the oldest ones had wood block floors. Most shortline structures had dirt or cinder floors, perhaps with a section of plank flooring or a concrete apron  for a workbench or two.

[Stephen Piwowarski]

The DL&W at Scranton has a pod block floor. I suspect others did too. I wonder what the original roundhouse had in Wiscasset? I suspect it may have been dirt.

Steve

[Rick Rowlands]

Industrial wood block flooring is still available. 
http://www.jennisonwright.com/woodblock.html

[Duncan Mackiewicz]

Wood block floors are great to work on. One of the companies I have worked in still had wood block flooring in the maintenance area. It saved more than a few pieces of machined work that was accidently dropped. Very labor intensive to install but easy to maintain.
Duncan