The “old” AER engine house, a single stall frame structure 38.5 feet wide by 75 feet long, was apparently built during the first phase of the construction of the railroad (1901-03). The engine house shows on the 1930 plan book given to the CPR, indicating that it survived until after the take-over, however its function after the new engine house was built is unknown. The “old” engine house was located on a spur 398 feet long located on the north side of the yard just past the water tank. The turnout to the spur was the first turnout reached on entering the yard from the east end. The main door into the building also faced east. 315.5 feet of the spur was 80 lb rail, the remainder was 85 lb. It is most likely that only light mechanical maintenance was performed in this building during its days as an engine house. All heavy repair work was done by the Algoma Central & Hudson Bay Railway in their Sault Ste Marie shops. Like the other structures in the AER Sudbury yard, the demolition date of the “old” engine house is unknown.
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