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A Northbound on the Cheviot Hill grade, this segment of the line was called a mountain railroad in the middle of the city! For good reason too. |
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Fernald Ohio in 1982 was the end of the line toward Cincinnati, all the traffic by now turned the corner at Cottage Grove. Only the local came south now! |
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Shandon Ohio wasn't a large town, but due to some industry it survived late into life. Picture year is unknown, but guesses place it in the early 30's. |
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Cottage Grove Indiana MP45 is the site of the B&O crossing, located only a stones throw out of Ohio, the location is still served by a shortline. Here we see a Chessie local at the signal heading south to Fernald in 1993. |
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Williamsburg depot was like the others at Gaston and such. Not much to see, but nice detail shot. |
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A northbound freight led by C&O 3520 head north past the town of Economy Indiana MP80. US35 is just off frame on the right, this location is still very evident today, as the tracks turn slightly away from the road. |
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In March of 1993 the rail train had made it to Losantville Indiana MP87. Here we see the train laying over at the south/east end of the siding, just short of the US36 crossing. The engines wait on the siding. Losantville was the north end of the helper district and actually had a wye to allow the turning of engines as needed, it was located behind the Blue Moon restaurant and came off the mainline. |
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Mt.Pleasant Indiana MP95 wasn't actually on the railroad, but less then 1/8th of a mile south. I was told the town chose US35 over the railroad because of commerce, good choice considering the tracks are a trail now! Here we catch the southbound Cardinal running hard out of Muncie but putting on the brakes for the 40 and 50mph curves ahead. |
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A southbound freight rumbles through the town of Gaston Indiana MP114. The CTC siding here at Gaston was the longest on the line outside of the yardlimits of Peru. |
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Janney Indiana was located at the Delaware/Grant County line, the town if you could call it that was actually in Delaware County and located at MP119. This shot was taken in the early winter of 1992 (I believe December of 92') taken from I-69 looking north toward the town of Fowlerton Indiana. The rails only had another month until the rail train would have them pulled up. Today you can still see the right of way, but south of here several farmers have removed the signs of any railroad and corn fills the right of way. The segment from Gaston to Jonesboro wasn't included in the Cardinal Greenway. |
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The northbound Cardinal slows for the town of Jonesboro located just south of Marion Indiana at MP127. Grey siding was located just out of camera view, it was on the south edge of Jonesboro. |
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Amtrak loved to put the POOCH engines on the Cardinal, here we see it coming into the town of Jonesboro. |
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The Jonesboro freighthouse served both Jonesboro on the west bank of the river, but also included the town of Gas City which was on the east bank of the river. The PRR Logansport-Columbus mainline served the town of Gas City proper however! |
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Jonesboro Indiana was home to the rail train in the winter of 1992-1993, here it is just north of the SR22 crossing heading southbound toward Muncie at ultimately Cottage Grove. |
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Sweetser Indiana located at MP138 was home to a siding and not really much else. A few small industries typical of rural Indiana. |
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Sweetser's depot was unique, I'll have to ask my sources, but I believe it was like no other. I've seen 2 pictures of it now and both are late 60's-early 70's era pictures. Details, please email me! |
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Steam at Sweetser, gotta love those C&O steamers! |
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The grade separation at Converse with the PRR's Logansport-Columbus mainline meant a sharp curve on both sides of the underpass. This meant speed restrictions and well, one can imagine by the photo that the downhill grade may have played into this wreck! |
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A high wheeling passenger train stops at Converse, this was in the final days of passenger service on the line. |
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----Peru to Chicago---- |
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Hoover Indiana interlocking looked oddly enough like Losantville, if you have ever seen the pictures! A second glance was needed even with the sign. |
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Appears to be a local or grain train has spotted the elevator and is moving back to the rest of its train at Fulton Indiana. (Bruce Emmons photo) |
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TOFC/Pig Trains, the hottest of the hot ran on the C&O of Indiana, here we see one at LaCrosse Indiana, ready to blast over the State Road 8 crossing. (Bruce Emmons Photo) |
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A tad north from what we have been looking at, this isn't on the C&O of Indiana, but it was on the rerouted railroad. Its the former Pere Marquette and the train just crossed the B&O and GTW mainlines and will take the balloon connection and head to Chicago. |
