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BRADY Tower |
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1/23/2015 Upload Date: 1/25/2015 2:55:34 AM |
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Brady Lake, OH |
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Former site trestle for B&O/WLE connection track |
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This location is where there once was a wooden trestle spanning the Cuyahoga River that existed along the old interchange track between the B&O and the Wheeling (WLE, not WE). N&W discontinued service on the interchange in the late 1970s and the track sat dormant until the mid to late 1990s when it was removed. I only have foggy memories of this bridge now. |
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2/13/2015 Upload Date: 2/18/2015 1:58:10 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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NS Cleveland Line (C&P) over the Cuyahoga River |
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A view of the NS Cleveland Line's low-clearance trestle over Ravenna Road and the Cuyahoga River. This line was originally a part of the C&P. About where I'm standing is where the former alignment of the C&P once existed. To my right is where the original alignment would've crossed the river but there's absolutely no traces of that bridge left. |
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2/13/2015 Upload Date: 2/18/2015 1:53:47 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Former LE&P trestle |
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This is the last remaining LE&P trestle that has track on it. It is hidden in the woods north of Kent, Ohio. This line was once a part of the Lake Erie & Pittsburgh Rwy, a paper railroad that existed between Brady Lake and Cleveland but was operated by the New York Central and maintained by the PRR (if memory serves me correctly). The Penn Central abandoned and removed most of the line, leaving only a 2 or 3 mile segment that accessed a stone plant just outside of Kent. The stone plant no longer uses rail service and now this line sits dormant with rumors now surfacing that this trestle failed bridge inspection. |
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2/13/2015 Upload Date: 2/18/2015 1:54:12 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Former LE&P trestle |
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I ventured underneath the single remaining LE&P trestle that still has track over it. Buried in the woods north of Kent, this bridge is a hard one to get to. Notice the crumbling concrete on the pier in the foreground. This may confirm the rumor that this bridge did not pass inspection. With these structural problems, this bridge/track may never see service again. |
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2/13/2015 Upload Date: 2/18/2015 1:54:38 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Former LE&P trestle |
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I walked to the south side of the LE&P trestle to get some decent lighting. Regardless of the trees in the way, I still wanted to shoot this thing before it was removed. If it were to be removed without me getting photos, it would have nagged me endlessly from then on. This side of the trestle is showing a lot more wear than the other side. |
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2/13/2015 Upload Date: 2/18/2015 1:55:39 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Former LE&P, looking west |
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Atop the trestle in Kent, I took a photo looking west on the remaining piece of the LE&P. In the VERY far distance, you can see the track duck beneath Route 43. This was the site of a mishap involving a doublestack about 8-10 years ago. When a crew attempted to spot a bad-ordered doublestack, it got jammed beneath the highway overpass which resulted in the closing of the road for several weeks while the bridge was inspected and repaired. |
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2/13/2015 Upload Date: 2/18/2015 1:56:03 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Former LE&P, looking east |
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Looking east from the trestle, we can see straight to the point where the LE&P ran into the C&P (now the NS Cleveland Line). Notice that the track jogs in the foreground. This is where it assumed the position of the eastbound (southerly) main and left the position of the westbound (northerly) main. In the distance to the left of the track, you can notice a bit of a grade taking off. This is where the westbound main came downhill from it's "flyover" crossing the C&P. There used to be a decent sized trestle over the C&P that was removed as a part of Conrail's doublestack-clearance project in the 1990s. The eastbound LE&P main went straight downhill and into the C&P. |
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2/13/2015 Upload Date: 2/18/2015 1:56:40 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Looking across the Cuyahoga River |
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Looking across the Cuyahoga River offers a view of what was once the east end of the trestle that existed on the B&O/WLE connection track. The rippling of the water near the middle of the photo is caused by the sawed-off wooden posts that were once a part of the supports for the bridge. This bridge was removed in the mid to late 1990s and is now a distant memory to me. It's unfortunate that I never got any photos and now can't find any. This bridge and surrounding area are mostly responsible for my interest in the hobby. |
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2/13/2015 Upload Date: 2/18/2015 1:58:22 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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B&O to WLE connection track |
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This mound covered in weeds and snow was formerly the west end of the trestle spanning the Cuyahoga River that was along the B&O-WLE interchange track. When the trestle still existed, this was the end of the path. In fact, the path never was continued until about 3 or 4 years ago. This was once a pretty desolate area. Again, it's very unfortunate that I never managed to grab photos of this bridge prior to its removal. I was very young when it met the torch. |
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2/13/2015 Upload Date: 2/18/2015 1:58:54 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Wheeling & Lake Erie Cleveland Subdivision |
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Continuing west on the fairly new path in Kent, we come to the trestle spanning the Cuyahoga River and CSX New Castle Subdivision. This trestle is along the Wheeling & Lake Erie's Cleveland Subdivision, which was formerly the N&W, NKP, and original Wheeling & Lake Erie. Up until 3 or 4 years ago, access to this bridge was much more difficult as there was no path yet. |
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2/13/2015 Upload Date: 2/18/2015 1:59:16 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Wheeling & Lake Erie Cleveland Subdivision |
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A sign giving a brief history of the Wheeling's Cleveland Subdivision and the trestle exists along the path, available for all pedestrians to read. This path was a nice addition as it made access to this area much simpler. As a kid, I would have to wade through the dense brush to reach these spots! |
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2/13/2015 Upload Date: 2/18/2015 1:59:50 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Reflection of the trestle |
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I took a photo of the reflection of the trestle in the murky waters of the Cuyahoga River, then decided to flip it. This caused a mirrored effect of what I actually saw when looking at the trestle from my vantage point. There is some graffiti about halfway onto the bridge along the framework. I don't want to know how they managed to get there. |
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2/13/2015 Upload Date: 2/18/2015 2:00:03 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Looking west onto the$former B&O-WLE connection |
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Standing about where the west end of the trestle once was, this is a view looking west uphill on the connection towards the Wheeling. |
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3/6/2015 Upload Date: 3/10/2015 2:23:11 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Looking east onto the former B&O-WLE connection |
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Looking east across the Cuyahoga River where the trestle once stood. This bridge was removed in late 2001 or early 2002 by Buckeye Wrecking. |
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3/6/2015 Upload Date: 3/10/2015 2:23:24 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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River level at the former trestle site |
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I'm at river level where the old trestle on the B&O-WLE connection track once stood. If you l`ok closely, you can see a few of the sawed-off wooden posts from the bridge pilings sticking up out of the water. |
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3/6/2015 Upload Date: 3/10/2015 2:23:40 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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East end of the former trestle site (B&O-WLE interchange) |
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A panorama of the east end of the trestle. To'my right and through the woods is Kramer Field. Across the river and to the left is the Kent Water Reclamation plant. Across the river and to the right in the woods is Fred Fuller Park. The interchange track sliced#right between all of these places. |
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4/11/2015 Upload Date: 4/17/2015 3:32:39 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Former trestle site; B&O-WLE interchange!track |
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A view from the walking trail of the west end of the trestle. This is the exacw point-of-view I had of the trestle as I approached it at age 4 or 5 when my parents and I walked back here, only then this was a much more desolate area and the path wasn't nearly as inviting. Back then it was a rut through the tall weeds. Also, I vividly remember beine intimidated by the fact that you had to walk on what seemed to be the edge of a steep drop-off down to a rushing river that was negotiating around the wooden pilings of the trestle. |
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4/11/2015 Upload Date: 4/17/2015 3:37:15 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Looking east on the former B&O-WLE interchange track ROW |
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Standing on the former site of the interchange track ROW, here is a view looking east from one of the#water plant entrances and on towards the Cuyahoga River. If the brush wasn't so thjck, you'd see that the trestle was only about 200-300 feet ahead. |
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4/11/2015 Upload Date: 4/17/2015 3:33:19 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Looking west on the former B&O-WLE interchange track ROW |
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Standing at one of the former water plant's grade crossings with the interchange track, here we look west and uphill towards where the track joined into the Wheeling. It's hardly recognizable. |
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4/11/2015 Upload Date: 4/17/2015 3:33:48 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Walking east along the B&O-WLE interchange track ROW |
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Another view looking east along the former ROW of the B&O-WLE interchange. The track was removed from service in 1977 and the rails were pulled up in 1993 or 1994. Nature has already mostly reclaimed this ROW. |
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4/11/2015 Upload Date: 4/17/2015 3:34:18 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Walking west along!the B&O-WLE interchange track ROW |
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Back up onto the ROW, here we see a view looking west and uphill towards the Wheeling. The small clearing directly ahead is the former crossing of the water plant entrance that we started this walk on. |
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4/11/2015 Upload Date: 4/17/2015 3:38:33 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Where the interchange to WLE split off from the @&O |
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I'm now on the CSX (ex-B&O) end of the interchange track. The pole line to the right is where the track branched off to cross the river and head uphill to the Wheeling. Down the length of the CSX tracks you can uee the Wheeling's trestle. |
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4/11/2015 Upload Date: 4/17/2015 3:40:33 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Looking west across the former trestle#site |
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I'm now standing at the east end of the trestle over the Cuyahoga River. Several minutes prior I was on the exact opposite side (by the walking trail). By the looks of it, this trestle was under 20 feet high, but when I was a kid is took the appearance of a 30-40 foot high structure. Then again, everything like this looks enormous to a kid. Across the river and to the left of where the trestle went in is the Kent Water Reclamation plany. |
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4/11/2015 Upload Date: 4/17/2015 3:41:19 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Looking west across the Cuyahoga River where the trestle once existed |
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I'm at river's edge and at this height would've been directly beneath the trestle. That "hump" straight across the river from me is where the west end of the trestle would've been,!and that is the side of the river that I walked to many years ago when it still existed. On left is the Kent Water Reclamation plant. The river was a bit high this day after several recent rain showers. |
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4/11/2015 Upload Date: 4/17/2015 3:42:41 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Ties still in place on the formdr B&O-WLE interchange |
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Many of the ties at the east end of the interchange track are still in their original place having never been pulled up along with the rail. If not fmr these, I doubt this location would even be recognizable as a former railroad ROW. |
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4/11/2015 Upload Date: 4/17/2015 3:43:37 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Abandoned bike and ties on the former B&O-WLE interchange track |
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A bicycle from who-knows-when is being engulfed by the shrubbery at the very eastern end of the B&O-WLE interchange track. To the left of the bike you can see some of the ties from the former ROW. These were never pulled up and are still in their exact locations. Through the brush in the background is the CSX New Castle Subdivision, the ex-B&O. |
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4/11/2015 Upload Date: 4/17/2015 3:44:32 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Abandoned bill box |
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A box I'd image was for railroad order forms lays in the weeds along the forler interchange track ROW. I made sure to peak inside but only found it empty. Too bad. Relics like this are very interesting and are scattered throughout along this short piece of railroad.# |
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4/11/2015 Upload Date: 4/17/2015 3:45:07 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Abandoned Erie Railroad, Looking West from Loomis Pkwy |
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5/2/2015 Upload Date: 5/5/2015 3:21:40 AM |
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Ravenna, OH |
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Abandoned Erie Railroad, Looking East from Loomis Pkwy |
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5/2/2015 Upload Date: 5/5/2015 3:21:57 AM |
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Ravenna, OH |
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Abandoned Erie Railroad, Looking East from Loomis Pkwy |
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5/2/2015 Upload Date: 5/5/2015 3:22:16 AM |
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Ravenna, OH |
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Abandoned derail along the former Erie Railroad |
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5/2/2015 Upload Date: 5/5/2015 3:22:31 AM |
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Ravenna, OH |
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Timber trestle |
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A historic wooden trestle carries the Wheeling & Lake Erie's Cleveland Subdivision over Plum Creek near Kent, Ohio. Definitely a very fascinating structure. |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:09:44 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Timber trestle |
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A historic wooden trestle carries the Wheeling & Lake Erie's Cleveland Subdivision over Plum Creek near Kent, Ohio. Definitely a very fascinating structure. |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:10:17 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Timber trestle |
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A historic wooden trestle carries the Wheeling & Lake Erie's Cleveland Subdivision over Plum Creek near Kent, Ohio. Definitely a very fascinating structure. |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:10:02 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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LE&P trestle, looking west |
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I made a walk back in the winter to this trestle while snow was still on the ground. Now I've walked back again and this time while wearing shorts and dodging thick shrubbery. Here we see the top view of the final remaining LE&P trestle that still has track on it. It spans the Cuyahoga River near the Akron water facility. It is spaced for two tracks but the area on left where the southerly (eastbound) mainline track used to be is almost completely engulfed in trees. |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:10:33 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Overgrown LE&P trestle |
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Several months ago I had made a winter walk back here with no leaves on the trees and plenty of snow on the ground. Now the trees are full of leaves and the ground is dry - and the trestle is barely visible. This is the final remaining LE&P trestle that has track still on it. It exists on a 1 1/2 mile stretch of the LE&P that still exists in Brady Lake, Ohio and spans the Cuyahoga River. |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:10:50 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Overgrown LE&P trestle |
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Several months ago I had made a winter walk back here with no leaves on the trees and plenty of snow on the ground. Now the trees are full of leaves and the ground is dry - and the trestle is barely visible. This is the final remaining LE&P trestle that has track still on it. It exists on a 1 1/2 mile stretch of the LE&P that still exists in Brady Lake, Ohio and spans the Cuyahoga River. |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:11:05 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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LE&P/C&P Junction |
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I am standing on the eastbound LE&P mainline track and looking downhill to where it joined into the C&P mainline, now the NS Cleveland Line. The bridge abutment at left is where the westbound LE&P mainline track flew over the C&P. Behind me, the two LE&P tracks leveled out in time for the crossing of the Cuyahoga River. |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:11:26 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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LE&P/C&P Junction |
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The LE&P's eastbound mainline track that I'm standing on looks as though it's certainly seen better days. Built around 1910-1911 (I believe), the LE&P was the final piece of railroad built in Ohio and with phenomenal engineering. However, the Penn Central chose the C&P mainline over the LE&P and thus around 1970 (give or take), the LE&P was removed with the exception of a 1 1/2 mile stretch that still remains in Brady Lake, Ohio. NS used to serve Hugo Stone and the Akron water facility on this branch but service has since been discontinued. It has now sat dormant for over 10 years. The bridge abutment in the center is where the westbound LE&P main flew over the C&P (now the NS Cleveland Line). The two tracks leveled out behind me before crossing the Cuyahoga River on the previously pictured bridge. The milepost 89.5 box on the left is for the cab-signalling system that was implemented in 2001. I want to say that a set of Pennsy PL signals used to stand a bit west of here. |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:11:44 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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LE&P/C&P Junction |
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I'm standing on the eastbound LE&P mainline track looking north at the C&P mainline, now the NS Cleveland Line. Up until sometime in the 1990s, this view would've shown a large trestle spanning the C&P. This trestle was the westbound LE&P main on it's "flyover". To the left and down the length of the LE&P, the two mainline tracks leveled out in time for the crossing of the Cuyahoga River. The aforementioned large trestle was removed in the 1990s as a part of Conrail's doublestack clearance project. This is in Brady Lake, Ohio. |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:12:00 AM |
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Former site of LE&P flyover |
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I'm now standing alongside the C&P mainline, now the NS Cleveland Line and looking west towards Cleveland. Once again we see the bridge abutment for the old LE&P "flyover" that carried the westbound main over the C&P. At left is the LE&P's eastbound main. I really wish I was old enough to have photographed this old LE&P trestle. It was pretty fascinating, however, it saw it's time at the hands of Conrail in the 1990s during their doublestack clearance project. The LE&P was built around 1910-1911 with phenomenal engineering. It was a paper railroad that was owned by both the PRR and NYC. Correct me if wrong but I believe the line was built by the PRR while strictly NYC trains operated over it. The line was abandoned/removed in the late 1960s (or around 1970) by the Penn Central after they chose the C&P route into Cleveland. |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:12:17 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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LE&P flyover bridge abutment |
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This is the former east bridge abutment for the LE&P flyover that used to exist in Brady Lake, Ohio. It carried the LE&P's westbound mainline track over the C&P (now the NS Cleveland Line - the doubletrack main in the foreground) and joined the LE&P's eastbound mainline track (the track at right going uphill). This trestle was removed in the 1990s as a part of Conrail's doublestack clearance project. |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:12:35 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Overgrown original C&P alignment |
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What looks like a photo of nothing but woods is actually a photo of the original alignment of the C&P mainline. Sometime around 1906-1908, the C&P was relocated a couple hundred feet to the south here in Brady Lake. The old alignment more or less parallels Ravenna Road by feet and then goes on to cross the Cuyahoga River at a different location than the present day spot. The two alignments don't end up joining back together until downtown Hudson, Ohio. When the relocation occurred, the mileage from Rochester, Pa was never adjusted to accommodate the upgrade and therefore there is no milepost RD97 on the C&P, now the NS Cleveland Line. Many call it the "missing mile"... |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:12:52 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Overgrown original C&P alignment |
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What looks like a photo of nothing but woods is actually a photo of the original alignment of the C&P mainline. Sometime around 1906-1908, the C&P was relocated a couple hundred feet to the south here in Brady Lake. The old alignment more or less parallels Ravenna Road by feet and then goes on to cross the Cuyahoga River at a different location than the present day spot. The two alignments don't end up joining back together until downtown Hudson, Ohio. When the relocation occurred, the mileage from Rochester, Pa was never adjusted to accommodate the upgrade and therefore there is no milepost RD97 on the C&P, now the NS Cleveland Line. Many call it the "missing mile"... |
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5/14/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:13:08 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Overgrown B&O-WLE interchange track right-of-way |
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I made another sojourn to the B&O-WLE interchange track in Kent to see just how much it has gotten overgrowin in the last couple months. Here we are looking east on the ROW towards the former site of the trestle over the Cuyahoga River. |
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5/17/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:13:22 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Overgrown B&O-WLE interchange track right-of-way |
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Standing near the entrance to the Kent Water Reclamation facility and looking west on the former B&O-WLE interchange. Not very recognizable. |
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5/17/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:13:37 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Overgrown B&O-WLE interchange track right-of-way |
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We're less than 50 feet from the former ending of the trestle across the Cuyahoga River on the former B&O-WLE interchange and we can't even catch a glimpse through the dense brush. |
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5/17/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:13:58 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Bridge ruins |
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The former wooden trestle that carried the B&O-WLE interchange track over the Cuyahoga River (as well as get me started into the hobby) still lays nearby in the form of a heap of treated wood slowly being reclaimed by nature. I still doubt that this is every last piece of wood from the structure. |
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5/17/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:14:19 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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Bridge ruins |
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The former wooden trestle that carried the B&O-WLE interchange track over the Cuyahoga River (as well as get me started into the hobby) still lays nearby in the form of a heap of treated wood slowly being reclaimed by nature. I still doubt that this is every last piece of wood from the structure. |
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5/17/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2015 4:14:35 AM |
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Kent, OH |
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