Cleveland: Erie Railroad

This is the remains from an Erie Railroad bridge over Scranton Road in Cleveland, from June 1993. At one time this bridge saw alot of traffic. In the background is the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge. The car is my brother in laws old deathmobile.

Cleveland: Baltimore and Ohio Station

This is the back, trackside, of the Baltimore & Ohio passenger station in Cleveland. Designed by famed Cleveland architect William S. Dutton about 1890. This was used by the B&O until after World War Two, when service shifted to the nearby Union Terminal. This was taken from the Carter Road Bridge in June 1993.

Cleveland: Erie Railroad

This is the Erie Railroad lift bridge crossing the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland. The Carter Road Bridge is to the left. This is in the area behind Cleveland Union Terminal.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division, again

Further south, down the line are a series of huge stone retaining walls, this is one of them.

This line dates back to at least 1880, and quite possibly was a section of the Pennsylvania Coal Co. Gravity RR, which dates to 1850.

Erie Railroad:Wyoming Division

We took another walk down the Erie this morning. We saw a number of deer running around back there. Since we're city dwellers they kind of scare us. This section of the right-of-way is south of River Street. It's still in the city, but is rather wild and undeveloped. I was hoping we'd see milepost 12, but we probably missed it in the heavy foliage.

Cleveland Union Terminal

This is a view of Cleveland Union Terminal. Opened in June 1930, it was the center of the city's transportaion activity. The last train ran from here in December 1971. Originally used by the Nickle Plate and the New York Central, the Baltimore & Ohio and the Erie later ran their passenger trains through here as well.

The U.S. Post Office in the foreground opened in 1932. The Hotel Cleveland opened in 1918 and was the first building in the complex. The 52 story office tower, once the tallest building between New York and Chicago opened in 1927, Cleveland Union Terminal was unique because it was entirely unberground. It was also an electric terminal with a private right of way running from Collinwood on the east, and Lindale on the west.

Laurel Line:Nay Aug Park

This is a view of the Laurel Line's Dunmore Branch. Abandoned in 1945 there isn't much left. This is the portion near the Nay Aug Park station.