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| Brian Balzer posted Detroit, Toledo, & Ironton [DT&I] tressel in downtown Washington Court House, Ohio, heading south for Wavery and Jackson. It now sits as an ornament on the city walking/cycling trail. Troy Kleman: Henry Ford's railroad. The DT&I turned quite a profit under Ford's ownership. Mike Kotler: My understanding is that the DT&I route via Waverly was abandoned because of a treacherous, sharp curve on the line that was notorious for derailments. They got trackage rights on a parallel route instead. Tim Shanahan shared |
The B&O had two routes through town, and the Pennsy also had a route through town.
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| 1961 Washington Court House Quad @ 24,000 |
The DT&I shared one of the B&O routes through town.
The DT&I route north of Washington Court House (WCH) is now owned by the Indiana & Ohio Railway (IORY). And the remaining B&O routes are also owned by IORY.
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The DT&I route north of Washington Court House (WCH) is now owned by the Indiana & Ohio Railway (IORY). And the remaining B&O routes are also owned by IORY.
The DT&I and B&O paralleled each other between here and WCH. The IORY now uses the B&O route on this segment and the DT&I tracks are sometimes used for storage. Because the IORY uses the B&O route, the DT&I upstream crossing of the river is also abandoned. But we can still see the footings of the DT&I bridge.
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| Satellite |
The former-B&O bridges are also trestles.
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| Street View, Aug 2012 |
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