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Revenue abandonment
The railroad bridge at Caywood Road, Washington County, Ohio. In 1968 the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with long time rival New York Central forming the Penn Central Railroad Company. The merger went bankrupt and in 1976 Penn Central, along with several other struggling railroads, was purchased by the Consolidated Rail Corporation, in hopes to transform the troubled railroad system into a profitable business. The merger created an ever lasting impact to our area when thousands of miles of track was abandoned, including the Marietta Branch, due to what was considered low revenue. After the last train crossed this bridge on its way to Dover Ohio, in May 1976, just about every mile of the entire line was abandoned. |
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