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Where The Big 4 crossed the Canal in Dayton Ohio at one time was a Draw Bridge. I do not know the dates and the canal fell into disuse .Around April 1913 there was a flood and after it was determined that the canal made the flooding worse. Prominent citizens advocated and formed The Miami Conservanc...

In Dayton on the NYC there was a control point called Draw Bridge Tower at this place the NYC,Erie and B&O Wellston Subdivision were side by side.The predecesor of these RR were I believe the Mad River and Lake Erie and the Ohio and Western and CH&D the O&M was broad gauge and was dual g...

I am using 12v and some 6v bulbs.I use a spare trainset transformer hooked up to the variable track terminals.I have some buildings,lamp posts and signals light up.I turnned the thrrotle up till the lights had the look of the glow you see when landing at the airport at night (room dark) and can see ...

Inexpencive locomotives,I would recomend Bachman or Atheran.You can still get DC powered Diesels around 50 $ more or less.You can find some deals from online dealers,but a good hobby shop will test the unit before you buy.The Atheran usually has more detail,but is more delicate and children are attr...

I use an MRC sound system that I have miked to an amplifier.It gives good range and is adjustible easlily.The only advantage I could see to locomotive sound decoders is true doppler effect.The small speakers that are used in the locomotives I have seen do not produce the low end rumble that makes th...

See this photo http://www.daytonhistorybooks.com/albums/album_image/7423625/5978652.htm..I believe it was the last project in the flood plan of the Miami Conservancy District.All the rivers entering Dayton were Dry Dammed ,Miami,Mad,Stillwater,and Twin Creek up stream.The Miami and Erie Canal was ba...

Looking at it relation to the other symbols bell(telephone ?),Ticket punch,RR tracks,perhaps the bolt symbols are some kind of art deco pictagraph for telegraph station.

The two symbols in the upper left square look like runeic alaphabet Sig runes(acient norse viking)as in the nazi chant Sig Hiel.Sometimes used as a sign of victory.Could it be ment to denote Seaboard System ?

The rationalization of the lines in the area began after the C&O takeover of the B&O.Then the coal and clay mineing played out or became unprofitable.With these went the steel mills and brick making.I think there was trans-shipment of local coal to barges on the Ohio River was the impetus to...

Try this webb site http://www.cincyrails.com/

This webb page http://cg-tower.com/portsmouth/industry/industries.htm lists a C&O crossing at 48.2 miles from Portsmith sub.Jct. and the map identifies it as the C&O N at Sciotoville.

I would try to drill a small hole in the middle of the peg.Then you could drive a small screw or super glue a push pin in the hole and use pliers to pull out the peg.

My guess is could these be the old telegraph call letters.Many commonly used place names used one or two letter codes.To save time not sending the whole word,and cost when using commerical systems.With a limited alaphabet the letter codes often were all ready taken so the code may have none of the f...

Found an obit on the Kalmbach Retailer site.He died 6-19-10,services 6-23.Thank you Mr.Paul you helped keep the hobby fun and affordable.Mr.Paul,your train looks good on the west side.Clear signal ahead,M.A.S.

Thank you for your corrections Railmike,I covered a lot of ground clear back to the ice age.I did a search for railroad abandonments,and found a site called Trainweather that has a list of STB fileings.There was nothing for the CL&N or Xenia Industrail Track or anything recent for track in Ohio ...