CSX Scraps the Tracks - East
side of Athens City
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This page will show the tracks East of
the old B&O station, including the main campus
of Ohio University.
The tightest curve on the Division was beside OU's Morton Hall.
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Looking East across Race street as
the sled pauses for the crossing. These road
crossings were no problem for the sled as
it simply slid across the top surface.
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Dec.9,1991
Looking South along McKinley Avenue.
A crew member watches the loading of the rail. Notice
the green colored mark painted on the
rail, to the right of the photo. This is were the rail will be
cut to began the next 1/4 mile section.
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The rail is actually cut marking the end of a section.
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The ripped up section will now be pulled onto the train as the
next section is torn from the ties.
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Dec.9,1991
Looking South across East Mulberry Street ; Morton Hall is
to the right.
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Dec.11,1991
Next we see ex-GM&O GP30 #510 ( now CSX
slug #2264 ) beside the
Pepsi Bottling Plant on the far East Side.
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As the train's rear passes the Pepsi Plant, we get a good
look at how the
rail is slid upon the train while additional rail is ripped from
the ties.
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The railtrain's rear jumps across another crossing.
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Dec.11,1991
The railtain cuts loose from the ripping sled and having loaded
the last section of rail ,
heads down to Canaanville siding for storage over the weekend.
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Looking West from State Route #50's overpass. The entire
railtrain is visible in this photo.
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