Part# 2 - A Tour
of the B&O Tracks in Athens Ohio
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These Web photos of the line begin on the West side of town
(after the Hocking River bridge)
and conclude at Richland Ave. The next page will show the
University Campus & Eastward.
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I have also included other photos of the past,
and some photos taken in 1999,
to serve as a comparison.
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this page revised
10/27/99
Looking East at the old buildings in the B&O Shafer Street
yard. - Feb.26,1990
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Old C&O tracks are one the left, B&O mainline in
center and siding to the right.
Looking Eastward across Shafer Street - Feb.26,1990
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Scrap Train - Dec.2,1991
Looking Northwest across Shafer St.
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Today's view - May 1,1999
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Looking West across Union St. with the old B&O Station
to my back - Feb.26,1990
The building on the right is today the HDL
Office Center.
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Union Street B&O Station - Feb. 1981
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Same angle about two years before scrapping
- Feb.26, 1990
The NYC had trackage rights over the
C&O tracks, which once
terminated on the opposite side of the B&O
Station.
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How it looks today - May 29, 1999
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Looking west, back toward the station from
Richland Ave. - Feb. 26, 1990
Click Here for
a close-up of the station.
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Rapid tree growth blocks the station from
view today. The station is
behind the left tree in this photo taken
from Richland Ave. - May 04,1999
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From the Richland Ave. bridge looking East - Feb.26,1990
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