Final Days of
the B&O Tracks East of Athens Ohio
. this
page revised 10/27/99
In this portion of our tour of the scrapped
B&O tracks, we view locations East
toward the Ohio River. This tour proceeds
Eastward into Belpre Ohio.
In less than two years after these photos
this track would be gone.
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Looking West about Milepost #176.2 - Mar.12,1990
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Looking West at B&O Milepost #178.1
- Mar.12,1990
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Looking West atop the bridge in the above
photo - Mar.12,1990
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Looking East across County Rd. #59 crossing
at Milepost #182.0 - Mar.12,1990
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The small community of Torch about Milepost #183.4
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Seen looking East across County Rd. #62 - Mar.12,1990
The station once set to the right , across
the road.
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Looking West from Belpre Twp. Rd. #298 bridge at the old
passing siding
( in the yellow grass ) ; photo taken at Milepost #186
- Mar.12,1990
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The B&O passes over the spot where the Hocking River meets
the Ohio River
at the community called Little Hocking - Mar. 12,1990
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Looking Eastward across the above mentioned bridge - Mar.12,1990
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Looking West at the East end of the Little Hocking passing siding
from
Township Road #298 - Mar.12,1990
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State Route #339 crossing at Porterfield ( between Little Hocking
and Belpre )
seen looking East - Mar.12,1990
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Bedrock Street crossing in Belpre Ohio , looking East - Mar.12,1990
Today this portion of the old mainline is
still in place feeding a chemical plant.
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The
End
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