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Re: (rshsdepot) Bucyrus, Ohio
Please, I would like to know as I am researching a book on the Kanawha &
Michigan which later becomes a vital part of the T&OC. Don in WV
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenton Dickerson" <kentondickerson_@_hotmail.com>
To: <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) Bucyrus, Ohio
> An interesting note is that the station in Bucyrus and the Alabama Great
> Southern station in Ft. Payne, AL are almost exact copies of each other.
> They were probably designed by the same architect.
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Jim Dent <jdent_@_erols.com>
> Reply-To: rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net
> To: RSHS List <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
> Subject: (rshsdepot) Bucyrus, Ohio
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 23:54:47 -0400
>
>
> From the EL List...
>
> >
> > Good news!!! To those of us in Ohio anyway! I went to Bucyrus last
> > weekend, after a brief stop in Marion to take a gander at Ac tower, but
> > what I found out in Bucyrus was that the T&OC station may soon be under
> > restoration! A committee has been formed and some other political
papers
> > are being shuffled around so stand buy and see what happens! Those who
> > want to be kept up to date let me know and I'll pass on what I know
when
> > I know it, Im going back up there this weekend, I was born/raised in
> > Bucyrus and still have family there, and I hope to take a few pics
> > before much happens, although the building looks rather grim right now.
> > One last note, Bucyrus was a RR dyeing town not too long ago, after the
> > forming of CR the east-west tracks were hardly used, im guessing 4
> > trains a day, if that. But now its a busy place again, NS added a
> > interchange track to go from Columbus north,,RR west?? to east onward
to
> > Crestline, its busy again now, hopefully I'll get to check it out
better
> > this summer, but it never again will be like it was when i was in
school
> > in Nevada, just west of Bucyrus, seeing all the different adsorbents
> > into Conrail, those were the days, wish I knew than what I think I know
> > now. Have a great day, Todd
>
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