Crestline, OH: Big Four & Pennsy Union Stations and US-30 (Lincoln Highway)

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Ron Amore posted
Year unknown Big 4 and PRR meet at the Union Station in Crestline, OH
Art Wallis More like 1880s

Donna Carver commented on Ron's posting
The original Union Station in Crestline. It burned down in 1862 or 1863.

Looking at a 1959 aerial photo, it appears that at least one more building was built as the Union Station. The following photo does show at least a third building.

Julie Rossington posted
The old Union Station Crestline, Ohio ca 1900.
[I think we see some signalling pipelines in the foreground.]

Ron Amore posted
1978, northbound Conrail on the Big 4 thru Crestline by the old Union Station.
Dennis DeBruler An example of Pennsy's conversion from three horizontal yellow lights to two red snake eyes for absolute stops.

Ronnie Amore posted
PRR Union Station and Tower in Crestline,OH. (June 1979), looking north.

While studying some topo maps for the locations of Pennsy roundhouses, I discovered that US-30 (Lincoln Highway) used to go through this town. 

Topo maps via Dennis DeBruler

So I dug deeper. Today's US-30 very seldom uses the the original route across Ohio and Indiana. I followed the original route through Crestline using Street View, but I didn't see a single reference to Lincoln Highway.

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