Lodi, OH: 1882,1904,1909 Museum/Nickel Plate Depot

(Satellite, 44 photos)

This Nickel Plate route was originally owned by the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad (W&LE), and it is now owned by the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (WE).

I found this depot while I was looking on a satellite map for a B&O Bridge.

Street View, Mar 2023

Jack Gallo, May 2021

Roger Smith posted two photos with the comment:

1882 Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway depot in Lodi, OH

www.lodirailroadmuseum.org

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Jack Gallo, May 2021

 

It has the expected bay window for the agent's desk. The overpass in the background is CSX/B&O.

Street View, Sep 2021

Recently, they did a lot of work to restore the depot.

Street View, Jul 2014

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The W&LE depot was built in 1882 and expanded in 1904 and then again in 1909.

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The depot shrunk in 1977 when a crossing accident shoved a propane truck into the west end of the building. N&W was still using the building as a MoW facility, so they removed the damaged portion and built a new wall.
In May 1990, NS sold much of the old W&LE, and some other routes, to form the new W&LE. The new W&LE donated the depot to a non-profit in 2008.

Brian Jules posted

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Lodi, Ohio with the 1882 Lodi Depot, now the Lodi Railroad Museum. Preserving local history of the railroads with many artifacts, photographs, cabooses and dedicated volunteers.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Brian's post
It was a Nickel Plate depot. 1961 Lodi Quad @ 24,000