Ridgeway, OH: Hayes (WA) Tower: CSX/Big Four vs. CSX/Toledo & Ohio Central

Charlie Whipp updated his cover photo
Southbound Conrail 8005 passes the Ridgeway, Ohio interlocking tower on a nice March day. Ridgeway tower was located in the tiny town of Ridgeway, Ohio and is long gone from the track side rail scene.

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The north/south route is the former TOC and the east/west route is the former Big Four. Both routes still exist. Only the tower is gone.

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Charlie DeWeese: Wasn't this location called Hayes on the Ohio Division of the NYC?

James Kehn: We had a saying in the Columbus office that no one should worry about the Russians invading us, as NOTHING got by Ridgeway without stopping. If there was a northbound and a southbound on the T&OC and an eastbound and a westbound on the Big Four, they would all show up at Ridgeway at the same time. There was a huge magnetic field that pulled all the trains toward Ridgeway. Anyway, that's my story.

Darren Reynolds posted six images with the comment:

Conrails (EX-NYC)

"WA" Ridgeway (Hayes) tower 

Ridgeway ,Ohio 

This tower is no longer standing

Tim Shanahan shared

Charlie DeWeese: In NYC Timetable 8 dated Oct 30, 1960 the tower at the crossing in Ridgeway is called Hayes.

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This what "Ridgeway" tower looked like back in 1963

Photo by:Frank Garon Collection

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This is what "Ridgeway" tower looked like in 1978

Photo by: C.H.Geletzke Jr.

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The model board at "Ridgeway" tower July 1976

Photo by : C.H.Geletzke Jr.

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The model board on 1985 inside "Ridgeway" tower

Photo by: Jay Williams

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A Penn Central track and interlocking diagram for "Ridgeway" tower

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"Ridgeway" tower 1985 Phot by: Jay Williams