Troy, OH: Deteriorating/B&O and Lost/Big Four Depots

B&O Depot: (Satellite)

Big Four Depot: (Satellite, not only is the depot gone, but so is the Big Four route.)

Railroad Restaurant: (Satellite)

Street View, May 2024

Street View, May 2024

Troy Local History Library posted

This aerial photo (circa 1954) captured a unique view of the south part of Troy, once the heart of passenger and freight rail transportation in the city! From this location, many left to join the armed forces during WWII and it is the backdrop for the Troy Canteen Girls story. #localhistorymatters 

In the picture:

B & O Railroad Depot (still standing) and tracks,

New York Central (Big Four) Depot (small rectangular building) and tracks

Railroad Restaurant (in the cluster of the three)

City Transfer building, a part of which is now the Troy Community Thrift Store.

The perspective of the camera is southwest from near the old Gummed Products/St. Regis Facility. The New York Depot was razed in the mid-1980s. Near the upper middle portion of the image is South Crawford St., while the New York Central tracks run east and west from the lower left to the upper right.

David Mays II shared

Brian Spirito posted

Troy, Ohio Station

This station served the B&O and New York Central until passenger service stopped. It is still used by MOW to serve the area for CSX. NYC line was not included in Conrail and saw its last train on March 31, 1976. Most of the line was pulled up in 1979 but some remained in Troy to serve a few industries until 1989.

Jeffrey Parnes shared

David Mays II commented on Brian's post
The station never served the NYC/Big 4 as they had their own station, just west of the CH&D/B&O building. Here is a photo taken from Dan West's excellent Ohio Railroad Stations Past & Present website that shows how close the respective stations were to each other.

Brian P, Jan 2017

The L-shape of the B&O depot, if not an accurate location, is marked on this map.

1961/62 Troy Quad @ 24,000

A satellite caught a CSX train coming through town. I'm surprised the connector still exists west of Crawford Street. I guess someone doesn't want to pay to remove the tracks from the street.

Satellite