Mansfield, OH: Lost (Pennsy+Erie) Union Station, Decrepit/B&O Depot and Junction Towers

Union Depot: (Satellite)

B&O Depot: (Satellite)

"Mansfield" Tower: Pennsy vs. Erie: (Satellite, it was across the Pennsy tracks from the Union Station.)

"B&O Jct" Tower: Pennsy vs. B&O: (Satellite, it was parallel to the Pennsy tracks.)

The route in the weeds on the left was the B&O, and the route with the nice ballast on the right was the Erie.

Street View, Jul 2019

North Central Ohio Industrial Museum commented on a post

How special that Crawford County Ohio has saved TWO of their Historic Depot’s in Galion & Bucyrus… CONGRATS!

Here’s a Story about the First Railroad Engine coming thru Mansfield, OH in 1846 by Timothy McKee:

https://richlandcountyhistory.com/.../hay-destiny-what.../

Kent Dorr

 

May 8, 1959 @ 18,000; AR1VZB000050089

Union station was in the southern quadrant of the crossing. Pennsy was on the east side and Erie was on the north side.

Digitally Zoomed

I got the railroad names from this map and noticed that the B&O Station was a little west of Mulberry Street.

1960/62 Mansfield North Quad @ 24,000

Darren Reynolds posted seven images with the comment: "Conrails ( Ex-PRR/Erie)

"Mansfield" tower 

Mansfield, Ohio"

Tim Shanahan shared

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"Mansfield" tower was at the crossing of the PRR And Erie at a diamond... September 1975

Photo by: Scott Wertans

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"Mansfield" tower in Mansfield, Ohio 1978

Photo by: John Fuller

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A PRR track and interlocking diagram and interlocking machine information for "Mansfield" tower

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The Dimonds at "Mansfield" tower

Photo by: Chip Syme Collection

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Looking east at "Mansfield" tower April 28, 1973

Photo by: David P. Oroszi

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Looking West at "Mansfield" tower

Photo by : Chip Syme Collection

[Just a single signalling pipeline going along the tracks.]

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The old days at "Mansfield" tower June 1965

Photo by: Unknown

Darren Reynolds posted four images with the comment:

PRR/B&O 

"B&O Jct" tower 

Mansfield,  Ohio 

This tower is no longer standing..

Tim Shanahan shared

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Looking down the PRR mainline this "B&O Jct." Tower

I think this is looking West..

Photo by: The Chip Syme Collection

B Tupper Upham: Three towers in that town (Mansfield, BO Junction, and MD), that had to talk to one another before lining a train through their plants.

Looking east on the PRR. (And the B&O, which actually heads south).

Cory T. Branham: Looking east. Union station and the Erie are in the distance.

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An Ex-PRR now Penn Central track and interlocking diagram and interlocking machine information for

"B&O Jct." tower in Mansfield, Ohio

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Standing on the PRR mainline at "B&O Jct." tower you can see the B&O Diamonds as it crossed the PRR..

Photo by: Joe Jack

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"B&OJct." tower in Mansfield, Ohio on Nov. 10,1978..I wonder what this location Looks like today?

Photo by: David P. Oroszi