Erie: (
Satellite)
B&O Original: (Satellite)
B&O Moved: (Satellite)
Roger Smith
posted three photos with the comment:
1913 Erie depot along the former NJ-CHI main. This is the third one in this village in different locations as the previous 2 burned.
The ABC Railway comes into town 3-4 times monthly. Rittman, OH.
It is open as a diner Tuesday - Saturday 7a - 2p
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It appears that one of the customers of the ABC Railway is the Morton Salt Company. The CSX/B&O route at the bottom of this excerpt is close to the plant, but it doesn't have a connection to the plant.
There are three freight cars spotted next to salt plant's long building.
Evidently those freight cars are high-cube box cars. Does the plant ship pallets of salt?
The B&O used to compete with the Erie for business at this plant. But in their singular focus on operating ratio and shareholders, CSX doesn't want to handle carload shipments.
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| 1961/62 Rittman Quad @ 24,000 |
B&O Depot
Because the tracks are still active, the depot has to be moved before it can be restored.
CSX is a strong believer in the efficiency of "demolition by neglect."
The town will have two restored depots.
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Ethan Williams posted
🚨Major Project Announcement 🚨 Rittman, OH A HUGE milestone has been reached with the help of major donations. I am happy to announce that we have bypassed our $200,000 goal and the project will be moving forward to have the station moved and completed by 2027. Thank you everyone for your support in preserving Rittman history. Please watch for updates as we look toward the future. -Ethan W. |
I found a lot of words online about the depot, but nothing that indicated where they plan to move the depot. I did find some historic photos.
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