Depots Archive
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Maderia, Ohio Depot
Posted on December 22, 2010 | No CommentsMaderia received their depot in 1871 when the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad built a depot on present day Miami Ave at the railroad tracks. Today both the track and depot survive although the depot is busier then the track as the depot is now home... -
Franklin Depot
Posted on December 12, 2010 | No CommentsFranklin’s depot, in Warren County, was a “union” depot, shared between the Cincinnati Northern and the Big 4. The depot was built originally just to serve CN, but in 1911 it started to serve the Big 4 as well. It is still standing in it... -
Covington Depots
Posted on December 12, 2010 | No CommentsCovington in Miami County used to have a couple depots for different railroads that went through the town. Now only one depot remains used for a business. Even the tracks are gone, but all the old railroad bridges through town are still in, the track... -
Yellow Springs Depot
Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsYellow Springs has a nice replica station of the original station that stood very near where the replica is. The station now is a rest area for the Rail Trail that is now there and houses the Chamber of Commerce. This station looks just like... -
Silverton Depot
Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsSilverton has a small replica station that was built in 1976 and dedicated in July 4, 1976 as a tribute to the bicentennial. The original station was built in the early 1800s according to the sign on the depot and served the Cincinnati, Lebanon and... -
Tipp City, Ohio Depot
Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTipp City is located on the former Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad. Today the line is operated by CSX. Sometime after the B & O purchased the line they built a freight depot. Today the depot is still standing and has been restored to its... -
Zone 1 Almost Complete
Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsSteven and I are almost done photographing the depots in Zone 1. We have about 10 more to go and Zone 1 will be completely photographed. Hopefully it will be done before the New Year. Right now we have to get one depot in Preble... -
Troy’s Depot
Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTroy’s depot is a very beautiful stone depot. It was built in 1890 by the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton RR. Today it is owned by CSX and used for storage and workspace. The time I was there to get pictures the gate was open so... -
Sidney Depots
Posted on December 4, 2010 | No CommentsSidney is the county seat of Shelby County and was once a busy railroad town with lots of industry. It still has the north-south CSX mainline and the east – west CSX mainline in town, but hardly any sidings to industry it seems. In the... -
Blanchester Depot
Posted on December 4, 2010 | No CommentsBlanchester is located in Clinton County. It is located on the old B&O mainline, now CSX. Its depot is vacant and in bad repair. According to the signs posted on the side it is property of CSX and it says no trespassing. I walked around...
