In the preceding footnote, reference was made to the separation of the main line at QD into three branches, the Lakefront, C.U.T., and Belt (the latter is also known as the Short Line). These lines diverge and pass through the north, central and…
This scene shows the former Big Four tracks as they wind along the Cuyahoga River and cross Superior Avenue on their way from Front Street (out of sight in the background, about half a mile north) to a junction with the Cleveland Union Terminal line…
The commentary accompanying this picture and the one following will attempt to show the rhyme and reason of the tortuous NYC trackage in the Mill Creek area of downtown Cincinnati (a section said to contain one of the most complex tangles of railroad…
One of the busiest junctions on the Belt Railway - and therefore one of the businest in Indianapolis - is Belt crossing, where the Indiana Division main line from Cincinnati crosses the Belt, and also connects with it by means of two wyes. This…
The position-light signals identify the three-track railroad here as the Pennsylvania. The double track is the NYC, and the location is Gardenville Junction, which is approximately the midpoint of the Gardenville branch (the mainline connection at…