Railroad Archives - History in Your Own Backyard

On the west side of Cambridge, Ohio in the industrial section of town you’ll find the Columbus & Ohio River Railroad Tunnel and a Bridge on the east side of the tunnel spanning Wills Creek. The…[View More]

Big 4 Stone Arch Railroad Bridge, Crawfordsville, Indiana

This beautiful stone arch railroad bridge was built in 1901 but the line dates back to just after the Civil War in 1866 when the Danville, Urbana, Bloomington and Pekin Railroad Company in Illinois bu…[View More]

Warning! CSX Railroad Bridge, Monroe, Michigan

Built in 1911, this is the 2nd railroad bridge to grace this location on the River Rasin in Monroe, Michign. The original bridge is thought to have been constructed in 1896 with the substructure still…[View More]

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Bridge, Lemont, Illinois

This bridge in Lemont, Illinois, just outside of Chicago was built in 1898 by the Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with the superstructure contractor being Carnegie Steel Company. T…[View More]

The Collapsed Railroad Tunnel # 21, Eaton, West Virginia