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The Abandoned Bridge Street Bridge, Georgetown, Kentucky

Built in 1930 this steel stringer bridge, located on where else but “Bridge Street”, is about 76 feet long and spans a dual line for the Norfolk Southern Railway. The bridge has been closed to tra…[View More]

The Double Culvert Road Tunnel, Sadieville, Kentucky

Built in 1911 this culvert/tunnel goes under the Norfolk Southern Rail line between Sadieville & Georgetown, Kentucky. Currently only one track is above the tunnel but up until the 1950s, two set…[View More]

The Great Train Derailment of 1967, Dearborn County, Indiana

Back in 1967 on Sunday, October 1st around 9:00 in the evening, a train headed to Cincinnati from Indianapolis derailed halfway betwen Weisburg and Bonnell, Indiana. One engine and 38 cars spilled ove…[View More]

Nightmare In Cincinnati’s East End Neighborhood: The CG & P Railroad Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio

In the East End neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio at the corner of Carrel and Dumont Streets you’ll see a strange looking 2 story steel structure. This is what’s left of a large railroad co…[View More]

The Reading Halls Station Bridge, Pennsdale, Pensylvania

Built in 1846 the Reading-Halls Station Bridge was originally designed and used as a railroad bridge. The bridge is almost certainly the oldest all-metal truss bridge in active service in the United S…[View More]

The Vermilion County Fairgrounds Stone Arch Tunnel, Batestown, Illinois

This stone arch tunnel near the Vermilion County Fairgrounds was built in 1901 for the Peoria & Eastern Railway. The rail line was used almost exclusively for grain hauling and the line was last …[View More]

The Abandoned Campbell’s Tunnel, Radcliff, Ohio

Construction of the tunnel began in March 1877 by the Columbus & Gallipolis Railway. Unfortunately the rail company ran out of money in 1878 and construction was halted. The line was then sold to …[View More]

20,000 Foreigners Hired to Rebuild Railroad in Dearborn County, Indiana

I have a lot of people that ask me what is my favorite video. After producing over 575 documentary videos on everything from one room school houses to cathedrals, it’s hard to say. Every video proje…[View More]

Cincinnati’s Hidden Railroad Station, Cincinnati, Ohio

The Torrence Road Railroad Station Depot was built in 1907. The depot was built for the wealthy people who lived on top of the hill in Walnut Hills as the rich didn’t want to go into the “then” …[View More]

The Story of the Guilford Red Bridge, Guilford, Indiana

The area around Guilford, Indiana is loaded with railroad history. In this segment we’re checking out the former Guilford Red Bridge. Back in the mid 1800s a rail line came through this area until i…[View More]

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