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CSX/B&O Railroad Bridge, Key Meadows, Indianapolis, Indiana

I did research on this bridge and hopefully I have all my bases covered but if something here doesn’t sound correct to you, please leave a comment below. This bridge was built in 1916 and is part o…[View More]

Abandoned Tunnel Buried Under I 75, St. Bernard, Ohio, Built in 1913

First off I would like to thank Kay Heller Phillips with the St. Bernard-Ludlow Grove Historical Society. Without her help and research, this video never would have happened. There’s a piece of hist…[View More]

Remains of an Abandoned Historic Railroad Line, Built in the 1850s, Guilford, Dearborn County, Indiana

Hidden from the outside world yet just 400 feet southwest of busy State Route 1 in Dearborn County, Indiana are the remains of the bridge abutments from a rail line built in the 1850s. I covered this …[View More]

North Custer Road Railroad Overpass, Dundee, Michigan

The railroad overpass on North Custer Road just 2 miles Northeast of Dundee, Michigan is the Canadian National Flat Rock Subdivision, formerly the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. It was constr…[View More]

Exploring an Abandoned Railroad Bridge with Rotted Ties, Covington, Indiana

From what I can figure out, the location of this railroad crossing over the Wabash River in Covington, Indiana dates back to 1869. However, the only vestiges of the original crossing is the massive cu…[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]

Historic Hoopeston, Illinois

Hoopeston, Illinois has a very colorful past which includes being home to several POW Camps for German soldiers during WWII. During their confinement in Hoopeston, one small group of prisoners escaped…[View More]

Historic Erlanger, Kentucky

If you live in the Greater Cincinnati area, when someone says “Erlanger, Kentucky”, the term “historic” probably doesn’t pop into your head. However back in March, we wer…[View More]

Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio

Built between 1929 and 1933 at a cost of 41 million dollars, Union Terminal is the most iconic building in the state of Ohio. Once a bustling hub for train traffic during WWII the building now seeR…[View More]

Miami & Erie Canal Culvert, Troy, Ohio

Built in 1837 as part of the Miami & Erie Canal this twin arch stone culvert is about 96 feet long. It carried water from the Howell Ditch under the Miami & Erie Canal into the Great Miami Riv…[View More]

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