Cromley, Ohio

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Hi Gary:

Do you happen to know when double track was completed to this point
(Cromley)?  The location of the side track would put it in the current
location of the eastbound (southbound) track. Was there a series of sidings
that were tied together to make double track to this point?

Whit and I appreciate all of this great information you all are providing
us.

Eric

On 10/9/07, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

>

>  From an old reference book of mine written by an N&W RoW engineer between

> 1893 and 1898, Cromley, Ohio was the location of a passing siding of 2800

> feet of length and 2500 feet of clearance at MP 682 and 1020 feet.  It was

> on the south side of the track (west is towards Columbus so this is on the

> compass east side of the line).  No other notes on Cromley are in this book,

> station, train order office, shanty or whatever.

>

>

>

>

>

> In this book, stations are noted (but not at Circleville as the sheds were

> on the mainline and tied back into the C&MV station and crossing, MP675.68)

> at Hopetown (MP 659 & 1163 feet),  Kinnickinnick (MP662&3170 ft), Kingston

> (MP666&1824'), Elmwood (MP668&2809'), Hayesville (MP671&1346'), Ashville

> (MP684 &2019'), Duvalls (MP688&393') Lockbourne (MP691&1591') and Reeses

> Station at 694 & 414 feet.  No station at Cromley.

>

>

>

> Now, lots of postcards and old photos show Circleville C&MV station,

> Kingston has a least two postcard shots, and Duvalls has a shot in the

> valuation photos, Ashville has numerous shots and one , possible two

> postcard shots, and Lockbourne one shot.  Kinnickinnick, Elmwood, Hayesville

> , I have never seen photos of – but I didn't realize that Reeses ever had a

> station.

>

>

>

> Interestingly enough, this book calls out a Bell's Elevator Siding at MP

> 676 and 2145 feet, in the Circleville area proper.  But it makes no note at

> all of Bell's Crossing w/b out of Circleville a couple of miles.  There was

> a Scioto Valley Traction station there and I have a photo of that which

> shows the station and the SVT underpass under the N&W.

>

>

>

> From the book:

>

>

>

> For Circleville

>

> Mile

>

> Plus feet

>

> Station

>

> Name

>

> Company or Private

>

> Side of track

>

> Connection

>

> Total length

>

> Clearance length

>

> 675

>

> 2317 (?)

>

> Circleville

>

> New passing siding

>

> Company

>

> S

>

> Both ends

>

> 1089

>

> 789

>

> 675

>

> 1718

>

>

>

> C&MV transfer

>

> Company

>

> S

>

> East end

>

> 2054

>

> 1904

>

> 675

>

> 1800

>

>

>

> Dunlap's siding

>

> Company

>

> S

>

>

>

> East end

>

> 336

>

> 218

>

> 675

>

> 2536

>

>

>

> Nile's siding

>

> "

>

> N

>

> East end

>

> 73

>

>

>

> 675

>

> 3382

>

>

>

> Cross over

>

> "

>

> S

>

> West

>

> 160

>

>

>

> 675

>

> 4965

>

>

>

> Strawboard #1

>

> "

>

> S

>

>

>

> East end

>

> 64

>

>

>

> 675

>

>

>

>

>

> Strawboard #2

>

> "

>

> S

>

> East end

>

> 148

>

>

>

> 675

>

>

>

>

>

> Strawboard #3

>

> "

>

> S

>

> East end

>

> 46

>

>

>

> 676

>

> 619

>

>

>

> North end of Strawboard

>

> "

>

> S

>

> West end

>

> 129

>

>

>

> 676

>

> 728

>

>

>

> Mill Switch

>

> "

>

> S

>

> Both

>

> 614

>

> 314

>

> 676

>

> 1731

>

>

>

> Scheleyer's spur

>

> ½ Private

>

> S

>

> West end

>

> 321

>

> 171

>

> 676

>

> 1746

>

>

>

> Warehouse and Coal

>

> Company

>

> S

>

> Both

>

> 1611

>

> 1311

>

> 676

>

> 2010

>

>

>

> Crites Spur

>

> "

>

> S

>

> East

>

> 170

>

> 75

>

> 676

>

> 2145

>

>

>

> Bell's elevator siding

>

> "

>

> S

>

> East

>

> 320

>

> 160

>

> 676

>

> 2289

>

>

>

> Main Street cross over

>

> "

>

> S

>

> East

>

> 147

>

>

>

> 676

>

> 3081

>

>

>

> Store track

>

> "

>

> N

>

> Both

>

> 831

>

> 531

>

> 676

>

> 3231

>

>

>

> House track

>

> "

>

> N

>

> Both

>

> 575

>

> 275

>

> 676

>

> 3803

>

>

>

> Passing Siding

>

> "

>

> N

>

> Both

>

> 2307

>

> 1987

>

> 677

>

> 729

>

> Circleville

>

> Canning Co.

>

> "

>

> N

>

> West

>

> 854

>

> 686

>

> 682

>

> 1020

>

> Cromley

>

> Cromley Passing siding

>

> Company

>

> South

>

> Both

>

> 2800

>

> 2500

>

> 684

>

> 1213

>

> Ashville

>

> Elevator spur

>

> company

>

> south

>

> west

>

> 1162

>

> 1012

>

> 684

>

>

>

> Ashville

>

> Scioto Canning Co.

>

> private

>

> south

>

> west

>

> 1225

>

> 1120

>

> 684

>

>

>

> Ashville

>

> Coal Track

>

> private

>

> south

>

> West

>

> 356

>

> 206

>

> 684

>

>

>

> Ashville

>

> Ashbrook's Siding

>

> private

>

> South

>

> West

>

> 319

>

> 169

>

> 684

>

> 2019

>

> Ashville

>

> Station siding

>

> company

>

> north

>

> West

>

> 1477

>

> 1177

>

>

>

> Note that the coal track at MP 684 was a private track probably for a coal

> yard and not a coal dock for the railroad.

>

>

>

> Given the level of detail that this book goes into, I would have to say

> that Cromley had little there but the passing siding.  The N&W never had the

> traffic on this line early that would justify a tower at the end of a

> passing siding to control the siding switches in these early days.  I don't

> think the N&W ever had any of these type of towers on the Scioto Division.

> Interlocking towers?  Yes, at Vera, Glen Jean, Renick, Circleville, Valley

> Crossing and Bannon.

>

>

>

> Gary Rolih

>

> Cincinnati

>

>

>

>

>

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Eric at CG Tower
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