Cromley, Ohio

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The 1910 Annual Report is the first one that lists double track extending from East of Cromley, O., to Columbus, O.

Evidently it was done in 1909 . . .

EdKing
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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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