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I became an N&W fan in 1989 well after the 1982 merger.

In 1995 we moved along the Cincinnati district. In 1996 I joined the NWHS.

The only N&W power photos I have taken are GP35 #228 and the 611. I
photograph every N&W freight car I can.

I cannot tell the history of the Cincinnati district with N&W power since I
did not begin documenting the line until 1995. The same reason why I could
not tell the history of the Cincinnati Eastern because they did not exist
in 1995. That doesn't mean I cannot write a story about the Cincinnati
East, Ohio Northwestern, Cincinnati Portsmouth & Virginia, N&W, NS,
Cincinnati East Terminal and so on because the name does not match the
societies main focus.

In 2003 the line was cut at the east end of Mt. Zion siding. The cut has
moved several times since then and is now just west of milepost C-79.

In 2014 the line was least to the Cincinnati East Terminal, CCET, which was
changed to Cincinnati Eastern, the original name many years before the N&W
acquired the line in 1901. Even that name had changed a couple of times.

After the line was cut we had the most amazing variety of power on what was
the Peavine, now a Pea Branch. I could write a story about a place and show
a train, but it might have a Santa Fe war bonnet, a ConRail or even a
locomotive from Alaska. If it takes modern equipment mixed in with old
drawings and maps to tell the story, I do not see the issue with that.

The Hillsboro branch was cut back to Mowrystown, then in the late 90's cut
out all together. The wye in Sardinia is still there and being used a bit.

Now some 21 plus years after the line was cut, the last 25 miles of the
east end are up for rails to trails. More rail history lost and probably no
chance of getting it back. With every piece of track removed that is
history and industry removed from America.

I have shared things with people I know about the Peavine they had no idea
existed or how it was originally. This gets their interest going. Perhaps a
free membership for them would keep them as members. I have paid for other
memberships to try and attract new members.

There is a lot of history to still be told. We just have to be smart in the
way we tell it to attract other to become interested in it.
Jeff OHIO Wood
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