Was there ever a south to east wye here, allowing direct running into the dock for loaded coal trains? The northern boundary of the housing tract to the south of the junction has a suggestive arc, which is clear on Google Earth.
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RussNelson wrote:...A little bit off topic, but of historical interest and further south on the B&O: if you open the Acme mapper link and pan south to W.Ridge Rd, you can see a B&O connection to Kodak Park that used to cross at Bldg 28 or whatever it's called now. There were a couple sidings for some business at the Dewey Ave crossing, then the track made its way to the Park. You can see where the B&O cut west off its belt line and headed across two diamonds to get there. I love old maps... and "current" maps that show rail lines long since gone.
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http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=43.22599,-77.62101&z=16&t=M
BR&P wrote:Sorry Bob, you're a bit confused there. What you are seeing is the Kodak Park Railroad. Those are not diamonds, it's an underpass going under both the NYC and B&O. And it's still there.Okay, I was confused, and read the map wrong. It doesn't show what I recall. The trackage I remember has been long ripped up and crossings paved over. I'm willing to bet it was a B&O connection they let go.