Back in the mid 1990's, on my way to Ripley, Ohio, I ran across a unique RR depot. It is located in Midland, Ohio (also called Midland City), along State Route 68. This station is in a unique location, as it sits at the juncture of two branches of the B & O. I want to model this structure in HO scale and I found some pretty good photos of it. The only side of it that I do not have is the east end (the end without the bay windows). If anyone is familiar with the station that I am referring to, or lives near it, could you please send me a photo that shows the east end of it?
Thanks
Not sure of the copyright status, so here are links
http://www.carrtracks.com/ohio03.htm
https://sn2modeler.com/2012/03/27/midwest-narrow-gauge-show-an-energy-boost/
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I was a member of the B&O Historical Society through the '90s and 2000s. They still have a bit of a presence and perhaps you could contact someone there?
https://borhs.org/Archives/index.html
I scanned through the issues of the Sentinel but came up empty. being that it is such a neat depot and still standing (as far as I can tell) someone certainly has some documentation available.
Searchable indexes are often not available for many of these back issues, unfortunately.
Here is an index for the B&O Modeler magazine:
https://borhs.org/modelermag/index.html
Also here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woodhick/albums/72157626448527771
This guy is all "artsy" with his photos but there are some close-detail shots:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaeljzealot/albums/72157627910649058
Melvin Stone Train, Midland City, Ohio. June 29, 2019. by Robert Winfree, on Flickr
Chessie System; Midland City OH; 9/1984 by Steve Barry, on Flickr
While at Flickr you can try your own search and perhaps come up with something.
Good Luck, Ed
Looks like it is in really bad shape, compared to the links I posted. Cool design.
Awesome looking design for a depot. I wonder if it would be worth restoring as a B&O museum.
Thanks all, for the information; a treasure trove of photos, many of which I didn't find in my internet searches. Yes, the station is in poor shape (maybe not even standing as of this date!), but I am going to model it sometime in the future. I wanted to get that information for my files for this project. I believe by the surrounding known dimensions (trains, etc.) that I can come up with the dimensions on the structure. Thanks again so much!
That depot is about an hour away from where I live, it is still standing and there is talk of restoration. They will need to hurry up as it is in very poor condition.
basementdweller That depot is about an hour away from where I live, it is still standing and there is talk of restoration. They will need to hurry up as it is in very poor condition.
So glad to hear that. It is a unique structure indeed. And, although I'm modeling northwest Ohio, I will have a place just for it on my new layout, which is just in the beginning stages of construction. Yes, the most recent photos I have (some of which were posted in this thread), show it in a nearly falling down state. Sure would be nice to see it restored, but it will take lots of work and lots of money to do so.
As of september 2020 this depot is still stang (surprisingly) but in now worse condition. Reports have said that it will be torn down in a year. hopefully not this true
When I started reading this thread it reminded me of the Midland Railway Station in London. How traffic was diverted away so the station could be closed and demolished.
Thanks to a huge campaign the station was saved and is now one of the busiest and attractive in London.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Pancras_railway_station
I hope the Midland, Ohio station will be saved.
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Good place for a model railroad club. Probably get it very cheap too. Plus once you restore it, you want to keep it occupied so as to not let it deteriorate. Really surprising. nO graffitti
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