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Changes, corrections, or comments on TRAINS Magazine's Trackside Guide to Cincinnati? Post 'em here! We start you off with a recent update: Excellent work on the Trackside Guide #1! The maps are works of art, and serve as excellent references to the area. I would like to add a few items: - The yard shown as ‘Lockland’ yard is called Maplewood yard. - The CSX (CK) Cincinnati Terminal dispatcher controls from Butler Street interlocking in Hamilton, where they take over from the AR dispatcher. - As of Monday August 5, 2002, CP-248 on the NS Dayton District was relinquished to the NS Lake District/New Castle desk. This is an attempt to smooth movements from the ‘directional’ running Lake District line from Butler Street in Hamilton to CSX’s NA Tower (Ivorydale Junction). Trains now use AAR radio channel 22: 160.440. -The ex-Conrail NS lines in the area have abandoned the NORAC Form ‘D’ mechanism to authorize movements and Track and Time permits, in favor of Track Warrants and rulebook 23A forms. Also, all interlockings are now referred to as CP (Controlled points), in addition to their geographic locations. A little-known location in the area was the tri-level crossing, similar to the one in Richmond, Virginia. This was on the banks of the Ohio, at the East end of B&O’s Storrs’ Yard. The B&O’s St. Louis line (ex-Ohio&Mississippi, ex-B&O Southwestern) ended at their depot located on Cincinnati’s riverfront. This depot was later abandoned in favor of other facilities, and the stub became an industrial lead along the riverfront. This B&O lead was at ground level, and the Cincinnati Union Terminal’s Southwest Connection (for passenger trains to/from the B&O and New York Central) passed over it on a viaduct. Over both of these was the Southern’s (ex-Cincinnati Southern, ex-Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific) Ohio River bridge. Today, only the B&O lead and Southern Bridge remain, the CUT’s bridgework being removed in the late 1970’s. Best regards, Bob Zoellner Cincinnati OH
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