A question for natives of North Central Ohio:
I'm trying to find out if there are any small industries along the CSX main line between Cleveland, and Seville, OH, that still use rail service. I saw some spurs into large complexes when I viewed the area with GoogleEarth, but most areas were too 'fuzzy' to see clearly.
What I really hope to find is some industries where the spur parallels the mainline track.
T-I-A
-Ken in Maryland (B&O modeler, former CSX modeler)
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Well, here's the 84 Lumber just outside of Seville, OH. I use Windows Live Search a lot more then Google Earth. The resolution is higher I think, and the Birdseye and 3D views are a HUGE help.
Also, you're a member on the Rails Of The World website. Contact "CSX AC6000CW" over there. Thats Rich. He lives in Akron and he knows tons of stuff about all of the rail lines in the whole area and can probably get you pics if you need them.
Ken-I railfan at Sterling (a few miles S of Seville) as much as possible when I can afford the gas to get there!
Tentative plans are (since I have a few vacation days next week) is to either head up there either Wednesday or Sunday (when some of the other railfans show up) PM me if you need me to check anything out a little closer.
<Avatar from where the CL&W (the line you're interested in) branches off from the New Castle sub-the train is the Q354 heading N to Cleveland/Collinwood.
Mitch - I was hoping I'd hear from you! Since you live in Massillon, I figured you'd be quite familiar with that region.
I'll send you a PM with more details.
In Lorain Oh. The Republic Engineered Products (steel mill), and United States Steel mil use the CSX Lorain to Lester line.