Crumbling
I like to dabble in railroad archeology by looking for the remains of railroad infrastructure. A good place to do that is along the Portage Hike and Bike Trail, which between Kent and Brady Lake, Ohio, is built on a portion of the former Erie right of way.
There remains one track still in place that is used by the Akron Barberton Cluster Railway, but otherwise much of the infrastructure is gone. That includes the yard and its lead tracks. But if you look around, there are many relics of the Erie still sitting there.
The block signals were removed many years ago, but the bases on which they sat can still be found in some locations.
This remains of this signal base is located in Brady Lake next to the lone track still in place. At one time they supported a semaphore signal.
The concrete in this base is slowly succumbing to the forces of nature wearing it down and perhaps it is only a matter of time before it become just another pile of gravel. But that won't be for a while.
Crumbling
I like to dabble in railroad archeology by looking for the remains of railroad infrastructure. A good place to do that is along the Portage Hike and Bike Trail, which between Kent and Brady Lake, Ohio, is built on a portion of the former Erie right of way.
There remains one track still in place that is used by the Akron Barberton Cluster Railway, but otherwise much of the infrastructure is gone. That includes the yard and its lead tracks. But if you look around, there are many relics of the Erie still sitting there.
The block signals were removed many years ago, but the bases on which they sat can still be found in some locations.
This remains of this signal base is located in Brady Lake next to the lone track still in place. At one time they supported a semaphore signal.
The concrete in this base is slowly succumbing to the forces of nature wearing it down and perhaps it is only a matter of time before it become just another pile of gravel. But that won't be for a while.