Madison, New Jersey

This unused card shows us a famous image from the Delaware, Lackawanna, & Western Railroad, circa 1915. Lots of details in this one. Note the youngster in the navy-style jumper on the left.

Warwick, New York

This is a postcard postmarked 1910 showing the wonderful former Lehigh & Hudson River Railroad station in Warwick New York just north of the New Jersey border. The station still stands today and is a real gem of railroad architecture. Warwick was also the headquarters for the Lehigh & Hudson River Railroad.

The Rapid Mule Transit Co.

And what collection would be complete without some real horsepower?  This card shows a horse car (mule car?) in Middletown, Ohio operated by the Rapid Mule Transit Co. connecting the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Traction Co. station on one side of town with the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (also known as the Big Four) station on the other. For more information on this fascinating transit line, click Here and scroll down to the section 'Technology Leads to Demise of Interurban Lines'.

Toledo, Ohio Union Station

The Union Station in Toledo was a regular stop for the New York Central's Lake Shore Limited. Running between Chicago, Boston (via the Boston & Albany Railroad) and New York, it is seen here at station, the passenger train on the right. Postmarked Toledo 1912.

Sandusky Sunset

This colorful modern New York Central card shows the Empire State Express crossing Sandusky Bay in Ohio at sunset.

Newark, Ohio

The Newark, Ohio B&O station was built in in 1878 and torn down over 100 years later in 1989.  Newark was a stop for the B&O's Chicago Night Express between Wheeling, WV and Chicago. On the run from Chicago to Wheeling, it was known as the Wheeling Night Express.

Stopping to Work on the Snow Plow

This is a view from an unknown railroad in an unknown location, but it does look like some work is being done on this early and interesting rotary snow plow. Because it is being worked on outside of a snow shed and under steam, and not in a yard, it's probably a repair or removal of debris.

Ohio Electric Car Barn

This 1911 view is of the Ohio Electric Railroad car barn and power plant in Brookville. The Ohio Electric Railway was the largest interurban line in Ohio with over 617 miles of track. Organized in 1907, it finally was dissolved after bankruptcy in 1921.

Lima, Ohio Yards

In this circa 1912 view, we see  the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis Railroad 
yards in Lima, Ohio. The CH&I was actually merged with the  Indiana, Decatur & Western Railway in 1902 to form the Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railway. 
By the time this card was published, the CH&I was no longer an independent railroad.

Toledo, Ohio

The Wabash Railroad's St. Louis Flyer served St. Louis, Missouri and Toledo, Ohio with long distance passenger service. The "Flyer" is seen here at a Toledo grade crossing, circa 1910.

The Panhandle Route

This 1915 view is of a train named 'The Panhandle'. Operated by the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, a subsidiary  of the PRR, the Panhandle Route connected Columbus with Pittsburgh.

Massillon, Ohio

In 1909, the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railroad came under the operational control of the Baltimore & Ohio and was bought out entirely in 1915. This 1912 view of my hometown's station in Massillon, Ohio, identifies the station as the 'B.&O. Depot' three years prior to the B&O's purchase.

Alliance, Ohio

Alliance was a very busy railroad town as seen here in this circa 1920s view. The Pittsburg, Both the Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company and the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, subsidiaries of the PRR, crossed at this station and hotel.

Trinway, Ohio

This card, postmarked 1907, shows the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St.Louis Railroad station in Trinway, Ohio. The line was also known as "The Pan Handle Route" and was a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the builder of the station.  

Alliance, Ohio Yards, Pennsylvania Railroad

Alliance, Ohio was always a railroad town. Located in Stark County and northeast of Canton, there were four railroads that crossed here including the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Pennsylvania's subsidiary, the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad, the New York Central's subsidiary, the Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Railroad, and an on-again/off-again subsidiary of the Pennsylvania, the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad. This postcard, postmarked 1909, shows the Pennsylvania's yard and freight facility once located there complete with a posing crew.