Columbus Ohio trains in the 1950s and early 1960s (plus some Marion)

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• JO

  @joebliss3609 · 4 years ago

  The last great years of Railroading in America!

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• CH

  @charlesclager6808 · 4 years ago

  These films are great. I recognize so many sites. Thank you so much.<br><br>I was born in 1944 and most of this footage was taken when I was in grade school. What great years they were !! If I may I would like to share some of my memories from that time.<br><br>When I was in the Cub Scouts our troop took an excursion from Union Station to Xenia Ohio. The old passenger cars were so dirty and probably hadn&apos;t been used in years. But I loved it, dirt and all.<br><br>We &nbsp;grew up in the Linden area near Linden Park. When we went to visit my grandma we traveled west across Hudson St. &nbsp;You had to cross what my grandpa referred to as the Big Four tracks that crossed Hudson near a big factory, which was Columbus Auto Parts (CAP) I believe.<br>These tracks were VERY busy with trains heading north and south, usually carrying car after car of coal. They were always pulled by locos usually 2 or 3 at the head and sometimes a &quot;slave&quot; loco further back in the train.<br>When we had to stop for the train (s) I would get out of the car and make my way to the tracks and be treated to the steam, foul smelling smoke and the noise of the huge locos. God what an experience it was. I can still smell that wonderful smoke.<br><br>My last memory was at the Union Station (long since torn down). Dad would take my brother and me there after he shopped at the Market House on 4th and Rich streets, I think.<br>Dad had worked for the railroad when he was in his 20&apos;s as a yard hand. We would go down to track level and watch the old steam and smoke belching locos pass through. &nbsp;I could almost touch them as they passed !!<br>These are memories I will take to my grave.

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• ST

  @Stevelikestrains · 2 months ago

  I’m back here once again viewing this, it really is phenomenal footage. Thank you, Railroad Media Archive

• WM

  @wmsd45 · 4 years ago

  Best movies<br> of Jawn Henry I&apos;ve ever seen. &nbsp;This film is a real gem.

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• JO

  @johngrossenbacher6597 · 4 years ago

  The crossing at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME3GPya_7kM&amp;t=1092">18:12</a> is in Lancaster, OH. &nbsp;C&amp;O crossed the PRR near Maple St.

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• CH

  @choirboyfromhell1 · 4 years ago

  Oh my God Jawn Henry.....<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME3GPya_7kM&amp;t=1628">27:08</a>. &nbsp;And Wabash Trainmasters on lease as well...GOLDEN!

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• MG

  @mgoodman312 · 4 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME3GPya_7kM&amp;t=1555">25:55</a> - a short clip at Circleville. K1 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/102">#102</a> is switching Container Corporation’s strawboard mill. Behind the locomotive, a bunch of guys are building (or tearing down) a straw rick. What a hoot.

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• LO

  @louistaulbee2165 · 2 years ago

  Kids back in the day always loved the trains my dad would take rides &nbsp;down in Logan

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• SP

  @SpinningbacKFisT · 4 years ago

  I love my native Columbus. So rich with fascinating people and history. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/614">#614</a>

• PM

  @pmcaloon · 4 years ago

  I watch this video over and over, and each time I watch, I catch something new. I think I saw the old penitentiary in the video at one point this time. Thanks for posting!

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• LO

  @louislamonte334 · 4 months ago

  Outstanding footage! Nothing like this will ever be again!

• CE

  @Celluloidwatcher · 4 years ago

  Thanks a million for the footage showing freight and passenger trains rolling through parts of the Columbus area in color home movie footage that makes it look like yesterday as opposed to years ago. &nbsp;I&apos;m scratching my head, however, as to why a big city like Columbus is the largest in the country without passenger train service. &nbsp;I realize that there are those who argue that there is no interest in a proposed rail line between Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati from the state legislature to the average person. &nbsp;I will say that if people have enough interest in such a venture, and if the Ohio economy was better than it is now, then, maybe, the interest will show up. &nbsp;Of course, only time will tell. &nbsp;But I do miss what was once considered a golden age of American travel. &nbsp;It&apos;s just a memory.

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