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I remember crossing that flyover, at grade, on Cleveland Avenue as a kid. I always thought it was pretty neat that you could cross a railroad in the middle of a bridge!

The periphery of the N&W, including Columbus, don’t get as much attention as the heart of the railroad. Luckily, Columbus’ railroad history, including labeled aerials, is well covered here: https://www.columbusrailroads.com/new/?menu=05Steam_Railroads#gsc.tab=0

For those interested in learning more about the N&W in Central Ohio, this is a great place to start. 

Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio, US

> On Aug 5, 2025, at 9:13 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> You can see the flyover track that Matt mentioned very well in this image of the end of the yard, leading to the freight houses and Columbus UT.
> Not much remains today, just some minimal track and the Cleveland Ave bridge in the foreground.
> Smith Bros Hardware remains, and was restored to maintain its original look, and turned into an event destination.
> You can still see the ghosts of the old freight houses and the Union Terminal platforms, as the replacement development occupies the same basic space and maintains the same overall shape of the area.  The locomotive service area is out of the frame, below the photo border.
> Mike Rector
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> On Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
>> Starting around 26:30, the curved track on the left is the joint PRR(CA&C)/N&W joint line that connects N&W’s Joyce Avenue yard and Columbus Union station. 
>> 
>> A bit later, an M is coming down that track; M’s were used regularly in Columbus to access the N&W freight house via a flyover of the PRR’s yard. Side note, The PRR shops in Columbus were reportedly the second largest on the system. 
>> 
>> Matt Goodman
>> Columbus, Ohio
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>> On Aug 4, 2025, at 2:53 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
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>> 
>> I just watched the linked video because I thought I might see a couple Arrow scenes at CUT.  Much to my surprise, at about the 2/3rds point we get to see yard action with heavy freight power from PRR and N&W mixing it up.  Can someone ID the yard and does anyone have a handle on the operations?  Was it just PRR/N&W freight interchange?  It appears there were some locomotive repair facilities there.  Were they shared?
>> I really enjoyed watching the N&W portion:
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>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNdOzUtcHOc&t=1517s
>> 
>> Jim Cochran
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