<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I became an N&W fan in 1989 well after the 1982 merger.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In 1995 we moved along the Cincinnati district. In 1996 I
joined the NWHS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The only N&W power photos I have taken are GP35 #228 and
the 611. I photograph every N&W freight car I can.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I cannot tell the history of the Cincinnati district with
N&W power since I did not begin documenting the line until 1995. The same
reason why I could not tell the history of the Cincinnati Eastern because they
did not exist in 1995. That doesn't mean I cannot write a story about the
Cincinnati East, Ohio Northwestern, Cincinnati Portsmouth & Virginia,
N&W, NS, Cincinnati East Terminal and so on because the name does not match
the societies main focus. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In 2003 the line was cut at the east end of Mt. Zion siding.
The cut has moved several times since then and is now just west of milepost
C-79.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In 2014 the line was least to the Cincinnati East Terminal,
CCET, which was changed to Cincinnati Eastern, the original name many years
before the N&W acquired the line in 1901. Even that name had changed a
couple of times.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">After the line was cut we had the most amazing variety of
power on what was the Peavine, now a Pea Branch. I could write a story about a
place and show a train, but it might have a Santa Fe war bonnet, a ConRail or
even a locomotive from Alaska. If it takes modern equipment mixed in with old
drawings and maps to tell the story, I do not see the issue with that. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Hillsboro branch was cut back to Mowrystown, then in the
late 90's cut out all together. The wye in Sardinia is still there and being
used a bit.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Now some 21 plus years after the line was cut, the last 25
miles of the east end are up for rails to trails. More rail history lost and
probably no chance of getting it back. With every piece of track removed that
is history and industry removed from America. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I have shared things with people I know about the Peavine
they had no idea existed or how it was originally. This gets their interest
going. Perhaps a free membership for them would keep them as members. I have
paid for other memberships to try and attract new members. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">There is a lot of history to still be told. We just have to
be smart in the way we tell it to attract other to become interested in it.</p></div><div><span style="font-family:"courier new",monospace">Jeff</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace"> OHIO</span><span style="font-family:"courier new",monospace"> Wood</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><br></div></div></div></div>