Bloom Switch to Ironton

Link: http://a-r.us/38q

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States: Ohio
Railroads: DT&I, GTW, PC, PRR

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Looking north on Rail Road St. in Ironton, OH. Photo by Brian Milem, July 2008.

This line started as part of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton's main line between Detroit, MI and Ironton, OH, and was eventually purchased by PRR and merged into Penn Central. Ownership of the DT&I lasted until 1970, when the bankrupt Penn Central sold the line to private investors to pay off creditors. The Grand Trunk Western Railroad ultimately became the owner of the line in 1980, and abandoned this segment in 1982.

Thanks to Aaron M. for contributing information about this route.

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In Sept. 2009 the Port Authority of Lawrence County and the City of Jackson Ohio entered into an agreement to study rebuilding this section.

Brian Milem
South Point
10/11/2009

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The map as drawn is inaccurate... the rail bed actually (more or less) parallels Ohio State Route 93 north toward Oak Hill. What is interesting is that after the line left Oak Hill and headed south towards Ironton, there was a switch located at the intersection of State Routes 93 and 140 shown on the map, and a now-abandoned line went west through South Webster to Wheelersburg!

Mark
Near Ironton, OH
7/14/2010

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What ever happened to the port authoritys study on reviving this line ?

I've always heard there was a connection towards Wheelersburg or Sciotoville but can never find information.What was the name of the branch/spur that ran towards Wheelersburg ? Any websites with info. ?

Collin
Flatwoods, KY
10/24/2010

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Mark and Collin, the line you guys are referring to would be the B&O Portsmouth branch, originally part of the B&OSW, it ran from Hamden to Portsmouth, paralleling the N&W at Sciotoville, and ending somewhere in the western part of Portsmouth at some industries. The DT&I shared trackage rights from Bloom Junction to Hamden, where it headed west to WCH and points north/west. The line was abandoned from Bloom Junction to Sciotoville when the C&O and B&O merged, and favored the Northern Sub for most of their traffic. There is a stretch of trackage left that is operated by US Rail Corp (former Great Miami Railway) from Jackson through Oak Hill to Firebrick on Route 140, ending at a small warehouse.

Mike Sullivan
Ashland, KY
10/11/2012

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