Apr 11, 2022
It's the Ada passenger depot in 1902
Here's a 1902 photograph of neighboring Ada, Ohio's, Pennsylvania Railroad depot. The line connected New York City and Chicago with very...
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Apr 3, 2022
Round trip - Bluffton to Cleveland
In 1937 you could take the Nickel Plate Railroad from Bluffton to Cleveland, round-trip for $2.50 per person. The special price was part...
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Mar 21, 2022
A Bluffton passenger train on the LE&W
Here’s a Lake Erie and Western Railroad passenger train traveling south of Bluffton toward Beaverdam and Lima. We believe that the...
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Mar 14, 2022
Somewhere between Bluffton and Pandora
Here are two extremely rare photographs of Northern Ohio Railway steam locomotives. Both photos were taken in the rural countryside...
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Feb 28, 2022
1920s - Westbound fast freight through Bluffton
Moving quickly through Bluffton, Ohio 100 years ago, this Lake Erie and Western Railroad freight train is steaming at a fast clip from...
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Feb 27, 2022
Bluffton railroad history timeline
Milestones in the life of Bluffton, Ohio, railroads 1833 Joseph DeFord builds cabin on banks of the Riley Michael Neuenschwander and...
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Jan 12, 2022
Derailment on the AC & Y
It was a winter afternoon in 1965 when this Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad freight train derailed in Pandora, Ohio. Charles Hilty,...
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Dec 20, 2021
My forgotten railroad discovery
Jackson Steinmetz is the author of this column. He is a 2019 graduate of Bluffton High School and a junior at Goshen College, Goshen,...
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Dec 19, 2021
NKP 718 passes through Bluffton
Paul Diller took this color slide photo of Nickel Plate Road 718 steam locomotive hauling fast freight through Bluffton in the mid-1950s....
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Dec 5, 2021
Bluffton's heavy metal
MORE PHOTOS BELOW - Here’s Bluffton’s contribution to heavy metal. It’s not only functional; it’s also a work of art and a sort of rock...
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Oct 16, 2021
The 10:05 from Lima
Here's the 10:05 p.m. Norfolk Southern freight from Lima heading to Bluffton at a very low speed.
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