Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Wordless Wednesday #104

Located between Adena and Dillonvale, Herrick was a storage and drop off point for empty hoppers and ore loads. At one time there used to be a small town and mine located here. CSU Michael Schwartz Library W&LE Collection

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  1. I never realized the Herrick yard was that big.

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    1. I didn't realize it was that snake-like in shape, although the angle and zoom of the photo probably exaggerates it's curves. According to a 1954 NKP data book Herrick has a 52 car passing siding and a 190 car capacity yard.

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  2. This is the best "overall" photograph of Herrick I have ever seen ... too bad this scene no longer exists! Thanks for posting this photo Chris.
    Jim Talbott
    Canton, MI

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    1. Agreed, I've only seen a couple other Herrick photos, none as good as this one as an overview. No problem Jim, there's more where that came from!

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  3. Amazing how this is all gone now. Have you been able to walk the terrain to see what track or roadbed remainins? Looks like something is still there on GE.

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    1. I haven't walked it but brutus61534 on flickr.com has during the summer. He also has lots of other great photos of the tunnels and bridges. Everything is still there and looks ready to use if the needs warrants.

      In that Google Earth view of Herrick you can see the remnants of a old coal flood loader that must've been set up during the 1960's or 70's. Now it looks like a work area for the nearby natural gas pipe lines being built. Look to the east just past the Herrick bridge and you can see the freshly covered pipe lines.

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  4. If you go to historicaerials.com, there are aerials from 1958, 1972, and 1994 as well as a few more recent ones. The 1958 and 1972 views still show cars present but by 1994 it is empty. Looks like Adena still had cars in 94, although the quality of the 1994 photo is worse than the 1958 and 1972 for some reason.

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    1. The Google Earth software shows the same historical views without the watermarks everywhere, just use the "show historical images" button. In 1994 the new Wheeling was using Adena Yard to store Railbox boxcars. Mining in the area really dried up fast in the 80's. Yes, you would think 90's photo quality should be better.

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