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Brad Thomas's Collection
 
4/3/2025
 
 
 
 
 
By:Brad Thomas
Dates:11/22/2006 - 12/13/2006
Album Info:My first ventures to western Ohio.
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Abandoned position light
Title:  Abandoned position light
Description:  One of the many casualties of Amtrak's removal of service from the Ft. Wayne Line in the early 90s. This particular signal not only had its head turned sideways, the entire mast was turned sideways, which means the mast bolts were loosened and the mast turned and the bolts tightened.
Photo Date:  11/22/2006  Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:12:47 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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CF&E Lima Yard
Title:  CF&E Lima Yard
Description:  CF&E's Lima Yard. The CF&E runs the show a little different than Conrail did, in that CF&E even stores cars on the main line. The signal bridge was a later CR addition, when CR was putting position lights on modern aluminum brackets. The signal is now dark.
Photo Date:  11/22/2006  Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:12:51 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Oddities
Title:  Oddities
Description:  Notice something missing from this picture?
Photo Date:  11/22/2006  Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:12:54 PM
Location:  Delphos, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Older Type G
Title:  Older Type G
Description:  This signal protects the ghost diamond between the Ft. Wayne Line and the Cloverleaf.
Photo Date:  11/22/2006  Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:12:57 PM
Location:  Delphos, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Northbound on the Cloverleaf
Title:  Northbound on the Cloverleaf
Description:  A view up the Cloverleaf towards the former AC&Y yards. The signal protects the ghost diamond with the Ft. Wayne Line.
Photo Date:  11/22/2006  Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:12:58 PM
Location:  Delphos, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Northbound signal
Title:  Northbound signal
Description:  This is the West-to-Northbound signal protecting the ghost diamond between the Ft. Wayne and the Cloverleaf.
Photo Date:  11/22/2006  Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:13:00 PM
Location:  Delphos, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Track bumper
Title:  Track bumper
Description:  The abandoned Cloverleaf ends nearly feet away from the old Ft. Wayne Line.
Photo Date:  11/22/2006  Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:13:02 PM
Location:  Delphos, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Cloverleaf ROW
Title:  Cloverleaf ROW
Description:  The site where the Cloverleaf and Ft. Wayne Lines used to cross.
Photo Date:  11/22/2006  Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:13:04 PM
Location:  Delphos, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Cloverleaf ROW
Title:  Cloverleaf ROW
Description:  From the north side of the Ft. Wayne, this is a view of the abandoned Cloverleaf and the reason it was abandoned, which was the very tight curve at this location. The Cloverleaf entered town from the north and left to the west.
Photo Date:  11/22/2006  Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:13:06 PM
Location:  Delphos, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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ROW
Title:  ROW
Description:  The Cloverleaf is in very good shape south of the diamonds, perhaps people take care of this section.
Photo Date:  11/22/2006  Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:13:07 PM
Location:  Delphos, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Position Light
Title:  Position Light
Description:  Approach lit absolute signal at Estry
Photo Date:  12/13/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:39 PM
Location:  Van Wert, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Views:  535   Comments: 0
Shrubbery
Title:  Shrubbery
Description:  The owners of the property that this signal abuts placed a small evergreen by the signal mast. If I owned property with position light signals near it, I'd voluntarily keep them looking like brand new.
Photo Date:  12/13/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:41 PM
Location:  Van Wert, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Block station
Title:  Block station
Description:  The STATE Block Station sign at the state border.
Photo Date:  12/13/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:43 PM
Location:  Dixon, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Piqua yard
Title:  Piqua yard
Description:  The daily westbound from Lima arrived shortly before I arrived here. No engine numbers known.
Photo Date:  12/13/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:46 PM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Piqua Yard
Title:  Piqua Yard
Description:  Another shot of the fixed Approach Restricting signal and slight overview of the Piqua Yard. Block station PIQ sign is no longer around.
Photo Date:  12/13/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:47 PM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Abandoned signal
Title:  Abandoned signal
Description:  Abandoned CR style bi-directional signal.
Photo Date:  12/13/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:48 PM
Location:  Monroeville, IN
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Signal
Title:  Signal
Description:  Seems to me CR had to remove the signal from the base in order to turn the entire mast like this.
Photo Date:  12/13/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:49 PM
Location:  Monroeville, IN
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Abandoned signal
Title:  Abandoned signal
Description:  Position of the sun practically puts a halo around the head of this signal. Seems as though 16 years of sitting idly by have been taken with stride by this signal.
Photo Date:  12/13/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:50 PM
Location:  Monroeville, IN
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Sunbleached signal head
Title:  Sunbleached signal head
Description:  For the work CR did to turn these signals sideways, they could have just removed them, unless there was a future plan to re-activate these signals that never materialized.
Photo Date:  12/13/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:51 PM
Location:  Monroeville, IN
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Signal 304 E/W
Title:  Signal 304 E/W
Description:  Close-up of the lettering on the number plates. Does anyone know the "font" CR used on their milepost signs and number plates?
Photo Date:  12/13/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:52 PM
Location:  Monroeville, IN
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Closeup
Title:  Closeup
Description:  Closeup shot of the bi-directional position light signal. This signal is in good shape for not being touched for 16 years since it's been turned off.
Photo Date:  12/13/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:38 PM
Location:  Monroeville, IN
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Block station
Title:  Block station
Description:  The other side of the STATE block station sign, showing the yellow flag is placed towards the rails.
Photo Date:  12/16/2006  Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:44 PM
Location:  Dixon, OH
Author:  Brad Thomas
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Views:  218   Comments: 0


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