It is late afternoon on Oct. 21, 2007, and the sunlight is warm and illuminating. I’m standing on the bridge carrying Biglow Parkway over the CSX Greenwich Subdivision.
The bridge spans the CP 47 interlocking where the Wheeling & Lake Erie’s Carey Subdivision joins with CSX to Greenwich before Wheeling trains either continue west on CSX to Willard to interchange cars or get back on the Carey Sub to continue their trip.
At one time this location was called Hiles and a tower guarded the diamonds where the Akron, Canton & Youngstown crossed the New York Central (Big Four). But the former AC&Y is gone between here and Greenwich in favor of trackage rights on CSX.
In the top image, the rear of an eastbound auto rack train has passed the westbound CP 47 home signals. But look in the distance and you’ll see the headlight of a fast approaching westbound intermodal train.
In the bottom image the intermodal is about to knock down the signal on Track 2 and blast through the interlocking and New London.
In the distance can be seen the rear of the auto rack train. Note, also the set out track north of the signals.
The road visible on the left side of the frame is North Railroad Street but become Griffin Road a short distance north of here. It runs parallel to the tracks until ending at Chenango Road, which crosses both the CSX and W&LE tracks.
Article and Photographs by Craig Sanders
Tags: CP 47 New London, CSX, CSX Greenwich Subdivision, CSX trains, New London Ohio, Railfanning in New London Ohio, railroad signals, Wheeling & Lake Erie
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