Double Shot of AC&Y Heritage

Wheeling & Lake Erie GP35-3 No. 107, the Akron, Canton & Youngstown heritage unit, leads a train over the ex-AC&Y bridge in downtown Akron on Oct. 8, 2014. The trestle spans the Ohio & Erie Canal.

Photograph by Robert Farkas

Steam Sunday: Crossing River Styx

It is Oct. 8, 2014, east of Medina where Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765 is crossing the River Styx trestle. The Berkshire-type locomotive is heading home to New Haven, Indiana, from the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad’s Steam in the Valley excursions and is westbound over the former Akron, Canton & Youngstown-built trestle. Paul Woodring was there also.

Article and Photograph by Robert Farkas

Crossing the AC&Y Trestle Over the Canal

The heritage of the Wheeling & Lake Erie’s Akron Subdivision dates Northern Ohio Railway, which would later become part of the Akron, Canton & Youngstown that began operations in 1912.

One lasting feature of the AC&Y is a 13-span 690-foot trestle built in 1926 over the Ohio & Erie Canal in downtown Akron.

This image was made on Aug. 22, 2006, in early evening. My memory is that I was on my way home after a trip to Coshocton to discuss an upcoming Akron Railroad Club steam excursion behind Ohio Central No. 1293.

I’m not happy about the utility pole in the image, but I couldn’t get into a better position to get both locomotives. The view is at the far eastern end of the bridge.

Steam Saturday: Headed for Steam in the Valley

Paul Woodring and I chased Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765 eastbound on the Wheeling & Lake Erie on Sept. 19, 2010. The Berkshire-type locomotive is shown west of Medina heading for the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad’s Steam in the Valley 2010.

Photograph by Robert Farkas