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On the grounds of the former BF Goodrich Co. |
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View is north. The Ohio & Erie Canal is to the left. The path I'm on, plus the area to my right contained numerous tracks. |
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10/19/2009 Upload Date: 10/20/2009 4:49:48 PM |
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Akron, OH |
| Author: |
Fred Stuckmann |
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Tracks once lived here. |
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On the site of the former BFG. New building houses various offices and Brown and Mackie College. The parking lot contained several tracks. |
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10/19/2009 Upload Date: 10/24/2009 10:31:57 PM |
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Akron, OH |
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Fred Stuckmann |
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Bridge under Exchange St. |
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We used to come into BFG from the right and pull our cut past the switch under this bridge and then shove up into the yard. |
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10/19/2009 Upload Date: 10/20/2009 4:55:35 PM |
| Location: |
Akron, OH |
| Author: |
Fred Stuckmann |
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Close up view. |
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Today the former ROW is blocked by the Akron Aeros stadium. A Triple A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. |
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10/19/2009 Upload Date: 10/20/2009 4:59:40 PM |
| Location: |
Akron, OH |
| Author: |
Fred Stuckmann |
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It was a dark and stormy night. |
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In January 1978 we enjoyed one of the worst blizzards I can remember. It was 44 degrees when I came to work at 11:00 PM. At about 1:30 AM, we derailed under this bridge. Since we were stuck on the tail track we were captive here. By about 3:00 AM we were back in business. In the meantime it had gotten quite cold and windy. By daylight it was -6 degrees with up to 100 mph wind gusts. I had on everything I owned. |
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10/19/2009 Upload Date: 10/20/2009 5:03:34 PM |
| Location: |
Akron, OH |
| Author: |
Fred Stuckmann |
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Burning Bushes light up this area quite nicely. |
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View is south. |
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10/19/2009 Upload Date: 10/20/2009 5:12:33 PM |
| Location: |
Akron, OH |
| Author: |
Fred Stuckmann |
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Don't move Martha, I just dropped something. |
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These 2 are hiking along the ROW of a track we used for storing Carbon Black. |
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10/19/2009 Upload Date: 10/20/2009 5:15:19 PM |
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Akron, OH |
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Fred Stuckmann |
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Why are those walls so weird? |
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Our yard would have covered the entire area behind this building and the track to BF Goodrich curved around this building. In the background, the Akron Transportation Center occupies what was our High Yard. Closer to the building was the Cereal Belt Yard, later known as the Belt Yard. It was in 5 & 6 Belt that we would spot TOFC for UPS loading and unloading. Two ramps were built out of a cut in half TOFC, leaving the trucks on one end and tilting the other end toward the ground. Worked well. See rrpa RJ Williams Akron and Vicinity album for a glimpse at that ramp in the "after" days. |
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10/19/2009 Upload Date: 10/24/2009 10:13:51 PM |
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Akron, OH |
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Fred Stuckmann |
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On EL ROW facing east. |
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Firestone Plant to the right and South Main St. bridge in the distance. Dirt on Pennsy's South Akron yard's north end. |
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10/26/2009 Upload Date: 10/26/2009 5:38:52 PM |
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Akron, OH |
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Fred Stuckmann |
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Water tower in Kenmore. |
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Soon the trees will eat this ancient relic. |
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10/26/2009 Upload Date: 10/26/2009 5:43:43 PM |
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Akron, OH |
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Fred Stuckmann |
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Old EL water
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Plenty of "Do not" signs around here. |
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10/26/2009 Upload Date: 10/26/2009 5:47:23 PM |
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Akron, OH |
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Fred Stuckmann |
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