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Nostalgia & History > Steam Saturday - OHCR 1551Date: 06/25/16 16:24 Steam Saturday - OHCR 1551 Author: refarkas The Ohio Central steam trips out of Sugarcreek, Ohio are truely missed. Here are two images from July 1998.
I was told insurance costs helped doom this operation. Image one: OHCR 1551 (Ex-CN 1551) is leaving Sugarcreek with her southbound train. Image two: OHCR 1551 is nearing Baltic, Ohio. Bob   Date: 06/26/16 06:06 Re: Steam Saturday - OHCR 1551 Author: Bob3985 I love your second photo as it shows Americana at its finest.
Bob Krieger Cheyenne, WY Date: 06/26/16 06:22 Re: Steam Saturday - OHCR 1551 Author: OHCR1551 I really miss her. We used to go up every month or so. The two big Trainfests were fun, too, but just hanging out in Sugarcreek, having lunch at the Swiss Hat, making the two o'clock run down to Baltic...that was a great summer Saturday.
Rebecca Morgan Jacobsburg, OH Date: 06/26/16 07:30 Re: Steam Saturday - OHCR 1551 Author: EL3600 Amish residence? I don't see power/pnone lines.
Date: 06/26/16 11:26 Re: Steam Saturday - OHCR 1551 Author: refarkas My guess is that it is an Amish residence. Every once in a while an Amish buggy or wagon pulled by horses would pass by on the road. What a scene that was!
Bob Date: 06/26/16 15:48 Re: Steam Saturday - OHCR 1551 Author: CR6079 Yes Sugarcreek/Millersburg is very much an Amish community, If you travel a little futher west of Sugarcreek on Oh39 it is well worth the visit even if not train related as there are lots of Amish shops to explore.
Posted from iPhone Date: 06/27/16 07:05 Re: Steam Saturday - OHCR 1551 Author: OHCR1551 Plus, if you follow the line toward Baltic, you'll go by the Age of Steam Roundhouse :)
If you're looking at buildings thinking "Is that it?" you aren't there yet. Rebecca Morgan Jacobsburg, OH Date: 06/27/16 16:17 Re: Steam Saturday - OHCR 1551 Author: Poker2662 Very cool! I rode those trips out of Sugarcreek numerous time with my parents.... I was less than a year old when the above pictures were taken.
I was lucky to shoot a northbound OC train passing the old station in Sugarcreek on 4/3/16. Also, there is still a pile of coal left there for the steam trips (taken 12/17/15). Matt Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/27/16 16:17 by Poker2662.   |