Eastern Railroad Discussion > Railroading a matter of ABCing

ABC Railway a division od W&LE based in Barberton, Ohio has a connection on the New Castle Sub at BG135 and gets of at bridge 16 at BG132.
At BG132 behind the old Firestone Plant in South Akron they maintain a small yard for assembling trains coming and going I stopped by the other day
early morning and caught ABC putting together a train for delivery to a plastics firm in Barberton. In the first photo 1501 is pulling a cut of cars out to
switch to adjacent track as a crew works on one of the switches and tie replacement. Also Carter Storage’s little all American engine is working their
portion of the yard too. From there I headed to Barberton to catch the 1501 at Ravago the plastics holding and transfer facility. From there becoming
overcast I head back.
Thanks, Alan
Photos marked accordingly:

photo 1 1501 pulls a cut of cars out while assembling a train
photo 2 Carter Storage’s little all American engine
photo 3 1501 back past a crew working on a switch

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photo 4 ABC and Carter share a photo together
photo 5 1501 has just set a car off to the right to be taken back to Barberton
photo 6 1501 returns to the yard for more cars

Alan

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This section is from the ground
photo 7 from ground backing out
photo 8 continuing back
photo 9 moving car to holding track

Alan

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photo 10 1501 arriving in Barberton at Ravago the plastics holding and transfer facility
photo 11 backing into siding
photo 12 heading to next siding for a reversing move to head back

Thanks, Alan

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Awesome shots Mr. Grafton. Right now here in Barberton, I can hear them switching. Me and a friend followed this train last weekend, we got good shots of the SW1500, but the crew was anything but happy about us taking photos of their train.

Nice catch on the RWB 70 ton switcher!

Thanks for posting these. I've railfanned the area for forty-six years and haven't seen trains at a couple of these locations.
Bob

Very well done Alan.,
John

A 70 tonner that close in Ohio? Didn't know about that!

SUPER pics!!!! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks guys for comments.
Alan

Is that 70-Tonner (IIRC it may be an 80-Tonner) formerly the PPG Industries unit in Barberton?

Tom Y

icancmp193 Wrote:
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> Is that 70-Tonner (IIRC it may be an 80-Tonner)
> formerly the PPG Industries unit in Barberton?
>
> Tom Y


That would be my guess also, I recall seeing a 70 or 80 toner back in late sixties when the company I worked for did
Work in PPG
Alan