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Original union station on the lakefront, only operated by the Pennsylvania railroad in its later years after Cleveland union terminal opened in 1930. This is called the bowl nowadays, automobile parking. Closed in 1953 and demolished late 50’s.

Pennsylvania railroad station East 55th and Euclid ave. 1950’s. Unknown photographer

Another view of the Erie railroad ore docks. 1950’s. Fred Bultman photo

End of the shipping season 1954. Ship is rounding collision bend. Eagle ave lift bridge just ahead of the laker. Sherwin Williams original headquarter buildings on Canal rd. At bottom of pic. Photographer unknown. Originally appeared in a may 1955 Pittsburgh newspaper.

The foundry rowing club is now located in the brick buildings directly behind the laker in this pic. Fred Bultman photo 1950’s

Columbus rd. Lift bridge along with current RTA bridge,ex Cleveland union terminal. Above the cuyahoga river. Also an CUT road locomotive crossing the bridge high above. 1950’s. Fred Bultman photo

Nypano, Erie railroad ore docks on the old channel of the cuyahoga river. 1950’s. Fred Bultman photo

Here is an up close view of dock 24. Mid 50’s Fred Bultman photo

Cleveland harbor 1963, pier 24 was the old Pennsylvania railroad,Coal loader. Which loaded lake boats to take coal to northwestern destinations. And Canada. Torn down I believe in the late 80s. Fred Bultman photo

July 1971. Erie Lackawanna commuter train #28 at lee rd. And miles ave. Passenger station. First pic train is eastbound. Second pic is eastbound crossing lee rd. Third pic is an American locomotive company (alco) C-424 locomotive heading westbound, towards literary st. Yard. With a caboose about to cross lee rd. 4th and 5th pic is a timetable for the commuter train from 1970.

Erie Lackawanna railroad Fairbanks Morse trainmaster locomotives at riverbed ore recieving yard. The gray bridge in background behind second engine is Willow st lift bridge. Black bridge behind willow st. is bridge number 1, over the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. Ex New York central rr. Now Norfolk southern rr. The street the Volkswagen is on is river rd. The w. 28th st. Projects are to the right out of view in pic. The 3rd locomotive back is in the original Erie railroad colors. Erie rr. And Delaware,Lackawanna and western merged in 1960 to form Erie Lackawanna rr. Which was headquartered in the terminal tower till 1976. Circa mid 60s

Nickel plate passenger train leaving East Cleveland passenger station on superior ave. Early 60s

New York central railroad, Empire State express passenger train. In the Cleveland union terminal. Unknown what year.

Jack knife bridge number 5 over the Cuyahoga. Early 1970s. Looking East from the Erie lackawanna rr. right of way which crossed over the penn central at this location. Lorain Carnegie bridge to the left. Train is taking casting sand to ford in Brookpark. To cast engine blocks for vehicles. Scranton rd. Is underneath the engines.

Clark Ave. and W41st st. August of 1953. Looking East.

Nickel plate road freight train headed eastbound above the old central furnace of American steel and wire co.late 1950s.Taken from east ninth bridge that crossed the Cleveland union terminal tracks below and the rapid. The bridge was used for access to the nickel plate roads freight house along commercial rd. To the west. You can also see one of the catenary structures that was used to hold up the wires for the electric locos to get power from. Bottom middle right foreground. Standard oils first refinery #1 top left of pic. Shutdown 1969. Edit. Central furnace was shut down in 1979 and subsequently demolished, provided pig iron for engine blocks most of it for ford.

New York central Beeliner service to points south. W25th st rapid station pic was taken from circa 1967. Columbus rd. Lift bridge to the right of the train.

Pennsylvania railroad Kinsman ave. Roundhouse 1940s. Don’t know year it was demolished? Kinsman ave. Bridge in background. This is the area of Cleveland’s forgotten triangle.The new CMHA headquarters is built on the site of the roundhouse. When the New York central and Pennsylvania rr. Merged in Feb 1968 to become Penn central rr. Kinsman yard was downgraded basically to nothing but a few storage tracks and the mainline by 1969 and 70. It was a major yard for the Pennsylvania.

Yes it was added shortly before they removed the engine.so no one could climb on it when they were getting it prepared to move. I Remember climbing on it as a kid in the early 80s too. These photos are all found from the internet. Lots of searching. Huge fan of Cleveland and rail history. Way b4 my time. I have a big roll of train movements from the dispatchers office from C.U.T from the early 50s. I’m sure you would love to check out. Fascinating how many train movements were made in one day.

New York central railroad ALCO (American locomotive company)FP-A and B units (b units had no cab control) pulling a westbound freight past the site of the old original 1866 built union station for Cleveland. Where the parking lot is. Circa 1960 or 61. Bottoms pics are of the station. Second pic is looking west from top of the hill and road to get down in the parking bowl nowadays. Third pic is how it looked before being demolished in 1959 looking south east.

Thanks KJP

Who remembers this Chesapeake & Ohio steam engine that used to sit at brookside park by the zoo. It was eventually removed in the early 80s because of vandalism. To the Chessie system railroad née B&O rr. Clark ave. yard and sat for awhile till the early 90s. When the Illinois railway museum acquired and removed it.

Erie Lackawanna commuter train to Youngstown is going eastbound past E34th rapid station. Circa 1969. First pic is the train coming off the Cleveland union terminal tracks. On to its own tracks which made a connection to its own yard and station at E55th. Second pic is heading past 34th station eastbound under I-77. Eventually veering off to right onto the mahoning secondary. Out of view in the distance would become the rapids E55th storage yard.

Pennsylvania railroad station at E 55th and Euclid ave. Circa early 50s. It was getting much needed outside repairs and remodeling on the inside in this pic. Warner and Swasey factory to the right background.

And another view. Track ave. In background.