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Looking West301 viewsLooking west at the junction. On January 10, eastbound train number 312, the Southwest Limited, hit the Huff Interlocking at 59 MPH on a foggy night with a broken speed indicator. The train was supposed to switch tracks and had been given a signal directing it to proceed at no more than 15 MPH through the interlocking. The resulting derailment demolished Huff Tower and killed the fireman and 3 passengers. 41 passengers and 10 employees hurt.
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American House Hotel457 viewsUndated photo of the American House Hotel. The Herrick Memorial Library was built on this site after the hotel was demolished.
The Oberlin-Wellington Slave Rescue, an event that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War, began here at the American House. The slave was being held in the attic of the American House while Marshalls were waiting for a train to take them back south. The group of angry citizens broke the slave out and got him to Oberlin and safety.
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Derailment316 viewsOn January 10, eastbound train number 312, the Southwest Limited, hit the Huff Interlocking at 59 MPH on a foggy night with a broken speed indicator. The train was supposed to switch tracks and had been given a signal directing it to proceed at no more than 15 MPH through the interlocking. The resulting derailment demolished Huff Tower and killed the fireman and 3 passengers. 41 passengers and 10 employees hurt
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LAS Crew537 viewsThe crew of LA&S #11 poses for a picture. Around Wellington, this railroad was better known as "The Ramsey" for the man who ultimately built the lines through town.
LA&S 11 was a 2-8-0 engine. This means it had one leading axle at the front and four powered axles. This unit weighed in at 106 tons and had 21"x30" cylinders. It was built in 1900 by Brooks Locomotive Works (of Dunkirk, NY) for Pennsylvania Railroad. PRR numbered this unit 6306. The unit then became Western New York & Pennsylvania #183 before being sold to LA&S in July 1914. This engine was used on the Ramsey line until service was discontinued at it was scrapped by LA&S in 1929.
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Ramsey Depot642 viewsThis is the old Lorain, Ashland & Southern depot. This railroad was known locally as the "Ramsey Line" after the builder, Joseph Ramsey. It stood near the intersection of West Herrick Avenue and Park Street near the fairgrounds. This railroad would have been built through town around 1906-1907.
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Motorcycle Patrolman682 viewsThis picture of an unknown officer and child was taken in front of the Town Hall.
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Franklin M. Jones Motor Co.803 viewsFive school busses are displayed in front of Jones Motor dealership.
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Derailment Debris301 viewsVarious debris from derailment. Engine 5788 (the second engine) lays on its side in the background. On January 10, eastbound train number 312, the Southwest Limited, hit the Huff Interlocking at 59 MPH on a foggy night with a broken speed indicator. The train was supposed to switch tracks and had been given a signal directing it to proceed at no more than 15 MPH through the interlocking. The resulting derailment demolished Huff Tower and killed the fireman and 3 passengers. 41 pass. and 10 workers hurt
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1914 Flood294 viewsDebris in the river at the 1914 washout of the Wheeling & Lake Erie trestle west of Wellington.Aug 15, 2007
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1914 Flood329 viewsA flood in 1914 wiped out the W&LE trestle west of Quarry Road. Hundreds of locals turned out to view the disaster.Aug 15, 2007
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Downtown525 viewsA 1963 view of West Herrick looking toward the square.Aug 15, 2007
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1914 Flood349 viewsThis Wheeling & Lake Erie RR trestle was wiped out by a flood in 1914. The location of this trestle is west of Quarry Road, just west of where the railroad crosses over route 18. Aug 15, 2007
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West Herrick Ave532 viewsA 1962 view toward the railroad crossing on West Herrick Avenue. the New York Central freight house is in the background.Aug 15, 2007
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1945 Derailment327 viewsCleaning up a freight train derailment in 1945 at West Main Street (West Herrick) crossing. Photo taken from the Passenger Station platform, looking west.Aug 15, 2007
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1945 Derailment316 viewsPhoto of a freight train derailment at the West Main (West Herrick) crossing in 1945. The crossing watchman's tower is at left.Aug 15, 2007
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1945 Derailment327 viewsPhoto of a freight train derailment at the West Main (West Herrick) crossing in 1945. The crossing watchman's tower is at left.Aug 15, 2007
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