Penn Central Railroad

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Abandoned NYC Scioto River Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Abandoned bridge
Abandoned

Abandoned NYC Stone Arch (Delaware County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1854
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Blues Creek on Abandoned railroad
Abandoned

Anoka Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
This is actually a railroad bridge converted for road use. It is steel with wood approaches on either side. This is located at the once busy Anoka Junction of the Pennsylvania RR where two lines came together which meant heavy train traffic.
Pony plate girder bridge over Winamac Southern Railway (ex- Conrail, Pennsylvania RR, Penn Central, others on Country Road 250 South in Anoka)
Bridge is now removed as of 3/14/13

C&O/PRR Underpass (Grant County, Indiana)
Formerly double track railroad bridge, looks like it is currently single track setup, sans rails as line has been abandoned for about 20 years or more. Scene of a C&O derailment in 1925 as well.
Abandoned pony/through girder bridge over Winamac Southern Railway owned, US Rail operated Railroad (CSXT, Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana) Line is still in operation. on former Conrail (ex- Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroad, "Panhandle")
Abandoned

Canton Viaduct (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1835
Massive stone arch bridge over East Branch Neponset River and Neponset Street on the MBTA Railroad
Open to traffic

Cedar Grove Tunnel (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1910
Arch bridge over Cedar Grove Road on the abandoned New York Central Railroad
Open to traffic

Clifty Creek Madison Railroad Bridge (Bartholomew County, Indiana)
Built ca.1890
Abandoned through truss bridge over Clifty Creek on former Madison railroad
Abandoned with deck missing

CNRR Ogden Ave Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Bridge over Ogden Ave (Old Rotute 66) on IHBrr (former Penn Central)


Country Road 475 East/500 East Pennsylvania Railroad viaduct (Cass County, Indiana)
Probably built to help locals access adjacent US 35 when trains would be waiting to enter a busy Rairoad junction just North of here. Floods easily, and school bus travels under it daily despite it's low clearance.
Steel stringer bridge over Cass County Road 475 East, or Country Road 500 East's terminus in Anoka on Winamac Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, Chicago Great Eastern, New Castle and Richmond, other) in Anoka
Open to traffic

County Road 600 West bridge over Railroad (Cass County, Indiana)
This bridge was on a road that dead ends now with limited road or rail traffic. Now an at-grade crossing with crossbucks.
Lost Humpback Timber Stringer over Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad (nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroad) on 600 West in Logansport 6 miles West
Lost, at grade road crossing in place currently on this dead end road.

Eagleville Greenway Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
bridge on railtrail former( PY&A branch of the PRR.,Penn Central,Conrail)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek on Western Reserve Greenway
Open to traffic

High Line Elevated Park (New York County, New York)
Opened 1934; Abandoned in 1980; Faced threats of demolition in the mid-1980s and again during the Guliani administration; Conversion into a park began in 2006; Section I opens in 2009; Section II opens in 2011
Park built on steel stringer bridges over city streets
Open to pedestrians only

IL 160 Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1927
Lost Plate girder bridge over IL 160 on the Penn Central Railroad
replaced with an at-grade crossing in 2007

Kellar Street Railroad Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Kellar Street on Abandoned Vernon, Greensburg, and Rushville Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Lick Creek Railroad Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Built 1902
Stone arch bridge over Lick Creek/Lick Creek Parkway on Louisville and Indiana Railroad
Open to traffic

New York Central Railroad Eagle Creek bridge (Boone County, Indiana)
Once used by the crack New York Central passenger train the "James Whitcomb Riley". Line went from Cincinatti via Indy to Lafayette and later Chicago. Abandoned around 1976 or about time Conrail was formed.
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Eagle Creek on Formerly Penn Central Railroad(nee New York Central, others)
In Use with Zionsville Rail Trail.

Penn Central Big Walnut Creek Bridge (Delaware County, Ohio)
Rail trestle over Big Walnut Creek-This was a Penn central line from Columbus to Mt.Vernon.Conrail abandoned the line in 1982.
Open to pedestrians only

Penn Central Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1917
Girder bridge over US 51 on Penn Central Railroad in Cairo
Open to traffic

Penn Central Ogden Ave Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Abandoned bridge over Ogden Ave (Old Rotute 66) on Former Penn Central RR
Abandoned

Penn Central Railroad Bridge (Washtenaw County, Michigan)
Stone arch bridge over Dexter-Pinckney Road on Penn Central Railroad
Open to traffic

Penn Central Railroad underpass US 31 (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1969. Old Rail line once part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system's Panhandle route, later Penn Central and Conrail's Columbus(Ohio)Secondary track, formerly double tracked.
Concrete stringer bridge over US 31's dual lanes. on Abandoned Conrail Railroad in Bunker Hill
Closed to all traffic

Penn Central/Major Taylor Trail Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Warren through truss bridge over Little Calumet River on CSX RR Industial Spur (former Penn Central)/Major Taylor bike trail
Open

Pennsylvania Railroad Sycamore Street underpass (Howard County, Indiana)
Built to cross Sycamore and the Kokomo Street Railways, this bridge was known for it's black block lettering on either side spelling PENNSYLVANIA out with the bridge painted silvery grey. Kokomo repainted in last 5 years and added outragous sign.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sycamore Street and formerly Kokomo Street Railways. on Winamac Southern Railway (nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, Chicago Great Eastern, New Castle and Richmond RR) in Kokomo
Open to traffic

Pennsylvania Railroad Tippecanoe River Bridge (Pulaski County, Indiana)
Formerly double tracked rail bridge, then single tracked, now is being converted with planking for pedestrians. Once part of Pennsy RR line from Chicago to Logansport and Columbus, Ohio or Richmond, Indiana
Deck plate girder bridge over Tippecanoe River on the Panhandle Pathway Trail in Winamac
Open to pedestrians

Pennsylvania/Penn Central Rail Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Lost Bridge over Little Duck Creek
No longer exists

Pennsylvania/Penn Central Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Indiana)
Once part of a heavy duty branch line from Anoka(Logansport) to Cincinatti featuring many passenger trains. Not included in Conrail after PC Bankruptcy, line was abandoned on April 1, 1976.
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Big Duck Creek on Formerly Penn Central Railroad(nee Pennsylvania Railroad, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, Chicago Great Eastern, New Castle and Richmond, others)
Abandoned

PRR bridge over Lancaster Pike (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1904
Stone arch bridge over PA 2019 on Penn Central Railroad
Open to traffic

PRR bridge over Sigman Road (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1903
Stone arch bridge over PA 2009 on Penn Central Railroad
Demolished, not replaced

PRR Kinkora Branch Bridge (Burlington County, New Jersey)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Unknown creek on Pennsylvania Railroad (abandoned)
Abandoned

PRR Raystown Branch Juniata River Bridge (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Abandoned pony/through girder bridge over Raystown Branch Juniata River Bridge on Former PRR
Derelict/abandoned

State Road 17 PRR underpass (Marshall County, Indiana)
Built 1902, formerly two tracks, currently only one side used. Line once hosted the famous PRR "Broadway Limited" passenger train, but after being downgraded and sold, then leased, today it only see's a minute amount of trains compared to it's heyday
Pony/through plate girder bridge over State Road 17 on Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad via lease of CSX Transportation line(nee Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, Norfolk Southern Railway)
Open to traffic

Steubenville Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built in 1936 replacing an 1865 bridge
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Norfolk Southern Railway in Steubenville
Open to traffic

Toledo, Peoria, and Western Eel River Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built for Double track, now single. One very busy bridge hosting trains coming from 3 different directions. Local Trail group is wanting to use unused second track bed for new connection to France Park and Panhandle Pathway trail to Winamac,
Bridge over Eel River at mouth of river where it meats the Wabash River. on TP&W Railroad, formerly Winamac Southern, A&R Line, Conrail, Penn Central, and Pennsylvania Railroads Columbus main line. in Logansport
Open to traffic

TP&W/Pennsylvania Railroad 18th Street Bridge Wabash River (Cass County, Indiana)
Once part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Busy Columbus main line, as well as carrying Richmond Branch trains, this formerly double tracked bridge replaced an earlier single track through truss bridge that was East of current bridge.
Deck truss bridge over Wabash River on Toledo, Peoria, Western Railroad (formerly Winamac Southern, Conrail, Penn Central, and Pennsylvania Railroads. in Logansport
Open to traffic

Vandalia Winamac Southern Wabash River Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Originally owned by Vandalia railroad, part of the Pennsylvania Railroad Lines West. Rail line once part of the Terra Haute Logansport and Eastern Railroad,Logansport Terre Haute and Southwestern, others. Line went to South Bend at one time.
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Winamac Southern Railway's Bringhurst line in Logansport
Open to traffic

West Penn Railroad Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1903; converted for pedestrian use in 1999
Through truss bridge over the Allegheny River Back Channel on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail
Converted to pedestrian use in 1999