[PRCo] Re: Ohio trolleys

[Edward G Skuchas]

Start at the main terminal down town.  It is 1 block north of the main east/west street (Market).  Consult the CERA publication, or I can send you some scans of the pages, or paper copies of same.  Go north over the high bridge over the valley.  Go north to Cuyahoga Falls Ave which made half of a right turn.  Follow that road which was private right of way for the line.  At the end of that street (5-10 blocks) the road will drop down to cross the Cuyahoga River gorge.  There had been a power house on the right and the trolley crossed on a higher bridge than the present highway.  As you come up the hill on the opposite side, the trolley line would merge in from the right.  You can see parts of the right of way, abutments, piers, whatever in that area.  There is a newer power plant farther to the right and next to an expressway type highway which runs north from Akron on its east side. 
The trolley line ran on two parallel streets through Cuyahoga Falls (front & second).  On the North side of CF, the line made half a left and headed towards Cleveland on Payne / Hudson Dr.  I followed that street which was an old private ROW.  There are power poles along this stretch  and probably along the other streets/roads too since the trolley and power companies were interrelated.
If you have the NOT&L Story CERA 109, there are some nice photos of scenes you can relate to today.  The area around the terminal is different with them changing the ground contours north and east of the terminal.  That terminal may be the last or one of the few large shed roof terminal structures still around.
A close neighbor to Pittsburgh, but really different operation and cars.
Sorry for the delay in responding.  Long weekend.

Edward G. Skuchas, PE
Parsons Energy & Chemical Group
2675 Morgantown Road
Reading, PA 19607
610-855-2532 V
610-855-2161 F
edward.g.skuchas at parsons.com <mailto:edward.g.skuchas at parsons.com> 


-----Original Message-----
From: HRBran99 at aol.com 
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 9:36 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Ohio trolleys


In a message dated 8/16/01 8:41:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Edward.G.Skuchas at parsons.com writes:


> Traced the main line north out of town finding bridge piers and other 
> 

Could you explain where these bridge piers and "other" things are located?

HrB