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August 2022

• August Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• Columbus & The Railroads of Central Ohio Before The Civil War
• 1906 - One Armed Man Saves a Fast B. & O. S. W. Train.
• 1922 - Forest Ira Blanchard Photo Collection.
• 1930 - Milo Car House Fire.
• 1880-1939 Olentangy Park, by WOSU Columbus Neighborhoods.

July 2022

• July Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• Columbus and The Coal Country Railroads - Part V - The N&W.
• 1874 - North Columbus Railroad, Progress Report.
• Towers & More - The Players, revised.
• Ohio State University Archives.

June 2022

• June Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• 1920 - History of the City of Columbus Ohio, Chapter 16,
  Page 126-127 - Grade Crossing Elimination.
• 1901 - New Union Passenger Station at Dayton O.
• 1957 - NYC Freight Train Derailed at Brice.

May 2022

• May Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• Columbus and The Coal Country Railroads - Part IV - The C&O.
• The Big Four Railroad.

April 2022

• April Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• 1920 - History of The City of Columbus Ohio, Chapter 28 - Railroads.
• Reviewing The Documents, The 1891 Street Railway Trestle,
  Columbus, Ohio.
• The Railroad Post Office by Freight Waves Classics.

March 2022

• March Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• Columbus and The Coal Country Railroads - Part III - The B&O.
• 1949 - The Columbus Digest - an abbreviated history of Columbus & Lazarus
• 1898 - N&W Boiler Explosion at Valley Crossing.

February 2022

• February Story by William B. Westhoff
• Columbus and The Coal Country Railroads - Part II - The NYC.
• 1899 - CA&C Wreck at Sunbury, Brakeman Asleep at the Switch.
• 1902 - CA&C Wreck at Sunbury, Burning Trestle Collapsed.

January 2022

• January Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• 1883 - Standard Time Zones.
• c1955 - Pennsylvania Railroad - Columbus.

December 2021

• December Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• Columbus and The Coal Country Railroads - Part I - The PRR.
• 1899 - Illustrated Guide to Columbus
• 1950s - N&W - Operation Fast Freight.

November 2021

• November Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• 1905 - CR&L Co. - Guide to Columbus.
• 1929 - Hocking Valley Railroad Timetable.
• O Winston Link - Trains That Passed In The Night.

October 2021

• October Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• 1915 - Scioto Valley Traction Public Timetable.
• 1924 - Spruce Street Passenger Roundhouse and Yard to Open.
• PRR - Index of Documents & Publications Available on Line.
• 1940 - Head on Collision: The Doodlebug Train Disaster.

September 2021

• September Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• 1930 - CD&M Timetable.
• 1929 - PRR Derailment at Condit, 254 injured.
• 2001 - A Visit to Scioto Tower/LM Cabin.

August 2021

• August Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• 1875 - Street Railway - Late Night Service or Lack Thereof.
• 1900 - CR&L Co. Streetcar Struck a Horse Drawn Buggy.
• 1949 - A Day in the Life of Columbus Union Station.

July 2021

• July Cartoon by William B. Westhoff
• 1901 - CD&M Twenty Year Gold Bonds w/Map.
• 1901 - Jewett Car Company's Large Interurban Cars.
• 1919 - T&OC Engine Terminal
• 1919 - Illumination of T&OC Engine Terminal
• 1873 - New Dummy Engine For the North Columbus Railroad.
• 1874 - NCSR Co. Streetcar Accident on N High street.
• 1955 - C&O Fall Foliage Excursion Columbus to Gallipolis & Pomeroy.