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EXISTING STATIONS | ||||||||
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Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Current Location |
Type | Current Use |
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This county has no existing stations. if you know of one, please submit the information. |
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STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
Station Name |
Original Railroad |
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Beavertown | Built in 1899, this station was destroyed in a derailment in 1914. | |||||||
Beavertown | This station was a replacement for the one listed above. | |||||||
Glen Jean |
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A wreck between a Southern Ohio freight train and Scioto Valley freight train nearly destroyed the deopt here on January 21, 1890 (Salem Daily News, 1-21-1890). | ||||||
Omega | Built in 1878, torn down in 1948. Town was previously known as Sharonville. | |||||||
Piketon | Built by Scioto Valley in 1877, remodeled with larger freight room in 1926 (tower also removed), closed July 1969, razed 1970. | |||||||
Sargents | This was the last station standing in Pike County. Part of the building was still still standing as of 2009, but it has likely collapsed or been torn down by now. | |||||||
Wakefield | ||||||||
Wakefield | This was likely a later station. | |||||||
Waverly | Built by Scioto Valley 1877, remodeled in similar fashion as Piketon in 1913, closed July 30, 1976. Depot was moved to a site a few 100 ft. west of the former DT&I freight depot (see below) which sat on Depot Rd. A local businessman bought and moved the depot in 1977. The freight end was remodeled for use by the local Moose club. It was burned by an arsonist in 1979. | |||||||
Waverly | The passenger station was on the west side of town. It was on the south side of SR 220 (West North Street), on the east side of the tracks. | |||||||
Waverly | This brick freight station sat on Depot Road and Second Street. It was built in 1953 and demolished in spring 2002 to satisfy state requirements to construct a state approved truck bypass connecting SR220 East and West Second St. The city of Waverly was the last owner of the structure. | |||||||
1898 PIKE COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||