Columbus Streetcar Remnants in 2007
Even in 2007,
if you know where to look, there are remnants of Columbus' streetcar
system to be seen. The last streetcar line was discontinued in
1948, however, trolley buses ran until May, 1965 giving some of the
buildings a few more years of active transit life. Here are some of
those remnants. If you know of a streetcar system remnant, please
send an email to
columbusrr@att.net and it will be added to the list.
Buildings
Kelton Avenue Carhouse and Shops at Kelton Ave and Oak Street on Columbus'
Eastside. Click for photos
South High Carhouse at South High and Hoster
Streets on Columbus' Southside.
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North High (Arcadia) Carhouse at North High Street
and Arcadia Avenue on Columbus' Northside.
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West Broad Street (Glenwood) Carhouse at West Broad
Street and Glenwood Avenue. Click for photos
Merritt Street Carhouse at Fourth and Merritt
Streets on Columbus' Southside.
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Cleveland Avenue (Milo) Carhouse at Cleveland and
Reynolds Avenues on Columbus' Northside.
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Westerville carhouse at State Street and Old County
Line Road in Westerville, Ohio.
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Columbus, New Albany and Johnstown carbarn at
Fourth and Rarig Avenues on Columbus' eastside.
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Equipment
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#6 Horsecar at the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio
#067 Center Cab Flat Motor at the Pennsylvania Trolley
Museum in Washington, PA
#703 Streetcar at the Ohio Railway Museum in Worthington,
Ohio
The Streetcar body at the Spaghetti Warehouse restaurant, 397 W. Broad Street, Columbus,
Ohio although similar is not a Columbus Streetcar.
Right-Of-Way
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The Westerville line's right-of-way ran east-west between
Cleveland Avenue and Route 3 through Minerva Park. Most of that old
right-of-way is still visible. If you go to the north side of
Minerva Park Lake your will see a slight rise that is the right-of-way.
From there it is easy to follow it both ways through Minerva Park. The
lake is also a left over from the days of the Minerva Park streetcar
company amusement park.
Mohawk Street in German Village shows changes in the
street's brick pattern outlining the old track location. Mohawk Street was
on the Steelton - Summit line as well as the Scioto Valley Traction line.
Imagine a two or three car Scioto Valley train traveling on Mohawk Street.
Pennsylvania Avenue at Fifth Avenue was the end of
the Parsons-Pennsylvania Line. The streetcar track location can be seen in
the paving pattern.
Other
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Grandview Material Yard on Goodale Avenue east of
Grandview Avenue.
Ramlow Alley Company Housing at North High Street
(Near the Arcadia Carhouse).