East Terminal Railway

BoxcabE50 Aug 24, 2021

  1. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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  2. Pastor John

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    I've been subscribed for a while now. He's been fairly careful not to say *exactly* where they are, but from the generalities he's made, us the proximity to places they've mentioned, they can't be too far from where I went to college.

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  3. BoxcabE50

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    About a mile and a half due east of the airport in Columbus, Ohio. It is not much track though. About one third of a mile long at most. So has me wondering what he is really doing.
     
  4. Pastor John

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    I must have been very near there several times. I would have guessed that there was a *little* more than a third of a mile of trackage. Agreed, that isn't much. In their videos they've said that their intention is to lease storage for rail car owners but haven't yet found any tenants/clients. I suspect, however, since their actual business is in repairing freight cars that have been sidelined, minor derailments, etc, that at least one end goal would be to have a place (indoors or outdoors) where cars could be dropped for more major repairs. It might also, eventually, lead to an expansion of their business by giving them a place to store large rail equipment (ie. cranes) that could be taken to derailments, etc. Just guessing, of course.
     
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  5. BnOEngrRick

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    I've been thinking about taking a little field trip down there, as I need to visit a couple other places in the area.
     
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  6. BoxcabE50

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    I was thinking similarly. That old industrial area is a good possibility for them to expand their existing business.
     
  7. jtomstarr

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    I know this is Late in coming where is The ETR east terminal railway now in 2024?

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    His last update of any substance was two months ago.

     
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  9. BoxcabE50

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    I wonder if they have essentially given up on their efforts. It seemed hopeful, but now.....?
     
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