N&W overpass at Tennessee Avenue in Bond Hill, looking east. The N&W line split off the B&O line just a short distance off to the left of the photo.
N&W overpass at Tennessee Avenue in Bond Hill, looking north. This old stone work, also present on the PRR line along Eastern Avenue, indicates that there has been a viaduct here for nearly 100 years.
N&W line just north of Sherman Avenue in Norwood, looking north. The weeds in the distance and rusty condition of the rails shows that this line hasn't been in use for years, but it still seems somewhat usable with a little work.
N&W line just crossing Sherman Avenue in Norwood, looking south. The condition of the line from here on south is less encouraging.
N&W crossing signals on Sherman Avenue in Norwood, looking southwest. This signal is similar to the one on Dana Avenue to the south.
N&W line along the east side of Millcrest Park in Norwood, looking north.
N&W line along the east side of Millcrest Park in Norwood, looking south.
N&W freight spur along the east side of Millcrest Park in Norwood, looking south. The main line was just to the right of the building on the right side of the photo.
N&W line crossing the end of Courtland Avenue in Norwood, looking west. This crossing is now just a driveway to a single home. The underbrush is seriously overgrown here.
N&W line crossing Hopkins Avenue in Norwood, looking northwest.
N&W line crossing Mentor Avenue in Norwood, looking west. The far northeast corner of the Xavier campus is beyond the fence.
N&W line crossing Mentor Avenue in Norwood, looking east towards the vantage point of the last photo.
N&W line crossing Cleneay Avenue in Norwood, looking north. There used to be more tracks to the right, as the L&N line through Norwood split off from here at about the location of the cell phone tower in the upper right. That was Idlewild Junction.
N&W line south of Cleneay Avenue in Norwood, looking southwest. The tracks are in the underbrush to the right.
N&W line crossing Montgomery Avenue in Norwood, looking west.
N&W line just east of the Montgomery Avenue crossing in Norwood, looking east into the small freight yard. Note that no trains are going to be crossing Montgomery Road.
N&W line and small yard, looking west from Floral Avenue at the southern border of Norwood. The rust on the rails and poor condition of the roadbed shows just how little this line is used. There are a few tanker cars laid up on a siding in the distance though.
N&W line track near Floral Avenue at the southern border of Norwood. The rust on the rails and poor condition of the roadbed shows just how little this line is used. I can't believe they actually run trains on this track, the condition of the top flange is frightening.
N&W viaduct on Grovedale Avenue in Hyde Park, looking north. This small residential subdivision is only accessible through this viaduct, so there is no through traffic whatsoever, and most people wouldn't know there is a viaduct here at all.
N&W viaduct on Grovedale Avenue in Hyde Park, looking south. The existing bridge is already wide enough for a double-track route, but there's more room to spare.
N&W route along the southern edge of Rookwood Commons in Norwood, looking west. The severed spur track once led to industries that have since been replaced by the upscale retail.
N&W route along the southern edge of Rookwood Commons/Pavillion in Norwood, looking north from Burch Avenue. Due to leveling of the site for the new retail development, this now abandoned grade crossing is a good 15 to 20 feet above the level of the parking lot in the distance.
Close up of Burch Avenue at the southern edge of Rookwood Commons/Pavillion in Norwood, looking north. Due to leveling of the site for the new retail development, this now abandoned grade crossing is a good 15 to 20 feet above the level of the parking lot in the distance. Hyde Park Lumber hasn't been in this location for several years.
N&W route along the southern edge of Rookwood Pavillion in Norwood, looking east from Burch Avenue.
N&W route along the southern edge of Rookwood Commons/Pavillion in Norwood, looking southwest towards the abandoned Burch Avenue crossing.
N&W route along the southern edge of Rookwood Pavillion in Norwood, looking south. This retaining wall held back the grade at the main line and for a spur that once led down the area between Rookwood Commons and Rookwood Pavillion.
N&W route along the southern edge of Rookwood Pavillion in Norwood, looking south. The retaining wall from the last picture is visible on the left, the spur itself is on the right.
N&W route along the southern edge of Rookwood Commons/Pavillion in Norwood, looking southeast towards Madison Road. The crossing gate for Madison Road is just barely visible in the distance. The spur from the last picture is curving to the left.
N&W route along Wasson Road in Hyde Park, looking west from Hyde Park Place. The spur curving off to the left is for a small industrial building behind.
N&W route along Wasson Road in Hyde Park, looking east from Hyde Park Place. The spur on the right continues from the last picture. There is no hope of getting any sort of rail car up that spur.
