Stone Creek Tunnel

The abandoned Stone Creek Tunnel is located along the former Cleveland & Marietta Railway south of Stone Creek, Ohio.

The C&M’s earliest predecessor is the Marietta & Pittsburg Railroad, formed to connect Marietta and Dennison ⁴ on September 29, 1868. ² The mainline was constructed from Marietta north to Macksburg in 1871, and to Newcomerstown and Canal Dover (Dover) in June 1874, which included the boring of the Stone Creek Tunnel. ^{2 6}  On December 7, 1873, the company was reorganized to the Marietta, Pittsburg & Cleveland Railway. ² It was put into receivership on August 5, 1875, reincorporating as the Cleveland & Marietta Railroad (C&M) on May 29, 1879. The C&M made an arrangement in September 1882 to use the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad (C&P) from Canal Dover to Zoar. ¹ The railroad was quitclaimed in April 1883; one-third was allocated to the Junction & Terminal property at Valley Junction while two-thirds went to the W≤ ² the entirely of the C&M was then operated as a branch of the W&LE. ¹

The railroad was once again in receivership on February 2, 1885, where it was reorganized as the Cleveland & Marietta Railway (C&M) on July 2, 1886. ² The C&M eventually became a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Marietta Branch (PRR). In 1968, the PRR merged with the New York Central (NYC) to form the Penn Central Railroad (PC), ³ which became a part of Conrail on May 1, 1976.

Conrail elected not to utilize PC’s Marietta to Dover alignment, and the route, including the Stone Creek Tunnel, was abandoned.

Information

• State: Ohio
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• Type: Tunnel
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Sources

1. Titchenal, Stephen. Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad History. N.p.: n.p., 2014. Print.
2. “Cleveland and Marietta Railway Company.” Ohio Railway Report 1860’s History. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.
3. “History of the Byesville Scenic Railway.” Byesville Scenic Railway. 2010. Web. 24 Feb. 2016. Article.
4. “Photos of Yesteryear.” Byesville Scenic Railway. 2010. Web. 1 Mar. 2016. Article.