Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Rare footage of the short-lived tourist railroad that operated on 22 miles of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Carrollton and Minerva Branches between the two namesake towns in Eastern Ohio. Apparently, the RS3 was originally Delaware & Hudson, and also spent time on the Vermont Railway, Indiana Hi-Rail, and Spencerville & Elgin.
Ordinarily, I wouldn't bother posting something like this, but the Carrollton Branch is one of my favorite lines in this area, plus the tracks in downtown Carrollton -- while still in place in late 2025 - are unused.
Contemporary video of W&LE stone trains on the Carrollton Branch. youtube.com/watch?v=0fblVv5kzSM
Tip jar: ko-fi.com/railroadmediaarchive
Rare footage of the short-lived tourist railroad that operated on 22 miles of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Carrollton and Minerva Branches between the two namesake towns in Eastern Ohio. Apparently, the RS3 was originally Delaware & Hudson, and also spent time on the Vermont Railway, Indiana Hi-Rail, and Spencerville & Elgin.
Ordinarily, I wouldn't bother posting something like this, but the Carrollton Branch is one of my favorite lines in this area, plus the tracks in downtown Carrollton -- while still in place in late 2025 - are unused.
Contemporary video of W&LE stone trains on the Carrollton Branch. youtube.com/watch?v=0fblVv5kzSM
