Lorain County, Ohio

(excluding passenger stations)

City Railroad Current Location Type Current Use Date Built Track Status Bldg. Mat. Current Railroad Notes Field Checked
Amherst Cleveland, Southwestern & Columbus (CSW&C) east of town, between Oberlin and Leavitt Rd. along North Ridge Rd. IB abandoned   gone stone none culvert and abutments  
Amherst Lorain, Ashland & Southern (LA&S) southeast of town over LS&MS B abandoned   gone concrete none only abutments remain 12/05
Amherst Lorain & West Virginia (L&WV) southeast of town over LS&MS B abandoned   gone steel none   12/05
Avon Lake Lake Shore Electric (LSE) 34400 block of Lake Rd.(U.S.6) IC business 1897 gone brick none Beach Park depot/carbarn part of shopping complex  
Elyria CSW&C   ICb business   gone brick none    
Elyria CSW&C   IP municipal   gone   none at old city hall, being restored  
Elyria CSW&C Oberlin Rd. ISh     gone   none    
Grafton Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis (CCC&StL) Big Four along track T display     in use wood/metal  CSX restored 9/06
Lorain LSE 1909 E. 28th St. near Seneca St. ICb storage 1894 gone brick none South Lorain Carbarn, built by Lorain Street Railroad  
Lorain Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Riverfront Place Y rr   in use concrete CSX Dock office. Bldg condemmed by city but still in use  
Lorain Lake Terminal RR along E. 287h St. (Ohio 57) at Republic Steel plant Sh rr   in use brick Lake Terminal diesel shop and offices  
Lorain Lorain & West. Va.(L&WV) Black River, SE edge of town B abandoned   gone steel none deck girder, high trestle  
Lorain NYC&StL Black River, near W. 12th St. B/T rr   in use steel NS lift bridge/ bridge tower  
Lorain NYC&StL above underpass on Ohio 57 on W. 11th St. M abandoned   in use steel NS platform freight crane from freight station  
North Ridgeville LS&MS relocated to former lumber yard M vacant   none wood none section bunkhouse, hopefully to be moved and restored 10/09
Oberlin L&WV over LS&MS, just west of town B abandoned   gone steel none deck girder trestle  
Oberlin Lake Shore & Michigan Southern (LS&MS) Plum Creek B trail use   gone stone none    
Sheffield Lake Erie & Pittsburgh (this allignment never built) in French Creek Reservation over french Creek B abandoned   none concrete none abutments and piers 12/05
Wellington L&WV over the Black River north of town B rr   in use steel   abandoned 1979, restored by tourist line 12/05
Wellington LA&S at Black River next to L&WV bridge, north of town B abandoned   gone concrete none abutments and pier remain,   12/05

The list includes existing railroad/interurban structures, except for mainline railroad stations. You can find those on Dan West's Existing Railroad Stations of Ohio site.

Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.

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