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The October issue of Marker Lights informed our members of the recent sale of the Falls Junction Depot to the Village of Glenwillow. The sale has generated some interest in the history of the station and because of that we have decided to reprint an article written and copyrighted in 1994 by longtime member Mike Kole. The article appears with the permission of the author.

W&LE Falls Junction Depot

 A Piece of Railroad History This fine example of a small country railway depot is located in Glenwillow, Ohio on the line of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway company. It was built in 1883 by the More...
PRESENTING... the "AMERICA" The much anticipated arrival of the recently donated New York Central Business Car "America" took place on Sunday September 15th when the car was delivered by CSX to the Clark receiving yard and subsequently moved into our yard by a Midwest... More

CTVX 62 and 90 occupied stalls 3 and 4 in the roundhouse while volunteers work hard to complete unfinished tasks prior to inspection by CSX for lease commitments. This was one of the few times both vintage cars sat side by side inside the facility.

Crunch Time! Readers of Marker Lights are well aware of Midwest's ongoing efforts to complete the exterior restoration of CTVX passenger car Number 90. A grant awarded from the Emery Rail Heritage Trust for $18,000 enabled the organization to begin the process.... More

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Mystery Solved! October 1, 2019 In the September issue of Marker Lights we asked if anyone could remember exactly what the sign on the upper section of the sliding door between the roundhouse and machine shop read. Paul Volosyn and More...
Please Help Us Restore the Roundhouse! September 11, 2019 The photo above of stalls 6 through 10 was taken a few years ago before the restoration process of this section was begun. Since then a lot of progress has been accomplished but there is still a long More...
Deaccession of Rolling Stock September 3, 2019 One common problem most organizations similar to Midwest faces is the lack of funds to perform restoration efforts on older pieces of rolling stock. Some pieces may be unique and have a historic More...
Midwest Members Field Trip, Part 2 August 26, 2019 In the July edition of Marker Lights we highlighted the first part of the MRPS field trip for members that took place on Saturday June 15th. The Adlake manufacturing facility was the first stop, and More...
New Open House Date Added August 15, 2019 The Trustees of Midwest Railway Preservation Society have added another open house date to the calendar. Due to the interest generated by the donation to the organization of the business car "America More...
Sponsor a Repair August 7, 2019 Midwest's efforts to restore the Historic B&O Roundhouse, 4070 and other unique pieces of rolling stock require the use of ancillary equipment such as fork lifts, man lifts, tractors, generators More...
Midwest Members Field Trip, Part 1 July 24, 2019 MRPS scheduled a field trip for members that took place on Saturday June 15th. Attendees met at the roundhouse at 7:00 am and car pooled to Elkhart, Indiana where they toured the Adlake manufacturing More...
It's Alive! July 20, 2019 We have power to the turntable! Final electrical connections have been made and after many years of rotating the turntable by pulling it with a bulldozer, it can now run under its' own power. many More...
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Spotlight on Midwest July 1, 2019 While the donation of the "America" business car is our highlight story of the month, there was an exciting occurrence at the roundhouse on May 22nd. MRPS was visited by Laura DeMarco of the Plain More...