Re: (erielack) Canal Branch (2)

["Rich Behrendt" <rbehrendt_@_columbus.rr.com>]

The Ohio Dept. of Transportation is assisting the City of Youngstown and V&M 
Steel w/adminsitering $20 milllion the City recieved in stimulus funds, that 
are going towards development of the site basically from the current V&M 
mill out to I-80, and from the former EL south to the Canal Branch, to 
develop that area into an industrial park, primarily for a new V&M Steel 
finishing facility for pipe that is made there (which is currently shipped 
out of state for finishing).

Although V&M will not formally announce this new expansion 'till the Spring 
(supposedly other out-of-state sites are also under consideration), a major 
earth-moving/excavation project has already been awarded for that portion 
between the Canal Branch and NS's (former PRR) Lordstown Sec., and will 
provide basically a flat and level, buildable site.

Phase 2 will be more intesive, with new track connections to/from OC and NS, 
as well as new road infrastructure to be constructed, and is scheduled for 
sale in the next 60 days by the City...

Rich Behrendt
ELHS #384


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bradley Butcher" <llyengalyn_@_hotmail.com>
To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 5:23 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Canal Branch


>
>
> Interesting to see from Google maps, that the Brier hill diesel shop and 
> turntable are still there.
>
>> From: smtimko_@_aol.com
>> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:43:58 -0500
>> Subject: Re: (erielack) Canal Branch
>> To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 12/19/2009 11:05:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> llyengalyn_@_hotmail.com writes:
>>
>> It appears that the canal branch and YS&T lead come up to the mainline in
>> Girard (coming under interstate 80) and connect to the main faceing
>> northwest. Brier Hill seems to be the nearest logical yard for the locals 
>> on these
>> lines to origionate. Did they have to do a reversing move? Or did these
>> locals come out of Niles yard?
>>
>>
>>
>> ,,,,,,,,,......
>> The Canal Branch connected to Girard Siding at Girard, west of I-80.
>> Girard Siding ran from Mosier Yard (west end) to VO (east end). At VO you
>> could cross into Brier Hill Yard by using the extension tracks or you 
>> could
>> pull into #1 or #2 South Yard and access YS&T Brier Hill Works.
>>
>> There was no YS&T Lead so to speak. There is presently a connecting track
>> that runs from near Furnace Lane in Girard to the OLD YS&T area but it
>> connects to the Horn Track. The Horn Track leads out to the former PRR. 
>> That
>> "YS&T Lead" that you question was a track that I believe we found out was
>> owned by the YS&T and was used so they could access Columbia Iron & Metal 
>> to
>> acquire scrap without having the EL, B&O or PRR be involved. (MJC--you
>> may have additional information on this????)
>>
>> Much of the track around the mills, especially the Canal Branch near the
>> Joint Yard in the Ohio Works and also the track Horn Track and tracks 
>> leading
>> to what is now V&M Star Steel and Syro Steel had questionable ownership
>> when Conrail sold the Brier Hill Cluster to Ohio Central c. 1996.
>>
>> SMT
>>
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