Existing Athens County Stations

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City Railroad Current Location Type Current Use Date Built Track Status Bldg. Mat. Current Railroad Notes
Athens Cincinnati,
Washington
& Baltimore (B&O)
Depot St.
(off Union St.)
P Private 1889 Gone Wood None On National Register
of Historic Places. See note.
Athens T&OC Corner of Union
and Factory Sts.
C Business ???? Gone Wood None Athens Lumber Co.
Chauncey T&OC End of Mound St.
off SR 13.
C Civic ???? In Use Wood Conrail Lions Club
Features have been
ruined by modern siding.
Glouster T&OC 51 Woodrow St. P Civic ???? In Use Wood Conrail  
Mineral B&O Scott Rd. and
Biddyville Rd.
C Vacant ???? Gone Wood None Moved a short distance.
Up on blocks, in bad shape.
Nelsonville HVSR Off US 33 P Railroad Early 1980s In Use Wood HVSR See Note

Notes...

Athens - According to old newspaper reports, the Athens depot was built by the CW&B in 1889. The C.W.&B. became the B.&O.S.W. later in the year. The 1888 Madisonville station pictured in Grant's Ohio Postcards book is of the same design, but Athens' was slightly larger. They both also have their build dates above the windows on the front of the turrets. The station of today is the same station only greatly renovated and enlarged in 1915 and 1916. --Bill Denbow

Nelsonville - This building was built as a depot for the HVSRy in the early 1980s. The design is based on original plans of Ohio RR stations of the late 1800's. It was designed by architect Ted Goodman and built by the carpentry students from the Tri-county Vocational School.

Athens County Stations Of The Past

Station Railroad Notes
Amesville T&OC
Athens
(West Athens)
CHV&T (C&O) According to Sanborn historical maps, this was originally a combination passenger and freight station and later just a freight station. This station sat on Shafer St. (formerly known as Cemetery St.), were University Commons Apartments are today. According to old newspaper reports, this station was built in 1899. This station was referred to as "West Athens" on timetables. --Bill Denbow and Dan West
Athens B&O There was a B&O freight house behind the former Athens grocery Company building near the intersection of Depot and West Union Streets (see this 1914 map). There was also a B&O freight house near the former McBee Binder Company at the corner of West Union and Smith Streets (see this 1923 map).  
Buchtel CHV&T
Canaanville B&O
Chauncey K&M
Jacksonville T&OC This station was built around 1913. There was an earlier station at this location before that.
New Marshfield B&O This station was located on Depot Street, with the platform side of the station facing Railroad Street. The train tracks separated the town right down the center.
Palos T&OC
Stewart B&O
Was located just off SR 144 in town. Located at the junction of the B&O Southwest  sub 
and The Federal Valley Railroad that ran from Stewart through Amesville.
Sugar Creek Athens, Amesville,
& Chauncey
(Hocking Valley)
Jeff Ellis writes: The line in question appears to have turned out from the C&O (Hocking Valley) line at Hocking Station in 
Athens Twp. 2-3 miles north of downtown Athens, traveled NE crossing the NS (TOC) line, the Hocking River, the Hocking-Sunday
Creek traction line, and then along Sugar Creek.  The alignment looks to parallel OH550 starting near the interchange of US33 and OH550.
The line crossed the SE corner of Dover Twp., and entered the SW corner of Ames Twp.  The community of Sugar Creek is located  in 
Dover Twp. near OH550 and County Rd. #26. In Ames Twp., the line continued into the unincorporated community of Poston, where 
the line branched. A NW spur continued, possibly back into Dover Twp., to a coal mine; the NE spur continued toward Amesville to 
a coal mine. Each spur appears to be about a mile long from Poston. The 1908 map lists the line as "Athens, Amesville, & Chauncey Railroad."  
Not surprisingly, there is no indication of line ever reached Amesville or Chauncey. The 2005 SPV Atlas lists the line as Hocking Valley and 
shows no predecessor roads.

1898 Athens County Railroad Map