Special thanks to Aaron M. for the pictures and information on this line. Feel free to click any picture to see the full-size version.
A replica of a whistle post, just north of Gypsy Lane.
This railroad began as the Bowling Green Railroad Company in 1874, as a link between Tontogany and Bowling Green, Ohio. The terminus in Tontogany was at the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad (C.H. & D.), and the line continued southeast to Bowling Green. In 1887, the line was purchased by the C.H. & D. In 1890, the company purchased the Toledo, Findlay and Springfield Railroad, extending its line to North Baltimore, Ohio. The line was later purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and operated until it was abandoned in 1978.
Today, a trail now runs on the right of way from North Baltimore to Bowling Green. Named the Slippery Elm Trail, it is 13 miles in length.
A replica mile post, one mile to Bowling Green, with US Route 6 in the background
The trail as it runs through beautiful , pristine farmland
A classic fingerprint of an abandoned railroad - dozens of crossties discarded in the forest, just off the rail bed
Rails in the grass, now used as dividers between someone's lawn and a parking lot adjacent to the trail
The ROW and rail bed (evident on the other side of the wall) remain "undeveloped" from the city of Bowling Green to Tontogany (photo taken from the city park).
The same location, only from the other direction. In the foreground is an actual mile post denoting 14 miles to North Baltimore. That's what the NB14 means.
The undeveloped ROW and rail bed continue on from the city park to Tontogany. I did not go any further due to a risk of trespassing.