Chunk of interurban history excavated on Main St.
Interurban train/trolley service on Bluffton's Main Street may seem like a chapter of forgotten Bluffton, but on Monday, August 12, Bluffton Council passed around a hefty chunk of that rail line. This summer, extreme heat buckled a portion of rail that still lies under Main St. Last week, crews excavated and removed the twisted rail and sliced off a hefty piece for display.
For more information on the Western Ohio Railway, see the following:
blufftonicon.com/news/2013/04/29/interurban-line-south-bluffton
blufftonicon.com/news/2021/09/09/presentation-historic-interurban-railroads
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https://www.blufftonforever.com/forgotten-blufffton/categories/railroads
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