Cincinnati's Hidden Train Tunnels, Cincinnati, Ohio

[@alexmasraum7596]

ive driven on 71 north a million times and ive always wondered what the story was behind the tunnel on the right side of the highway that goes under mcmillian. this is an awesome video

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Glad you got the right information.

[@josephrogers5337]

I can remember stories of my great aunts and Grandmother saying when young they would take the train to Downtown Cincinnati to shop. Also the track in Lebanon crossed east street near Harmon Park and we call it the Try-weekly railroad. I personally don't remember any trains in the 50's. The original business was an abandon Shoe Factory where the tracks crossed Broadway (the Hudson Shoe Co.).

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

The good old days...

[@Funsho97]

Wow, Jeffrey really knows hos local train history for sure. Really cool stuff and good job Susie!!! 👍👍👍

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Jeffrey is very knowledgeable about the railroads in Cincinnati.

[@davidcooper8711]

Very interesting program. I'm still a big supporter of Amtrak, and have been from here in Cincinnati to Chicago and Seattle round-trip several times on the Empire Builder. I once took the California Zephyr from LA to Denver. I've also been to DC a couple of times and up to the Northeast Corridor as well. The Acela trains are simply amazing to experience. North of Baltimore, we reached over 120 mph and it was akin to flying. Just floating along. A very smooth ride. They are made possible by utilizing dedicated tracks, not shared with freight trains. There's talk of passenger service to Columbus and Cleveland and Dayton to Toledo possibly. At present, the Cardinal only runs three times a week and arrives around 2 or 3 in the morning. Not exactly convenient or conducive to sight-seeing. I wish more people would realize that "getting there" is half the fun of traveling. You'll definitely meet more interesting people and see more of this beautiful country on a train, than you will at 30,000 feet. Happy Adventures to everyone. Cincinnati, Ohio USA

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

I'll have to try one of those trips sometime.

[@bloodraven3]

The PRR primarily used the Panhandle routes into Cincinnati rather than the steep grades on the former CL&N. There was an interchange at Middletown Junction effectively making the line south of Mason a branch line. The Panhandle routes either led to Columbus, Fort Wayne or Indianapolis allowing for greater connections to other PRR mainlines.

[@brucehamrick9651]

Loved this. Thank you!

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

You're welcome.

[@RetMadOrganist]

I thought this would be boring, as I've never been very interested in railroads. But I was in for a surprise. This was very interesting! Thanks!

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Glad it caught your attention.

[@marklohmann6267]

That man knows his trains and history. Very interesting.

[@rvk8991]

Thanks for another great video Suzy.

[@WeazelJaguar]

Nicely done, thanks! WE have a couple similar tunnels her in Niagara, Ontario. One of them is a tunnel for a creek, 15 Mile Creek, that you can paddle a canoe or kayak through, is amazing! Lots of locals even walk it in the winter time! And it looks almost identical, thanks again!

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

I'll have to get up there and check it out sometime.

[@Das_Vert]

I wish they would still make this Dayton to Cincinnati track.

[@bigstuff52]

Wonderful information and Suzy surely makes the scenery inviting..

[@GoodbyeKamala2024]

Those would be way cool for a rail trail so people could see some of the historic rail history of the area instead of them deteriorating further.

[@puma-white]

I love the rich history of Cincinnati and how so much of it is right under our feet. Go bearcats

[@puma-white]

You guys should do a history of the Quantum Chemical just outside of Cincinnati, pretty sure it used to be Owned by UC and it’s a massive abandoned complex

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

@@puma-white where is it located?

[@puma-white]

@@historyinyourownbackyard2363 1265 section road

[@puma-white]

Cincinnati, Ohio

[@Nattidaddy]

Whodey

[@darrellborland119]

A very nicely produced video. Subscribed. Thanks.

[@brianpeterson5559]

Lots of History in Ohio. Good video thanks ❤️ Ohio

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Glad you liked the video!

[@borderbandit19xx52]

Paused it at 11 secs, I’m gonna go find this and explore the tunnels!!!

[@cincycubfan23]

Great stuff and huge props to Jeff, my fellow Chicagoland native, for his expertise. I’ll need to find and check out his site. Echoing Jeff, it’s quite something growing up in Chicago with outstanding rail service and public transit and you wonder why more places haven’t stayed with it or revived it. We have lots of rail infrastructure here in Cincinnati; why not use it to its fullest?

[@lostsomewhereinhere]

Cleveland,ohio and new york city are the only other I know of that use trains for public transportation. Any others?

[@cincycubfan23]

@@lostsomewhereinhere Many! Some examples using heavy/regular rail: Minneapolis/St Paul (Northstar), Albuquerque/Santa Fe (Road Runner?), LA (Metrolink), San Francisco (Caltrain), Portland OR, Baltimore, Philly, Boston…

[@JeffreyJakucyk]

Thanks Tony!

[@Savage4Life211]

I’ve been to that one When I was making a delivery at a company, it is behind some buildings

[@pistolpeteOH]

Great job, Jeff!

[@laurenbucher3963]

Nice!!! Thank you for this!!

[@williamschwiegeraht2092]

Excellent episode!

[@roymarksberry4152]

When my mom was growing up in Cincinnati they was making these tunnels for subways

[@kevind8752]

Not that tunnel; it was for the railroad. The subway tunnels went up the right side of I-75 and over Norwood lateral.

[@dougjones9698]

This was interesting, but not knowing the Cincinnati area well it really needs graphics to show us on a map where these lines ran

[@seanphoenix8349]

Iv personally walked the one across from white castle. On Central parkway pretty cool experience

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Good deal.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Very Very interesting. Thank you

[@mikek6785]

Awesome video!

[@johnswigler6512]

Great interview. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🚂🚂

[@1960glh]

I was in that tunnel as a kid, exploring the big bunch of flat area where I 71, the casino and other projects now are. Didn't that also use to be the South end lock lake for the Miami Erie canal?

[@ynot0714]

Good history people drive by everyday without realizing! Just normal thou. Lol. Thx!

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

You're welcome!

[@latondrawright2664]

I grew up, in Walnut Hills as a little girl my friends n I, went through the tunnel

[@heathere7203]

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[@DruSteel69]

Awesome info.

[@kahlesjf]

Maybe I missed something, but what are the long sections of material behind Susie?

[@matthewbecker2544]

You should do a video on the railroad incline in Madison Indiana.

[@keithgrantmaier5643]

Neat little Museum there plus one of the locomotives for that line is in the Indianapolis Museum.

[@dgrombach1]

Do one about the trestle that crosses Florence ave

[@nutteyconcretecutter1852]

I've been in there working like 7 years ago we had to cut the concrete walls so they could replace sections one side has a massive 60" ? I think water main in it PRETTY COOL INSIDE

[@leehasselbeck453]

That's the subway

[@chrisw73]

Awesome to see Jeff in your video! He’s definitely THE Cincinnati transit guru and he’s put together an amazing website with tons of info. I love the history of this line, one of my favorites in the city a long with C&O of Indiana and the west side lines. Absolutely love the new info up on the CL&A as well. I never new that derelict building on Rt 50 at State Line that I’ve been driving past every day for 20 years was a sub station for it! Thanks for the video!

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Glad you like the video!

[@JeffreyJakucyk]

Thank you Chris!

[@b_gumm]

Thank you

[@lostsomewhereinhere]

I wonder why they blocked off part of it? Collapsed maybe, but it also has a drain tile through it, so where does it come from?

[@JeffreyJakucyk]

The north end of the short McMillan Street underpass was collapsing and taking part of the sidewalk with it, so they just filled it in.

[@JustMeB729]

Union terminal wasn't mentioned. Maybe that's another show.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Yes, here's the video on Union Terminal: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHmrnqx6mN5jjLM

[@vicster52]

I find this very interesting

[@whatthefunkwasithinking7645]

Too bad they do not remove the old tracks in the Nati. cash them in to put towards turning all of it into hiking/biking systems.

[@lindaSee89]

Great history

[@davemachoukas6175]

Thank you interesting.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

You'r welcome!

[@danyaletrice6266]

Born and raised here and never knew and I work at UC

[@courtneylove9403]

Where the Madisonville drive in was it was a tunnel that ran three the back of it

[@mattcoffey645]

I want to go there .. please tell me where it is ...

[@artistglenn6249]

A young girl was killed there in the 90s look it up

[@TCBME.]

This guy is so sharp but shes so hot he couldnt catch his breath 😂

[@spiceyfrenchtoast9421]

Do one on the gun powder factory

[@ikemyzon]

Wow, horse and cart people build amazing beautiful tunnels that last forever. I doubt your narrative.

[@kellycook9217]

It would of been nice if you actually did a walk through of any of them but you just stood outside mainly.

[@black.pewdiepie415]

SHE HELLA FINE 😍

[@drewharrison1840]

I liked then disliked it when I realize the like total was at 513