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PRR Grogan Yard
Pennsylvania
Railroad's Grogan yard was located west of N&W's Joyce Avenue yard. On
Jan. 22, 1930 PRR board appropriates $1.1million for enlarging Grogan Yard.
In July of that same year Grogan Yard was enlarged from 1,010 to 2,105 car
capacity. In October 1930, the ten-track receiving yard open.
Purpose of Grogan Yard was to dispatch coal trains up the Sandusky Branch that
were received from N&W's Joyce Avenue Yard. The Pennsylvania Railroad's
Sandusky Branch became part of the N&W in October 1964 so Grogan Yard lost its
importance. At some point after, it was use as a storage yard. Now
there are few traces of the yard in the brush. I could only find a few old
tracks in the undergrowth. Below are photos of the area today.
sources:
www.webcircle.com
www.prrths.com/
Former Grogan Yard looking west down the Norfolk Southern mainline 2002
Essex Ave. under the Norfolk Southern mainline 2002
