Willard In The 50's and 60's by Tom Boylan

This is totally different than today's complex terminal!

RX Target at Willard diamonds where the Newark Div crossed the main line to go into the yards. The Northbound track used to go to Sandusky also and the Southbound went to Newark The track and arrangements there now is what ASRY uses to get from Mansfield to Willard ,Diamonds are gone The passenger train is sitting waiting to go East This was in 1958.

This was Willard in 1996 befor everything was ripped out

This was the Willard inspection pit,fuel rack and the wall like fixture you see was a spray wash rack where all engines were washed after servicing. The engines you see parked to the righht are all in shot tracks around the turntable and the location today is a big oil and water EPA recovery system. You will also see the #2 Eastbound main and the freight track. This is what it used to look like in 1958

This was Willard in 1956 with a different wash rack from the 1958 picture

This was the way it was in history past at Willard 1st street 1948 departing Eastbound

This little engine CR 2905 took a little bump and tumble down the rail in the 80s

This 1980 was the selected engine to keep things moving.

We had this B&O 3504 stored in Willard for a few days after the wreck East of Willard. I think this was the one upon the Cleveland branch

Just outside of Willard in 1959 the Capitol Limited took spill I think this was in January

Old Willard in the Chessie days I think this is when the walk bridge was torn out and preparing to build the new building we have now

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