Railroad Grade Crossing Project
View of North Main Street grade crossing with gates and watch tower guarding the railroad crossover at this location as it looked in 1953, prior to the Grade Elimination Project.
Taken in 1913, this photograph shows the Erie Railroad overpass at Robbins Avenue as it winds into Church Street.
View looking south on Main Street, the General Electric Plant was on the left and Clayman Scrap Iron&Steel was on the right.
View looking north on Main Street with the railroad crossing watch tower in the background and Joseph's Grill in the foreground.
Same view in 1954 winter as the North Main Street underpass work is progressing.
Map on left showing the changes in the Robbins Avenue roadway.
Aerial view of General Electric Plant and the North Main Street Erie railroad crossing.
Aerial view on the right shows the B&O freight yard and terminal, grain & feed store at the curve on Church Street which connected to Robbins Avenue.
Niles Times Editorial promoting the passage of a bond issue to fund the Grade Project.
As a side note, when the Erie railroad was confronted with the argument that it is trespassing on city property on Robbins Avenue, it brings up the ordinance passed by the village council in 1884 which shows that the railroad had first right-of-way and sold to the village the privilege of passing a roadway under the trestle.
Scaffolding erected to allow the railroad crane to lift support beams into place.
Hoisting the steel girder into place.
The newly erected railroad overpasses on Robbins Avenue. The Erie (closest) and the B&O (in the background).
Old Robbins Avenue underpass, 1952.
New Robbins Avenue underpass, 1954.
New Robbins Avenue bridge over Mosquito Creek with Herb Stein dealership.
Workers completing cement sidewalks.
Mayor Edward P. Lenney welcomes the first car through the Main Street underpass.
