Well, as of the time of my recording, yes. There were no barriers of any formidable height or strength. The easier of the two entrances was at the intersection of Oak & May Streets. Access to the entrances involved crawling through weeds and brush, and down inclines, so those are pretty much the only barriers toward gaining access to the tunnels that I could see.
Line ran down Eggleston Ave thru Mason, Lebanon to Dayton. First built as narrow gauge with two tracks thru tunnel. Then widened to standard gauge with two tracks unto two trains sideswiped each other then used two tracks up to the tunnel and overlaped the tracks so only one train could go thru the tunnel, Two bridges still over I75 but right of way now blocked by Baldwin parking garage. There is a book about this old railroad "Narrow Gauge in Ohio".
0:06 Free bike! Also, the narrow gauge theory would make sense. There's a section of blocked-off tunnel in the far east side of the Greyhound parking lot, and I always thought it was a subway tunnel.
If you like railroad tunnels try the North Bend Rail Trail from Parkersburg to Clarksburg WV. There are about 11 tunnels on this 70 mile long trail and one of them is about 3/4 mile long. Interesting old towns and abandoned factories along the route, good bike riding, little used rail trail
Isn't this the Oak Street tunnel along I-71? If so, the line was still in operation in the 1950's when my father worked for te Baldwin Piano Co. Nice video.
Thanks for the info! I live in Dayton which is an hour away from there and I've been thinking about visiting there for quite some time. I thought Cincinnati turned that into a museum. If they did, I'd LOVE that!
