Some photos of various stages of a Kwiz piece from the mid/late 90s next to the former C&O line, on the side of the now gone South 9th bridge. The two prints are from circa 2001-03, and the digital photos of the partially buffed are from January 26, 2013. I’ll post the other two pieces to the left of the Kwiz separately. I am not sure if they were also done by Kwiz or other locals.

Updates on the project. I was able to get some up-close photos of the work being done on the bridge. It looks like some of the steel trestle is to be replaced. The UKSI throw from 2023 is an out-of-towner over a “Che” outline from early 2000s.

Some settled in spray pigments and updated surface protection at an old piecing spot.

The bridge over Clear Creek on National Road West was demolished and replaced 2010-2011. Part of the original lip/walkway underneath remains, but the bridge itself if much lower underneath. The original bridge was a local piecing spot. Here are a few black and white photos from circa 2003, scanned from the original prints. 1. Top of a Nuro piece 2. Angle of a Sufr piece 3. Characters by Sufr

Braze was an early freight king from the Philly area, and in the mid-1980s was one of the first writers to do pieces on freights. This piece I caught while walking the line of a stopped train due to a derailment on March 19, 2001. A rare instance of knowing the exact date of a flick as I rarely wrote those details down. Out of luck I was benching the line rolling by with a friend as it slowly came to a stop. I then realized one of the hoppers had derailed. A few years later in 2004 or so, I caught the same Braze piece roll by in Dayton, Ohio. I missed the flick, but my good friend Jordan was able to barely catch it. I previously had posted about the derailment here. 1: March 19, 2001, scan from the original negative, 2: circa 2004, scan from print, photo supplied. The Pal-Item article is from March 20, 2001 and was retrieved from Newspapers dot com.

Things are still looking good for the bridge to remain its original character and structure as much as possible. Although, I am not sure what all will be done. The City reported “replacement” of the bridge and I haven’t found any additional information about the project. Updates on this post include adding the chain-link fencing to the newly set poles and the beginning of what looks like the temporary reinforcement framing on the east-side. I am hopeful this iconic structure will still be in use. Rail traffic seems to have picked back up a bit.

No Comply was the first zine that I created and I did five different issues of it. It was a black and white photocopied all freight photos zine. I gave it to friends or traded it with my writer pen-pals. Issue 2 was self/indy-published in January of 2004. Most of the pictures were taken by myself or from photo trades with other writers. The two-page center-spread features work by Other, aka Troy Lovegates. In 2003/2004, I bought my first digital camera to use in addition to my point-and-shoot 35mm. Some of the photos were taken with the new digital camera, and the black and white photocopies are the only record I have left of the original images. I actually have misplaced my only copy of Issue 2, but I was able to borrow a copy from my good friend to scan in. Please note, the contact info printed in the zine is no longer current.

This now MOW caboose was built in 1969, and first showed up here to me in 2000. That’s when the SUFR streak is from, the Geo Mono streaks are from a couple years later. The “Alice” throws were done around that time, too. It has returned several times during track work in the area, most recently in 2013, I believe. Photos 1-8: scanned prints 2002-2012 (2-3 provided), 9: digital, Feb 2013, 10-12: from Railroad Pictures Archive .Net (Photo credit on bottom of photos.)

It looks somewhat hopeful for the historic bridge. The large section that goes over Sim Hodgin has been partially repaired. New concrete was poured and new metal fence posts were installed. This makes me believe the most iconic part of the bridge will remain and that maybe the project will be reinforcing the limestone abutments. You can still see the “SF” in white roller paint. It appears they have also cast a giant concrete pier abutment that may reinforce or replace part of the limestone and old concrete. More brush was cleared out, opening up the view to tracks from the trail. The 20th Century Bridge is also closed and is being refurbished. The black and white photos are from an IHSSI (County Survey) in 2001 accessed through https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html.

I visited Cincinnati recently. It’s fun to see the highway and street spots that a larger city has to offer. Here’s a few photos from a couple street spots.