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24-536: Camp Chase Trail is named for the Camp Chase Railway it parallels. During the American Civil War , Camp Chase was a military staging and training camp for Union forces , and a prison camp for Confederates . All that remains of the camp today is a Confederate Cemetery containing 2,260 graves, located at 2900 Sullivant Ave. It was named for former Ohio Governor and Lincoln 's Secretary of

48-579: A day at less than 10 miles per hour (16 km/h). The company's tracks end in Lilly Chapel . CCRA owns three EMD GP9 engines, numbers 4618, 7042, and 7076. The railroad previously owned a GP9 engine numbered 7225 along with several EMD SW1500 . The current engines are painted orange and black, with white "Camp Chase" lettering. The railway also owned an older orange and white engine, number 752 with orange "Camp Chase Railway" lettering. The 15-mile (24 km) Camp Chase bike trail follows alongside

72-405: A wholly owned subsidiary of Indiana Boxcar Corporation. Camp Chase Railway ("CAMY") assumed operations of the 14-mile (23 km) rail line, which runs from Columbus to Lilly Chapel, Ohio, beginning on Thursday October 1, 2015. Most of CAMY freight revenue comes from grain being transported along the rails going either to some of the grain elevators along the track, or to be interchanged with NS at

96-634: Is a multi-use greenway trail in Columbus , Ohio , United States. The route is along the downtown riverfront on the east and west sides of the Scioto River . It is the first such bike trail to have been built in Columbus. The trail connects Northbank Park to Bicentennial Park in downtown Columbus, forming part of the Scioto Mile , a string of prominent parks and landmarks. South of downtown,

120-481: Is crushed, packed limestone. For navigation, it is important to note that Camp Chase trail is in proximity to two roads named "Wilson Road", one in each county, Wilson Road Park is in Columbus (Franklin County) at 275 S. Wilson Road. Camp Chase Railway The Camp Chase Railway ( reporting mark CAMY ) is a short-line switching and terminal railroad in and near Columbus, Ohio , United States, running past

144-597: The Buckeye Yard. The Camp Chase Railroad was featured on the WOSU show Columbus Neighborhoods on November 16, 2017. The line was owned by Indiana Boxcar Corporation from 2015 to 2019, and in September 2020 was one of four shortlines bought by Midwest & Bluegrass Rail LLC of Kansas City. In 2023, Gulf & Atlantic Railways purchased the railroad along with two other shortlines. Through trackage rights ,

168-545: The CCRA interchanges with Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX at Buckeye Yard. The railroad also generates income by storing cars along unused portions of their tracks. The railroad serves a number of customers including a transloading facility, major agri-businesses, an ethanol plant and, until it closed, the printing plant for The Columbus Dispatch . In 2013, the Camp Chase Railway ran approximately one train

192-738: The Treasury Salmon P. Chase . Four future Presidents passed through Camp Chase as Union soldiers: Andrew Johnson , Rutherford B. Hayes , James Garfield , and William McKinley . To create the Camp Chase trail, the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District worked with the Camp Chase Rail Company to manage the regulations and construction requirements needed to acquire an easement alongside active railroad tracks, finalizing

216-494: The United States comprising a total of 25,723 miles along with 867 rail-trail projects planned for an additional total of 9,147 miles. A number of design elements separate the twelve-foot-wide trail from the rail line, including fencing, grade separation and ditching. As part of the agreement that resulted in the creation of the Camp Chase bike trail, the trail owners indemnified the railroad company. A bridge built for

240-415: The United States comprising a total of 25,723 miles along with 867 rail-trail projects planned for an additional total of 9,147 miles. A number of design elements separate the twelve-foot-wide trail from the rail line, including fencing, grade separation and ditching. As part of the agreement that resulted in the creation of the bike trail, the trail owners indemnify the railroad company. A bridge built for

264-504: The bike trail provides a way for pedestrians to cross Interstate 270 instead of trespassing on the railroad bridge, as frequently happened before the trail was built. The trail manager is required to provide the railroad with advance notification of work on the trail and trail maintenance staff "attend railroad safety classes to adequately prepare them for the responsibilities and limitations of working within an active rail corridor." Scioto Greenway Trail The Scioto Greenway Trail

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288-482: The bike trail provides a way for pedestrians to cross Interstate 270 instead of trespassing on the railroad bridge, as frequently happened before the trail was built. The trail manager is required to provide the railroad with advance notification of work on the trail and trail maintenance staff "attend railroad safety classes to adequately prepare them for the responsibilities and limitations of working within an active rail corridor." The trail has seven railroad crossings,

312-780: The confluence of the Big and Little Darby Creeks. The follows alongside the Camp Chase Railway except for a short stint along Big Darby Creek and a one mile diversion along Georgesville Road in Columbus. The Camp Chase Trail has been complete from the conjunction with the Roberts Pass trail at the Wilson Road Trailhead in Madison County, Ohio to the intersection with Sullivant Avenue in Franklin County since 2015. The City of Columbus approved funding for

336-504: The easement in 2009. The trail was completed in 2015. The bike trail is one of the few in the United States that is a rails with trails , meaning the trail runs within an active railroad right-of-way. The Camp Chase Trail has more than 12 miles of the bike trail existing within the railroad right-of-way. As of 2018, there were 343 identified rails with trails in the United States, comprising 917 miles of trails in 47 states. By comparison, there are currently 2,404 open rail-trails across

360-498: The easement in 2009. The trail was completed in 2015. The bike trail is one of the few in the United States that is a rails with trails , meaning the trail runs within an active railroad right-of-way. The Camp Chase Trail has more than 12 miles of the bike trail existing within the railroad right-of-way. As of 2018, there were 343 identified rails with trails in the United States, comprising 917 miles of trails in 47 states. By comparison, there are currently 2,404 open rail-trails across

384-726: The final 3 miles of the Camp Chase Trail from Georgesville Road to North Eureka Ave. on November 3, 2014. and completed it December 2016. In July 2019, the trail connector parallel to Georgesville Road and Sullivant Ave was opened and replaced the Industrial Mile Road section of the trail. From the trail access at Georgesville Road, the trail continues north to N. Eureka Ave where the Ohio to Erie Trail route continues on N. Eureka Ave (North) to Valleyview Dr (East) which changes names to N. Highland Ave, then Harper Rd where

408-548: The former Camp Chase . The company was formed as the Camp Chase Industrial Railroad in 1994 as a spin-off of Conrail . Through trackage rights , the railroad interchanges with Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX at Buckeye Yard. The Camp Chase bike trail follows alongside the railroad for 12 miles and is one the few trails in the United States that runs within an active railroad right-of-way . The Columbus, Springfield and Cincinnati Railroad opened

432-541: The line between Columbus and London in 1872, and it became part of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway 's (Big Four's) main line west from Columbus to St. Louis and later part of the New York Central Railroad . The Ohio State Limited ran daily along the line with stops in Lilly Chapel , Georgesville , Galloway , and Columbus. The Ohio State Limited ceased service on

456-432: The line from Conrail. In 1996, it was reported that the railroad had one engine and traffic of 3,000 cars a year, carrying newsprint, grain, flour and lumber. The Camp Chase Industrial Railroad has been marketed under the name Camp Chase Railroad beginning around 2009. On September 30, 2015, Carload Express, Inc. announced that its Camp Chase Railroad Company has sold its line of railroad to Camp Chase Railway Company, LLC;

480-537: The line in the 1960s. The Penn Central Transportation Company shifted traffic to the ex- Pennsylvania Railroad line between Columbus and London, and the portion of the old Big Four line west of Lilly Chapel was not included in Conrail in 1976. The remainder was kept as a minor branch line, the Camp Chase Industrial Track. On October 11, 1994, the new Camp Chase Industrial Railroad bought

504-746: The most of any rails with trails. The Camp Chase Trail is 15.2 miles (24.5 km), with 3 miles (4.8 km) in Madison County and 12.2 miles (19.6 km) in Franklin County . The Camp Chase Trail extends from Lilly Chapel ( Roberts Pass Trail) to the Columbus Hilltop Neighborhood where it connects to the Scioto Greenway Trail . The approximate midpoint of the trail is in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park where it crosses

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528-702: The path meanders through The Scioto Audubon Park and has a trailhead at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center . Northwest of downtown, it connects to the northbound Olentangy Trail . In 2013, the Scioto Greenway Trail opened new segments giving access to Grandview Avenue and Fifth Avenue, as well as to the Hilltop Connector Bridge, which continues southwest to the Camp Chase Trail . The trail

552-443: The railroad except for a short stint along Big Darby Creek and a one-mile diversion along Georgesville Road in Columbus. The trail connects to the larger Ohio to Erie Trail . To create the Camp Chase trail, Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District worked with the Camp Chase Rail Company to manage the regulations and construction requirements needed to acquire an easement alongside active railroad tracks, finalizing

576-558: The route crosses McKinley Ave. and utilizes the Hilltop Connector bridge to connect to the Scioto Greenway Trail . The Ohio to Erie Trail is marked on the short road route to the Hilltop Connector bridge, where it joins the Scioto Greenway Trail . For the most part, the Camp Chase Trail is paved, with the exception of the 0.33 mile connector through the Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park, which

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