The Grasshopper Railroad

06/02/2026

I was in a DT&I Group mood tonight and found the video below on YouTube called, “Henry Ford’s DT&I Railroad 1920-1929”. -- The video has good voice over by the author and shares a video from Henry Ford’s film team (very rare) onboard a train that ran from Ironton, OH to Detroit, MI. -- As hoped, the crew captured some of Washington Court House, OH and best of all, Jeffersonville, OH where the Grasshopper (aka Kingman Branch of the DT&I) ran and where we hope to build a new depot there as a museum and history center soon...

The video and time stamps to catch these places (and many more) is noted below...

Henry Ford’s DT&I Railroad 1920-1929
https://youtu.be/WFTzdtFB8GM?si=ch7V9YoUUgGuIVmc

Washington CH, OH Paint Creek crossing, Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton crossing and the Pennsylvania RR
Time: 43:29-43:39

DT&I Freight House in Washington CH, OH
Time: 43:40-43:46

Joint B&O and CH&D Station (still exists as former auto dealership I think?)
Time: 43:47-43:54

Jeffersonville, OH at Kingman Branch -- Ford Water Tower (still standing), flour mill, twin curves of Kingman Branch and Jeffersonville Station
Time: 43:59-44:11

From the studio of Neff Video and DT&I Railroad Historian, Scott Trostel, comes a unique and fascinating DVD documentary featuring Henry Ford's movies of t...

05/19/2026

Keep this in your to-do list for early summer!

Carillon Park Rail Festival The weekend after Father’s Day, trains roll in for this two-day festival featuring free miniature train rides, $5 rides on the full-size Carillon Park Railroad, live steam engines, model train displays, historical displays, and more. Carillon Historical Park is home to ...

05/02/2026

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🚂💨 Guys… I literally got chills looking at this.

That’s not just steam pouring into the sky — that’s the **Big Boy 4014** breathing. The absolute king of steam locomotives, the largest one still running in the world, is out there right now thundering across America like a living, breathing legend.

My heart actually skips a beat every time I see photos like this. All that raw power, the massive clouds of steam, the way the ground must shake when she rolls by… it’s pure goosebumps. This is American engineering, strength, and spirit at its finest.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy is on her epic Coast-to-Coast Tour celebrating our country’s 250th anniversary — and she’s making history from Cheyenne all the way to Philadelphia and back. The glowing map shows every stop. Those major displays in Omaha, Chicago, St. Louis, Buffalo… man, I wish I could be at all of them.

If she’s coming anywhere near your town, you HAVE to go see her. This isn’t just a train — it’s a piece of living American history you can feel in your chest.

Drop your city in the comments — is the Big Boy coming your way? 👇

Tag your friends who love trains, history, or just good old-fashioned goosebumps. Let’s get everyone out there for this!

I’m not crying, you’re crying. This is what pride feels like. Who else is completely obsessed?! 🔥🇺🇸

04/23/2026

Nice shot!

Steam giants resting at a busy roundhouse, a lineup of classic American steam locomotives being serviced and turned on the central turntable—thick smoke rising as crews prepare these iron horses for their next heavy freight duty.

04/10/2026

04/10/2026

On my walk tonight on the former C&MV, now the Clinton-Fayette Friendship Trail, I caught this heading towards WCH from Melvin…

04/08/2026

Tomorrow is the Day!

Join us for our Grand Christening Celebration of No. 19!

𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐰𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐍𝐨. 𝟏𝟗 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤.
5:00 p.m. – Arrival at the Sugarcreek Depot followed immediately by the official christening ceremony.
5:00–7:00 p.m. – Public viewing of No. 19 in downtown Sugarcreek.
7:00 p.m. – Departure of No. 19 back to the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum.

𝑶𝒏 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚, we have rides behind No. 19 and tours of the roundhouse throughout the day, and in the evening, our sold-out showing of Emperor of the North.

𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚, we continue with rides behind No. 19 on our museum grounds, tours of the roundhouse, and our night wraps up with our exclusive photo shoot of No. 19.

For more information and tickets, visit: https://buff.ly/vyBGtWS