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 Windows on the tower gave the agent on duty
 clear North & South, East & West visibility.
 
* Left photo: Poster promoting Dining Car
* Right photo: Map of C. H. & D. Railway and connections
   Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad,   opened in 1851. Butler County's first
 railroad was at least five to six years in the making. The ceremonial opening
 was Sept. 18, 1851. From south to north, CH&D Butler County stops or stations
 included Muhlhauser, Jones Station, Fairsmith, Schenck, Lindenwald, Hamilton,
 North Hamilton, Old River Jct., New River Jct., Middletown Jct., Overpeck,
 Busenbark, Trenton, Middletown and Poasttown.
    The CH&D eventually connected north to Toledo and Detroit by leasing the
  Dayton & Michigan in 1863. 
   Starting in 1904, the CH&D was involved in a series of complicated financial
 maneuvers. In 1904 the CH&D acquired most of the stock of the Pere Marquette
 Railroad, and controlled the Pere Marquette until 1907. In 1905, the Erie
 briefly acquired the CH&D.I
   In July 1909 the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad agreed to purchase the CH&D in
 about seven years. The B&O purchased the CH&D at auction June 7, 1917, and
 the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton became part of the Baltimore & Ohio. 

   Dec. 31, 1962, the Interstate Commerce Commission approved the
 Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad acquiring stock control of the B&O. The combined
 railroads became the Chessie System in 1963 and, after a merger with other
 roads, became CSX Corp. Nov. 1, 1980. The Baltimore & Ohio name was dropped 
 April 30, 1987, as the B&O was merger into the C&O. The C&O markings began
 disappearing Sept. 2, 1987, when the C&O was merged into CSX Transportation.
 Effective June 1, 1999, Conrail property and rolling stock was split between
 CSX and Norfolk Southern.
 
Left photo: C. H. & D. Steam unknown number * Right photo: C. H. & D. J1211

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