Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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Dividing the south and east greens are the tracks of the Chessie railway. Jeff Mirgon RAILROADS The tribulations of life across the tracks By Michelle Cofta The residents of South Green have that special acquired status of liv- ing across the tracks , the railroac tracks that is! The railway affects no ' only the South Green but almost al the students on campus in some way usually it ' s the noise. The residents of South Green have to deal with this railway daily; cross- ing it to go to and from classes or up I town. The train can make you late fo. class or simply put you behind sched ule if you have to wait for it. So it ' : not unusual to see students bolt a.| soon as they hear its shrill whistle That noise is easv for those who livi 16 — Campus Life

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here to get used to, but those who are new to campus may find it difficult to sleep with the bustling train cruising hrough campus at 4 a.m. You can ' t jse it as an alarm clock though, since he timetable varies daily with the ine. Not many students, however, know axactly where the train goes or even what it carries. The Chessie Systems •ail line circumscribes the College and Sast Greens. This line is used exclu- iively by the Chessie Systems and its lain function is to transport chemi- cals from Chillicothe to the Ashland Chemical Plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The train journeys through campus approximately four to seven times daily and is considered one of their heavier-used lines. The West Green area, although sep- arated on the map, doesn ' t have to deal with the train except in terms of noise. Student safety, not convenience, is the main concern for the risks, in- volved in people crawling under the train, or walking home from up town after a night on Court Street are fairly serious. Students have become accustomed to the rail line which winds through the university on its way Parkersburg or Chillicothe. To some of us it ' s a small reminder that life does exist outside Athens, to others it ' s merely a hinderance. But no matter what your view it can be agreed upon that the railway gives Ohio University a distin- guishing feature to be remembered. Railroads 1 7