Pit Yard, also known as South Hamilton Yard, was a classification yard located in Hamilton, Ohio. It was first built by the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway, and subsequently became part of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, followed by CSX Transportation in 1980. It was abandoned in the late 1980s apart from two sidings along the main line, which is part of the Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision.

South Hamilton Yard
Overview
Other name(s)Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Pit Yard
StatusOperating main line & sidings, yard abandoned
OwnerCSX Transportation
LocaleLindenwald Hamilton, Ohio
Service
SystemCSX Transportation
ServicesCSX Transportation Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision
Operator(s)CSX Transportation
History
Closed1988
Technical
Number of tracks2 Main Line & 2 sidings
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

The yard was long the site of an infamous grade crossing, known as the "South Hamilton death-trap crossing".[1] This grade crossing was the site of numerous fatal accidents between motorists and trains. It was finally replaced by an overpass in 2018, resolving an issue that had plagued the city of Hamilton for close to 100 years.[2]

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  1. ^ "$850,000 South Hamilton Development Forecast". Hamilton Evening Journal. 1930-06-05. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  2. ^ Clark, Michael D. (November 10, 2018). "New Hamilton Railroad Overpass Dedicated for Easier Travel". Journal-News. Retrieved January 13, 2022.