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Special Weather Statement issued December 4 at 3:54AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

Light snow will continue to move through the region early this morning with the passage of a cold front. Minor snow accumulations are expected. Additionally, some very patchy freezing fog may develop. The main impacts are expected to be reduced visibilities and some slick spots on untreated surfaces.
Motorists should exercise caution. Plan extra time for the Thursday morning commute.

Friday, November 16th, 2012

Photo by Eric Adams/The Daily Standard

Gondola cars with high enclosed sides were often used to transport coal along the Mann's Creek Railroad, as well as many others in West Virginia, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The car is part of Tom Zitter's collection at his home in Fort Recovery.

Related online story:

Train passion rolls on

FORT RECOVERY - Growing up next to the railway has made a lifelong impact on Tom Zitter.

Zitter, president of Big K Mills, plans to lay roughly a mile of track around his rural Fort Recovery property for a locomotive he is restoring and five train cars he is recreating. [More]

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