Carrying Coal to Columbus: Mining the Hocking Valley. Peter Hayden and the empire he built out of tile and coal. Driving With Darbee: The Canal Winchester Railroad Depot. Architectural historian Jeff Darbee visits the Canal Winchester Railroad depot to learn about its history. The Camp Chase Railroad Climb aboard Columbus’s local railroad, which typically uses about five miles of track to service West Side industries. Granville T. Woods Known as “The Black Edison,” Columbus native Granville T. Woods invented dozens of devices that improved railroad safety.