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Akron, Bedford and Cleveland Railroad train, 1909. The Akron, Bedford and Cleveland Railroad (also known as the Alphabet Railroad) began service between Akron and Cleveland, Ohio, on November 9, 1895. [1] At the time, it was the longest electrified rail line in the world. For 50 cents riders could travel from Akron to Cleveland's Public Square ...
The company was founded in 1907 as the Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway and in 1912 completed a 9.5-mile (15.3 km) line from Mogadore to Akron. Effective March 1, 1920, the AC&Y leased the Northern Ohio Railway, an Akron–Delphos, Ohio line that had been part of the New York Central Railroad system via the Lake Erie and Western Railroad. [1]
Akron Union Station was a series of three union stations serving several passenger railroads in Akron, Ohio from 1852 to 1971. The station's tenants included the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad and Erie Railroad. It was a hub, serving train companies serving destinations in different directions, west, north, south and east. [1]
The reorganization became effective on December 31, 1885, with the first trains running under the new name Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railway on January 1, 1886. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Rumors of control by the Pennsylvania Railroad floated in the mid-1890s, [ 9 ] with control of the CA&C ultimately gained in 1899. [ 7 ]
Central Ohio Railroad: B&O: 1847 1915 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Central Union Depot and Railway Company of Cincinnati: B&O/NYC: 1884 1935 N/A Central Valley Railway: W&LE: 1901 1916 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad: Chagrin Falls and Lake Erie Railroad: W&LE: 1901 1916 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway: Chagrin Falls and Southern Railroad: W&LE ...
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad stewardess Rosemary Madden welcomes Akron guests to an observation lounge with a cocktail bar aboard the New Columbian Strata-Dome train on exhibit May 11, 1949, at the ...
The railroad was always a freight-only carrier. The East Akron line ran south of Barberton before curving back north, passing through Kenmore, South Akron, East Akron, and ending at the Akron Canton and Youngstown Railroad Brittian Yard in far Eastern Akron. The Fairlawn line ran due north from Barberton, in connection with the Akron Canton and ...
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