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The Wabash Railroad (reporting mark WAB) was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including track in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Missouri and the province of Ontario.
For a condensed history of our favorite railroad, make sure to see our Wabash Railroad History page. You'll find a map of the Wabash system, a comprehensive list of Wabash steam & diesel locomotives, and historical photographs of various Wabash subjects.
Since 1953 the Wabash Railroad has been considered 100% dieselized for both freight and passenger service. Upholding its promise of ever better service to the HEART OF AMERlCA, the Wabash again stands on the threshold of a bright, successful future.
While it was only a Midwestern bridge line the Wabash Railroad carried a fascinating heritage. It earned pop culture status thanks to the folk song "The Wabash Cannonball" (which eventually led to a train of the same name) and flew a legendary logo with the slogan, " Follow The Flag."
Wabash Railway history started with the Northern Cross, the first railroad in Illinois, in 1837. The term “Fallen Flag” first appeared in Trains in 1974, as the title for a series of thumbnail histories of merged-away railroads.
The Wabash Railroad(reporting mark WAB) was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including track in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Missouri and the province of Ontario.
The Wabash railroad was created in 1881 to consolidate the Detroit, Butler & St. Louis in Michigan and other lines in the midwest and southern Ontario, Canada. In Michigan, it owned 76 miles of rail between Delray and the Ohio State Line (near Morenci).
The Wabash Railroad was a major player in the transportation industry, connecting cities such as St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago, and played a significant role in the development of the Midwest.
For a vast number of midcontinent residents, the Wabash was their railroad, the “Good Ole Wabash.”¹ Americans have long associated a distinctive flag logo with the Wabash. Yet it took a decade or so for this enduring hallmark to evolve. Most roads commonly selected a circle,... xml.
the Wabash was the first railroad to recognize and designate the city of St. Louis as a billing station for freight to and from points east of the Mississippi River, eliminating bridge tolls on freight formerly