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The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway (CCC&I) was formed from the merger of the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad (CC&C) with the Bellefontaine Railway in 1868. The Bellefontaine had been formed by a merger of the Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad and the Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Cleveland Railroad in 1864.
On May 16, 1868, the CC&C merged with the Bellefontaine Railway to form the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway. [160] The Bellefontaine Railway added 202.6 miles (326.1 km) miles of main track (118.4 miles (190.5 km) in Ohio) to the merged railroad. [176]
Leased the Cincinnati, Findlay and Fort Wayne Railway and Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railway: Cincinnati, Hamilton and Indianapolis Railroad: B&O: 1872 1902 Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railway: Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway: NYC: 1880 1889 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway ...
The museum owns and maintains a collection of 80 historic railroad equipment located on a 4-acre (16,000 m 2) site. [1] The museum was founded in 1975 when a club of local railroad enthusiasts decided to run passenger cars on Amtrak trains. Several local members purchased cars for this goal.
The Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad's main line ran from Cleveland to Youngstown, and was originally 67.81 miles (109.13 km) long. [ 75 ] [ r ] Siding and other track along the main line totaled 10 miles (16 km) in 1867, [ 86 ] but after completion of the line and significant expansion of yards it totaled 209.76 miles (337.58 km) in 1922 ...
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, also known as the Big Four Railroad and commonly abbreviated CCC&StL, was a railroad company in the Midwestern United States. It operated in affiliation with the New York Central system. Its primary routes were in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. At the end of 1925 it reported ...
When the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway, controlled by the Vanderbilt family and nicknamed the "Bee Line", was merged with the CIStL&C in 1889, the new company, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, was similarly lengthy, and so the "Big Four" moniker stuck.
Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad (1853–1868) Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad / Lake Shore Railway (1853–1869) Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad (1853–1871) Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway (1868–1889) Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (1869–1914) Pennsylvania Company (1871–1918 ...