Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
On August 21, 1871, the Valley Railroad Company was incorporated, with the intention of running trains from Cleveland to Akron, Middlebury, and Canton, rivaling the nearby Ohio and Erie Canal. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Construction of the railroad's right-of-way began, but following the Panic of 1873 , a lack of funding halted the project again. [ 5 ]
A Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train, led by FPA-4 diesel locomotive No. 6771, idles at Rockside Road in Independence, Ohio, on November 4, 2017 In May 2000, Akron's METRO Regional Transit Authority purchased 24 miles (39 km) of track between Akron and Canton from CSX in May 2000.
Although the first railroad came to Cleveland in 1854, the majority of the rail lines ran east–west and did not connect the metropolitan and industrial centers of Cleveland, Akron and Canton. The Valley Railway was built next to, and sometimes on top of, the Ohio and Erie Canal. The Valley Railway provided a faster transport for the coal ...
The hour and half rides that are filled with activities and songs as the train makes its way through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to the North Pole in Peninsula are set to begin Nov. 7 and ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
According to a Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad spokesperson, the derailment occurred at 8:53 p.m. near Peninsula in Summit County. Three cars came off the tracks but remained upright, a press ...
Lake Erie, Wooster and Muskingum Valley Railroad: B&O: 1881 1891 Cleveland, Wooster and Muskingum Valley Railroad: Lake Erie, Youngstown and Southern Railroad: PLE: 1902 1912 Lake Erie and Eastern Railroad: Lake and River Railway: ACY, ERIE/ PRR: 1903 1907 Ashland and Western Railroad, Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway: Lake Shore Railway ...
Stevenson comes to Northeast Ohio from Canada where he was the CEO of the Island Corridor Foundation, a nonprofit in Vancouver, that managed a 180-mile rail corridor. "The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic ...