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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 ...
Springfield Big Four Depot was a passenger train station in Springfield, Ohio, built and operated by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, commonly referred to as the "Big Four Railroad." Construction on the station began on November 22, 1909, and it opened for service in 1911.
The Big Four Depot of Galion in winter, 2006. The Big Four Depot of Galion, Ohio was a passenger train station serving the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, commonly known as the 'Big Four Depot,' and the New York Central Railroad.
Delaware Big Four Depot was completed in 1887 by the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway (CCC&I). The brick structure is in Delaware, Ohio, on the east side of the Olentangy River, and opposite side of the river from Ohio Wesleyan University. The building was a successor to an earlier frame structure built in the 1850s. [1]
In the South, most railroads in 1860 were local affairs connecting cotton regions with the nearest waterway. Most transports were by boat, not rail, and after the Union blockaded the ports in 1861 and seized the key rivers in 1862, long-distance travel was difficult.
The M&C was founded as the Belpre and Cincinnati Railroad (B&C) in 1845 [2] The destination of the B&C was changed from Belpre to Marietta, Ohio, and in 1851 the name of the railroad was changed to The Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad. The M&C reached Loveland, Ohio by 1857. The company entered bankruptcy in 1858, from which it emerged in 1860 ...
Share of the Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company, issued 31 march 1887 The former O&M line in Osgood, Indiana. The Ohio and Mississippi Railway (earlier the Ohio and Mississippi Rail Road), abbreviated O&M, was a railroad operating between Cincinnati, Ohio, and East St. Louis, Illinois, from 1857 to 1893.
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] The merger brought 9.5 miles (15.3 km) of siding into the new railroad as well. [177] At the time of the merger, The CC&C was one of the few financially successful railroads in Ohio. [178]