Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railroad
Overview | |
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Headquarters | Indianapolis, IN |
Reporting mark | CIWN |
Locale | Midwestern United States |
Dates of operation | 1915 | –1927
Predecessor | Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railway |
Successor | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Length | 347 miles (558 kilometres) |
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railroad (
Predecessors of the ID&W include the Indianapolis, Decatur and Western Railway (1888–1894), the Indianapolis & Wabash Railway (1887–1888), the Indianapolis, Decatur and Springfield Railway (1875–1887), and the Indiana and Illinois Central Railway (1853–1875). Predecessors of the CH&I include the Junction Railroad (1848), the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis, and the Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western.[citation needed]
The CIWN's owned mainline was three segments connected and extended by
In 1925, the CIWN reported 376 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 14 million passenger-miles; at the end of that year it operated 347 miles (558 km) of road and 460 miles (740 km) of track. In 1927, it was acquired by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.[3]
References
- ^ Railway Equipment and Publication Company. The Official Railway Equipment Register. June 1917. p. 285. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States (Valuation Reports)". Interstate Commerce Commission Reports. 135: 777–778. 1928.
- ^ "Baltimore & Ohio / Buffalo, Rochester, & Pittsburgh / Cincinnati, Indianapolis, & Western 2-8-2 "Mikado" Locomotives". SteamLocomotive.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
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