Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway
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The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway (CCC&I) was formed from the merger of the
Genealogy
The predecessor railroads the CCC&I were:[2]
- Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway
- Bellefontaine Railroad (1868)
- Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad (1864)
- Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Cleveland Railroad (1864)
- Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Railroad (1855)
- Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad (1868)
- Springfield, Mt. Vernon and Pittsburgh Railroad (1862)
- Bellefontaine Railroad (1868)
History
The CCC&I came into existence on May 16, 1868, as a merger of the Bellefontaine Railroad and the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad. At its inception it had 83 locomotives, 47 of which came from the CC&C and 36 from the Bellefontaine. It immediately began to build its own locomotives at its shops in Cleveland and Galion, Ohio, but also continued to buy engines from outside vendors.[3]
After its formation, the CCC&I sought to make a connection to Cincinnati. This connection had never been realized by its predecessor line, the Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, which ran trains only between Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. In 1871, the CCC&I made agreements to operate the Cincinnati and Springfield Railroad and its 16 engines between Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio. It also leased the Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland Railroad between Dayton and Springfield, Ohio, finally providing a through route from Cleveland through Columbus to Cincinnati.[3]
On July 23, 1882, the CCC&I acquired the
On July 1, 1889, the CCC&I merged with lines in Indiana and Illinois to form the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, known as the Big Four Route. At the time of the merger, the CCC&I had 161 locomotives and the I&SL had 47.[3] The Big Four eventually became a part of the New York Central Railroad.
See also
- Union Station (Columbus)
References
- ^ The Past and present of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Volume 2, pages 626–628
- ^ Hallberg, Milton C. (2009). "Railroads in North America; Some Historical Facts and An Introduction to an Electronic Database of North American Railroads and Their Evolution". www.personal.psu.edu. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ ISSN 0033-8842.
Resources
- Steiner, Rowlee. "A Review of Columbus Railroads", 1952, unpublished 125 page manuscript available from the library of the Ohio Historical Society, 1982 Velma Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43211