Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad

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Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad
Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad
Overview
Headquarters Akron, Ohio
Locale Ohio, United States
Dates of operation1885 (1885)
Predecessor Cleveland, Mount Vernon and Delaware Railroad
Successor Cleveland, Akron & Cincinnati Railway (1911, internal)
Pennsylvania Company
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Length196.95 mi (316.96 km) [1]
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Contents

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Cleveland
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Hudson
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Cuyahoga Falls
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Akron
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New Portage
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Clinton
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Warwick
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Marshalville
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Orrville
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Apple Creek
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Fredericksburg
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Holmesville
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Millersburg
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Killbuck
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Black Creek
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Gann
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Danville
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Howard
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Gambler
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Mount Vernon
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Bangs
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Mount Liberty
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Centerburg
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Condit
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Sunbury
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Galena
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Westerville
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Columbus
Sources: [2]

The Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad (nicknamed the "Blue Grass Route of Ohio" [3] ) was a railroad company in the U.S. state of Ohio. It connected its namesake cities and served as a vital link for later parent Pennsylvania Railroad to connect Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. [4]

History

Share of the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railway Company, issued 31 January 1901 Cleveland, Akron and Columbus RW, 1901.jpg
Share of the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railway Company, issued 31 January 1901

The company was formed through a reorganization of the Cleveland, Mount Vernon and Delaware Railroad [note 1] on December 7, 1881, as the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad. [6] It was rumored in 1881 that the line might become part of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad system, as officials of that company had made visits to the property at the time. [6] The reorganization became effective on December 31, 1885, with the first trains running under the new name Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railway on January 1, 1886. [7] [8]

During the late 1880s and most of the 1890s, the railroad was controlled by Dutch investment firm Maatschappij tot Beheer van het Adminstratisckanteer van Amerikaansche Spoorwegwaarden (Company for the Management of the Administrative Office of American Railways). [9] In later years the railroad was also controlled by the Lake Erie and Western Railroad.

Rumors of control by the Pennsylvania Railroad floated in the mid-1890s, [10] with control of the CA&C ultimately gained in 1899. [7] The CA&C merged with the Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley Railroad in 1911. [11] Passenger services on the line ended on December 14, 1950. [4]

Notes

  1. The CMV&D was chartered on March 17, 1851, as a subsidiary of the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad. [5]

Footnotes

  1. Commissioner 1903, p. 228.
  2. "Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad (public timetable)". The Stark County Democrat. Canton, OH. July 25, 1883. p. 3 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Railroad Notes". The Summit County Beacon. Akron, OH. July 19, 1882. p. 6 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. 1 2 Sanders (2007), p. 59.
  5. Commissioner 1903, p. 79.
  6. 1 2 "Offices at Akron". The Summit County Beacon. Akron, OH. December 7, 1881. p. 6 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. 1 2 Sanders (2007), p. 8.
  8. Orth (1910), p. 741.
  9. Baer, Christopher T. A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY ITS PREDECESSORS AND SUCCESSORS AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT 1892 (PDF).
  10. "Not Confirmed: Pennsylvania Said to Have Acquired Control of The C., A. & C." The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, OH. June 29, 1896. p. 1 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  11. Camp (2008), p. 77.

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