On January 10, 1864, the IC, C&I and R&C signed an agreement for joint operation as the Great Central Line between Columbus and Indianapolis, headed by the Indiana Central. The connection at Newark opened April 16, 1857, and was built with funds provided by the Columbus and Xenia Railroad, which helped provide a through route to Cincinnati from the S&I. The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, connecting Hamilton to Cincinnati, joined the operations on February 1, 1854. The Goulds, Jay and his son George, bought control of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad, bringing the line to within 60 miles of Pittsburgh. The company was authorized on January 24, 1851, to extend northwest beyond New Castle to Lafayette. Southward construction on the WVC&P continued, and the line reached Parsons in 1888 and Elkins (formerly Leadville) in 1889. The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly called the Pan Handle Route (Panhandle Route in later days), was a railroad that was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. The CP&I was sold at foreclosure on August 6, 1863, and reorganized October 30 as the Columbus and Indianapolis Railroad. Md., showing the mines, mills, logging railroads, and towns along its path. During this time he developed an interest in the photography of bridges, which later became focused on stone bridges. The main line, formerly being built by the Union and Logansport, opened from Union City to Marion in October 1867. On January 31, an Ohio law authorized the Dayton and Western Railroad to unite with the Indiana Central and operate jointly. In 1859 the rail gauge was changed from standard gauge to the broader Ohio gauge (4 ft 10 in or 1,473 mm) to allow for direct connections with the Little Miami Railroad and Columbus and Xenia Railroad at Dayton. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. On April 1, 1884, the two companies merged to form one Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad. Elkins became a major hub for the railroad. Please try your request again later. The first section, from Columbus west to Plain City, opened June 6, 1853. The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly called the Pan Handle Route (Panhandle Route in later days), was a railroad that was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. The portion from Sheraden to Carnegie, Pennsylvania has been converted into the West Busway, a bus-only roadway. Although the line was very busy at the time, the US Government required Conrail to abandon the line between Pittsburgh and Weirton. On December 1, 1869 (retroactive from February 23, 1870) the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway leased the Little Miami Railroad. On February 12, 1868, the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railway was formed as a merger of the Columbus and Indiana Central Railway and Chicago and Great Eastern Railway. The section from Carnegie to Walkers Mill, Pennsylvania, retains its rails and is owned by the Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad, however, it has not seen a train since early 2014, and it will likely be removed to become part of the Panhandle Trail. From the trail's end in Weirton to Columbus, the rails are still in place: from Weirton to Mingo Junction, the route is part of various rail lines and spurs, and from Mingo Junction to Columbus, the line forms part of the Columbus and Ohio River Railroad. The P&C reached Cumberland in July 1887. The rest of the line to Union City opened March 25, 1859, after some financial problems. In 1864, the S&I outright bought a half interest in the Newark-Columbus track. The R&C opened in early 1863, and the Indiana Central's joint operating contract with the Dayton and Western Railroad was dissolved on March 9. With that lease, the Pennsylvania Railroad acquired access to Cincinnati. The New Castle and Richmond Railroad was chartered February 16, 1848, in Indiana to build a line from New Castle east via Hagerstown and Greens Fork to Richmond. On December 21, 1916 (taking effect January 1, 1917), the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway merged with the Vandalia Railroad, Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky Railroad, Anderson Belt Railway and Chicago, Indiana and Eastern Railway, forming the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad. The Western Transportation Company was incorporated by the Pennsylvania Railroad in Pennsylvania on March 15, 1856, to build and operate the P&S. Soon, this line will likely be removed and become part of the trail, sealing the fate of the Panhandle line. The Galena and Illinois River Railroad was chartered in Illinois on February 18, 1857,[1] to build from Galena through Chicago to the Indiana state line towards Lansing, Michigan. The West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway (WVC&P) was a railroad in West Virginia and Maryland operating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a result it moved considerable coal, coke, and iron ore. In 1881 the line reached coal fields near Elk Garden, WV, and Davis obtained new charters from the states of West Virginia and Maryland, renaming the company as WVC&P. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Welcome to my site. Davis started construction of the West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh Railway in 1880, which followed the North Branch of the Potomac River south into … On September 11, 1867, the Columbus and Indianapolis Central Railway, Union and Logansport Railroad and Toledo, Logansport and Burlington Railway merged to form the Columbus and Indiana Central Railway. It had main lines radiating from Elkins, West Virginia in four principal directions: north to Cumberland, Maryland; west to Belington, WV; south to Huttonsville, WV; and east to Durbin, WV. 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The Holliday's Cove Rail Road was chartered by the Western Transportation Company on March 30, 1860, in Virginia to build across the Panhandle near what is now Weirton, West Virginia; the charter was only used to build the Steubenville Railroad Bridge. They were industrialists and politicians as well as friends and rivals. On September 25, 1857, the Chicago and Cincinnati Railroad was chartered in Indiana to build a line from Logansport northwest to Valparaiso. Vernon. Walkers Mill to Burgettstown remained until 2000, and the Panhandle Trail Construction began during 2000. Completed in 1879, it was extended to Buckhannon in the fall of 1883. It is a fraction of this remarkable body of work that Clarke has brought together in his latest book, The Western Maryland Railway in West Virginia-A Photographer s Odyssey. Joint operation of both lines between Indianapolis and Dayton, Ohio began August 1, 1854. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Clarke taught chemistry at Salem College from 1966 to 1978. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. The Columbus, Piqua and Indiana Railroad was chartered in Ohio on February 23, 1849, to build from Columbus west via Urbana, Piqua and Greenville to the Indiana state line. Grading had been done from Wabash southeast to the Ohio state line; portions were later sold to the Fort Wayne and Southern Railroad and Connersville and New Castle Junction Railroad. This included the Columbus and Xenia Railroad, Dayton and Western Railroad and Dayton, Xenia and Belpre Railroad, as well as the Richmond and Miami Railway's branch west to Richmond, Indiana. [citation needed]. Something went wrong. Another branch followed the river south, reaching Beverly in 1891 and Huttonsville in 1899. It was authorized to extend across the Monongahela to Pittsburgh on April 21, 1852. However, it did not yet connect to any other railroads in Newark. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Clarke moved to Northern Virginia Community College in 1978 but continued his interest in West Virginia s railroads, particularly the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway. However, Clarke s grasp of the state at that time in history, as well as the book s vintage photographs, maps, and illustrations, cause this book to appeal to anyone interested in the history of the Mountain State. Concise materials and photos. & O. in West Virginia and adjacent areas of Maryland. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. On December 25, 1854, the S&I came to an agreement with the Central Ohio Railroad to use its tracks from Newark west to Columbus. The Marion and Mississinewa Valley Railroad was incorporated in Indiana on May 11, 1852, to build from Union City northwest to Marion. Clarke attended the Royal Technical College, Salford, and the University of Sheffield, both in England, before coming to the U. S. in 1966. On April 30, 1868, the PHRy, S&I and HCRR merged to form the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway, and the Western Transportation Company was dissolved soon after. Johnson Newlon Camden and Henry Gassaway Davis were the two men that were the driving forces behind these railroads.