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Outline map of the northeastern and north-central states showing major drainage, relief by hachures in Ohio, place names, canals, and the railroad network. Chartered in 1848. Consolidated to form the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railroad. See entry 534.
Columbus, Ohio and Vicinity Map 5-20-1946 (PRR Columbus Map 5-20-1946.pdf) 3.986MB Plan Showing Relative Location of Chicago Railroads Serving the Stock Yards Through the Chicago Junction Railway and the Chicago River & Indiana Railroad 3-5-1924 ( PRR Chicago Stock Yards 3-5-1924.pdf ) 9.573MB
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1857 map of the Pennsylvania Railroad system Beginnings. With the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 and the beginnings of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in 1828, Philadelphia business interests became concerned that the port of Philadelphia would lose traffic.
- April 13, 1846–January 31, 1968, (renamed to Penn Central Transportation Company)
May 20, 2023 · The Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad was chartered in Ohio on February 24 and in Pennsylvania on April 11, 1848, to build from Allegheny City (annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907) west to Crestline, Ohio, on the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad. It was organized on June 15 with William Robinson Jr. as president,[1] and construction began on ...
Jan 18, 2010 · This map shows what remains of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 2005 compared with the system of 40 years ago. In 1965, the base year of this map, the PRR operated 9,600 miles of railroad and stretched to its historic geographic limits: New York to St. Louis; Mackinaw City, Mich., to Norfolk, Va. About 4,200 route-miles survive today — just under ...
Mar 7, 2024 · Ohio & Pennsylvania was created in 1848 to link Pittsburgh and Crestline, Ohio. Ohio & Indiana Railroad was chartered between 1850-1851 to continue westward from Crestline to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Finally, the Fort Wayne & Chicago was formed in 1852 to complete the link to Chicago.
Aug 4, 2017 · Ohio Railroad History. All Aboard! Ohio Railroad History. Cyanotype print of converging railroad tracks ca. 1880, via Ohio Memory. When Ohio first became a state in 1803, the primary methods of transportation to and through the state were by horse and wagon or by river. Within two decades, state officials had realized the economic benefit that ...
