Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway

The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway (CCC&I) was formed from the merger of the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad with the Bellefontaine Railway in 1868. The Bellefontaine had been formed by a merger of the Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad and the Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Cleveland Railroad in 1864. Two key figures in its construction were Cyrus Ball and Albert S. White.[1]

Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway
Overview
HeadquartersCleveland, Ohio
LocaleIndiana and Ohio
Dates of operation1868–1889
SuccessorCleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

Genealogy
Share of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway Company, issued April 28, 1869

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

History

The CCC&I, after its formation in 1868, sought to make a connection to Cincinnati. This connection was never realized by its predecessor line the Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad which only ran trains between Cleveland and Columbus. By 1872, the CCC&I made agreements to operate the Cincinnati and Springfield Railroad between Cincinnati and Dayton and the Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland Railroad between Dayton and Springfield, finally providing a through route from Cleveland to Columbus to Cincinnati. In 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. It eventually became a part of the New York Central Railroad.

See also

References
  1. The Past and present of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Volume 2, pages 626–628
  2. RAILROADS IN NORTH AMERICA; Some Historical Facts and An Introduction to an Electronic Database of North American Railroads and Their Evolution by M. C. Hallberg (April 24, 2006)

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 "A Review of Columbus Railroads", 1952, unpublished 125 page manuscript available from the library of the Ohio Historical Society, 1982 Velma Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43211
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