Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Cleveland Railroad
The Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Cleveland Railroad was an American railroad company in the state of Indiana .
Founded in 1848 as Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Railroad (I&B), the company built a 135-kilometer railway line between Indianapolis and the Ohio state border near Union City . For the construction of the route, among others, the Congressman Oliver H. Smith campaigned .
The I&B built the railway line in the 1473 mm (4 ft 10 in) Ohio gauge , but soon switched to standard gauge . The construction work began immediately after the foundation and was completed in January 1853 and the line opened. Together with the Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad from Ohio, a railway line between Indianapolis and Galion was realized.
On December 19, 1854, the company was renamed Indianapolis, Pittsburgh & Cleveland Railroad . On December 22, 1864, it was combined with the Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad to form the Bellefontaine Railroad . On May 14, 1868, this company was merged into the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway . Today the railway line is part of the route network of CSX Transportation .
On May 31, 1850, the company founded the Union Track Railway ( Indianapolis Union Railway from 1853 ) together with the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad (M&I) and the Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad around various railway facilities in and around Indianapolis, including the Indianapolis Union Station to operate together.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ David J. Bodenhamer, Robert Graham Barrows: The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, p. 161
- ^ Railroads of Madison County: "Big Four" Depot - Anderson, Indiana