Cleveland Columbus & Cincinnati

Company History: The CC&C was chartered in 1836 but the plans sat dormant for many years. The mainline linking Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio didn’t open for service until 1851. Originally it was built to “Ohio gauge” of 4’ 10”. A decade later, CC&C purchased a piece of the bankrupt Springfield Mt. Vernon & Pittsburg that gave the CC&C a branch from Delaware to Springfield, Ohio. The CC&C hosted the Lincoln Funeral Train as it made its way from Washington D.C. to Illinois. In 1868, the CC&C merged with the Bellefontaine Railway forming the Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway.

Successor/Parent History: The CCC&I, popularly known as The Bee Line was formed from the 1868 merger of the Bellefontaine Railway and the Cleveland Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad. In 1872, the CCC&I finally reached their goal of Cincinnati. At that point, the CCC&I had reached all of their namesake cities. In 1889, the CCC&I merged with the Cincinnati Indianapolis St. Louis & Chicago to form the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis (the Big Four.)

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