Cleveland, Southwestern & Columbus Railway - Wooster

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About

Name

• Cleveland, Southwestern & Columbus Railway - Wooster

Transportation and Warehousing

• Rail Transportation in Wayne County, Ohio, Rail Transportation

Facts

Founded

• Date unknown

Dissolved

• Date unknown

Related

Key Persons

Location

• 102 N. Market St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States

Quick Facts

• 1903 - October 3, Service from Cleveland to Wooster, Ohio began.
• 1903 - The Cleveland Elyria & Western was consolidated with the three companies making up the Cleveland to Wooster route. The company was then known as The Cleveland & Southwestern Traction Co. which had a total of 135 miles.
• 1929 - The depression in 1929 became the downfall of the closing the the railway in Wooster.
• 1930 - July, Final bankruptcy for the Southwestern line.
• 1930 - November, Permission was sought from Federal Court to cease operations.
• 1931 - January 31, A hearing was held late January with permission granted to cease operations of the entire southern line from Cleveland to Wooster and Bucyrus, and between Oberlin and Wellington.

• 1919 - Wooster City Directory p. 131, Mrs. L. E. Welfare Agent M-266

Gallery

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Maps

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  Sanborn Maps 1905 Car Barns

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  Sanborn Maps 1911 Electric R.R.

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  Sanborn Maps 1923 Freight Station & Car Barns

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  Sanborn Maps 1930 Railway & Light Co. Freight Station & Car Barn

External Sites

• Cleveland, Southwestern & Columbus Railway - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
• From a Dissertation Presented to The Graduate Faculty of The University of Akron, By Stephen D. Hambley, 1993