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Revision as of 14:50, 13 February 2018
Railroad Timeline
William S. Snyder, author of The Rattlesnake and the Ramsey: The History of the Lorain, Ashland, and Southern Railroad, spoke with the Wayne County Genealogical Society on Saturday, November 1, 2008. He provided most of the following information.
There were many railroads that traveled through Wayne County, Ohio.
- The first one, the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad, arrived in Wooster in 1852. This railroad became the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago in 1856; the Pennsylvania Lines PRR from 1913-1968; the Penn Central from 1968-1976; Conrail from 1976-1989; and presently the Norfolk Southern.
- The Atlantic & Great Western Railroad arrived in Burbank, Creston, Sterling, and Rittman in 1863. From 1890 to 1960, it was the NYPANO NYLE&W Erie Pennsylvania. It was known as the EL from 1960-1976; Conrail 1976-1986; and presently is the Ashland Railway.
- The Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling Railroad arrived in Sterling, Easton, and Warwick in 1873. It changed names to the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling in 1882. It is currently operated by CSX Corporation.
- The Wheeling & Lake Erie arrived in Creston, Smithville, Orrville, and Dalton in 1882. It cut off in Brewster in 1906.
- The Akron & Chicago Junction, also known as the B & O Railroad arrived in Sterling and Rittman in 1892.
- The Millersburg, Jeromeville & Greenwich Railroad was established in 1894. Three years later it became known as the A & W Railway. From 1913-1925 it was the LA & S Railroad.
- The Cleveland, Wooster and Muskingum Valley, later part of the B & O, went from Lodi to Wooster in 1895. It was abandoned in 1926.
- The Ashland & Wooster Railway Extension went from Apple Creek to Kidron and West Lebanon in 1902. It was later operated by the CA & C PRR and abandoned in 1926.
- The Cleveland, Southwestern & Columbus Railway operated from 1903-1931 and extended from West Salem and Ashland in 1908 from Seville.
Several factors contributed to the demise of the smaller railroads. These included but are not necessarily limited to automobiles, using trucks after World War I to move cargo, the improvement of roads, government intervention in operations during World War I, and the consolidation of railroads after 1921. The Great Depression contributed greatly to the end of the Interurban lines.
Our department does not have any railroad employee records. However, we do have general information on various railroads that went through Wayne County, OH. Knowing the history of the railroads is a start to trying to locate any records that may still exist. William Snyder provided a list of 13 different resources that may prove beneficial. These include the following:
- City directories
- Census records
- Obituaries
- Newspaper articles
- Railroad Retirement Board after 1936 (fees for research)
- Employee magazines (20th century; Erie Railroad online)
- Railroad roster books
- Government records (accidents, legal proceedings; found at National Archives)
- Archives of railroad companies (academic libraries)
- Brotherhoods and union organizations
- Railroad professional journals
- Alumni organizations
- Railroad historical societies
Railroads
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O)
- B&O - Lodi to Millersburg branch (1895-1923,1928 abandoned) - stations
- Lodi 0 miles
- Garden Isle 1.8 miles
- Burbank 3.2 miles
- Aukerman (Ackerman) 5.7 miles
- Armstrong 7.7 miles
- Cedar Valley 11.9 miles
- Branstetter 17 miles
- Wooster 18 miles
- Kauke 24.5 miles
- Hard 28.1 miles
- Holmesville 31 miles
- Huston (Houston) 32.6 miles
- Millersburg 36.6 miles
- B&O - Lodi to Millersburg branch (1895-1923,1928 abandoned) - stations
- Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railway Co. (CA&C)
- Cleveland Lorain & Wheeling (CL&W)
- Cleveland, Southwestern and Columbus Railway (Interurban electric trolley)
- Erie Railway (ERIE)
- The Lake Erie, Wooster & Muskingum Valley Railroad. (formed in 1872[1])
- New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad (NYP&O)
- Pennsylvania, Ohio & Detroit Railroad (PO&D)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway (PFW&C)
- Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad (W&LE)
Stations
- Apple Creek
- Armstrong
- Burbank
- Burton City
- Creston
- Dalton
- East Union
- Easton
- Fredericksburg
- Marshallville
- Overton
- Orrville
- Rittman
- Shreve
- Smithville (also known as Smithfield Station)
- Sterling
- West Salem
- Wooster
Gallery
Maps of Wayne County
Wayne county map 1897 highlighted.png
Depot Images
Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Depot once located on E. Liberty St. in Wooster, Ohio.
B&O Train Depot located by the Fairgrounds at Columbus Ave. and Vanover St. in Wooster, Ohio.
CA&C Train Depot once located in Apple Creek, Ohio.
Historical documents
1918 Ohio Railroad Map clipping showing Wayne County.
1898 Ohio Railroad Map clipping showing Wayne County.
Business letterheads
Business photos
Newspaper articles
Newspaper full-text articles
Wooster to Millersburg Railroad 1895 Opening.[2].
1917
1918
ad, [8].
1919
Newspaper ads
Newspaper citations with no attached images
References
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1872-MAR-28
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1895-05-10, p. ?.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-08, p. 3.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-08, p. 6.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-02-07, p. 2.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-02-14, p. 4.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-07-02, p. 2.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-07-09, p. 4.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-01-02, p. 6.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-12-22, p. 2.