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| Steven J. Brown posted Norfolk Southern C44-9W 9484 passes Crest Tower in Crestline, Ohio - October 13, 2003. |
The Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad was charted in both states in 1848 to build from the Pittsburgh region to Crestline, OH. Crestline was the target because the Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad (CC&C) was charted in 1836 and it already existed. The O&P reached Crestline in 1853. In the meantime, the Ohio and Indiana Railroad was charted in Ohio in 1850 and in Indiana in 1851 to extend the line to Fort Wayne, IN, which was reached in 1854. The Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad was chartered in 1852 (Indiana) and 1853 (Illinois). While the Fort Wayne and Chicago was still building, the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway was formed on July 26, 1856 as a consolidation of the above three railroads. [DeBruler] This corporate lineage became important when Conrail was split between NS and CSX because CSX got the Pennsy line from Crestline to Chicago and NS got it from Crestline to Pittsburgh. The CSX dumped their line onto CF&E. The CC&C became part of the Big Four, which became part of the NYC and CSX got that line.
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| Dale DeVene posted Conrail westbound PIHO-2 led by C36-7 6642 is swinging around the connection at Crestline, Ohio on February 21, 1992, past a closed Crestline Tower. This connection was a vital link between the former Pennsylvania Ft. Wayne Line east of Crestline and the former New York Central "Big 4" west of Crestline. Today, the track is cut, the switches on the Pennsy side are gone and possibly the on the NYC side as well (It's a while since I've been over that way to look.) Regardless, this track is no longer needed. Photo by Dale A. DeVene Jr. C.G. Tower: They are gone on the NYC side....the signal remains however, forever red now... |
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