Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad

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This article covers the 1846-1917 Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad. The 1926-1930 Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway, an electrified interurban streetcar line, became part of the Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railroad and is dealt with elsewhere.

The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad (CH&DRR) was a United States railroad that existed between its incorporation on March 2, 1846 and its acquisition by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in December, 1917. It was originally chartered to build from Cincinnati, Ohio to Hamilton, Ohio, and then to Dayton, Ohio, a distance of 59 miles (95 km); further construction and acquisition extended the railroad, and by 1902 it owned or controlled 640 miles (1030 km) of railroad.

Acquisitions

On May 1, 1863, the CH&DRR leased the Dayton and Michigan Railroad in perpetuity. In 1891, it acquired the Cincinnati, Dayton and Chicago Railroad, while in March of that year it added the Cincinnati, Dayton and Ironton Railroad.

References

Morris, J.C. (ed). 1902. [1902 Ohio Railway Report].
[CCH&DRR Family Tree]. Retrieved on May 16, 2005.

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