Chicago and Ohio River Railroad Company
Chicago and Ohio River Railroad Company
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Product Details
CompanyChicago and Ohio River Railroad Company
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
February 7, 1887
Canceled
No
Printer
American Bank Note Company
Signatures
Hand signed
Approximate Size
10 3/4" (w) by 7" (h)
Images
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Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
NA
Reference
Historical Context
The Chicago & Ohio River Railroad was originally chartered in 1869 as the Danville, Olney & Ohio River Railroad.
The line was constructed as a narrow-gauge line from Kansas to West Liberty between 1878-1881. In 1881, the line was changed to standard gauge and was eventually completed in 1883, from Sidell to Olney - a distance of 86 miles. The same year it went into the hands of a receiver, was sold under foreclosure, in February of 1886, and reorganized, in May of the following year, as the Chicago & Ohio River Railroad.
The line was consolidated with the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway in 1893, and used as the Chicago Division of that line. The PD&E then went bankrupt, and the line was resold in 1898 to the Indiana, Decatur and Western Railway, a predecessor of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railroad - which was acquired by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1927.
The line was also known by a number of names, including the:
- Old Dody
- Dog River
- Crab Oyster
George H. Culp of Montezuma, Indiana, wrote a poem, entitled "The Old Road Passes", which describes the "Old Dog River line."
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