Cincinnati District
The Cincinnati District is a railroad line owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway and operated by Cincinati Eastern Railroad in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] The line runs from Cincinnati southeast to Portsmouth along a former Norfolk and Western Railway line. Its southeast end is at the Columbus District near Portsmouth, while it's northwest end is in Mariemont, where it meets the Indiana and Ohio Railway's Midland Subdivision and Norfolk Southern's Dayton District.
| Cincinnati District | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Active (Clare Yard to Peebles) Inactive (Peebles to Vera Junction) |
| Owner | Norfolk Southern |
| Locale | Southern Ohio |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Freight rail |
| Operator(s) | Cincinnati, Batavia and Williamsburg Railroad (1876–1887) Ohio and Northwestern Railroad (1887–1890) Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Virginia Railroad (1891–1901) Norfolk and Western Railway (1901–1982) Norfolk Southern Railway (1982–2014) Cincinnati Eastern Railroad (2014–present) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1876–present |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 96.20 mi (154.8 km) |
| Number of tracks | 1 passing sidings: 12 (8 active) |
| Track gauge | Current: 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Orginial: 3 ft (914 mm) |
History
The Cincinnati and Eastern Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad that completed its line from a junction with the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway north of Cincinnati east to Portsmouth, Ohio in 1884. It began as the Cincinnati, Batavia and Williamsburg Railroad in January 1876, and was renamed in May of the same year. The line was sold at foreclosure in January 1887 to the Ohio and North Western Railroad (which had been chartered in 1886) and the line was converted to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. In March 1890 it was again foreclosed, passing to the Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Virginia Railroad in June 1891. That company merged into the Norfolk and Western Railway in October 1901.[2] The line formerly known as the Peavine Line is now owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway, with the portion between Clare Yard in Mariemont, Ohio and Peebles, Ohio currently leased to the Cincinnati Eastern Railroad (CCET; formerly the Cincinnati East Terminal Railway) since April 2014.[3] The rest of the line to Vera Junction just north of Portsmouth, Ohio has been rail banked by NS due to major repairs needed to the Scioto River Bridge.
Further reading
- Cincinnati and Eastern Railway at Abandoned
- ABOUT THE REAL PEAVINE at Western Ohio Railway
- Cincinnati Eastern Railroad at Cincinnati Eastern Railroad
References
- ^ http://cinrail.com/
- ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 26 Val. Rep. 255: Valuation Docket No. 343, Norfolk and Western Railway Company (1929)
- ^ http://cinrail.com/