![]() ![]() The railroad was completed between Norwalk and Massillon in January 1882, to Fremont in April, and west to Toledo and east to Zoar Station by August. Jay Gould, who intended to complete the W&LE as a freight route between the Wabash Railroad in Toledo and the Central Railroad of New Jersey, began purchasing W&LE securities in 1880. 1 But owing to concerns of fraud in 1879, further work on the W&LE was halted. 6 The 12½-mile section between Huron and Norwalk, which followed the Huron River and an old canal, opened on May 31, 1877. By the end of 1871, all of the right-of-way within six miles of Wooster was secured and a subscription of nearly $1 million had been received.Ĭonstruction of the W&LE began in early 1872 but a lawsuit filed by a taxpayer and a national financial panic halted further work until 1877. 6 Capitalists were willing to construct the line at $15,000 per mile provided that citizens along the route would subscribe $10,000 per mile. 1 The railroad desired to tap into coal deposits in Ohio. ![]() The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad (W&LE) was established with the goal of connecting Martins Ferry (and indirectly, Wheeling, West Virginia) to Orville, Norwalk, Huron, Sandusky, and Toledo on April 6, 1871. ![]() In 1989, the original W&LE was dissolved as a corporate entity only to be renewed as the W&LE in 1990 by a group of investors, acquiring most of the original W&LE routes from Norfolk Southern. The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (W&LE) is a Class I railroad that operates mostly within Ohio, and consists of several abandoned or disused branches. Throughout its long history, the W&LE has been a part of the Nickel Plate, Norfolk & Western and Norfolk Southern. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |