The Columbus and Xenia Railroad was the first railroad to operate in Columbus, Ohio. It eventually became a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Flag Seal Nickname: The Arch City The Discovery City Location Location in the state of Ohio Government Country State Counties United States Ohio Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 550. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ...

History

The Columbus and Xenia Railroad was chartered on March 12, 1844. Construction was begun in 1848 and the first passenger train ran on February 20, 1850 from Columbus to Xenia. It takes 3 hours and five minutes to traverse the 54 mile distance. On February 27 regular train service begins, utilizing a shed in Franklinton on the west side of the Scioto River as a station. It will take until December 14 to complete a railroad bridge across the Scioto so that the station at North High Street and Naughten Streets can be used. On March 2, 1850 both Houses of the Ohio General Assembly took a free ride from Columbus to Xenia at a speed of 25 mph. Xenia is a city in Greene County, Ohio, near Dayton. ... The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. ...

In 1853 the Columbus and Xenia Railroad and the Little Miami Railroad entered into a contract to operate as one line. In 1868 the railroad was leased to the Little Miami Railroad, and in 1869 both properties were leased to the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, which eventually became a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Little Miami Railroad, now defunct, was a railway of Southwestern Ohio, running from the eastern side of Cincinnati to Xenia. ... The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ...

See also

• Columbus Union Station
• Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad
• Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
• Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ...

References

• Steiner, Rowlee. "A Review of Columbus Railroads", 1952, unpublished 400 page manuscript available from the library of the Ohio Historical Society, 1982 Velma Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43211