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Chicago branch). On December 27, 1876, the Ohio and Indiana companies were consolidated to form the Baltimore and Ohio and Chicago Railroad, and simultaneously the Illinois company was renamed to match.
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The line between
Brookdale and a point southeast of the
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Poor's Manual of the
Railroads of the United States
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369:Railway companies established in 1876
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16:Not to be confused with
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160:South Chicago Railroad
64:Central Ohio Railroad
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203:Garrett Subdivision
195:Willard Subdivision
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