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railroads reached into Ohio, they supplanted that line in importance. The most important traffic pattern shifted irrevocably to an east–west-oriented axis. The mainline of the Little Miami
Railroad beyond Xenia to Springfield declined in importance to a branch. The Little Miami maintained its Columbus route, but looked to the West when projecting for the future.
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rest of the nation, as access to any of the ships then sailing on the Great Lakes meant access to the proposed railroad link to the Ohio River. The proposal that the two railroads would closely cooperate was projected to result in one of the major trade routes of the era, and of particular importance during winter months.
374:, and the Pennsy co-signed the lease, guaranteeing the payments and other conditions. At the time of the lease, the LMRR system consisted of 195.65 miles (314.87 km) of track. The system had cost $ 3,995,165 in track, right-of-way, and facilities, plus $ 1,065,968 in rolling stock, machinery, and a boat on the
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in the area. The new construction upended the established trade routes in Ohio, which had been along a north–south axis to get goods or passengers either to Lake Erie or the Ohio River. The Lake Erie and Mad River
Railroad had reached Springfield in 1849, but within a few years, as trans-Allegheny
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Springfield. This postponed the completion of the link between the Great Lakes area and the Ohio River. The railroad's terminus at Springfield was of little importance prior to completion of the
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Revenues from local agricultural shipments were promising enough to enable the line to upgrade to heavier rails and make other improvements during the 1850s. By this time, the line gained the reputation for being one of the best-run lines in the nation. But by 1853, the first of the three railway
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Springfield and inaugurated on August 10, 1846, bringing the total route-miles of its main line to 84 miles (135 km). This resulted in Springfield having railway service before the state capital Columbus. By this time, the National Road had also reached Springfield.
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and south on the Hudson River to the major port of New York City. Winter rendered transportation over the
Alleghenies impracticable for large shipments, and the Erie Canal was subject to freezing. The only alternative winter shipping route to points east was a lengthy circuitous southern route by
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The Mad River and Lake Erie
Railroad was projected to run from Sandusky on Lake Erie south to a proposed interchange at Springfield, where trains could be shifted to the Little Miami to proceed to Cincinnati. This would provide the Great Lakes region and its products with year-round access to the
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The LMRR continued to exist as a separate corporation although much of the stock was owned by the Pennsy. In the mid-20th century, there was extensive railroad restructuring following changes in the industry, which had been affected by the expansion of trucking and use of passenger automobiles
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for transhipment east. The entire regions adjacent to the Great Lakes lacked waterway access to the Ohio River for shipment of their products. Ohio had a rather extensive network of canals under construction by this time, to provide such access, but their waters also froze in winter.
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The LMRR's importance declined later in the 19th century, after three major railroads from the East built lines across the
Allegheny Mountains and established east–west transportation systems through the state. It continued independent operations until 1981, after being absorbed by
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513:(Dayton, 1986) (reprint of the edition that was first published in 1854 by the Ohio State Journal Company, Columbus).
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A share certificate of the Little Miami Railroad: it is unlikely that the locomotive shown was used on the railroad
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651:(Press release). Ohio Department of Natural Resources. 2006-06-10
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The Little Miami Railroad leased in perpetuity all assets of the
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618:(Tri-County ed.). p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
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On December 14, 1841, the first train ran from Cincinnati to
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Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
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Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway (1895–1917)
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98:, which was building south to Springfield from
720:4 ft 10 in gauge railways in the United States
151:Cincinnati to Milford and Loveland constructed
591:"Little Miami Rail Plan Could Be In Jeopardy"
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364:Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway
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16:Railway in southwestern Ohio, United States
109:At the time of incorporation, the federal
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631:"Loveland Happy About Bike Trail"
450:(ODNR), the local governments of
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352:Dayton, Xenia and Belpre Railroad
295:Hillsboro and Cincinnati Railroad
290:all reached Ohio from the East.
685:Railroads transferred to Conrail
307:Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
238:Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad
96:Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad
608:Agin, Mike (December 8, 1983).
348:Cincinnati and Indiana Railroad
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532:"From Disassembly to Assembly"
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561:"Little Miami Scenic Trail"
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337:Dayton and Western Railroad
311:Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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250:Columbus and Xenia Railroad
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476:Little Miami Scenic Trail
341:Dayton and Xenia Railroad
280:New York Central Railroad
231:Completion to Springfield
434:Conversion to rail trail
422:company, collapsed into
635:The Cincinnati Enquirer
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615:The Cincinnati Post
506:(Cincinnati, 1940).
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391:Middletown Junction
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502:Robert L. Black,
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518:References
468:rail trail
424:bankruptcy
376:Ohio River
286:, and the
138:rivers to
127:Erie Canal
56:Ohio River
36:Cincinnati
299:Hillsboro
104:Lake Erie
482:See also
409:system.
303:Loveland
209:Oregonia
115:Columbus
100:Sandusky
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332:C&X
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