Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
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For other uses, see Panhandle Railroad (disambiguation).
The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly called the Pan Handle Route (Panhandle Route in later days), was a railroad that was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. Its common name came from its main line, which began at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, crossed the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, and continued west to Bradford, Ohio, where it split into a northern line to Chicago and a southern one through Indianapolis, Indiana, to East St. Louis, Illinois.
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Locale | Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania & West Virginia |
Dates of operation | January 1, 1917–April 1, 1956 |
Predecessor | Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway; Vandalia Railroad; Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky Railroad; Anderson Belt Railway; & Chicago, Indiana and Eastern Railway |
Successor | Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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Locale | Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania & West Virginia |
Dates of operation | December 22, 1853 (oldest predecessor line) September 20, 1890–December 31, 1916 |
Predecessor | Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway; Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad; Cincinnati and Richmond Railroad; & Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad |
Successor | Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad |
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