Talk:Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway (1846–1917)

Collapse
In 1886 the CH&D was among the railroads controlled by the financial speculator Henry S. Ives before his spectacular collapse the following year.
 * What did he do – explode into flying body parts? Sca (talk) 13:18, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

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Track gauge
Per the Seventh Annual Report Commissioner Railroads and Telegraphs of Ohio, for the Year Ending June 30th, 1873, "the company built its road from Cincinnati via Hamilton to Dayton, 60 miles, with four feet, ten inch gauge." See page 61.

Some lines picked up by the CH&D, notably parts of the Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis, were 3 foot gauge. This is probably why it is listed in the "original gauge" space.

Available through Haithi Trust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924093031114;view=1up;seq=11) Snile (talk) 16:09, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Map
The map presented in "OpenStreetMap" is deeply flawed. The route from Cincinnati to Dayton is good; everything past that is misleading. It consists, more or less, of the route acquired after the failure of the narrow gauge road, Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis, north from Dayton to Delphos, and east from Dayton to Ironton, although the last little bit doesn't show up.

The important point missed is the the Dayton and Michigan Railroad, which was leased and operated by, and entirely controlled by, the CH&D. This connection made the CH&D one of the early power houses in Ohio railroads. In fact, it is still in use, after the many abandoments in Ohio. The same cannot be said for the legs to Delphos and Ironton.

As a point of personal interest, I would like to know what references were used for small spur north of Ironton. It shows up in John Rehor's book, but I have not been able to locate references good enough to allow me to add it to maps I have developed. Snile (talk) 00:40, 9 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I'm not very familiar with the road's history, but I've added the Dayton and Michigan main line. Mackensen (talk) 01:40, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks. That looks much better.  That was the important part of the line; most of it is still in use, unlike many nineteenth century railroads in Ohio.
 * I still have questions about the line running southeast from Dayton. I've found it difficult to trace in its post narrow gauge days. Snile (talk) 13:16, 27 March 2024 (UTC)