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Interstate Commerce Commission, Valuation Reports, Volume 24

Location and General Description of Property
The railroad of The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company of Indiana, herein called the Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana, is a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad located in Ohio and Indiana. The owned mileage extends in a northwesterly direction from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Hammond, Ind., near the Indiana-Illinois State line, a distance of 260.881 miles. Its trains are operated into Chicago by means of trackage rights over 19.78 miles of tracks of another carrier. The Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana owns and uses 349.191 miles of all tracks which are classified in the trackage table in Appendix 1.

Introductory
The Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana is a corporation of the State of Indiana, having its principal offices at Peru, Ind., and Richmond, Va. It is controlled by The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company through ownership of the entire outstanding capital stock, qualifying shares excepted. The property of the Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana has been operated by its own organization during its entire life.

Corporate History
The Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana was incorporated July 2, 1910, under the general laws of Indiana, for the purpose of acquiring the property of The Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Company. On July 1, 1910, it acquired and commenced operating the property to which it secured formal title by deed dated July 5, 1910, from Carl Remington and Gilbert Gannon, who had previously purchased the property at foreclosure sale. Its organization was perfected July 2, 1910.

The following chart shows the names of the corporations, the respective dates of incorporation, and for each predecessor the date of succession, the immediately succeeding corporation, and the manner of succession. Reference to each of these corporations is made in the last column by its respective number shown in the first column.

Development of Fixed Physical Property
The road owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana, amounting to 260.881 miles, was acquired by purchase from The Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Company, July 5, 1910. Of the five corporations which comprise the line of succession culminating in the Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana as at present constituted, two corporations commenced construction but did not complete any road. Those two corporations were:
 * Chicago and Cincinnati Railroad Company.
 * The Cincinnati and Indiana Western Railroad Company.

The data with respect to the miles of road constructed by the three remaining corporations, the years in which the various portions of the line were constructed, and the manner in which the Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana acquired the property are indicated in the following table, wherein, to facilitate comparison with the table showing corporate succession, previously given, the same order of corporations is maintained:

Leased Railway Property
The Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana uses on date of valuation facilities owned by other companies and other companies use facilities owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana to the extent indicated in the statement below. The description of the property, the period and terms of use, and the rentals accrued and charged or credited to income for the year ending on date of valuation, are as follows:

The Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad
Introductory

The Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Company on date of demise was controlled by Carl Remington and Gilbert Gannon through ownership of the entire capital stock.

The property of this company was operated by its own organization from the date of its formation until the receivership, February 13, 1908. From that date until the date of demise, it was operated by J. B. Goodrich, as receiver. The railroad operated by The Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Company was a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad located in Indiana and Ohio, and aggregated 263.781 miles. The owned mileage amounted to 260.881 miles and consisted of a main line extending from Cincinnati, Ohio, to the Indiana-Illinois State line. The mileage operated under lease amounted to 2.900 miles, being the property of the Hammond Belt Railway Company. Operation over 19.78 miles between Louisville Junction and Chicago, Ill., was under trackage rights from the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company, and the Illinois Central Railroad Company.

Development of Fixed Physical Property

Of the 260.881 miles of road owned by The Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Company on date of demise, it had acquired 194.490 miles through the consolidation of the Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (second company), and the Cincinnati and Indiana Western Railroad Company. The remainder, 66.391 miles was acquired by construction. Details with respect to the construction of this property are given in the chapter on development of fixed physical property in the report on the Chesapeake and Ohio of Indiana.

The Cincinnati and Indiana Western Railroad
There are no available records of the company and the information here submitted was taken from the returns of The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company respecting corporate history and the accounting records of The Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Company. The records reviewed do not indicate that The Cincinnati and Indiana Western Railroad Company was controlled by any individual or corporation on June 1, 1903, the date of consolidation, nor, on the other hand, that it then controlled any common-carrier corporation.

The Cincinnati and Indiana Western Railroad Company and the Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (second company) were consolidated to form The Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Company under an agreement of consolidation dated June 1, 1903, effective June 3, 1903. On the latter date it had in process of constructing a single-track, standard-gauge railroad between Cincinnati, Ohio, and a point in Butler County on the Ohio-Indiana State line, under contract with John F. Wilcox.

The available records indicate there was issued to John F. Wilcox $900,000 par value of capital stock and $600,000 par value of first-mortgage 5 per cent bonds that were due June 1, 1952.

Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (second company)
Introductory

The Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad Company (second company) was incorporated May 30, 1902, under the general laws of Indiana as a consolidation of the Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (first company) and The Chicago and Cincinnati Railroad Company. On June 3, 1903, the company was consolidated with The Cincinnati and Indiana Western Railroad Company to form The Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Company. On date of consolidation, June 3, 1903, the company was controlled by John F. Wilcox, contractor, through ownership of the entire outstanding capital stock.

The records of the company do not indicate that the property was operated by any organization other than its own. The railroad operated by the Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (second company) was a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad extending from Cottage Grove to Beatrice, Ind., a distance of 194.49 miles.

Development of Fixed Physical Property

The road owned by the Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (second company), 194.49 miles, was acquired by construction and consolidation. The portion acquired by consolidation extended from Cottage Grove to North Judson, Ind., a distance of 167.79 miles. The line from North Judson to Beatrice, 26.70 miles, was commenced by The Chicago and Cincinnati Railroad Company and completed in the fall of 1902 by the Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (second company) under contract with the contractor.

Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (first company)
Introductory

The Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (first company) was incorporated under the general laws of Indiana on March 23, 1900, on which date its organization was also perfected. On date of consolidation, May 30, 1902, the company was controlled by John F. Wilcox, contractor, through ownership of the entire outstanding capital stock.

The records of the company do not indicate that the property was operated by any organization other than its own. The railroad operated by the Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (first company) was a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad extending from Cottage Grove to North Judson, Ind., a distance of 167.79 miles.

Development of Fixed Physical Property

The road owned by the Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (first company), 167.79 miles, was acquired by construction. Construction was begun under contract with the contractor about July, 1900, and was completed in sections. The section from Cottage Grove to Muncie about 57.89 miles, was partially opened in January, 1901, and for the entire distance in June, 1901. The section from Muncie to North Judson about 109.90 miles, was opened in the spring of 1902.

Chicago and Cincinnati Railroad
There are no available records for the Chicago and Cincinnati Railroad Company and the information here submitted was taken from the returns of The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company respecting corporate history. The records reviewed do not indicate that the Chicago and Cincinnati Railroad Company was controlled by any individual or corporation on May 30, 1902, the date of demise nor, on the other hand, whether it controlled any common-carrier corporation.

Under date of January 23, 1902, a contract was made with John F. Wilcox to construct a road between North Judson, Ind., and a point in the city of Hammond, Ind., and this work was in progress although no road had been completed on May 30, 1902, when the franchise, rights, and property were merged with the Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (first company) to form the Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad (second company).

The available records indicate that the entire capital stock $50,000, and first-mortgage 5 per cent bonds due February 1, 1952, $750,000, were issued to John F. Wilcox, the contractor.