the toledo , st. louis and western railroad , often abbreviated tstl & w and commonly known as the clover leaf , was a railroad company that operated in northwestern ohio , north central indiana , and south central illinois during the late 19th and early 20th centuries .

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1887 new york , chicago and st . louis railroad ( nickel plate - nkp )
through truss bridge over maumee river , wabash and erie canal , and us 24 ( as of 2009 ) on toledo , lake erie , and western railroad ( formerly toledo st . louis and western aka cloverleaf , nickel plate road , norfolk and western railway ) in grand rapids
timber stringer bridge over grass run or lawn run on central railroad of indianapolis ( nee norfolk southern , norfolk and western , nickel plate road , toledo st . louis and western aka cloverleaf route , others )
deck plate girder bridge over wabash river on wabash central railroad ( nee norfolk southern railway , n & w ; , nickel plate road , toledo st . louis and western )
line extends from toledo , ohio , to east st . louis , ill . , 450 . 72 miles .
new york , chicago & amp ; st . louis : the nickel plate road
on march 27 , 1900 , it was sold to its bondholders for 12 . 2 million dollars . a new company , the toledo , st . louis & western railroad was incorporated and kept the
new york , chicago & st . louis : the nickel plate road | classic trains magazine
delphos , bluffton , & frankfort ; delphos & kokomo ; toledo , delphos & indianapolis ; toledo , delphos & burlington ; cleveland , delphos & st . louis ; delphos southern railway co . ; delphos northern railroad ; delphos & paulding railroad inc .
deck plate girder bridge over wildcat creek on winamac southern railway ( nee central railroad of indianapolis , norfolk southern , n & w ; , nickel plate road , toledo st . louis and western cloverleaf route ) , soon possibly trail in kokomo
lost timber stringer bridge over wildcat creek on former nickel plate road railroad ( nee toledo st . louis and western aka cloverleaf ) in kokomo . small ditch with it ' s own steel stringer bridge formerly located at east approach for creek bridge .
bridge over little wildcat creek and also formerly interurban crossed underneath as well . on norfolk southern railway ( nee n & w ; , nickel plate road , toledo st . louis and western aka cloverleaf , other ) in west middleton
the acquisition of the lake erie & western railroad in 1922 united nickel plate with the railroad it had been built to complement forty years earlier .
on oct . 16 , 1964 , nickel plate merged with norfolk and western .
the nickel plate utilized the cloverleaf to access st . louis . the cloverleaf provided the nkp access from its still - active mainline ( now used by ns ) to st . louis , and to toledo . the cloverleaf was not built by the nkp as the article states , but was purchased by the nkp in 1922 .
please consult the toledo terminal railway map from 1944 urltoken this map shows the clover leaf yard in toledo just south of south ave . it also shows the clover leaf trackage as it enters toledo and dead ends at the freight house on erie st . the tracks still are in north of western ave . all the way to erie st . and dead end near where the freight house was .
once part of the
cloverleaf
division of the nickel plate road between st . louis and toledo . today a short line rarely uses it to access a business in craigville at the current end of the line .
on june 12 , 1886 , the toledo , cincinnati & st . louis and two other railroads were consolidated to form the toledo , st . louis & kansas city railroad . this name being too long to be conveniently handled when mentioned , some kind of trademark or
pet name ,
was sought . a new title was given , hereafter known as the
clover leaf
route . this rural and romantic pet name is said to be significant of the fertile country through which the railroad runs , and the good luck that has finally attended it .
were acquired by purchase of entire mortgage indebtedness and capital stock and merged into the general accounts of the norfolk and western railway .
on feb . 23 , 1882 , the toledo , delphos and bluffton directors voted to consolidate with the toledo , cincinnati and st . louis railroad and use the latter name . the t . c . & st . l ' s promoters billed it as
the ' little giant line , ' the narrow gauge system which aims to consolidate all the three - foot gauge roads into one great and connecting chain , which shall reach from the atlantic to the pacific .
i have a picture of my grandfather on the back of a train and it is called the cloverleaf route from st . louis , mo . to frankfort , in .
i am researching the history of the former railroad on washington street that was torn out this year . it started out as the toledo , delphos & indianapolis , and after many name changes and mergers , ended with the most recent name being the norfolk & western ( n & w ) railroad .
in 1880 , a survey was made from st . louis to fort wayne , indiana , to connect with the lake erie & western railroad , of which mr . brice was president . the survey was purchased by the syndicate and two new surveys made , one from chicago to fort wayne , the other from fort wayne to cleveland , originally intended as an eastern terminus of the road . it was finally determined to temporarily abandon the st . louis branch and instead build from cleveland to buffalo .
single track , on small grade . part of former rail line stretching from toledo , ohio to st . louis , missouri . last train over this segment was in or about 1999 , has been dormant since with nearby bridge and road crossing removed .
a correspondent of the st . marys free press has the following to say :
without having anticipated it , the railroad was suddenly blessed with an incredible well - timed stroke of good fortune . the huge karg gas well completely altered , the destiny of the moribund toledo , cincinnati & st . louis railroad . in february 1886 , a few weeks after the great gas well was brought in at findlay , gas was also discovered near delphos . as far as the railroad was concerned , the gas boom created a receptive market for the securities they had to sell . toledo soon became the
glass capital of the world .
looking northeast near the community of waterville . this is the last remaining segment of this line , and is 15 miles long . it is still in use by a volunteer railroad , the toledo , lake erie , & western . photo by aaron m . , october 2008 .
i ' m no expert on toledo , having been there maybe four or five timesin my life ( living 12 years in cleveland was more than enough ) , so take this for what it ' s worth . first off , the
clover leaf route
, more formally the toledo , st . louis & western , was absorbed by the nickel plate in 1922 , and afterward it formed the nkp ' s route into toledo . the yard itself appears to have been ( maybe still is ) sw of the city center at the point where south st . crossed the former nkp track , and also adjacent to prouty , which appears to have dead - ended at the yard .
line extends from st . clairsville , ohio , to barton , ohio , 3 . 6 miles .
the railroads would reach big cities such as toledo , indianapolis , st . louis , cincinnati and many other areas . also they would connect to other narrow - gauges that entered the coal fields and stone quarries of ohio and indiana . the toledo , delphos , & indianapolis narrow gauge ( three feet width ) was estimated to cost $ 8 , 000 per mile , built and equipped , versus a standard gauge , ( four feet , eight and one half inches width ) at least three times that amount .
and other railroads with the various industries at and near toledo , ohio , by means of a belt line or continuous system of switch tracks .
the norfolk & western railway , looking for a way to extend its coal carrying to the midwest , became that ally . the merger of the nickel plate and the norfolk & western could be a benefit to both railroads and develop a strong midwest to tidewater rail system carrying a broad base of commodities .
the delphos , bluffton , and frankfort railroad was incorporated and connected with the delphos and kokomo at the indiana state line and ran to kokomo , being completed on october 1878 .
a 15 - mile segment of the line from waterville , south of toledo , to grand rapids was saved , and is still in use by a volunteer railroad , the toledo , lake erie , & western . otherwise , most of the row has been obliterated by agriculture . ironically , the public utilities commission of ohio ( puco ) still lists the portion from continental to the ohio / indiana state line as active , though no trackage remains on this segment .
just a quick note - - the article has changed to only reflect the line between saint louis , mo and frankfort , in . sorry for any confusion !
numerous legends have grown about when and how the name
nickel plate
was first applied . the accepted version is that it appeared first in an article in the norwalk , ohio , chronicle of march 10 , 1881 . on that date the chronicle reported the arrival of a party of engineers to make a survey for the
great new york and st . louis double track , nickel plated railroad .
the crossover from
wannick jct
to walbridge junction was done in the early 30 ' s . the cities of maumee and toledo paid for most of this update . wabash and nkp paralleled each other . in order to build us - 24 into toledo the railroad needed to be moved . the cities bought the row and made what is now anthony wayne trail aka us - 24 . wabash double tracked its mainline and installed ctc to accomadate this surge in traffic .
the nickel plate road ( more formally known as the new york , chicago & st . louis railroad ) was organized on 3 feb . 1881 by geo . i . seney , columbus r . cummings , alexander m . white , john t . martin , edward lyman , and walston brown . originally the plan called for the construction of a main line from cleveland to chicago , with a branch from fort wayne , in , to st . louis , mo . by the time construction began in apr . 1881 , it had been decided to extend the eastern terminus from cleveland to buffalo . an article in the norwalk ( oh ) chronicle described the new road as a
double track , nickel - plated railroad
giving the new road the nickname by which it became known .
was effected september 30 , 1890 , under authority of act of assembly of virginia and the general railroad laws of the state of west virginia and kentucky .
organized in december , 1883 . originally called
college hill railroad ,
which was chartered in 1874 and opened in 1877 .
incorporated march 23 , 1883 , under laws of ohio . the line extends from east toledo , ohio , where connection is made with
on may 23 , 1879 , the toledo , delphos , and indianapolis ; delphos and kokomo ; delphos , bluffton , and frankfort ; and the toledo and maumee were consolidated to form the toledo , delphos , and burlington railroad . on dec . 16 , a new baldwin engine left warren , ind . with four coaches at 7 a . m . and arrived in delphos at 1 : 30 p . m . , whereupon carey evans led 120 thirsty passengers to ben hoerstman ' s narrow gauge saloon . the end of the local management of the t . d . and b . came with tragic suddenness on sept . 2 , 1879 . on that day , joseph hunt was killed as he stepped between two box cars on the pfw and c sidetrack at delphos .
on july 15 , 1922 , another 453 miles were added to the system by affiliation with the cloverleaf ( tstl & w ; rr ) reaching from toledo , ohio to st . louis , missouri . thus , the nickel plate became a 1683 - mile system of trackage serving the industrial , agricultural , and distributing region between the mississippi river on the west , the great lakes on the north , and the niagara frontier on the east , with close traffic arrangements and service to the new england states and the atlantic seaboard reached through connecting lines .
always wondered what became of the missing link between the northeastern end and neoga . was there any specific reason for the break or was it just for unknown purposes ? like so many folks out there i had a grandfather who was an engineer with nprr and worked out of the mattoon / charleston yards / facilities . his usual route was to the st . louis area end and back .
¹ taylor hampton , the nickel plate road - a history of a great railroad ( cleveland : the world publishing co . , 1947 ) , p . 333 . ² lynne l . white , the nickel plate road , a short history of the new york , chicago & st . louis r . r . ( new york : the newcomen society in north america , 1954 ) , p . 11
after foreclosing on the toledo , cincinnati & st . louis the ( little giant ) , it took the courts more than 15 years to unravel the complex , corporate structure . the division south of delphos , after two or three name changes , was absorbed by the cincinnati , hamilton & dayton . they promptly set about to widen the gauge of the dayton to delphos line . the first standard gauge train ran over this section on july 13 , 1891 . the c . h . & d . line between stillwater junction , near dayton , and delphos was operated as the dayton , toledo & chicago railroad from about 1916 to 1922 when it was abandoned . the nickel plate acquired 3664 feet of this track and a small yard at delphos .
currently the tle & w tourist railroad is seeking funds to rebuild a collapsed culvert that is preventing trains from crossing the 900 - foot maumee river bridge . very nice railroad with scenic views of the countryside .
the lake erie & western railroad gave the nickel plate another gateway - - peoria . the fostoria to frankfort portion became a vital link in the latter day freight operations . the le & w ; , largest of nickel plate ' s four components , became to nickel plate what it had never been to new york central - - an integral part of a well run railroad .
the main line of road extends from toledo to the ohio river at martins ferry , 217 . 5 miles : and from cleveland to coshocton , ohio , 116 miles .
the beginning of the end came july 1883 , when a minor creditor petitioned for a receiver . less than a third of the road was ballasted and hardly as much was fenced . along the older part of the system , many trestles were rolled out and unsafe to run trains across . the employees had not been paid since may and in july the 200 shopmen at delphos had refused to continue work without pay . after june 1884 , the receiver continued to operate the t . c . & st . l . between toledo and east st . louis . on jan . 6 , 1885 , all trains were discontinued save for a single mixed run in each direction . all but 20 shopmen at delphos were furloughed .
he new york , chicago & st . louis railroad company ( nyc & stl ; - reporting mark nkp ) had a storied 83 year existence . starting as a single road built with cash , it ended with four districts as a result of acquisitions made over the years . it survived control by the new york central and a joint venture with the c & o ; and pere marquette , and evolved into a leader in the delivery of freight with its renowned
nickel plate high speed service
and mighty berkshires . the material offered on this page and related links provide a capsule of this once great railroad . the nkphts hopes you find the information useful in furthering your knowledge and appreciation of the nickel plate road . ¹
a shortline , the wabash central railroad , operates the tracks beyond this line west from craigville to van buren .
editor ' s note : bob holdgreve continues to write about the railroad in the delphos area in the 1800s .
the lake erie & western ' s sandusky to peoria mainline started in ohio with the fremont & indiana railroad company on april 22 , 1853 . the fremont & indiana was incorporated to build a line from fremont southwest towards the indiana state line . as years passed , more trackage was laid and through acquisitions the line was completed in 1888 .
incorporated april 17 , 1882 , under laws of ohio . owned by the village of st . clairsville . this company was originally chartered june 7 , 1879 . on april 17 , 1882 , it was leased to the st . clairsville company for a period of thirty years , which company has been operating it since june , 1882 .
the wheeling of 1899 also took control of the cleveland belt & terminal railroad company and the zanesville belt & terminal railway co . , two belt and industrial switching lines in their respective cities .
on july 1 , 1922 , the nickel plate road was operating 523 miles of track between chicago and buffalo . on this date the nkp secured control of the properties formerly operated , managed , and controlled by the lake erie & western railroad co . the le & w ; added 707 miles of track reaching from sandusky , ohio to peoria , illinois , with two branches in indiana .
delphos merchants were forced to
carry
the railroad men for months at a time . the little giant was all but defunct and in such a sorry state of deterioration that men who accepted a call assumed a terrible risk . mixed trains out of delphos and toledo exchanged loaded cars at the auglaize river bridge one at a time , using empty cars as idlers . the timbers of the bridge were so badly rotted that the railroad did not dare to run even the lightest engines across it .
on march 14 , 1872 , four leading delphos businessmen organized the t . d . & i . railroad . because of a money panic in 1873 , they had to delay building the railroad until april 1877 , when the ground was broken in delphos .
the prospect of a nickel plate - norfolk & western alliance put the wabash railroad in the same position as the nickel plate had been ; that of a competitive orphan . the n & w ; , an expert in the operation of parallel lines since its acquisition of the virginian railway in 1959 , made no objections to adding the wabash .
the traffic of the company is largely freight , conveying stone and grain one way and lumber and coal the other .
, whose articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state , june 30 , 1887 . all were organized under the general railroad
the wheeling & lake erie entered into a contract with the big four railroad in 1913 which gave the wheeling trackage rights from wellington to cleveland . this gave the w & le ; a much shorter route for cleveland - toledo traffic than before and the wheeling soon was moving its share of freight between these cities . this contract lasted through the nickel plate years .
in 1964 , the nkp merged with the norfolk & western ( nw ) . in the early 1970s , a derailment near continental spelled doom for this line ; rail was pulled up from grand rapids to douglas in 1975 , and from douglas to craigville , indiana , in 1998 . ( this portion was sold to a shortline railroad in the late 1980s , but service was eventually discontinued by 1998 . )
with the ultimate acquisition of the pennsy ' s sandusky line as the connection between the nickel plate and the norfolk & western , the akron , canton & youngstown and the pittsburgh & west virginia railroads were forced to ask for inclusion in the new system . after more than four years of hearings and planning , the merger became a reality on october 16 , 1964 .
, a new receiver was named in july 1856 , and the affairs of the railroad took a turn for the better . repairs were made to the dupont bridge and for the first time in two years the employees were paid in cash .
as told by former president of the nyc & stl ; railroad company , lynne l . white . the following is an excerpt from the book
the nickel plate road , a short history of the new york , chicago & st . louis r . r .
printed in 1954 . the book is a record of an address given by mr . white to the newcomen society in north america , held in the ballroom of the hotel lawrence , erie , pa . , november 11 , 1954 . mr . white was guest of honor at this
1954 lake erie dinner .
another second - wave road was the narrow gauge cleveland , canton & southern , also a coal - hauler . an outgrowth of the ohio & toledo and the youngstown & connotton valley railroad companies , this line reached cleveland from canton and kent in jan . 1882 , under the flag of the connotton northern railroad . like the others , it was susceptible to economic downswings , and the recession of 1884 - 85 threw the connotton northern into a receivership that produced the cleveland & canton railroad , a standard gauge carrier . the panic of 1893 prompted further corporate reshaping when the cleveland & canton became the cleveland , canton & southern . ultimately , in 1899 the property , which gave cleveland convenient access to east ohio coal fields , found a financially healthy home within the wheeling & lake erie system .
i was in ramsey il today ( between vandalia and pana ) and noticed a restored , freshly painted nickel plate caboose near the old right of way and , on sitting on tracks on the right of way , a box car . in addition , the tower still stands where a junction once stood with the nickel plate and another railroad .
closed to all traffic . this segment of railroad recently purchased by winamac southern railway , but no trains have been over this bridge in at least a decade .
through northern ohio , already served by four railroads , location of the line developed intense rivalries among cities . three routes were surveyed and communities along each proposed route vied in the raising of public subscriptions to donate rights - of - way . the road ' s general offices at cleveland frequently were besieged by delegations hoping to bring about the routing of the line through their communities . during these inter - city rivalries was born the nickname for the new york , chicago and st . louis - the nickel plate road - which rapidly became the name most commonly used .
on 1 sept . 1882 construction was finished on nickel plate ' s main line , which ran from buffalo via ft . wayne to chicago—521 . 89 miles . in cleveland the nickel plate tracks ran from west to east , entering the city limits in the vicinity of detroit ave . and crossing franklin , lorain , walworth , and scranton avenues before coming to the cuyahoga river . once over the river , the tracks ran through kingsbury run and crossed willson ( e . 55th st . ) , kinsman , adelbert , mayfield , and euclid avenues before leaving the city . depots at euclid ave . and pearl ( w . 25th ) st . served nickel plate passengers until the depot at broadway and cross ave . was opened on 1 oct . 1883 .
since the early days of railroading , mergers and consolidations have played an important role in the development of our nation ' s rail system . the influence of larger and more powerful carriers always has been a major factor in the growth and stability of the smaller railroads . the greater nickel plate road was a result of the consolidation of the lake erie & western and the clover leaf with the original nickel plate in 1922 . each of these roads was , of course , a result of earlier consolidations and mergers .
ok , thanks . i just put information of the line in my area ( in illinois ) , and then the other information i put , about indiana , was just based on maps and stuff i found online , and the ohio portion , i did based on the fact that my grandparents live in that area and i know that rj corman rebuilt some lines in western ohio . i will deifnitely have to ask g @ urltoken to edit this . : )
the portion from sandusky and all throughout ohio that this article references is the lake erie and western , abandoned between sandusky and fostoria . this line was used by the nkp to access peoria , il , and sandusky , oh from its still - active mainline . like the cloverleaf , this line was purchased by the nkp in 1922 . norfolk southern does not operate the line from fostoria to sandusky via this route like the article states - - it is obviously abandoned .
the original wheeling & lake erie was incorporated on april 6 , 1871 to build a railroad between the ohio river and lake erie . toledo was selected as the northern terminus with a branch to huron . this mainline was completed in 1889 . the w & le ; never did reach wheeling , west virginia on its own rails , as the mainline ended at martins ferry , ohio , but did reach wheeling via the wheeling bridge & terminal co . , and completed a branch to steubenville in 1891 .
the short - lived toledo central operated on the former cloverleaf between south ave and the former interchange near the toledo zoo . actually , sections of the former cloverleaf are still in place beyond south avenue . if you follow the anthony wayne trail where it passes beneath interstate 75 you can see some rail still in place underneath the overpass . one of the bridges on this route where it crosses over the ns water level route was raised about 12 inches a couple of years ago . and i ' m pretty sure that none of this route was ever formally abandoned with the icc or stb . when the toledo central started up a few years ago an article that i read noted that the tc was leasing the track from ns . for whatever reason ns has maintained title to this track and probably the rest of the right of way into downtown .
does anyone have information about a spur line that ran from mellott , indiana , to newtown . my dad used to tell stories about this railroad . . . following sr 341 . . . but never got any details . in the
history of fountain county , indiana
books there are mentions that there was fierce competition between mellott and newtown for the railroad . . . but no details .
you note in your page on the cloverleaf division , part 2 that
the nw abandoned the section of the line between frankfort , indiana and metcalf , illinois in the 1960s .
i believe this is incorrect . i grew up in mellott , indiana which was on this stretch of the old nickel plate road / norfolk and western line that ran from frankfort to charleston , il .
was sold at public auction , under foreclosure , of its consolidated mortgage , the underlying divisional mortgages not being disturbed . the property was purchased by ernest r . adee and a . w . krech of new york , and afterwards sold and deeded by them on april 27 , 1899 , to the wheeling and lake erie railroad company , who took possession may 1 , 1899 , and have since operated the property . said company afterwards purchased the properties of the
mr . j . w . hunt , the contractor , broke ground on the southern extension of the toledo , delphos , and indianapolis narrow - gauge last monday . a force of hands were put to work on a division of three miles , starting near the p . , ft . w . & c . railroad and extending south . a gang of hands also started out from spencerville to grade the line between that point and mendon . it is intended to run the cars over the road to mendon by the fourth of july . we congratulate out spencerville and mendon neighbors on their immediate prospects of railway intercourse with the metropolis of delphos .
, and consolidated the same with their own properties , and have operated the same since august 14 , 1899 .
this unique structure was rare as it not only had a creek it crossed , but an interurban line as well ( indiana railroad , frankfort and kokomo traction , others ) . was supposedly upgraded sometime in the 1980 ' s for future traffic .
it requires special mention that every farmer can count on 10 - 20 percent additional on each dollar worth of grain or stock he may have for sale , and a ready market for timber , which is now worthless . a farmer living some 10 miles away on the completed line of the toledo , delphos , & indianapolis railway and has experienced the good results , says
let everyone do their duty and this important enterprise will succeed .
a young man was taken sick with the ague while working on the railroad . he went over to kiefersville and got a dose of quinine which he took during his fever . this made him delirious and the whole gang of phillistines at kiefersville decided that the young man must be crazy . instead of judging him a lunatic and sending him to the asylum , they took him before a justice of the peace who fined him $ 10 and cost .
we took a look over the line of the toledo , delphos and indianapolis narrow - gauge between delphos and fort jennings last friday . we confess to an agreeable surprise at finding the construction of the most substantial character . in a distance of five miles , the line crosses the wagon road ( fort jennings road ) no less than five times , and at all the crossings , permanent and durable cattle - guards have been placed . the bridges are in position and present the most solid appearance . the work is going ahead in a gratifying manner , and soon the sound of the locomotive will be heard in the timber regions north of us .
the lake erie & western , itself , became part of the new york central system in 1900 . the le & w ; was operated as a separate entity throughout its association , never integrated into nyc operation . after the van sweringens acquired the nickel plate , the new york central sought to unload the le & w ; , so the nickel plate and the le & w ; were finally united .
, and extension to zanesville , consolidated the same with their other properties , and have operated it since july 1 , 1900 .
re : daniel ' s inquiry about a spur route from mellott to newtown - - i have quite a few articles on the history of mellott and newtown and have never seen anything about it . there is a story about james whitcomb riley coming for a visit to newtown and rode a
hack
from the depot in mellott to newtown . there was a bit of animosity in the early days between newtown and mellott because the railroad went through the area which is now mellott in the early 1880s and bypassed the already existent town of newtown .
afterwards issued $ 500 , 000 of bonds to lay a second track and purchased equipment . the wheeling and lake erie railway company subsequently purchased and retired $ 224 , 000 of said bonds . the
when the td and b moved its general offices to toledo in nov . 1880 , delphos began a determined campaign to secure the road ' s main repair shops . when bluffton , indiana ' s bond issue failed to get past the voters , the delphos city fathers got the shops by granting the td and b 12 acres of land and $ 30 , 000 cash . in august 1881 , the td and b completed a new 10 - stall roundhouse and a 60x90 foot blacksmith shop about a mile north of the pfw and c depot . during the summer of 1882 , a 130x80 foot machine shop with six pits was added . by late 1882 , the shops were employing more than 200 men .
starting north from dupont , the t . d . and i . co . have laid and ballasted as fine a new road as any human desires to lay eyes on . the almost impenetrable forest on both sides of the track are the densest imaginable , and beggar description ; verily , the thickest woods on earth . how a company of men could gather grit enough to build a railroad through such a country should astonish all .
delphos alone has raised over one hundred thousand dollars . her enterprise and pluck has made a young and thriving city out of a mudhole .
in 1901 , the adena railroad bought the bellaire & valley junction railway , a proposed twenty mile line extending from adena south to neff , ohio . the w & le ; , through the adena , completed this line and placed it in operation on february 1 , 1903 . this line was operated by the wheeling and the nickel plate with equipment of the parent company .
by october 1886 , six construction trains were used between frankfort indiana , and toledo . more than 600 men were employed , spiking 615 pound rail to new white oak cross - ties . spikes were driven at the outer ends of the ties so that one set of rails could be quickly moved into place when the time came to widen the track from narrow - gauge to standard . many trestles were rebuilt and new iron bridges were erected . at dawn on sunday june 26 , 1887 , construction trains steamed out of delphos , toledo and frankfort . more than 2 , 000 men working in gangs of 40 undertook the work of changing the gauge to standard . blessed with perfect weather , they had the entire job done by nightfall . the first standard - gauge passenger train left delphos for frankfort at 5 a . m . on june 27 .
railroads . while water traffic on both lake erie and the ohio & erie canal did much to develop cleveland , it took the appearance of the railroad to make the community ' s industrial takeoff a reality . from the 1860s to the 1960s , railroads served as the principal transporter of goods and people to and from the forest city . not long after the steam locomotive made its 1829 american debut , clevelanders realized the potential for this novel transportation form .
the wheeling & lake erie ' s history began with the organization of the carroll county rail road on march 9 , 1850 . this ten mile horse - car line eventually grew into a five hundred mile railroad that formed a cross in northern ohio . from the original carroll county , the line extended west to canton by 1880 . then it was built north to reach cleveland in 1881 , the same year the nickel plate was built . the connotton valley , as it was now known , then turned south , where it reached coshocton in 1883 . it later reached zanesville as a standard gauge railroad , now called the cleveland , canton & southern railroad . the c . c . & s . ; became part of the wheeling on august 5 , 1899 .
was effected may 9 , 1882 , under authority of the general laws of west virginia , and of acts of assembly of virginia , approved march 7 , 1872 , and various supplements thereof and also act of february 15 , 1882 .
, under deed dated october 6 , 1896 . the property and franchises of the
, under deed dated november 12 , 1896 . the property and franchises of the
ramsdey tower still exists as a museum . the tower protected the crossing of the illinois central gruber line and the cloverleaf division of the nickel plant , at ramsey . there are a boxcar and caboose beside the tower , but otherwise no tracks survive . the tower was the pattern for a new replica tower , the dick stair memorial tower at monticello railway museum , monticello , il that tower contains the interlocking machiones from gibson city and smithshire , illinois , and when completed , will operate nearby switches near the station at the museum . dick stair was a longtime operator for illinois central cahmpaign interlocking , once the sixth largest interlocking plant on the railroad . it controlled several station tracks as well as crossings iof illinis central , peoria and eastern , wabash and illinois terminal .
the lake shore & michigan southern , later a part of the new york central system , quickly realized the value of the nickel plate road as a competitor , purchased the road and held controlling interest in it until july 1916 . the van sweringen brothers were looking for ways to expand their real estate business in cleveland and bought the nickel plate to acquire a right - of - way for a new traction line . the vans soon found how nice railroading was and in a matter of a few years became very powerful railroad barons .
i posted this question in another area on this forum yesterday , but this one seems more appropriate . while doing some family history research a few months ago in toledo , i discovered that a relative of mine had been hit by a train and killed at the
cloverleaf yard .
it was in the early 1900s and they lived on lorain street at the time . is there anyone out there who can tell me what this is , a little bit about what it was used for at the turn of the last century and whether i can still find the area the cloverleaf yard is in present day ? thanks in advance !
section 6 - if at any time , the tracks , switches and siding shall be abandoned , such tracks and all other improvements made on the street shall become the property of the village , and to be disposed of as the common council may desire .
pertaining to all railroading subjects , past and present , in the american midwest , including ohio , indiana , illinois , michigan , wisconsin , minnesota , iowa and kansas .
near willshire we met an old - fashioned drove of hogs , destined for decatur , ind . , nine miles away , for shipment to cincinnati . one driver told us that he had bought 13 , 000 hogs this season . what work , time and expense it takes to drive these fat hogs from nine to 16 miles over these roads , say nothing of the improper language used , not becoming a civilized christian nation , while 100 narrow - gauge cars could convey them to toledo , a better market than cincinnati , in less time and less expense than it takes to drive them to the nearest standard gauge railroad point . adam strobinger , our landlord at willshire , informed us that when the roads are half way passable , from 18 - 20 teams in a string , loaded with grain , can be daily seen passing his house for decatur .
early in april 1881 , major henry l . merill , an experienced railroad builder , assumed charge of construction . contracts were let for 45 , 000 tons of steel rails at $ 65 . 00 per ton . right of way was secured as fast as the surveys were made . the first rails were laid between arcadia and mccomb , ohio , and the road was practically finished by september 1882 . the first train was run over the road october 22 , 1882 .
in 1949 , the nickel plate leased the long sought wheeling & lake erie railway , which it had controlled for a number of years . the wheeling gave the nickel plate a financially stable railroad that was a consistent money maker . with the addition of the w & le ; , the stage was set for nickel plate ' s spectacular operational and financial performance of the 1950 ' s .
and the property turned over to them july 1 , a . d . , 1902 .
to herald editor - you and your many readers have expressed a desire to know something concerning the country between dupont and holgate . allow my feeble pen to present a few sketches .
this company was organized by trustees appointed by the village of mt . gilead under the laws of ohio , authorizing cities , towns and villages to build and operate , or lease railroads , passed april 6 , 1879 , march 20 , 1880 , and march 11 , 1881 .
in 1882 , the nickel plate recognized f . r . loomis , owner and editor of the norwalk chronicle , as originator of the term and issued him complimentary pass no . 1 .
the constituent companies were consolidated by agreement , dated april 8 , 1881 , under the general laws of the five states named , to which reference is made as follows : in new york , chapter 917 of the laws of 1869 , entitled an act authorizing the consolidation of certain railroad companies ; in pennsylvania , an act supplementary to an act regulating railroad companies , approved the 17th day of february , a . d . 1849 , approved march 24 , 1865 ; in ohio , sections 3380 to 3385 of revised statutes ; in indiana , section 3971 of revised statutes ; in illinois , chapter 32 of revised statutes , sections 50 to 57 .
were acquired by purchase at foreclosure sale september 24 , 1896 . the property and franchises of the
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the maverick clover leaf got along famously with the interurbans . lacking branch - line feeders of its own , they filed joint passenger tariffs with a number of traction lines and capitalized on their low fares . in january 1905 the dayton and troy electric inaugurated its
clover leaf special ,
a daily run between dayton and delphos by way of troy , piqua wapakoneta and lima . it left dayton each afternoon at 5 : 18 and covered the 95 miles to delphos in 2 hours and 34 minutes . this was then the fastest long - distance interurban run in the united states .
wednesday evening , jan . 23 , prompted by business and a desire to see the country , we took a trip by buggy along the proposed delphos and kokomo narrow - gauge to willshire .
the section between neoga and coffeen was abandoned before 2001 . i ' m 18 and i dont remember it at all . it was already gone when my family built my house in ' 97 or ' 98 . my grandpa actually bought a section of it and we use it for farm work .
receiver appointed february 1 , 1879 . sold under foreclosure , october 29 , 1879 , and reorganized as
the line of road is , as given above , from dobbs to lebanon junction and to lebanon .
after attending to our business and a good long talk - mostly narrow - gauge - and a good night ' s rest , we started for home . when a mile out of town , our buggy broke down , compelling us to go back to willshire on foot , where we procured another buggy and again proceeded on our way , arriving safely at van wert without any more misshape , being well satisfied with what we saw and heard - outside of the mud and the voice of the driver .
again sold under foreclosure june 27 , 1885 , and the existing corporation was organized august 1 , 1885 .
the nkphts logo and the name
nickel plate road
are registered trademarks of the nkphts , inc .
this company was incorporated february 12 , 1889 , and opened in september of the same year . it is 7 . 20 miles in length , extending from the works and grounds of the united states cast iron pipe and foundry company at addyston , ohio , to the ohio river at cincinnati , connecting with the tracks of the
the thermometer was low the next morning and the roads were bare and rough . we proceeded to mr . lockard ' s stable and procured a first - class rig , and off we went , striking for the ridge road , but before we reached the corporation line we felt that , hopping to one side of the road to the other over clods of frozen dirt , would be too much , and as luck would have it , one of the tugs slipped out of the single - tree when we turned around , so we put up the horses in time to take the 11 : 30 train as far as van wert , at which place we procured a team and was soon again on our way . we arrived at willshire at dusk , tired and muddy .
incorporated september 27 , 1887 , under the laws of new york , pennsylvania , ohio , indiana and illinois .
dont forget about the section between delphos and landeck oh . still very active , serving d & d grain .
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from van buren west is still basically there , just overgrown and unconnected . a small segment in marion to marion ' s belt at michaelsville is or will so be abandoned and pulled up ( i know within marion , alongside the old nyc line it is gone , but depot remains at sr 18 with historical plaque ) . from the marion belt to kokomo is still active by central railroad of indianapolis ( cera ) . trackage from kokomo to frankfort is still there mostly , but out of service from kokomo to at least the howard and clinton counties line . a bridge and a crossing have been removed on kokomo ' s west side . ns still services a business in michigantown and uses the line east of here towards howard county for storage . another small segment from the frankfort yard west for about maybe a half mile is still there to service some business ' s . it was pulled west of there within the last 10 years or so .
dunkirk , n . y . , to indiana - illinois state line , 494 . 72 miles . the line in ohio , from boundary line between pennsylvania and ohio to boundary line between indiana and ohio , 239 . 49 miles .
the road is only two and one - half miles in length , from mt . gilead to edison , connecting with the
i live in newtown , indiana , about 10 miles north of mellott . i have family in mellott and visit there often . i often times sit on my grandmas front porch and wonder what it was like to see trains roll through mellott .
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along the road we found a most beautiful country - rich farming lands , large clearings , and farms with brick residences and large barns . the corn shocks were tall , indicating the richness of the soil ; lots of fat hogs and herds of sheep and cattle . the woods were lined with valuable timber , valuable if on a line of a railroads which could convey it to a market , but worthless without it . large tracts of white oak , elm and hickory , were deadened , to prepare them for the log heaps and a ready destruction by fire . we saw woods with butts enough on them to readily pay for the land if they could be easily brought to our factories or factories could be located there near a shipping line .


adare productions is an irish entertainment television production company .

it has produced numerous television shows which have been broadcast in ireland , including delegation , livin ' with lucy , hanging with hector , the fame game , and fáilte towers for radio telefís éireann , and glas vegas and underdogs for tg4 .

the company is credited with discovering numerous television presenters .

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‘glas vegas’ is produced by tom evans of adare productions , and directed by peter o’doherty .
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adare productions ( amú , the fame game , ex files ) are seeking ireland’s brightest stars for the second series of talent show ‘glas vegas’ for tg4 .
adare productions limited was set up on friday the 9th of july 1993 . their current address is adare house , 35a patrick street , dun laoghaire , co . dublin , and the company status is normal . the company ' s current directors brian graham and mary graham have been the director of 5 other irish companies between them ; 1 of which is now closed . adare productions limited has 1 shareholder .
adare house , 35 patrick street , dun laoghaire , co . dublin , ireland .
regular audiences in the 350 , 000 to 450 , 000 range proved that rte and adare productions made a canny move in opting not to stage another charity you ' re a star and go for a completely new format instead .
friday 8 . 00 tg4 - the mary byrne special . nobody has the footage or the story we have . adare love mary .
the producers of paisean faisean , magma films , have since sold the rights to zoo productions who will produce the series for mtv under the title style date .
given adare ' s strong track record and the proven power of the format , the irish version of the apprentice should be our tv event of the year .
lynda mcquiad of adare productions is an executive producer on failte towers - - rte ' s upcoming celebrity hotel challenge show - - and the producer / director on the much anticipated irish apprentice . and she believes the declining fortunes of big brother reflect a growing sophistication among viewers who are demanding a lot more from their reality tv .
on 23 march 2015 , tg4 confirmed its participation in the junior eurovision song contest 2015 . it is set to organise a national final , produced by adare productions , to find its representative at the contest . it will mark ireland ' s first participation in the contest and the first time since 1972 that irish will be heard at a eurovision event .
instead , adare and rte came up with an entirely new format and prepared for the inevitable sniping ( they might as well have painted a huge bullseye on the front of the hotel ) .
i hope you can feel the enchantment through the images ! if you like what you see , have a look at the previous post fairytale wedding shoot at adare manor ( part one ) .
ntickets are priced at €10 and go on sale from saturday 2nd december and are available at all cummins sports stores in cork ( princes st , north main st , douglas / ballincollig / blackpool shopping centres ) . tickets on sale at páirc uí rinn from 5pm on match - day . children u - 14 free admission — primary schools welcome to book free tickets for collection at gates on match - day ( see contact details below ) . the proceeds from the sale of tickets will go to the hope foundation . for more information check out urltoken or call traolach at adare productions on 01 - 2843877 or e - mail adare @ urltoken
the gudmen live on the telly . tg4 ' s talent show ' glas vegas ' , kicks off this sunday 23rd sept on tg4 at 8 . 30pm . presented by gemma ni chionnaith , radio presenter on rnag . from thousands of auditionees , 150 final contestants were selected , each bringing something different to the table . ' glas vegas ' is produced by tom evans of adare productions , and directed by peter o ' doherty . this episode of ' glas vegas ' was broadcast sunday 7th of oct on tg4 at 8 . 30pm
in 2008 the teilifís na gaeilge authority received a budget of €38m for and co - funded productions with the bai ' s sound and vision fund received €4 . 6m . the department of communications , marine and natural resources reduced their budget from the exchequer to €35m for 2009 .
born in fairview , dublin and educated at o ' connell schools , he first worked in insurance . he was a member of the rte repertory since 1955 . while with the rte
rep
he took part in more than 3 , 000 productions including the international 32 - hour broadcast of ulysses , still unrivalled as the longest ever radio drama .
* the underdogs are returning for a tough new campaign and this time it ' s the turn of the women . in december the underdogs will take on this year ' s all - ireland women ' s football champions - ' the stray - team ' v ' the a - team ' . tg4 and adare productions are inviting applications from players . any player who has never played senior county football , or been on a panel and has never been nominated for an all - star , qualifies as an underdog and can apply . trials take place at the end of may . to apply , visit tg4 ' s website , www . tg4 . ie , and click on the underdogs link .
tg4 commissioned two reality talent shows for the channel from adare productions . glas vegas has a similar format to america ' s got talent and the all ireland talent show . nollig no . 1 has a similar format to you ' re a star as the judges search for a christmas number one single . the 2008 winner was mary lee , she released the single
you ' ll never walk alone
, with the chorus ' as gaeilge ' . in september 2009 another series from the same stable began the search for ireland ' s best irish dancing act , entitled an jig gig . the winners of this series were irish beats . a fourth season of glas vegas began in january 2010 .
adare have 20 years experience producing movie junkets for the main film distributors in ireland . we work with paramount pictures , sony pictures , universal , 20 th century fox , entertainment one . whether it’s a day of tv press interviews , an evening of red carpet premiere coverage or a one - off interview , we are the experts in delivering a high - end , complete tv , online and radio package .
a new company sideline dvd publishing has exclusive dvd exploitation rights to ireland’s national sports - hurling and gaelic football . with the backing of the gaa and distributors universal , sideline will be producing dvds and related tv product for both the home and vast irish population abroad . the first two dvd releases sam 05 and liam 05 - looking back at last year ' s football and hurling championship - were released for xmas 2005 . sideline productions will be producing all content for the dvd publishing arm plus developing tv projects for irish and international markets .
i am so very excited to be sharing the second part of the dreamy styled shoot i photographed for the irish wedding journal recently . these two particular looks feature a lot of vintage gorgeousness and a designer dress made by shauna fay especially for this shoot ! they were photographed on location at the most stunning of castles , adare manor , in their pink tea room and antique library . my team and i just had to gasp when walking the grounds and rooms , each corner is more photogenic than the next . the architecture looks like a combination of harry potter and cinderella set !
billy mcgrath , with a successful 20 - year career in tv in ireland and the uk , was appointed commissioning editor for entertainment for irish state broadcaster rte in 2000 and joined midas productions in 2003 as executive producer programming . over the next two years midas increased their production by 1000 % . the first commission ‘close encounters with keith barry’ , became the biggest success for rte international and nominated at the rose d’or tv festival 2005 as ‘best variety programme’ . other projects included the 2005 rte two comedy / dating series karl spain wants a woman ( 22 % share ) and the stand up series the liffey laugh ( currently thursdays rte two and a co - production with sideline ) . in an amicable agreement with midas all projects and formats developed by mcgrath reverts to sideline . the new company is still based in the midas / reelgood post - production dublin hq .
apart from seo beo and a stunning new tg4 talent show , called glas vegas , i mean to stay off the air in the near future , for two reasons .
first , the print media have given me enough publicity to last me a lifetime . second , after a lifetime of being abrasive , i am going to take a break from being bad and walk around smiling in a serene senatorial way . for a while .
kevin doyle : boris johnson resignation a ' game - changer ' - but many will want to see theresa . . .
paul williams criminals have found a way around tougher british laws that impose stringent financial requirements on uk nationals wanting to secure immigration rights for non - eu relatives .
' i will derail gravy train in the legal industry ' - shane ross vows to clampdown on . . .
' i was called a fa * * * t every single day and society agreed with them ' - brendan courtney on growing . . .
when the people behind failte towers sat down to visualise rte ' s late - summer reality show , they probably weren ' t intent on asking fundamental questions about irish tv .
but in a funny and wholly unintentional way , that ' s exactly what they have done .
lambasted by the critics , loved by the public and impossible to ignore , even if you claimed not to have watched a minute , failte towers posed some fascinating questions about where tv is going in this country .
in terms of talent , you had old - school john creedon versus the new - school aidan power and baz ashmawy .
there was the reaction of the viewers , very much mainstream ireland , against the verdict of the chattering classes .
and finally , there was vindication for rte - - and a timely reminder of what the irish viewing public ( as opposed to the station ' s critics ) actually want .
close to a million viewers tuned into last sunday night ' s grand finale , which saw the very popular john creedon crowned king of the castle .
after a shaky start , the reality show continued to grow its audience during its run , a very important factor in whether a show is deemed a success or not .
the national broadcaster could have simply staged another ' celeb karaoke ' show , confident the familiar but tired you ' re a star format would have won a respectable audience for not too much effort and little risk .
with a relatively modest budget , a small pool of possible celeb contestants and the well - established tradition of bashing anything new on rte , the show ' s producers could have expected a rough start .
this was further complicated by the initial and completely over - the - top reaction to first - time live tv presenter baz ashmawy .
the former how low can you go ? presenter found out the hard way that live tv can be a scary place for debutants , one of the few jobs where your first day in the office is observed by 300 , 000 people and a small army of critics with sharpened pens poised .
the fact that he was teamed up with the very experienced and professional aidan power , a tv natural , made life even more difficult .
and the contrast between the new - school style - - high octane , eyes wide , arms waving - - and the old - school , laid - back charm of eventual winner john creedon was one of the more fascinating aspects of a strangely compelling show .
the accepted wisdom in tv , when it comes to presenters on many entertainment shows , revolves around vague buzzwords like ' energy ' , ' edge ' , ' zany ' and even ' danger ' .
the challenge for producers , and the talent they select and direct , is to get the balance right and match the right presenter to the right format .
the duracell bunny has loads of ' energy ' and mussolini was a pretty zany guy who positively fizzed with personality - - but you wouldn ' t want either of them fronting big brother .
there is a thin line between being energetic and zany and being annoying , between having bags of on - screen confidence and coming across like you have a great , big welcome for yourself .
and then there has been the school of thought in tv that any reaction is a good reaction and as long as presenters provoke either love or hate , at least they are making an impact .
presenters such as davina mccall and , more recently , comedians - turned - presenters such as russell brand and alan carr have made a career out of provocation .
terrifyingly empathetic and scarily animated , mccall helped create the template for presenters on british tv through the ' 90s and into the noughties .
mccall tends to present big brother - - admittedly a bear pit complete with a hysterical live audience - - as if heavily armed terrorists have taken over the gantry and will blow the place up if the energy levels drop below 150pc .
a - type personalities such as jonathan ross and jeremy clarkson can make their shows almost entirely about themselves , to the point where it seems the guests are there as mirrors to reflect their all - round brilliance . the move away from the ' big personality ' presenter has already started across the water with the bbc ' s adrian chiles - - very much a laid - back , low - key guy - - recognised as the hottest prospect on tv .
and here , a show like failte towers can remind us how the public still appreciates a personality like creedon , somebody who gives space to others and is not intent on sucking up all of the available on - screen oxygen .
of course , before we get too carried away , we should remember who exactly was watching failte towers .
there ' s no insult meant in using the term ' middle ireland ' when we talk about the families who are looking for a bit of summertime diversion as the rain comes down outside .
there is an argument to be made that mainstream entertainment tv in ireland will always do well as long as it has a certain percentage of what we could call the killnascully factor .
certainly , tv and radio should strive to be innovative , edgy and ahead of the curve .
but the public has shown , most recently through the enthusiastic reaction to failte towers , that there is still a place for tv that doesn ' t ask too much beyond inviting you to be entertained .
and even sophisticated urban types would admit there ' s a lot of guilty pleasure to be had in a show like failte towers . using a music metaphor , there are times you will want to listen to the ting tings and times you might fancy a bit of abba .
we can almost certainly expect a failte towers ii and also expect ashmawy to be back , stronger and wiser , after what was a brave response to a very tough live tv baptism .
in wider terms , the many column inches and heated opinions provoked by failte towers were a sign of the sense of ownership that we still feel when it comes to our national broadcaster .
if we didn ' t care so much about our tv , we wouldn ' t get so excited about what was , after all , a late - summer schedule filler .
now the gauntlet has been thrown down to tv3 and the people behind the irish version of the apprentice ( funnily enough , the same people who did failte towers ) .
they are about to write the next chapter in the story of reality tv , irish style .
liam devally , who died in dublin last week at the age of 85 , was a singer , quiz show host and broadcaster who switched in mid - life to become a barrister and later a judge of the circuit court , where he adopted a no - nonsense approach to both litigants and members of his own profession .
john hillerman , who has died aged 84 , played one of the most joyous creations of 1980s popular american television : higgins , the prissy english major - domo who was the foil to tom selleck ' s eponymous private eye in magnum , pi .
alan simpson , the scriptwriter who has died aged 87 , worked as a shipping clerk before becoming , with his professional partner ray galton , one of the geniuses of post - war british comedy writing , creating steptoe and son for television and , for the troubled comic actor tony hancock , the disgruntled , self - important persona that made him one of the radio stars of the 1950s .
going out ? staying in ? from great gigs to film reviews and listings , entertainment has you covered .
sharp objects , zoe , oitnb - what ' s new to netflix , amazon prime , and sky . . .
' it ' s too hot . okay , there i said it ' - here’s how ireland is ( not ) coping with the . . .
watch : hilarious reactions as daughter leaps from cardboard box to make surprise visit . . .
gorillaz - the band fronted by damon albarn - had their set at danish . . .
watch : ' the more drama , the better ' - theo and chyna play the love island ' real or . . .
watch : ' a feast for the senses ' - national geographic ' s immersive symphonic show . . .
watch a bear enjoying itself in the hot tub of a california . . .
lucy kennedy returns with her hit series in autumn 2018 for 10 in a row ! nathan carter and gemma collins are among the many guests lucy moves in with .
the search is now on for a song and singer to represent ireland in this year ' s song contest . apply now ! urltoken
simon delaney in the gameshow where it ' s not what you know it ' s ' what you know your family know ' .
the search for ireland ' s next big tourist attraction . 8 . 30pm tg4
the reality is big brother ' s days are truly numbered . . . - urltoken
it has brought us eight summers of rows , racist rants , public nudity and obsessively watching people we really shouldn ' t care about lying around in bikinis .
it ' s also been blamed for ( variously ) hastening the end of western civilisation as we know it , dumbing down the minds of an impressionable generation and spawning the z - list celebrity culture that dominates much of our media .
the news last week that australia ' s ten network , home to bb down under , has decided to axe the show after this current series has been widely perceived as the beginning of the end .
producers on the aussie version of the show had - - in an act of desperation - - paid e350 , 000 to pneumatic actress pamela anderson to be parachuted into their house for a week to boost ratings .
but the australian public voted with their remote controls and ten network bosses were forced to inform big brother overlords endemol that they would not be continuing with the all - conquering format .
the decision has , inevitably , prompted predictions that the channel 4 version of big brother will soon face the axe , even if cold commercial reality points to the uk version surviving for a few summers yet .
channel 4 agreed a deal with endemol in 2006 which secured the rights to the reality tv show until 2010 at a cost to the station believed to be in the region of £160m ( e200m ) .
station insiders have been quick to point to the fact that audience figures for the show have remained relatively high this summer at an average of 3 . 3m , down about 5pc from last year and around 8pc on the year before .
and there is also the inescapable fact that ditching big brother now would leave a huge hole in their 2009 summer schedules that could - - even at this early stage - - be almost impossible to fill . however , contracts , schedules and ratings aside , endemol and its partners are facing up to one sobering fact that really does put the writing on the wall - - big brother is no longer news .
newspapers that previously treated the reality show as manna from heaven during otherwise barren summer months are only half heartedly reporting on this year ' s shenanigans .
it is easy to forget now , but in the show ' s salad days , you were completely out of the loop if you didn ' t know what nasty nick , kinga or jade got up to the night before .
the internet buzzed with fan sites , newspapers and magazines devoted acres of coverage to the most trivial of developments and even the most clueless and charmless bb inmates became - - however briefly - - household names .
even if you absolutely hated the show and refused to have anything to do with it , you somehow learned the names of at least one or two contestants by a process of pop culture osmosis . those days are gone .
and the harsh reality for shows like big brother ( and the z - listers it has spawned ) is that if people aren ' t talking about you , then you don ' t really exist .
i think the reason that shows like the apprentice have worked and why big brother is facing problems is that people want more sophistication , they want characters that have a lot to offer and a story that builds and actually goes somewhere ,
says ms mcquaid .
i think i watched about five minutes of big brother this year and turned off .
viewers want more than just a bunch of people locked into a house , doing nothing for day after day ; the novelty of that wore off a long time ago .
and a concept like the apprentice , if you get it right , can offer that tension , the drama and the changing storyline that people are looking for .
homegrown reality tv shows have done well on irish tv , despite getting off to a poor start with the much derided celebrity farm and the doomed cabin fever , the
big brother on a boat
concept that was holed below the waterline both literally and figuratively .
if it is well executed , you almost have a captive audience because irish viewers will tune in to see other irish people in a reality situation ,
says ms mcquaid .
however , independent production companies also know that if you don ' t get it right from the start , those same irish viewers can switch off just as quickly .
celebrity farm bombed because , in my opinion , it was poorly executed ,
says lynda mcquaid .
our challenge with the apprentice is to do a great job with the format with resources that are nowhere near what they have had in the us and britain .
they have a very strong format with the apprentice - - the bbc estimated that at least 8pc of the total audience for the last series was in ireland and that ' s a huge
audience infiltration
figure in tv terms .
we now have all of our apprentices cast , and contracted , we begin filming in a couple of weeks and the show will go out over 12 weeks starting in late september .
and we should still be talking about the young irish go - getters involved long after this year ' s big brother non - entities have faded from public view .
anna nolan : the former nun was one of the breakout characters from big brother one - - she came second and went on to build a very successful career in tv .
after working for the bbc and rte ( on the afternoon show ) she was most recently seen fronting the sex - in - the - noughties series web of desire on rte .
brian dowling : the former air steward was another likable irish contestant who turned his big brother experience into a successful media career - - he has worked on a wide variety of tv projects and remains in demand to this day .
ray shah : the cheeky dub appeared on big brother three - he has since worked in radio in ireland and as a celebrity dj .
orlaith mcallister : the
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displayed a strong aversion to clothing in big brother five and suffered several bikini - failures . orlaith now does nightclub appearances and glamour work .
shakedown the town - rté two 5 . 00pm every monday ! starts now . .
wednesday 20th april 5 . 00p . m on trte . frenemies begins . we know you ' ll like this . a frenemies website will run in tandem to hear what you guys are thinking .
heading into an exciting week , frenemies , the new show for trte begins recording on monday 28th feb . can ' t wait to hear what ireland ' s teens have to say for themselves !
we ' ve been busy ! just out of studio after a fantastic 2 week run with a new show for tg4 searching for the most talented family in ireland . feis & blood starts sunday 30th jan 7 . 15pm .
new year starting to hot up already , frenemies , a brand new one for young people ' s trte is in pre - production right now .
thursday 9 . 30 rte two , david gest let ' s our lucy move in for 2 days . it ' s a circus and we got the whole thing on camera !
she ' s here ! ! ! 8 . 00 tonight tg4 the mary byrne story .
rte two 9 . 30p . m . thursday night . lucy moves into simon delaney ' s house . this guy should be on stage !
mary byrne special on tg4 8 . 00p . m . friday 10th december , this is an exclusive . interviewed louis yesterday , a gent and funny as ever !
jig gig changes to saturday night 8 . 45pm , this weekend only . watch the dancing / record the x factor !
next thursday 9 . 30pm , do not miss livin ' with lucy . jermaine jackson and his beautiful wife halima welcome lucy to their home in la .
tonight is the night ! lucy gets the inside track on crystal swing . 9 . 30pm rte two .
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our colleague and friend , actor brendan cauldwell died in dublin yesterday . he was 83 and was a familiar face on stage and screen for more than 50 years . he most recently played the role of paschal in rte ' s fair city , in which he appeared for 10 years .
his performance as hennessy in the rte television production of strumpet city is regarded as particularly memorable , alongside an earlier performance as rashers in the radio 1 production .
brendan cauldwell made his first appearance in fair city in september 1996 , as paschal mulvey , the ex - soldier who took up work in mccoy ' s pub . his last performance in the soap was last may , when his character left for a new life in new zealand .
last night , tributes were paid to him by niall matthews , series producer of fair city , mary callery , commissioning editor , drama rte television and from many colleagues and friends .
lorelei harris , editor of arts , features and drama , rte radio 1 , said :
when people like brendan cauldwell die , it is a passing of a very particular era in radio history in ireland . brendan through his fine contribution and loyalty brought radio drama alive to many people at home . his presence will be missed by his many friends in broadcasting .
our deepest sympathy to brendan´s wife , maureen , son luke and his daughters shanna and ciara , and the cauldwell family .
january 14th 06 - cauldwell ( dundrum , dublin ) jan . 12 , 2006 ( peacefully ) at home , brendan , beloved husband of maureen and dear father of shanah , luke and ciara ; sadly missed by his loving famiy , brothers , sisters , brothers - in - law , sisters - in - law , nieces , nephews , relatives and a wide circle of friends . rest in peace . removal this ( saturday ) 14th january 2006 evening from fanagan ' s funeral home , lower main street , dundrum to church of the holy cross , dundrum arriving at 5 o ' c . funeral on monday 16th january 2006 after 10 o ' c . mass to mount jerome crematorium . family flowers only please . ar dheis dé go raibh a anam dílis
it is with deep regret that the cast and crew of fair city learned of the death of our colleague brendan cauldwell . he joined the cast of fair city in 1996 playing the role of paschal mulvey , the ex soldier who had seen action in the congo in the early 60’s . who took up work as senior barman in mccoy’s pub .
last april paschal asked old flame and childhood sweetheart lily to be his bride and they both subsequently went to new zealand to begin a new life .
brendan was the consummate professional during his nearly ten years association with the programme and will be sorely missed by all who work on the series .
our deepest sympathy to niall malone , finance , on the death of his mother helen .
removal from r . healy & son funeral home , pollerton castle ( friday ) 13th january 2006 at 6 . 30 o ' c to the cathedral of the assumption ( carlow ) . funeral mass ( saturday ) 14th january at 12 o ' c . may she rest in peace . . . ' ar dheis de go raibh a hanam dilis ' family flowers only .
the chairman of the rté authority , fintan drury , has resigned from his post because of a potential conflict of interest regarding the television rights to the ryder cup .
mr drury is also chairman of platinum one , a sports sponsorship and event management agency which represents ryder cup ltd and the european tour .
in a statement last night , the minister for communications , marine and natural resources , noel dempsey said that he had accepted mr drury ' s resignation .
mr dempsey said he regretted mr drury ' s resignation but that under the circumstances he felt it was the proper and honourable course of action .
he said that mr drury had contacted him yesterday to inform him of his decision , which he took out of concern about a potential conflict of interest between his role in the rté authority and his advisory role to ryder cup ltd and the european tour .
mr dempsey said he and mr drury had discussed the issue a number of weeks ago but at that stage he said he was confident that no conflict would arise .
however , in his letter of resignation he told mr dempsey that this was no longer the case as there was now political debate about challenging the contractual position of ryder cup ltd and sky .
this year there are sixteen irish nominations in the celtic film & television festival , due to be held in cornwall on 29 - 31 march .
sideline is a new irish multi media production company set up by billy mcgrath and gerry kelly covering dvd , tv , radio and talent . billy is an award winning tv producer and an established name in the irish broadcasting and production industry . gerry comes from a financial and business background with experience in a range of industries including financial services , consultancy , it , web and mobile services .
sideline ' s first tv commission is the travel / sports series leagues apart presented by comedian / actor ardal o’hanlon ( ch 4’s father ted / bbc’s my hero ) for rte in 2006 . based around the great cities and soccer derbies of europe , filming commences in athens this week in the run up to the classic derby match between olympiakos and panathinaikos on sunday january 15th . tx april 2006 .
sideline has also linked up with irish born director declan lowney ( fr ted , cold feet , little britain , help ) to source new irish comedy writers for tv / film and actively developing a separate radio production and talent management arm . billy will continue to play an active part in frapa and the international tv formats industry .
this training course is aimed at production managers new to the role and experienced co - ordinators and production assistants .
the course is designed and is directed by producer dee kerins . other tutors will include : pauline macnamara - producer ruth roden - production manager karen reen - production manager catherine ryan - network insurances david kind taylor - health and safety consultant jim mogan - team build ireland roger levition - philip lee solicitors independent production unit rte - tutor tbc tom johnson - stopwatch television
underdogs was a television programme broadcast on tg4 . it featured “underdog” players of gaelic games , focusing on those individuals who had never played senior inter - county football or hurling and offering them the chance to compete against teams of high quality . i cut all of series three , which featured ladies football . the previous two series had dealt with lads making a hurling and football team and as any irishman will tell you , we have very little interest in expressing our emotions . the ladies was a different thing all together , this was the first out and out reality show i cut and i had a lot of fun doing it , despite crazy turnaround times . the girls in the show were great on tv and i don’t think anyone who was there the night of the live broadcast from cork will ever forget the craic back in the hotel afterwards !
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the cork hurlers received no more than €5 , 000 directly from county board finances towards their tour holidays for the last three years , former manager john allen stressed yesterday .
he was reacting to the report on the board finances which quoted a figure of €251 , 500 for ‘contribution to players’ tour funds’ in the published accounts for the past year .
“i’d hate the impression to go out that the senior hurlers were ‘milking’ the county board to the tune of €¼ million , ’’ he commented .
“the reality is that various amounts are raised through different means and we fund - raise for the balance — for instance by selling team photographs . ’’
all - ireland senior finalists receive a contribution of €80 , 000 from the central council and by raffling a car the team was presented with , they raised a further €25 , 000 .
sponsors o2 handed over €50 , 000 at a recent corporate function which raised a significant amount .
this was a ‘discretionary’ contribution on the part of the sponsors — outside of their agreement with the board — he explained .
further finance is raised through other means but inevitably the players have to engage in fundraising of their own to raise the amount necessary .
county board chairman mick dolan explained : “money that comes in for such ‘holiday funds’ has to be accounted for . it is in the accounts that every club has received ahead of saturdays’ convention . it comes in as income and goes out as expenditure . it is all above board . ”
meanwhile former greats glenn ryan and pat dunny are set to go head to head at the kildare gaa convention to be held in rathcoffey on saturday as ryan mounts a challenge for dunny’s seat on the association’s central council .
the two - time all - star retired from inter - county football earlier this year following a glittering playing career which saw him captain the lilywhites to provincial senior honours in ‘98 and 2000 .
former county chairman dunny is another kildare legend . he captained the county to all - ireland u21 honours in 1965 , as well as having the rare distinction of winning railway cup medals in both codes on the same day — the only kildare man to do so . he has held the kildare seat on the association’s most powerful committee for almost a decade .
meanwhile tg4’s reality television show , underdogs concludes on saturday when the side play the all - ireland ladies sfc champions , cork , at páirc uí rinn . the game will be televised on tg4 from 7 . 15pm .
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gaelic games mulcahy frees see off meath cork 0 - 14 meath 0 - 12 cork retained their suzuki national league division one ladies football title to deny a resilient meath team at parnell park last night .
with seven minutes remaining , gráinne nulty sent over her third point of the game to put meath up by a point , but cork , having amassed quite a few wides in the second half , finally rediscovered their scoring form and two frees from valerie mulcahy coupled with a geraldine o ' flynn point saw them win out in the final five minutes .
cork : e harte , b stack , a walsh , l power , b corkery , r buckley ( m o ' connor ht ) , s o ' reilly , j murphy , n kelly , n cleary ( m kelly 44 ) , d o ' reilly , a o ' connor ( g o ' flynn 45 ) , v mulcahy , a murphy , c creedon .
laois 6 - 10 kildare 0 - 11 laois captured the ladies division two final easily , with tracy lawlor turning in a star of the match display at corner - forward .
laois effectively ended the game as a contest in the 38th minute when lawlor scrambled the ball over the line after mary kirwan ' s initial effort had come back of the post . kildare managed their first point of the second half through stacey cannon before laois killed off the game with two more goals .
laois : b deegan ( h purcell 58 ) , l delaney ( j curley ht ) , l muckian , m mcevoy , a casey , a o ' loughlin , g weston , l brennan , p fogarty , martha kirwan ( a behan 55 ) , mary kirwan , e fitzpatrick ( c whelan 55 ) , g o ' connor , k o ' reilly , t lawlor .