Evening journal., 1905-10-11
ERIE RAILROAD
BIG ACQUISITION
1t Now Controls the Great
Central" System Of S,64S
Miles
SEVERAL LINES ARE INCLUDED


operated by the Erie Railroad Company.
is now added the SsiS miles Of the so-
called Great Central" system. which i'm
cludes the Cincinnati, Hamilton y Day
ton, the Chicago. Cincinnati a Louisville,
and the Pere Marquette railroads. with
their leased and operated lines.
The new system win be known for an
public purposes as the Erie" with the
present Erie system. which includes the
main line from Jersey City to Chicago.
and its branches to Buffalo, Rochester.
Dunkirk, Cleveland and Dayton. and its
local lines-the Northern Railroad of New
Jersey, the New Jersey and New York
Railroad, the New York a Greenwood
Lake Railway ana the New York sus-
quehanna and Western Railroad The
eastern public is thoroughly familiar. as
# was the first OF the trunk lines To be
built from the Great Lakes to the ocean.
OF the physical characteristics of the
Cincinnati Hamilton q Dayton less is
known, although its prominence in nn-
ancial centers has made the name IA
miliar. The main line Of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton and Dayton extends from Gin
cinnati on the south almost directly north
70 Toledo on Lake Erie. 2ll miles. where
the line has fine terminal facilities for
lake trafic. Al that city it meets the
Pere Marquette extending north so miles
TO Detroit where there are also ample
terminals for lake traffic From Hamn-
ton o. the line extends west to SPRING
field, Ill.,, passing across Indiana through
indianapolis ard Decatur. a c-,tance OF
295 miles About midway between Gin
cnnati and Detroit is a lire extending
east and west from Fndlay. O.. TO Fort
Wayne Ind, a distance of 70 miles
About midway between Indianapolis ana
Springfield, ILL., extending from siden ON
the north is a line running almost d.
rectly south to Olney. a distance of IS
miles.
From Dayton, o., a line extends south
east i69 miles 10 lronton on the Oh river,
there reaching the rich coal and ore re-
gions Of that State and those just across
the river in West Virginia and Kentucky.
Minor lines connect with the main stem
Of the road and act as feeders for the
rich agricultural. manufacturing ore and
coal producing territory Of Ohio. This
system makes connections with the ex-
listing Erie system at Dayton, O., Lima.
o., and Spencervine, O.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Davton
owns pointly with the Southern Railway.
the lease Of the Cincinnati Southern. ex-
tending from Cincinnati to Chattanooga.
IL also has traffic agreement by which
Il has a second entrance to Chicago over
the Monon Route from Chicago TO In
dianapolis
The Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville
road which is owned and operated by
The Cincinnati. Hamilton a. DAYTON. ex-
tends from Cincinnati northwest to Crif-
nth, a distance OF 25s miles. connecting
with the main line Of the Chicago a. Erie
at North Judson. and from Griffith using
the name OF the present Erie road as an
entrance into Chicago.
This line passes through Richmond. Nun
Gle and Peru, and other important points
il Indiana. The waters Of Lake Micbi-
gan are also reached directly over the
Chicago Cincinnati & Louisville BY
branch road extending from la Crosse
Ind. north S6 miles TO New Buffalo.
Where connection is also made with the
Pere Marquette
The Pere Marquette with its branches
leased and operated lines in Michigan and
Canada. is a system of 2ss2 miles. In its
many ramihcations it covers all the rich
ore lumber and grain producing territor-
les OF the entire State of Michigan. with
terminals on Lake Erie. Lake Huron and
Lake Michigan. Trackage right over the
Canada Southern and the Michigan Cen
tral, from st. Thomas. Ontario. its east
ern terminal give it an eastern terminal
at Buffalo and Niagara Falls From St
Thomas the line extends west through
Ontario to Detroit, thence across Nfiohi-
gan through Lansing and Grand Rapias
TO Lake Michigan at Ottawa Beach
Thence the road extends south along the
eastern shore Of Lake Michigan to Por-
ter Ind, and has an entrance into the
Grand Central Station at Chicago.
The Canadian portion of the Pere Mar
quette is connected by line northwest
ITO Port Huron on Lake Huron. Thence
branches extend north TO Pointe Aux
Barques and Bay city on the same lake.
] "iiN tit'itNN N'Nt iHlNubN cAElnIW direct
TO Luddington and Manistee on Lake Mi
lthigan. From Luddngton car ferries OK
tend across the lake to Manitowoc and
Kewaunee. where connections are made
with the Wisconsin Central and other
lines to the grain districts of the great
Northwest. .From the same point car fer
ries run southwest for direct connections
with Milwaukee. These are the two main
east and west branches of the system.
A number of branches extending gener-
ally north and south gridiron the State so
thoroughly that they reach all its most
important points, the principal one Of
] these extending from Toledo north pass
ing through Flint and Saginaw to Bay
City
In addition to its line skirting the shores
Of Lake Michigan, the Pere Marquette
has a system running from Grand Rap
ids directly north to Traverse city, Char
levoiN and Petoskey. and other favorite
summer resorts at the northern end of
Michigan.
This network of lines viii give 10 the
Erie a total mileage of 6l95 miles oNclus-
i've Of double track and sidngs II forms
a network OF lines that taps three Of the
Great Lakes and reaches much OF the
richest territory in the states Of New
! York PennsvIvania Ohio Indiana and N