Central Indiana Railway Company

The Central Indiana Railway Company had its origins as the Anderson, Lebanon and St. Louis Railroad, chartered in 1875. It was sold and reorganized as the Cleveland, Indiana and St. Louis Railway in 1882, and then reorganized as the Midland Railway Company in 1885. A Chicago attorney, Henry Crawford acquired control of the line in 1891 and organized it as the Chicago and South Eastern Railway. This line was jointly acquired by the Pennsylvania and Big Four railroads in 1902 and was incorporated 16 March 1903 as the Central Indiana Railway Company. The railroad ran 127 miles from Muncie to Brazil, Indiana. Ike Duffey, an Anderson, Ind., meat packer bought the line in 1951 and attempted to revive it economically. The line became part of the Conrail system for ten years (1976-86), but by 1986 only the nine-mile segment running from Anderson to Lapel, Ind., would survive.

From the description of Records, 1903-1966 (Bulk 1903-1930). (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 56081263