Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Company photograph collection 1863-1962

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Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Company photograph collection 1863-1962

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/archives/ead/OClU0012

Collection consists of over one thousand photographs in many different sizes dating from 1863 to 1962, and a registry which lists the location of many assets by division and branch.

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Cleveland State University

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Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company

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The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad was founded in 1871 and it was originally designed to span the distance from the Ohio River through the coal fields of southeastern Ohio to the ports on Lake Erie. By 1877, only 13.5 miles of track had been laid, and the railroad tycoon was jokingly called the "Wailing and Leg Weary." After several early financial embarrassments, including a complete shut down in 1879, Jay Gould began buying large amounts of Wheeling's stock the following year. Wi...