Route of the Columbus and Xenia Railroad and the subsidiary Dayton, Xenia, and Belpre Railroad
Overview
Headquarters
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Dates of operation
February 22, 1850 (1850-02-22)–December 22, 1941 (1941-12-22)
Successor
Little Miami Railroad
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 10 in (1,473 mm)
Length
54.7 miles (88.0 km)[1]
The Columbus and Xenia Railroad was a railroad which connected the city of Columbus with the town of Xenia in the state of Ohio in the United States. Construction began in October 1847, and the line opened in February 1850. Connecting with the Little Miami Railroad, it created the first rail route from Cincinnati to Columbus.
^Ohio Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs 1888, p. 912.
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