Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad

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The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad was a major Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic rail system that formed a key part of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s network, linking important industrial cities across the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad company
railroad line
alsoKnownAs PCC&StL
Panhandle Route
becamePartOf Penn Central Transportation Company
carriedCommodity agricultural products
coal
manufactured goods
steel products
connectedTo Pennsylvania Railroad lines to the East Coast
Pennsylvania Railroad main line at Pittsburgh
country United States
formedByMergerOf Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railway
Pan Handle Railway
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway
other predecessor lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad system
gauge standard gauge
historicalEra early 20th century
late 19th century
linkedIndustrialRegion Chicago industrial region
Ohio River Valley
linked to: Ohio Valley region

Pittsburgh industrial district
linked to: Pittsburgh region

St. Louis industrial region
notableRouteFeature Ohio River crossing at Steubenville
Panhandle Bridge at Pittsburgh
operatedInRegion Mid-Atlantic
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states

Midwest
parentCompany Pennsylvania Railroad
partOf Pennsylvania Railroad
primaryFunction freight transportation
passenger transportation
roleInNetwork major western subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad
servedCity Chicago
Cincinnati
Columbus, Ohio
Dennison, Ohio
East St. Louis, Illinois
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Richmond, Indiana
St. Louis
Steubenville, Ohio
Terre Haute, Indiana
status defunct as an independent company
successorLine CSX Transportation (on some segments)
linked to: CSX Transportation

Conrail
Norfolk Southern Railway (on some segments)
trackConfiguration double-track main line (on major segments)

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company owned Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad ownedSubsidiary Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
subject linked to: PRR
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad formedByMergerOf Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway
linked to: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad formedByMergerOf Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railway
linked to: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
PCC&StL fullName Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
PCC&StL abbreviation P. C. C. & St. L.
linked to: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Pan Handle Railway partOf Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Pan Handle Railway successor Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Pan Handle Railway becamePartOf Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad system
linked to: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Panhandle Route operatedBy Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Panhandle Route associatedWith Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
linked to: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Dennison, Ohio railroadServedBy Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum locatedOnTransportLine Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad