European Capital, British Iron, and an American Dream: The Story of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad

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Akron, Ohio, 29, 150, 152, 239n.2, 245n.6; estimated cost from Corry to city, 160; line opened to, 180; McHenry demands line to city, 157 Allen, D., 239n.2, 240n.2 Atlantic & Great Western Railroad Company , 226–27; demise, 227–28 Atlantic & Great Western Railway Company , 224, 226 Atlantic & Great Western RR of New York: bonds, 94, 97–99, 105, 131, 139, 150–51, 154–59, 161, 164–66, 178, 192; organized, 78–79; stocks, 192, 214 Atlantic & Great Western RR of Ohio: bonds, 65, 82, 136, 170, 173, 176, 180, 185, 192; stocks, 173, 186, 192. See also Franklin & Warren RR; Atlantic & Great Western RR of Pennsylvania : bonds, 65, 82, 99, 110, 131, 163–65, 172, 178, 192; stocks, 171–72, 176, 186, 192, 210, 214. See also Meadville RR Co Austro-Sardinian War, 80, 84 Baker, Henry, 76, 241n.17, 243n.1 Barlow, S.L.M., 92–93, 227, 243n.8 Broad Gauge (Six-foot gauge), 30, 54, 176, 181, 204, 225, 240n.9, 241n.19, 244n.7 Bucktooth (Salamanca, NY), 24, 28, 68, 91, 93–94, 96, 101–02, 109; location of station , 113 Buffalo & State Line RR, 44, 51 Calhoun, John C., 57, 91, 96, 108–10, 124 Central Board (A&GW RR), 178, 215, 219, 246n.1 Chamberlain, B (Judge), 29, 46, 240n.4 Church, Gaylord (Judge), 29, 45, 82, 109–110, 120–21, 126, 169, 198, 241nn.17, 21; biography, 235; disagreement with Reynolds, 120; opposes European trip, 141; seizure of iron, 107–08, 128 Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton RR, 24, 186, 204, 214, 224 Cincinnati, Ohio, 8, 15–16, 19–22, 24–25, 34, 90, 169–170, 172, 204; line opened to, 204, 214 Civil War, 150–51, 176, 229 Cleveland & Mahoning RR, 26, 115, 170, 173, 184–85, 191–93, 201, 226 Cleveland & Mahoning Valley RR, 226 Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR, 21, 26 Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis RR, 227 Cleveland, Ohio, 170; celebration, 193–96, 246n.6; line opened to, 191; McHenry visit, 214 Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula RR, 44, 51 Clinton Line, 44, 50–51, 118, 240n.4 Coal deposits, 191–92 Contract of Mutual Guaranty, 74–76 Control Board (A&GW RR), 203. See also Central Board Cooke, Jay & Company, 226–27 Corry, PA, 131, 244n.7; line from city to oil region, 158–59; line opened to, 151; oil for transport, 150, 154; repair shops, 201 Crawford County Commissioners, 66, 68, 241n.23; bond subscription, 30, 47; repudiate subscription, 56 Cullum, Horace, 240n.10; biography, 233 editor’s preface 251 Note: Page numbers in italics indicate an illustration. Index
251 Danforth, Cook & Company, 112, 124, 128 Dayton, Ohio, 28–29, 79, 106, 135, 144, 169–70, 201, 214; line opened to, 199; union of A&GW and CH&D; 204 Devereaux, John H., 228 Dick, David, 45 Dick, James, 48, 55, 97, 125, 158, 219, 241n.21, 242n.25 Dick, John (General), 31, 41, 45, 55, 69, 110, 125–27, 167, 178, 204, 210, 241n.21, 242n.25; biography, 234 Doolittle and Streator, 86–87, 90, 92, 123, 127–28, 131, 133–34, 242n.6; contract for NY division, 80, 83; contract for PA division, 63, 79, 100; problems with McHenry, 110–115 Doolittle, Henry, 46, 54, 58–59, 65, 79–81, 84, 90, 242n.6; contract with Marvin Kent, 28; contract with McHenry, 66, 72–73, 100, 121; contract with Reynolds, 61–64, 83; death of, 108–109, 114; illness, 89–90; sale of bonds, 65. See also Doolittle & Streator Downer Oil Works, 165 Ebbw Vale Company, 67, 105, 111, 245n.6 Erie & New York City RR, 24, 30, 44, 69, 94–95, 240n.4, 241n.17, 243n.6; contract with A&GW, 89–90, 166; contract with Morton, 74–76, 81–82, 86–87; purchase by A&GW, 86 Erie & Northeast RR, 21, 44, 51, 240n.9 Erie Railroad, 43–44, 46, 49, 53–60, 71–72, 75, 85, 91–92, 95, 104, 111, 129–30, 133, 156, 158, 161, 170, 173, 180, 191, 225–28; bonus contract with A&GW, 55, 57, 60, 154–56, 158, 176, 241n.20; first trip through Bergen tunnel, 116; seeks to operate A&GW, 103, 115, 117–20, 123, 129, 131, 151. See also New York & Erie RR Erie, PA, 29, 45, 91, 129; connection by S&E RR, 70, 73; opposes branch, 29, 44, 51; railroad wars, 30, 226, 240n.9 Evans and Splatt, 110–11, 113–14, 117, 143 Evans, William, 107, 115, 117, 119, 123, 129, 136, 139, 143, 150–51, 170, 195; opposes European trip, 141; resignation; 157 Fallon, John, 73, 123, 151; differences with Reynolds, 125–27, 141, 155; opposes European trip, 141...