The Railroads

The year 1902

In 1902 the Columbus, Buckeye Lake and Newark Traction Co(CBL&N), a standard gauge rail line, ran 34 miles from Columbus to  Reynoldsburg, Kirkersville, Hebron and Newark with a branch from Hebron to Buckeye Lake.  In 1904 the line was built from Newark to Zanesville, a total of 30 miles. It acquired the CBL&N in 1906 and It became part of the Ohio Electric Railway Co in 1907 and back to CN&Z ownership in 1918.

The Ohio Electric Railway Company, formed in 1907 with the consolidation of 14 smaller interurban railways, was one of Ohio's largest interurban systems. It connected Toledo, Lima, Dayton, Columbus, Cincinnati, Newark, Zanesville and Buckeye Lake providing efficient passenger service to scores of small towns in Ohio. The line evolved into the Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railroad and expanded its services. However, business conditions of the 1930s led to the complete replacement of interurbans with buses by 1939. The company changed its name to Cincinnati & Lake Erie Transportation, and it was absorbed by the Greyhound system in 1947.

Columbus & Buckeye Lake & Newark Interurban Rail Car

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