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Garrett, Auburn And Northern Electric Railroad
The Garrett, Auburn and Northern Electric Railroad (GA&N) was organized by Frank L. Welsheimer and incorporated on March 28, 1901, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It was formed to build an interurban railway from Garrett to Hamilton via Auburn and Waterloo, and had hoped to have completed construction by the end of Summer 1901. The initial cost estimate to construct of line was between $300,000 and $500,000. It was proposed that the railroad would form part of a continuous interurban line in conjunction with the Toledo and Western Railroad, Toledo and Indiana Railway and Chicago and Indiana Air Line Railway that would connect Toledo to Chicago, with the GA&N also building a branch from Waterloo to Fort Wayne, which would enable connections on other lines to Indianapolis. The combined line was known as the Toledo & Chicago Interurban Railway, with Welsheimer working as secretary of the system. The last of the right-of-way acquisitions to start construction was completed in Aubu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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