The Pennsylvania, Ohio and Detroit Railroad was a

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company in the

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s of

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and

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that existed from 1926 to 1956. Its sole purpose was to simplify the corporate structure of the

Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad ( reporting mark PRR), legal name as the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy," was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At its ...

by merging subsidiaries into a common company leased to the PRR; the PO&D was merged into the Connecting Railway in 1956.

History

The PO&D was formed on January 1, 1926 by the consolidation of the following companies: * Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway,

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; leased to PRR since 1921 * Cleveland, Akron and Cincinnati Railway,

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to Columbus and

; leased to PRR affiliates since 1912 * Manufacturers Railway,

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; not leased to PRR before the consolidation * Pennsylvania-Detroit Railroad,

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; leased to PRR since 1923 * Toledo, Columbus and Ohio River Railroad,

to Marietta and Sandusky to Columbus; leased to PRR affiliates since 1900 The PO&D bought part of the Ohio River and Western Railway, from

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to Lawton, on December 7, 1928; this had been operated by the PRR since 1924. On May 31, 1956, the PO&D was merged into the Connecting Railway to further simplify the corporate structure. , December 2004 Edition

References

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