In 1890, major investor Baker Brothers & Co. failed and a court-appointed receiver was ordered for the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago. Three years later, the line was sold to its bondholders and a new corporation was established: The Ohio River and Charleston Railway.[3]
charleston, cincinnati, chicago, railroad, informally, known, triple, southeastern, railroad, that, operated, late, 19th, century, company, formed, 1886, with, idea, extending, rail, line, from, charleston, south, carolina, ashland, kentucky, effort, mine, coa. The Charleston Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad informally known as the Triple C was a Southeastern railroad that operated in the late 19th century The company was formed in 1886 with the idea of extending a rail line from Charleston South Carolina to Ashland Kentucky in an effort to mine coal and iron ore found in the Appalachians 1 Construction began at Rutherfordton North Carolina with rails being laid both north and south 2 In 1890 major investor Baker Brothers amp Co failed and a court appointed receiver was ordered for the Charleston Cincinnati and Chicago Three years later the line was sold to its bondholders and a new corporation was established The Ohio River and Charleston Railway 3 See also editGeorgetown and North Carolina Railroad predecessor of the Triple CReferences edit A History of Railroading in Western North Carolina Cary Franklin Poole page 77 A History of Railroading in Western North Carolina Cary Franklin Poole page 77 A History of Railroading in Western North Carolina Cary Franklin Poole page 77 nbsp This United States rail related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charleston Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad amp oldid 1145165275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,