The original proposal for the railroad was for a 243-mile (391 km) route from Danville through Hume to the Ohio River. The portion running through Hume was completed and put into service in 1881.
The north–south railroad was known by the following official and unofficial names:
Kansas and Sidell
K & S
Old Dody
Dog River
Crab Oyster
Chicago & Ohio River
C & O
As the roadbed decayed, the line carried freight at just nine and a half miles per hour (15.3 km/h). Derailments were frequent nonetheless.
I.N. Coolley served as President of the railroad in its later years.
The rolling stock of the railroad consisted of one caboose and two locomotives, numbered 200 and 201, which were former switch engines purchased from the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. Cars were rented from major railroads.
The Hume Centennial History Committee. (1973). Hume: 1873-1973. Potomac, Illinois: Wescove Press.
External linksEdit
Map of the railroad from the Library of Congress
August 26, 2023
danville, olney, ohio, river, railroad, narrow, gauge, south, from, sidell, west, liberty, illinois, existed, late, 19th, century, contents, history, also, references, external, linkshistory, editthe, original, proposal, railroad, mile, route, from, danville, . The 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge Danville Olney and Ohio River Railroad ran south from Sidell to West Liberty Illinois 1 and existed in the late 19th century Map Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe original proposal for the railroad was for a 243 mile 391 km route from Danville through Hume to the Ohio River The portion running through Hume was completed and put into service in 1881 The north south railroad was known by the following official and unofficial names Kansas and Sidell K amp S Old Dody Dog River Crab Oyster Chicago amp Ohio River C amp OAs the roadbed decayed the line carried freight at just nine and a half miles per hour 15 3 km h Derailments were frequent nonetheless I N Coolley served as President of the railroad in its later years The rolling stock of the railroad consisted of one caboose and two locomotives numbered 200 and 201 which were former switch engines purchased from the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Cars were rented from major railroads In 1886 the company was sold at foreclosure and acquired by the Chicago and Ohio River Railroad a predecessor of the Illinois Central Railroad However when that company s successor the Peoria Decatur and Evansville Railway went bankrupt the line was resold in 1898 to the Indiana Decatur and Western Railway a predecessor of the Cincinnati Indianapolis and Western Railroad acquired by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1927 In 1938 the line was abandoned by legal means The scrap iron was removed by Hyman Michaels George H Culp of Montezuma Indiana wrote a poem entitled The Old Road Passes which describes the Old Dog River line See also EditNantucket Central Railroad CompanyReferences Edit Interstate Commerce Commission 46 Val Rep 1 1933 Valuation Docket No 387 Illinois Central Railroad Company et al The Hume Centennial History Committee 1973 Hume 1873 1973 Potomac Illinois Wescove Press External links EditMap of the railroad from the Library of Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Danville Olney and Ohio River Railroad amp oldid 1099666687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
