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A new regional railroad reused the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway name in 1990 when it acquired most of the former W&LE from the N&W. At the end of 1944, W&LE operated 507 miles of road and 1003 miles of track; that year it reported 2371 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 0.002 million passenger-miles.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (reporting mark WE) is a Class II regional railroad that provides freight service, mainly in the areas of Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. It took its name from the former Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway , most of which it bought from the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1990.
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway: Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad: W&LE: 1871 1886 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway: Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway: W&LE, WLE W&LE 1916 1988 Norfolk and Western Railway: Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway: W&LE: 1886 1899 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad: Wheeling and Lake Erie Bridge Company: W&LE: 1881 1887 Wheeling ...
Wheeling and Lake Erie yards, 1910. A post office called Brewster has been in operation since 1910. [5]Brewster is the location of the corporate headquarters and shops of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway, both the historic company and the current regional railroad.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company of 1886. 6.555 The Cleveland, Canton & Southern Railroad Company. .875 The Massillon Railroad Company. 1.200 Total. 8.630 Mileage. 479.102 Acquired by direct purchase: From The Chagrin Falls and Lake Erie Railroad Company, Dec. 16, 1916–
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1990), a regional railroad; Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1916–1988), leased to the Nickel Plate Road in 1949 and merged into the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1988 Its predecessors: Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad (1899–1916) Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1886–1899) Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad ...
The CL&W Subdivision consists of a portion of the former track of the Cleveland, Lorain, & Wheeling Railway, and as of 2010 was 41 miles (66 km) long. The northern terminus of the CL&W Subdivision is with the Lake Terminal Railroad at Lorain, Ohio, near the shore of Lake Erie just west of the Black River.
On May 17, 1990, the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1990) began operations over several hundred miles of secondary routes across Ohio previously owned by Norfolk Southern. This included the original Wheeling and Lake Erie Cleveland Line to Canton. Primary commodities shipped included coke and scrap metal.