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 Big Four (red) and New York Central system (orange) as of 1918 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Locale | Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio |
| Dates of operation | 1889–1930 |
| Successor | New York Central |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, also known as the Big Four Railroad and commonly abbreviated CCC&StL, was a railroad company in the Midwestern United States. It operated in affiliation with the New York Central system.
Its primary routes were in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. At the end of 1925 it reported 2,391 route-miles and 4,608 track-miles; that year it carried 8180 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 488 million passenger-miles.