Cincinnati & Westwood

Company History: The C&W built their 3’ gauge line from the South Fairmont area of Cincinnati, Ohio to the outer suburb of Westwood in 1874. The purpose was to move passengers between the two (thereby increasing the value of property in Westwood.) Freight service was not a priority. There were a number of lines in the region that were built for a similar purpose but the majority were converted to electric interurban lines in the 1890s. The C&W was not. After just 12 years of service, the C&W was in such poor condition, it was forcibly closed by the state. It sat idle for a year. Then a new owner stepped in and standard gauged the line. Service resumed with some success until 1895 when a new streetcar line was built parallel to the C&W. Passengers fled to the new trolleys. The C&W then subsisted on the small amount of freight traffic on the line. That service ended in 1924. The track remained until 1941 when it was finally abandoned.

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