Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railroad
The Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railroad (C&LE) was a short-lived electric interurban railway that operated in 1930–1939 Depression-era Ohio and ran between the major cities of Cincinnati, Dayton, Springfield, Columbus, and Toledo. It had a substantial freight business and interchanged with other interurbans to serve Detroit and Cleveland. Its twenty high-speed "Red Devil" interurban passenger cars operated daily between Cincinnati and Cleveland via Toledo, the longest same equipment run by an interurban in the United States. The C&LE failed because of the weak economy and the loss of essential freight interchange partners. It ceased operating in 1939.
C&LE #119, one of the famed "Red Devils", at the Ohio Railway Museum in 1966 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Dayton, Ohio |
| Locale | Ohio |
| Dates of operation | 1930–1939 |
| Predecessor | Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 550-600 V DC |
| Length | 323 miles (520 km) |
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