Garrett, Auburn and Northern Electric Railroad
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Locale | northern Indiana, USA |
Dates of operation | 1901 – | (chartered)
Technical | |
Length | 21 mi (34 km) |
The Garrett, Auburn and Northern Electric Railroad (GA&N) was organized by [1] and incorporated on March 28, 1901, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It was formed to build an interurban railway from Garrett to Hamilton via Auburn and Waterloo,[1][2] and had hoped to have completed construction by the end of Summer 1901.[3] The initial cost estimate to construct 21 miles (34 km) of line was between $300,000 and $500,000.[4] It was proposed that the railroad would form part of a continuous interurban line in conjunction with the , Toledo and Indiana Railway and Chicago and Indiana Air Line Railway that would connect Toledo to Chicago, with the GA&N also building a branch from Waterloo to Fort Wayne,[5][6][7] which would enable connections on other lines to Indianapolis.[8] The combined line was known as the Toledo & Chicago Interurban Railway, with Welsheimer working as secretary of the system.[9][10]
The last of the right-of-way acquisitions to start construction was completed in Auburn in late July 1901.[11][12] Although the Waterloo city council granted a franchise to build on the city streets there in April 1901,[13] the city council of Garrett finally approved the franchise to build the line on city streets in Garrett on December 23, 1902.[14] Some reports of the time considered the plan foolish and claimed that it would not be built.[15][16][17] Steel was ordered and construction began in Spring 1903.[8][18] Construction of the line was contested in 1903 by the Wabash Railroad who initiated a frog war when the GA&N attempted to build across its line at Montpelier, Ohio.[19][note 1] Construction continued into 1905 with the first trains expected between Garrett and Auburn by November.[9] The first regular trains on the route, operating as Toledo & Chicago trains, ran between Auburn and Garrett on February 22, 1906.[21]
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- ^ a b "An Electric Road Is Coming Through Waterloo, Starting at Garrett". The Waterloo Press. April 4, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Electric Line". The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. March 29, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "(untitled)". Garrett Clipper. Garrett, IN. April 4, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "(untitled)". Steuben Republican. Angola, IN. April 17, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Railway Talk. There Seems to be a Little Better Show for Electric Lines". Garrett Clipper. July 6, 1905. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo-Chicago Electric Line". Garrett Clipper. January 8, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Plan for Another Electric Road". The Fort Wayne News. December 29, 1902. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Chicago-Toledo-Indianapolis". The Inter Ocean. March 12, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Electric Railway News. Secretary Welsheimer Gives Clipper Representative Some Pointers". Garrett Clipper. June 22, 1905. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notice of Appropriation of Land, Under Street and Interurban Railway Acts". Garrett Clipper. October 19, 1905. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "(untitled)". Fort Wayne Weekly Journal-Gazette. Fort Wayne, IN. August 1, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It's A Sure Thing". The Waterloo Press. August 15, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Granted the Franchise. The Waterloo Councilmen Couldn't Say "Yes" Quick Enough". Garrett Clipper. April 18, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Their Christmas Present. Garrett, Auburn & Northern Electric Railway Granted a Franchise". Garrett Clipper. December 25, 1902. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Looks Daffy. Railway Promoters Act Rather Suspicious in Their Transactions". Garrett Clipper. December 11, 1902. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Other Railroad News". Garrett Clipper. November 21, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Their Ending. Electric Railways will Only Produce Speculations in Stock". Garrett Clipper. February 13, 1902. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "(untitled)". Garrett Clipper. March 5, 1903. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Traction Line Blocked by the Wabash". The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Fort Wayne, IN. July 1, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Men at the County Seat Want to Connect Garrett With an Electric Railway". Garrett Clipper. December 6, 1900. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "(untitled)". Garrett Clipper. March 1, 1906. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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