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Completion of Butler line opens Fort Wayne to Detroit
The final railroad work on the Butler line is nearly finished with the crossing at St. Joe as the last obstacle. Once settlement with the Baltimore and Ohio is reached, passenger and freight trains will route via the new line, linking Fort Wayne to Detroit and Eastern cities, boosting local shops and employment while expanding regional trade. Stations along the line include Thurman West Maysville Spencerville and St. Joe, with a timetable showing a mix of east and west bound trains through Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joe
Butler Road
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Baltimore and Ohio
Fort Wayne
Detroit
Buffalo
New York
Boston
Danville
Thurman
West Maysville
Spencerville
United States
Andrews
Eel River Road
Peru
Hel River
Sentinel
New Haven-Butler Road
Grand Trunk Road
Wabash
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Pittsburg
Fairfield Avenue
F. Gilman
W. F. Ray
John D. Morse
Chauncey Morris
William Wilson
J. B. Barnes
W.S. Morris
Frank W. Morse
Charles H. Doebler
George S. McKee
M. R. Courant
Wabash Company
Texas Pacific
Toledo
The
Missouri Pacific and
Chandler
E. A. Gould
Middle West
Fort
Eel River
Gould
Mr. Gould
Hoosierdam
Rising Sun
Ohio and Mississippi Road
Missouri Pacific Road
Sedalia
C. E. Wells
Sisler
Thompson
Department of the Wabash
C. H. Newton
Sullivan
Ing
Hiram Poyser
Wilson
Poyser
Starke County
Ohio
Canton
Messrs
Humphrey
Robinson House
Randall
George W. Cushing
Emery O. Poole
Lavina Street
Mr. Poole
Allegheny County
Medina County
Poole
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Illinois