
What you should know about Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad is popularly known as the Pan Handle Route. The years associated with the railroads are:
Pittsburgh to Columbus - 1848 to 1869
Columbus to Indianapolis - 1847 to 1867
Richmond to Chicago - 1848 to 1865
Realignments towards Chicago and mergers - 1857 to 1869
The Pan Handle was actually several small lines' collection. The Pan Handle has come from Pittsburgh to Columbus on a Pennsylvania Railroad route between Columbus and Newark. The two Pan Handle routes were known as Piqua Line and Little Miami. During 1950, the Little Miami line was the first Columbus railroad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Cincinnati,_Chicago_and_St._Louis_Railroad
http://www.columbusrailroads.com/PRR.htm

