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Cleveland Railway

Railway company in Cleveland, Ohio

The Cleveland Railway Company was the public transit operator in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1910 to 1942. The company began operations with assets of the former Forest City Railway, which operated from 1906 to 1909. The company owned a fleet of PCC streetcars.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1910Founded1
  • Industrypublic transport1
  • HeadquartersCleveland1

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PCC Cleveland
Photo: User Voogd075 on nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Cleveland Railway Company was the public transit operator in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1910 to 1942. The company began operations with assets of the former Forest City Railway, which operated from 1906 to 1909. The company owned a fleet of PCC streetcars.2

Products and brands

Peter Witt streetcar - 130 ordered in 1915 and 1916

Peter Witt streetcar - ordered 1918 and 5 cars sold to London Street Railway in 1923 and re-sold to various operators in 1941

Presidents' Conference Committee cars - 75 all-electric cars sold in 1952 to Toronto Transportation Commission: 50 Pullman Standard A11 and 25 St. Louis Car Company A12 (originally ordered by Louisville Railway)

From Wikipedia’s article on Cleveland Railway (Ohio), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Cleveland Electric Railway1

Mergers leading up to the establishment of Cleveland Railway

Cleveland Railway (March 1, 1910)

Cleveland Electric Railway (March 25, 1893)

East Cleveland Railway (September 20, 1859)

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Broadway and Newburgh Street Railway (1872)

South Side Street Railroad (1874)

Cleveland City Railway (May 1893)

Woodland Avenue and West Side Street Railroad (1885)

Woodland Avenue Railroad (Kinsman Street Railroad) (1859)

West Side Railway (1863)

Superior Street Railway (1867)

St. Clair Street Railroad (1863)

Municipal Traction (1906)

Forest City Railway (1903)

Low Fare Traction (1906)

From Wikipedia’s article on Cleveland Railway (Ohio), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1942Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1910Founded Founded1

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