Chicago & Ohio River Railroad Annual Pass [154783]

Pass no. 103, issued to Frank Baker for 1890. Signed by general manager J. Livingston. Black print on light pink cardstock. Railroad vignette incorporated into the company's name. Adhesive residue on reverse, stains. The Chicago & Ohio River Railroad - chartered, in 1869, as the Danville, Olney & Ohio River Railroad - was constructed, as a narrow-gauge line, from Kansas to West Liberty, in 1878-81; in the latter year was changed to standard gauge and completed in 1883, from Sidell to Olney (86 miles). The same year it went into the hands of a receiver, was sold under foreclosure, in February, 1886, and reorganized, in May following, as the Chicago & Ohio River Railroad; was consolidated with the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway, in 1893, and used as the Chicago Division of that line.Date: 1890Country (if not USA): State: IllinoisCity: Provenance: