Railroad Development
•Major advancement in Cleveland’s West side
development was the growth of the
railroads
•Cleveland's
railroad era officially began on November 3, 1849 when the Cleveland, Columbus &
Cincinnati Railroad started
rolling
•The CC&C
Railroad’s location along the Walworth Run Valley would later assist with the west side
manufacturing development
along the Train Ave. corridor.
•From the 1860s
to the 1960s, railroads served as the principal transporter of goods and people to and from Cleveland.
