Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway. .

Existing Structures , 1. Cabins , 2. Cook'S Cabin , 3. Council House , 4. Quarters Gov. Ray Indiana , 5. Quarters Gov. Cass Michigan , 6. Quarters Major General Tipton , 7. Headquarters Capt. Knitner , 8. Storage Cabin , 9. Pavilion , 10. Restrooms , 11. Brick Storage Building

, The round house is where the steam engines received light maintenance and were stored. Half of the round house was removed in the early 1930's the other half was taken down about 1940., The passenger station was built in 1902. The bottom floor had waiting rooms, ticket office baggage room and restaurant while the second floor contained the offices for the division. Passenger service in Wabash ended in 1950. The station was torn down November 1966., The Cincinnati Wabash and Michigan Railroad reached the grounds now known as Paradise Spring Park September of 1872 and proceeded to build their railroad shops, the shops opened in 1873. In 1891 the C.W. and M. RY became part of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis Railroad known as the "Big Four". The shops remained in operation until October 23, 1894 when fire destroyed the main shop building. New shops were constructed the following year. The map depicts the buildings and tracks as they would have appeared in 1905. Only a few years after the railroad cut, passenger station and present railroad bridge were built. The shops remained in operation until 1925., The smoke stack was ten feet square at the base and five feet square at the top standing 100 feet tall. It came down in 1930.,

Past Railraod Structures , A. Passenger Station and Division Offices , B. Coal Dock , C. Sand Tower , D. Water Tower , E. Stand Pipe , F. Round House Office , G. Round House , H. Turntable , I. Freight House , J. Main Shops , K. Smoke Stack , L. Transfer Table , M. Oil House , N. Car Repair Shop , O. Carpenter Shop , P. Section House , Q. Pump House , R. Blacksmith Shop

, The main shop building was divided into erecting, boiler, blacksmith, mill and machine shop., They perform everything from regular maintenance to complete rebuilds of steam engines., The shops were in operation until 1925. The building was torn down 1931 except for a small section which is the building present today.