The railroad that never made it to Portsmouth, Ohio
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Narrow gauge, steam line constructed by the Cincinnati & Portsmouth Railroad, 1876 Renamed the Cincinnati, Georgetown & Portsmouth Railroad, 1880 Construction to Georgetown completed, 1886 Dual (narrow and standard) gauge California waterworks branch built, 1899 Converted to Standard Gauge & Electrified, Waterworks branch extended to Coney Island and broad gauge rail added,1902 Batavia branch completed, 1903 Russellville branch completed, 1905 Felicity & Bethel branch completed, 1906 Reorganized as the Cincinnati-Georgetown Railroad Co., 1927 California branch abandoned east of the waterworks, 1927 Felicity & Bethel branch abandoned, 1933 Batavia and Russellville branches abandoned, 1934 Passenger service suspended, and all service abandoned east of Bethel, 1935 All service abandoned, remaining route between Carrell Street and the waterworks sold to the city, 1936 City waterworks use suspended, 1943
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