Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company Bond Certificate

Description

Product Details
Beautifully engraved antique bond certificate from the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company dating back to the 1940's. This document, which has been signed by two company officers, was printed by the American Bank Note Company and measures approximately 10" (w) by 15" (h).
This certificate's vignette features a train steaming down the tracks past a signal tower and some track workers.
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Historical Context
On September 30, 1890, the Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad; the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad; the Cincinnati and Richmond Railroad and the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad were merged to form the (PCC&StL).
In 1891, the PCC&StL acquired stock ownership of the . On December 21, 1916 (taking effect January 1, 1917), the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway merged with the , , and Chicago, Indiana and Eastern Railway, forming the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad.
The PCC&StL was leased by the on January 1, 1921, and finally was merged into the PRR's on April 2, 1956.
The line was commonly called the Pan Handle Route. The name came from its main line, which began at , crossed the Northern Panhandle of , and continued west to Bradford, , where it split into a northern line to and a southern one through , to East St. Louis, Illinois.