Overview
The Columbus, Newark & Zanesville Electric Railway was an interurban electric railway operating in central and eastern Ohio during the early twentieth century. Formed as part of the rapid expansion of Ohio’s electric railway network, the company linked Columbus, Newark, and Zanesville, while also controlling city street railway operations in Newark and Zanesville.
The system grew from a combination of earlier electric railways, including the pioneering Newark & Granville Electric Street Railway, and became an important component of the larger Ohio Electric Railway network. It ceased operations in 1929, starting with the Columbus-to-Newark section in January, followed by the Zanesville-to-Newark section in February.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Interurban
- Founded
- 1902
- Ended
- 1929
- Headquarters
- Cincinnati, Ohio