Crestline, Ohio

The Crawford County portion of Crestline is part of the Bucyrus Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion of the village that extends into Richland County is considered part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area.The Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, or the "Bee Line" as it was known then, predated Crestline.Since there was no town between Shelby and Galion, it was decided that a station should be placed halfway for passenger convenience.The town was not directly on the watershed line (but rather just north of the divide), but the name stuck and eventually became one word.The train left Washington, D.C., on April 21, 1865, at 12:30 pm and traveled 1,654 miles (2,662 km) to Springfield, arriving on May 3, 1865.[7] During its heyday, Crestline was a division point for the Pennsylvania Railroad's Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway.The city housed major engine facilities and would often be the point where motive power was changed for the relatively flat runs to and from Chicago, Illinois.[9] This disaster is noted as one of the catalysts which began the regulation of the shipping of hazardous substances.Today, Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad, CSX and Norfolk Southern trains operate in and around Crestline.
New York Central line crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad mainline, along with Ohio State Route 61 in Crestline
Map of Ohio highlighting Crawford County
Map of Ohio highlighting Richland County
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