Home > Shop > Railroad Sector 1937 Fort Wayne & Jackson Railroad Company     Click on thumbnail to enlarge Stock Code FWJ1937   Certificate, dated 7th January 1937, for 40 shares of par value one hundred dollars each of preferred capital stock in this railroad company, which was incorporated in 1882. Issued to Richard Hirsch, with the printed signatures of the president and treasurer of the company. Ornate black border. Vignette of early locomotive. Certificate size is 22 cm high x 28 cm wide (9" x 12"). About This Company Framed Certificate Price : £75.00 Certificate Only Price : £30.00     Order Now - Free Worldwide Shipping! Options Certificate Only £30.00 GBP Framed Certificate £75.00 GBP

The New York Central Railroad came into Fort Wayne from the north and had a small yard where the present OmniSource scrap yard is across from Lawton Park.  This line was built in the 1860's and connected Fort Wayne with Jackson Michigan.  The railroad was known, logically enough, as the Fort Wayne & Jackson Railroad and was briefly operated by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern before the New York Central took over.  Today a portion of this line exists between 4th Street and Runnion.  It was used by Norfolk Southern to access the former OmniSource scrap yard across from Lawton Park until the scrap yard was closed in 2000.  Currently this segment sees little or no train activity.  The track has long been removed north of downtown Fort Wayne.

Source: www.trainweb.org