The Akron, Bedford and Cleveland Railroad (also known as the AB&C or the Alphabet Line) began service between Akron and Cleveland, Ohio on 9 November 1895. At the time of its completion, it was said to be the longest electrified rail line in the world, about 40 miles or 64 km. For 50 cents riders could travel from Akron to Cleveland's Public Square in about 2½ hours. The line ran from Akron through the towns of Stow, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Brandywine, Macedonia, Northfield, Bedford, Warrensville Heights, and Shaker Heights before dropping passengers at Union station (today called the Terminal Tower). Around 1900 the ABC Railroad merged with several other area railways to form the Northeast Ohio Traction and Lighting Company (NOT&LCo) which operated the line until 1932 when it ceased.
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