Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad

The Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad, often abbreviated TStL&W and commonly known as the Clover Leaf, was a railroad company that operated in northwestern Ohio, north central Indiana, and south central Illinois during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

History

The TStL&W originated with the Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad">Cincinnati, Ohio">Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad, a company formed in February 1881 as a consolidation of several smaller, narrow gauge lines connecting the Ohio cities of Toledo and Cincinnati with St. Louis, Missouri. Soon in financial difficulties, the company dropped its Cincinnati arm and reorganized in June 1886 as the Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City Railroad and over the next two to three years converted its lines to.
The following constituent companies formed the Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City Railroad:

Toledo, Dupont and [Western Railway] of Ohio
Bluffton, Kokomo and Southwestern Railroad of Indiana
Toledo, [Charleston and St. Louis Railroad] of Illinois

The Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City was reorganized in 1900 and renamed as the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad. It operated 450.72 miles of line between Toledo and East St. Louis. The Clover Leaf became part of the larger New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad on December 28, 1922, which eventually became part of Norfolk Southern.