The Euclid Railroad was incorporated in 1883 to construct a railroad from a point about one mile west of Euclid Creek to the south line of Euclid Township.

The 1.451 miles of railroad were constructed during 1883 and 1884 by the Malone and Company, stone quarry operators, and the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway. The motive power on the Euclid Railroad was supplied by the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, there being an interchange with that road at Euclid, Ohio.

In 1928, the Euclid Railroad was granted permission to relocate the portion of the line on the west side of Green road to the east side, removing two grade crossings. The quarries served on the west side of Green were depleted. The Green Road Realty company purchased the abandoned right of way and helped pay for the grade crossing removal.

In 1946 the South Euclid Concrete Company purchased the railroad and placed their bookkeeper, John McCarthy, in charge.

In 1967 the railroad was abandoned and most trackage was removed. You can still find a few rails and ties in isolated locations.

USGS Euclid, Ohio 15' Quadrangle 1903 showing original line crossing Green Road.	USGS East Cleveland, Ohio 7.5' Quadrangle 1953 showing re-alignment approved in 1928. (note the quarry filled with water and Monticello Blvd . ending at Euclid Creek)

	Nickel Plate Road, NKP Division, Cleveland District Euclid Jct. Track Chart, 1963 Showing Euclid Railroad junction with NKP. Side track 23 (solid line) owned by NKP, side track 24 (dashed line) shows beginning of ownership by Euclid RR. Labeled as quarry track
NW (NKP) Abandonment February 1969- 100dpi jpg (157K) - 300dpi djvu scanned (80K)

Cram 1893 Cuyahoga County Atlas showing Euclid RR

Stranahan 1903 Cuyahoga County Atlas showing Euclid RR

Hopkins 1914 Cuyahoga County Atlas showing Euclid RR

Photos of Bluestone Quarry served by the Euclid RR.

The 1914 NKP Shippers Guide lists the following companies at Euclid:
Burgess, C. H., stone.
Euclid Crane and Hoist Co., cranes and hoists.
Euclid Stone and Brick Co., stone.
Malone Stone Co., stone.
Standard Sand and Machine Co., sand.
with a connection with the Euclid RR at Euclid Jct. (mp 174.5) for carload shipments only

Bibliography
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___."One Man Railroad." Nickel Plate Road Magazine. New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company. November 1950: 9,22 <www.railsandtrails.com/NKP/magazine/1950-11/index.htm>.

Bownocker, J. A. Building Stones of Ohio. Geological Survey of Ohio. Columbus. 1915. <www.railsandtrails.com/GSO/buildingstones/index.htm> (description of quarries in South Euclid and the process of quarrying Berea sandstone and preparing it for market in 1915)

Rhoades, Nicholas. "Call the Nickel Plate." Nickel Plate Road Magazine. Nickel Plate Historical & Technical Society. Spring 1987: 10-11.

United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. "Euclid Railroad Company, Valuation Docket No. 168." Interstate Commerce Commission Reports : Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States (Valuation Reports) 114 (June-September 1926): 303-316 <www.railsandtrails.com/ICC/>.

United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. "Construction and Abandonment of Lines by the Euclid Railroad Company, Finance Docket No. 6828." Interstate Commerce Commission Reports : Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States (Finance Reports) 145 (June-November 1928): 409-413 <www.railsandtrails.com/ICC/>.

United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. "Euclid Railroad Co. Abandonment Entire Line in Cuyahoga County, Finance Docket No. 24373." Certificate and Order at a Session of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Finance Board No. 3 (March 29, 1967)<www.railsandtrails.com/EuclidRR/abandonment.html>.