NFS/WLE
Wheeling Lake Erie Railway
Taken on a snowy day in Brewster, OH. Brewster is a small town of 2323 residents who are a blend of what makes a progressive community. The Village’s major industries are Shearer Foods, an easily recognized snack food manufacturer, Brewster Dairy, a nationally known Swiss cheese producer, and the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, a prominent regional railroad. The W & LE plays a large role in the community's history.
The Village is fairly young as it was incorporated in 1910, but its beginning was only a few short years before. In 1904 the W & LE, in hopes of avoiding a grade in Massillon, Ohio which could only be accomplished with three locomotives, began searching for an easier route for its trains. At that time they purchased 200 acres in a valley southwest of Massillon and by 1906 had laid 25 miles of track along the Sugar Creek. In 1908 a fire destroyed the W & LE's shops in Norwalk, Ohio and with space available, the new town of Brewster received the new rail shops and yards.
Wheeling Lake Erie Railway
Taken on a snowy day in Brewster, OH. Brewster is a small town of 2323 residents who are a blend of what makes a progressive community. The Village’s major industries are Shearer Foods, an easily recognized snack food manufacturer, Brewster Dairy, a nationally known Swiss cheese producer, and the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, a prominent regional railroad. The W & LE plays a large role in the community's history.
The Village is fairly young as it was incorporated in 1910, but its beginning was only a few short years before. In 1904 the W & LE, in hopes of avoiding a grade in Massillon, Ohio which could only be accomplished with three locomotives, began searching for an easier route for its trains. At that time they purchased 200 acres in a valley southwest of Massillon and by 1906 had laid 25 miles of track along the Sugar Creek. In 1908 a fire destroyed the W & LE's shops in Norwalk, Ohio and with space available, the new town of Brewster received the new rail shops and yards.