Firelands Historical Society members and friends will meet at 7 p.m. Wed., Feb. 15, to hear a talk by Denny Brandal of Bellevue on the history of the Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad.. The meeting will be held at the Society’s Research Center at 9 Case Ave., Norwalk, and is free and open to the public.
Brandal is a member of the Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad Society which operates Bellevue’s museum by the same name; it is the largest railroad museum in Ohio. The railroad line was chartered in 1835 and served the area from Sandusky to the south.. Its lines were later absorbed by newer and larger companies coming to the area.