Mahoning Valley Railway Explained

Railroad Name:Mahoning Valley Railway
Logo Filename:Mahoning Valley Railway logo.png
Marks:MVRY
Locale:Ohio
Hq City:Youngstown, Ohio
Website:www.gwrr.com/mvry/

Mahoning Valley Railway (MVRY) is a short-line railroad in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It has an interchange with Norfolk Southern Railway at its east end. The west end is Youngstown Belt Railroad which is also owned by Genesee & Wyoming. This services Youngstown, Ohio area for its steel mills. The line connects Struthers, Ohio with Youngstown.

The company was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in 2008 as part of its purchase of the Ohio Central Railroad System.[1]

In March 2020, MVRY purchased Ohi-Rail Corporation's lines in Eastern Ohio and also took over the lease of the lines which Ohi-Rail used to lease from the State of Ohio, thereby taking over all of Ohi-Rail's freight operations.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Connecticut company buys Ohio Central Railroad . August 4, 2008. Business First of Columbus. January 9, 2010.
  2. . [STB FD 36378] The Mahoning Valley Railway Company-Acquisition and Operation-L.W.R., Inc. and OHI-Rail Corp. . 2020-02-14. Federal Register. 2021-03-21.