Ohio Central Railroad System Explained

Railroad Name:Ohio Central Railroad System
Logo Filename:Ohio Central Railroad logo.png
Marks:OHCR, OSRR, CUOH, MVRY, OHPA, WTRM, YARR, YB, POHC, AOR
Locale:Ohio, Pennsylvania
Start Year:1988
End Year:present
Hq City:Coshocton, Ohio

The Ohio Central Railroad System is a network of ten short line railroads operating in Ohio and western Pennsylvania. It is owned by Genesee & Wyoming.

Headquartered in Coshocton, Ohio, the system operates of track divided among 10 subsidiary railroads. Most of the system's routes were divested from Class I railroads and connect industries to the Class I railroads.

The Ohio Central operates on track owned by other entities, including a line from Newark, Ohio to Mount Vernon, Ohio owned by CSX[1] and the old Panhandle Route, owned by the State of Ohio.[2]

Railroads in the system

Ohio Central's rail system comprises[3]

Steam operations

As well as being a regular revenue railroad, the Ohio Central had its own steam department that operated steam locomotives for tourist trains, excursions, and special events. When owner Jerry Joe Jacobson sold OHCR in 2008, he maintained ownership of the antique equipment, including the collection of steam locomotives. He built the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio to house that equipment. Jerry Jacobson died in 2017 at the age of 74.

The collection includes the following:

Operational:

Awaiting restoration:

Former engines:

Acquisition by Genesee and Wyoming

On August 5, 2008, Genesee & Wyoming announced an agreement to purchase the Ohio Central System for $219 million.[6] [7] Approval was granted by the Surface Transportation Board on December 30, 2008.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . November 12, 2007 . June 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609073848/http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/06/09/20/railroad.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Ohio Central RR hopes to lease Panhandle line. October 2007. Coshocton Tribune.
  3. Web site: Ohio Central. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071025084337/http://www.ohiocentral.com/. 2007-10-25.
  4. Formerly the Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad, a 42miles line from Arden to Neville Island, Pennsylvania. The Ohio Central purchased this line from RailAmerica, in December 2000 for $7.7 million. In 2005, the State of Pennsylvania awarded $2.1 million to repair flood damage along this line.
  5. Web site: Life & Times: Railway Hall of Fame inductee and 'father of short-line railways' Tom Payne passes away. 2021-10-24. edmontonjournal. en-CA.
  6. Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire Ohio Central Railroad System. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127043512/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64426&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1182780&highlight=. January 27, 2016. Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.. August 4, 2008.
  7. News: Connecticut company buys Ohio Central Railroad. August 4, 2008. Business First of Columbus. January 9, 2010.
  8. Web site: GENESEE & WYOMING INC.—CONTROL EXEMPTION—ALIQUIPPA & OHIO RIVER RAILROAD CO.,THE COLUMBUS AND OHIO RIVER RAIL ROAD COMPANY, THE MAHONING VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY, OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, OHIO CENTRAL RAILROAD, INC., THE PITTSBURGH & OHIO CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, OHIO SOUTHERN RAILROAD, INC., YOUNGSTOWN & AUSTINTOWN RAILROAD, INC., THE YOUNGSTOWN BELT RAILROAD COMPANY, AND THE WARREN & TRUMBULL RAILROAD COMPANY. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204006/http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/fc695db5bc7ebe2c852572b80040c45f/8a751b322f9c03e18525752800621eac?OpenDocument. March 3, 2016. United States Surface Transportation Board. December 30, 2008.

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