 1903 Hocking Valley Railway Map | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | HV |
| Dates of operation | 1899–1930 |
| Successor | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Previous gauge | 4 ft 9 1/2 in |
The Hocking Valley Railway (reporting mark HV)[1] was a railroad in the U.S. state of Ohio, with a main line from Toledo to Athens and Pomeroy via Columbus. It also had several branches to the coal mines of the Hocking Valley near Athens. The company became part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway system in 1910, and the line between Toledo and Columbus continues to see trains as CSX Transportation's Columbus Subdivision. Portions of the main line south of Columbus are now operated by the Indiana and Ohio Railway and Hocking Valley Scenic Railway.
At the end of 1925, HV operated 349 miles of road on 881 miles of track; that year it reported 2614 million ton-miles of revenue freight and 25 million passenger-miles.
- ^ The Official Railway Equipment Register. Railway Equipment and Publication Company. June 1917. p. 141 – via Internet Archive.