Ohio Central Railroad System

Ohio Central Railroad System
An Ohio Central train in South Zanesville, Ohio
Overview
HeadquartersCoshocton, Ohio
Reporting markOHCR, OSRR, CUOH, MVRY, OHPA, WTRM, YARR, YB, POHC, AOR
LocaleOhio, Pennsylvania
Dates of operation1988–present
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

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 500 miles (800 km) 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]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Ohio Central RR hopes to lease Panhandle line". Coshocton Tribune. October 2007.[dead link]