This site features photos, images, and info on Ohio railroads (and some
western PA and northwest WV), as well as links to other good railroad sites.
Ohio is rich with rail, but it used to have a lot more. The Erie, B&O,
Pennsylvania, New York Central, Nickel Plate (Wheeling & Lake Erie), Akron-Barberton Belt, and the AC&Y (Akron, Canton &
Youngstown) all ran through the Akron area. Now all that's left is CSX, Norfolk-Southern, and the new
Wheeling & Lake Erie. This site
is designed to take you back, and also deals with present operations of
the roads that remain
B&O Color Position Light signal. Enjoy them while you can, they'll be gone before you know it.
New books on local railroad history:
Ghost Rails II The Western Allegheny Railroad by author Wayne A. Cole of Darlington, PA
Ghost Rails III Electrics. Upper Ohio Valley, Youngstown and Ohio River Railroad,
also by Wayne A. Cole
Get them while you can! Ghost Rails I is already out of print, as well as Rails Of Dreams which dealt with the PL&W (Pittsburgh Lisbon & Western) and the Youngstown and Southern Railway.
Any comments, suggestions, gripes, corrections, requests, submissions,
donations or any other input, e-mail me at xxpenncent@narrisxx.comxx (remove all the x's, this is to prevent spammers from harvesting my e-mail address).
If you are thinking of e-mailing me regarding information on Ohio Railroads or possible submissions of material for my website, please read this disclaimer.
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