Camp Chase Industrial Railroad
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The Camp Chase Industrial Railroad is a short-line switching and terminal railroad
in and near Columbus, Ohio
, United States
, running past the former Camp Chase
. Owned by Carload Express, Inc., it acquired a former New York Central Railroad
line between Columbus and Lilly Chapel
from Conrail in 1994. Through trackage rights
, the CCRA interchanges with the Norfolk Southern Railway
at Buckeye Yard.
CCRA owns three switcher
engines, numbers 1501, 1502, and 1503, which are painted orange, with blue writing that says "Camp Chase".
's (Big Four's) main line west from Columbus to St. Louis and later part of the New York Central Railroad
. The Penn Central Transportation Company shifted traffic to the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad
line between Columbus and London, and the portion of the old Big Four line west of Lilly Chapel was not included in Conrail in 1976. The remainder was kept as a minor branch line, the Camp Chase Industrial Track. On October 11, 1994, the new Camp Chase Industrial Railroad bought the line from Conrail.
Switching and terminal railroad
A switching and terminal railroad is a freight railroad company whose primary purpose is to perform local switching services or to own and operate a terminal facility. Switching is a type of operation done within the limits of a yard...
in and near Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, running past the former Camp Chase
Camp Chase
Camp Chase was a military staging, training and prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, during the American Civil War. All that remains of the camp today is a Confederate cemetery containing 2,260 graves. The cemetery is located in what is now the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.- History :Camp Chase...
. Owned by Carload Express, Inc., it acquired a former New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
line between Columbus and Lilly Chapel
Lilly Chapel, Ohio
Lilly Chapel is an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , at the intersection of W. Jefferson Kiousville Road and Lilly Chapel Georgesville Road, approx...
from Conrail in 1994. Through trackage rights
Trackage rights
Trackage rights , running rights or running powers is an agreement whereby a railway company has the right to run its trains on tracks owned by another railway company....
, the CCRA interchanges with the Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
at Buckeye Yard.
CCRA owns three switcher
Switcher
A switcher or shunter is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains over long distances but rather for assembling trains ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train that has been...
engines, numbers 1501, 1502, and 1503, which are painted orange, with blue writing that says "Camp Chase".
History
The Columbus, Springfield and Cincinnati Railroad opened the line between Columbus and London in 1872, and it became part of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis RailwayCleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, also known as the Big Four Railroad and commonly abbreviated CCC&StL, was a railroad company in the Midwestern United States....
's (Big Four's) main line west from Columbus to St. Louis and later part of the New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
. The Penn Central Transportation Company shifted traffic to the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
line between Columbus and London, and the portion of the old Big Four line west of Lilly Chapel was not included in Conrail in 1976. The remainder was kept as a minor branch line, the Camp Chase Industrial Track. On October 11, 1994, the new Camp Chase Industrial Railroad bought the line from Conrail.