Columbus and Ohio River Railroad
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Columbus and Ohio River Railroad is a railroad in the U.S. state
of Ohio
owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
It begins in Columbus
along CSX Transportation
and Norfolk Southern Railway
tracks and stretches to Mingo Junction, Ohio
near Steubenville
just on the Ohio river
. It has two interchanges with CSX and NS at Columbus. There is an interchange with NS near Mingo Junction. This railroad connects with Ohio Central Railroad
in Coshocton, Ohio
and Zanesville, Ohio
. Ohio Central is owned by the same company. There are trackage rights in Columbus, Ohio
There are four branches along the line. One goes to Mount Vernon, Ohio
. The second one goes to Byesville, Ohio
. The third one goes to Georgetown, Ohio. The final branch, on Ohi-Rail
trackage rights, goes to North Apex, Ohio.
The company was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in 2008 as part of its purchase of the Ohio Central Railroad System.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
It begins in Columbus
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...
along CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
and 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...
tracks and stretches to Mingo Junction, Ohio
Mingo Junction, Ohio
Mingo Junction is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,631 at the 2000 census. In 1900, its only manufacturing plant was a steel mill owned by Carnegie Steel Company...
near Steubenville
Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the political county seat of Jefferson County. It is also a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...
just on the Ohio river
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
. It has two interchanges with CSX and NS at Columbus. There is an interchange with NS near Mingo Junction. This railroad connects with Ohio Central Railroad
Ohio Central Railroad
The Ohio Central Railroad System is a network of short line railroads operating in Ohio and western Pennsylvania. It is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc....
in Coshocton, Ohio
Coshocton, Ohio
Coshocton is a city in and the county seat of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The population of the city was 11,682 at the 2000 census. The Walhonding River and the Tuscarawas River meet in Coshocton to form the Muskingum River....
and Zanesville, Ohio
Zanesville, Ohio
Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,586 at the 2000 census.Zanesville was named after Ebenezer Zane, who had constructed Zane's Trace, a pioneer road through present-day Ohio...
. Ohio Central is owned by the same company. There are trackage rights in 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...
There are four branches along the line. One goes to Mount Vernon, Ohio
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Mount Vernon is a city in Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,990 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is named after Mount Vernon, the plantation owned by George Washington.-History:...
. The second one goes to Byesville, Ohio
Byesville, Ohio
Byesville is a village in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States, along Wills Creek. The population was 2,574 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:Byesville is located at ....
. The third one goes to Georgetown, Ohio. The final branch, on Ohi-Rail
Ohi-Rail Corporation
The Ohi-Rail Corporation is a railroad company that operates out of Youngstown area. The line begins in Minerva and ends in Hopedale. There are two branches on the line. The interchanges with Columbus and Ohio River Railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. The...
trackage rights, goes to North Apex, Ohio.
The company was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in 2008 as part of its purchase of the Ohio Central Railroad System.