Ohio Central Railroad (1988)
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The Ohio Central Railroad is a part of the Ohio Central Railroad System, operating a former Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
line between Warwick and Zanesville, Ohio
, United States
. Operations began in 1988. It has several connection with tracks on which CSX Transportation
has trackage rights.
The company was acquired by Genesee and Wyoming Inc in 2008 as part of its purchase of the Ohio Central Railroad System.
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1916-1988)
The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway was a Class I railroad mostly within the U.S. state of Ohio. It was leased to the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad in 1949, and merged into the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1988...
line between Warwick 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...
, United States
United States
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. Operations began in 1988. It has several connection with tracks on which 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...
has trackage rights.
The company was acquired by Genesee and Wyoming Inc in 2008 as part of its purchase of the Ohio Central Railroad System.