Ohio Southern Railroad is a railroad that is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It begins in 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...

 along the intersections of Ohio Central Railroad

Ohio Central Railroad (1988)

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...

 and Columbus and Ohio River Railroad

Columbus and Ohio River Railroad

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...

 which are both also owned by Genesee & Wyoming. The other end of the line is in South Glouster, Ohio.

The company was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in 2008 as part of its purchase of the Ohio Central Railroad System.

External links

• http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stories/DT&I-TheRailroadThatWentNoPlacePart1.htm
• http://www.ushistoricalarchive.com/train_maps/cd3/74a.html