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Columbus Union Station was an intercity train station in Downtown Columbus, Ohio, near The Short North neighborhood. The station and its predecessors served railroad passengers in Columbus from 1851 until April 28, 1977. The first station building was the first union station in the world, built in 1851. Its replacement was built from 1873 to ...
The Ohio Central Railroad System is a network of ten short line railroads operating in Ohio and western Pennsylvania.It is owned by Genesee & Wyoming.. Headquartered in Coshocton, Ohio, the system operates 500 miles (800 km) of track divided among 10 subsidiary railroads.
Canadian Pacific Railway: Steam Canadian Locomotive Company Sold to Jerry Joe Jacobson to operate on the Ohio Central Railroad. Now on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse, awaiting its 1,472-day inspection and rebuild. [32] 1278: Canadian Pacific Railway: Steam Canadian Locomotive Company Had been favorited by Blount.
The railroad currently operates two steam locomotives in regular service. One of these is the former McCloud Railway No. 25, [5] [6] a 2-6-2 type made by the American Locomotive Company. The 25 was used in the movie Stand by Me. It was originally used in the early 20th century for logging.
McCloud Railway: 2-6-2: Baldwin Locomotive Works: 1901 Display, awaiting restoration [8] From the Kettle Moraine Scenic Railroad, Wisconsin. [7] 12: Morehead & North Fork 0-6-0: American Locomotive Company 1905 Operational Built as Southern Railway No. 1643. [7] 13 Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal: 0-6-0T H.K. Porter 1919 Display
The building's roofs were originally all of red tile, lost in a 1975 fire; [4] tile remains on the tower and entry porch. [10] The building's entranceway has large front doors below a one-story columned, hipped-roof entrance porch. [2] A stone plaque above the porch bears the emblem of the railroad: "Ohio Central". [4]
Steam Trains, Inc. became organized as the 'New Hope & Ivyland Railroad (NHIR), and on June 20, 1966, the 16.7-mile line was sold for $200,000. [2] Steam Trains, Inc. started their operations on August 6, 1966 on a high note, often in an extravagant fashion, with the purchase of four steam locomotives and seven passenger cars.
A train laying over at Two Harbors station before returning to Duluth, 1991. The scenic railroad began operating in 1990, by Donald Shank, former General Manager and Vice President of the Duluth, Mesabi & Iron Range Railway, began the North Shore Scenic Railroad. He operated the railroad for one season, using both county and private funding.