Oh, How the Ohio Central Works for the Freight

This article describes the Ohio Central Railroad System, a conglomerate of 10 affiliated short lines under a single, very successful management. The article includes a map of the system, as well as a time-line over 20 years that illustrates one man’s vision that transformed a 35-mile short line hauling 100 cars a year into a 485.7-mile conglomerate of 10 railroads carrying about 80,000 carloads of freight each year. It also includes a profile of Ohio Central’s owner, Jerry Jacobson, as well as a look at how the management team has made the railroad so successful.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/6163876
• Authors:
  • Withers, Bob
• Publication Date: 2006-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Maps; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 48-52, 54, 56-57
• Serial:
  • Trains
  • Volume: 66
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0041-0934
  • Serial URL: http://trainsmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight trains; Freight transportation; Railroad transportation; Short line railroads
• Identifier Terms: Ohio Central Railroad
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01029433
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 2006 2:34PM