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Ashland Railway
Organized in 1986, the Ashland Railway purchased from Conrail trackage from Mansfield to West Salem, located in northern central Ohio. This segment was a small portion of the Erie Railroad mainline from New York to Chicago, and was originally the 6 foot gauge Atlantic & Great Western. Later, the ASRY purchased from CSX a former Baltimore & Ohio segment from Willard southeast to Mansfield. Total route in two segments: 56 miles. Today interchange is with CSX in Willard, Wheeling & Lake Erie in Plymouth, and Norfolk Southern in Mansfield. Traffic has included liner board, plastic pellets, castings, and grain.
Ashland system map / company wesbite
Motive Power
Ashland #30
Mansfield, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Ashland #30
- builder:Electro Motive Division
- model:GP10 (rebuilt GP9)
- type:B-B road switcher
- built:Oct 1956, EMD #21861
- engine:EMD 567C (16 cyl, 1750 hp)
- notes:
- blt Pennsylvania #7056
to Penn Central #7056, Conrail #7576
to Southwestern Pennsylvania #7576
to Allegheny Valley #1801
to Ashland #30
Ashland #31
Mansfield, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Ashland #31
- builder:Electro Motive Division
- model:GP10 (rebuilt GP9)
- type:B-B road switcher
- built:Oct 1956, EMD #21862
- engine:EMD 567C (16 cyl, 1750 hp)
- notes:
- blt Pennsylvania #7057
to Penn Central #7057, Conrail #7559
to Allegheny Valley #1802
to Ashland #31
Ashland, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Nankin, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Ashland, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Ashland, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Windsor, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Windsor, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Ashland #33
Mansfield, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Ashland #33
- builder:Electro Motive Division
- model:GP9
- type:B-B road switcher
- built:Nov 1956, EMD #A-1078
- series:3436 produced 1954-59
- engine:EMD 567C (16 cyl, 1750 hp)
- notes:
- blt New York Central #6033
to Penn Central #7433, Conrail #7433
to Ashland #33
Mansfield, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Mansfield, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Mansfield, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
RWH
Lagniappe
All Business
Ashland, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Board Meeting
Mansfield, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Pulling Hard at 257
south of Ashland, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Twilight on the old Erie
near Ashland, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Eastbound!
Ashland, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
East Salem Pellets
Nankin, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
One More Throw
Ashland, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Snow Orders
Polk, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
Links / Sources
- Ashland Railway company website
- Wikipedia article on Ashland Railway
- Diesel Shop roster for Ashland Railway
- Edward A. Lewis, American Shortline Railway Guide - Fourth Edition (Kalmbach, 1991) 25