Youngstown Belt Railroad

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Youngstown Belt Railroad
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Overview
HeadquartersYoungstown, Ohio
Reporting markYB
LocaleOhio
Dates of operation1997–
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Youngstown Belt Railroad (reporting mark YB) is a part of the Ohio Central Railroad System, which was bought by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. in 2008, serving the area northwest of Youngstown, Ohio. It began operations in 1997, mainly on ex-Erie Railroad trackage owned by the affiliated Warren and Trumbull Railroad (W&T), which acquired the "Lordstown Cluster" from Conrail in 1996. It also leases a short ex-Baltimore and Ohio Railroad segment from CSX Transportation, formerly operated by the W&T.

The company operates in three separate areas near Warren, Niles, and Youngstown, connected by trackage rights over the Norfolk Southern Railway. In addition to its connections with affiliated railroads - the Warren and Trumbull Railroad at Warren and the Mahoning Valley Railway and Youngstown and Austintown Railroad at Youngstown - it interchanges in Youngstown with the Norfolk Southern at [1] and with CSX.[2]

History[]

The YB's trackage near Youngstown and Niles includes pieces of a former main line, completed in 1856 by the Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad, a predecessor of the Erie Railroad.[3] Other ex-Erie trackage includes two branches to (connecting with the Youngstown and Austintown Railroad there) and the U.S. Steel ,[4] and the portion of the line at Warren north of the Warren and Trumbull Railroad junction (opened by the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad as part of a main line to Dayton in 1863[3]). The remainder of the Warren line was opened in 1873 by the , a Pennsylvania Railroad predecessor.[3] Conrail sold all of these lines to the Warren and Trumbull Railroad in 1996,[5] and later that year the W&T leased a connecting ex-Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line near Youngstown from CSX Transportation.[6] Effective January 1, 1997, the Youngstown Belt Railroad began operating this trackage under lease.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Norfolk Southern Corporation. "List of Short Lines: Youngstown Beltline Railroad [sic]". Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved February 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ^ CSX Corporation. "Short Line Partners: Youngstown Belt Railroad". Archived from the original on September 20, 2010. Retrieved February 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c Baer, Christopher T. "PRR Chronology". Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved February 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ^ "Railroad Switching District: Youngstown Ohio". 1934 – via Rails and Trails.
  5. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 33012, 1996
  6. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 33118, 1996
  7. ^ Railroad Retirement Board (1997). "Employer Status Determination: The Youngstown Belt Railroad Company" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009.

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