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Welcome to the unofficial Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Site.
(Previously the unofficial Central Columbiana and Pennsylvania Railroad site.)

Current OPR/CQPA Inventory
As of 11/2001, the CCPA consists of one (1) GMD-1 Locomotive, 24 (twenty four) leased box cars (with the option to buy) and 1 (one) pickup truck with rail gear.

As of 6/2002, the CQPA placed in service a second GMD-1 locomotive, the 1155.

As of 9/23/2002, the CQPA took delivery of the former Florida East Coast Railway engines 663, 667, 670, 673, and the 676.

Operational Data from the Federal Railroad Administration
Selections: Railroad - Central Columbiana & Pennsylvania Rwy Inc. [CQPA]
Time Frame - From 2001 To 2004
OPERATIONAL DATA, BY MONTH

2001
Month Total   Train
Miles
Employee
Hours
Worked
Yard
Switching
Miles
Number Of
Passengers
Transported
Passenger
Miles *
May 10780-- -
Jun 30819-- -
Jul 74666-- -
Aug 83769-- -
Sep 45804-- -
Oct 106683-- -
Nov 149820-- -
Dec 418798-- -
All 9156,139-- -

2002
Month Total   Train
Miles
Employee
Hours
Worked
Yard
Switching
Miles
Number Of
Passengers
Transported
Passenger
Miles *
Jan 219782-- -
Feb 314--- -
Mar 318--- -
Apr 292740-- -
May 440742-- -
Jun 218892-- -
Jul 311997-- -
Aug 1,0981,008-- -
Sep 5,2321,010-- -
Oct 1,7971,133-- -
Nov 1,2851,395-- -
Dec 1,0001,180-- -
All 12,5249,879-- -

2003
Month Total   Train
Miles
Employee
Hours
Worked
Yard
Switching
Miles
Number Of
Passengers
Transported
Passenger
Miles *
Jan 1,0021,252-- -
Feb 1,0021,298-- -
Mar 1,3581,088-- -
Apr 1,3261,097-- -
May 1,2191,017-- -
Jun 1,6461,193-- -
Jul 1,643989-- -
Aug 815783-- -
Sep 1,042776-- -
Oct 1,260934-- -
Nov 1,129990-- -
Dec 857914-- -
All 14,29912,331-- -


2004
Month Total   Train
Miles
Employee
Hours
Worked
Yard
Switching
Miles
Number Of
Passengers
Transported
Passenger
Miles *
Jan 8981,128-- -
Feb 730950-- -
Mar 8571,138-- -
Apr 8541,141-- -
May 693954-- -
Jun 8651,206-- -
All 4,8976,517-- -

* The movement of a passenger for a distance of one mile.
Total train miles includes yard switching miles.

Potential CQPA Clients
(This list is not complete. Many of these businesses showed interest in the line but have yet to sign any formal agreement to use the rail. This list is only to show the various types of materials the rail line can handle. I will attempt to get a more "official" list from the railroad if possible. List compiled from several railroad articles in the local business journal.)

Business Type of Material Hauling Location Type of cars Status
Total Waste Logistics, L.L.C.Construction and Debris Negley, OHHopper ACTIVE
Signal Transfer Facility
(Negley C&D Landfill)Construction and Debris
Signal, OHHopper ACTIVE
Darlington BrickBricks Darlington, PABoxcar ACTIVE
Banner Supply Co.Construction Materials Youngstown, OHUnknown ACTIVE
Wester Fuel and Supply Co.Misc Youngstown, OHUnknown ACTIVE
Allied Erecting & Dismantling Co.Construction and Demolition Materials Youngstown, OHHopper ACTIVE
Add-Iron Corp.n/a North Lima, OHn/a POTENTIAL
Boardman Supply Co.
 (Boardman Block and Concrete)Construction Materials
Boardman, OHn/a POTENTIAL [1]
Anheuser-Busch Co. (R.L. Lipton Distributors)Beer Boardman, OHInsulated Box Cars POTENTIAL
Penn-Ohio Recycling, Inc.n/a Youngstown, OHn/a POTENTIAL
American Farms Produce, Inc.Produce Youngstown, OHBoxcars POTENTIAL
Crouse True ValueLawn and Garden Supplies, Peat North Lima, OHBoxcars POTENTIAL
Insul Co.n/a Darlington, PAn/a POTENTIAL
Donahue Railroad Equipment Service Reconditioning Railroad cars Darlington, PAAnything POTENTIAL
General Shale Productsn/a Darlington, PAn/a POTENTIAL
84 Lumber Co.Construction Materials North Lima, OHn/a POTENTIAL

[1] Was a customer when the rail started. New ownership took over the business. They have not yet re-negotiated active rail service to their facility.

 

Disclamer: This is a personal web page. The Information expressed here does not represent the official views of the Ohio Central Railway Inc, the Ohio and Peennsylvania Railroad, the former Central Columbiana & Pennsylvania Railroad or the Central Columbiana Port Authority or anyone else but myself for that matter. Rumors of me being run over by a train again are greatly exaggerated!

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