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Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad

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Reporting mark
  
POHC

Founded
  
1966

Parent organization
  
Genesee & Wyoming

Dates of operation
  
2000–

Date of operation
  
2000

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Track gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

Headquarters
  
McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania

Locale
  
McKees Rocks, Bridgeville, Canonsburg, Washington

The Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad (reporting mark POHC) is a short-line railroad operating 35 miles of track over the Chartiers Branch in southwest Pennsylvania. It also operated a small portion of the former Panhandle Route until 2015, but Distributor Services, the Panhandle's only customer, decided to stop shipping by train. It is owned by the Ohio Central Railroad System, which is a division of the rail holding company Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

The P&OHC was formed after the purchase by Genesse & Wyoming of the former Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad from RailAmerica, Inc. in 2000. The line has track extending from its office in the McKees Rocks north to Neville Island and south to Arden in South Strabane Township. A short branch line serves Carnegie. Major commodities hauled include chemicals, minerals, plastics, and steel.

Interchanges

  • McKees Rocks
  • Pittsburgh, Allegheny & McKees Rocks Railroad (PAM)
  • CSX
  • Duff Junction
  • Norfolk Southern
  • References

    Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad Wikipedia