At a tremendously enjoyable railfan event organized by management all sorts of old power was dolled up and lined up in a row for eager photographers. This former C&O unit looks almost new.

Not really. You know those "fantasy paint schemes" model companies come out with. This is a 1:1 fantasy scheme hatched by Ohio Central. This unit began as PTM and never was owned by N... (more)

Railfest 2004. Every so often people or circumstances come along to create something special, something you know can't last and something you know will break you heart when it's over. Southern a... (more)

At Railfest they lined up all the goodies with distance between for photographers. We had a great flea market and all sorts of fun. Thanks for everything Jerry Joe. Ex LIRR BTW.

Having just parked its train of eight passenger cars on a nearby siding, the crew of OHCR 3340 slowly drift west, passing the Dennison Depot, site of a WWII PRR canteen for soldiers headed to the ... (more)

Newly cosmetically restored, C&O 2700 sits on display near the old Pennsy depot in Dennison.

C&O 2700 rests in the eerily quiet historical district of Dennison, Ohio.

Thank you Jerry Joe wherever you are. I will remember Ohio Central in the early 2000s as I imagine older fans remember such operations as the Louisiana Easternin the early sixties.

2700 was built by Alco in 1943, and retired around 1956 by the C&O. She was placed on display in a park in Charleston, WV for many years, before being moved to St. Albans, WV in the 1970s. She was... (more)

For only the second time this year, the former Ohio Central Super 7's got paired up to run together as they head east towards Jewett, OH

The OC 1293 prepares for an early morning departure from Dennison with an excursion to Mingo Junction.

Though an Ohio Central railroad was in existence as early as 1879, there are simply too many conflicts in the railroad time line to improvise a realistic tale of a viable and sovereign Ohio Centra... (more)

Now this was a passenger train that looks like one. Not likely to be mistaken for an overgrown segmented worm. Thanks for the excellent events and hospitality to Jerry Joe and all OHCR employees... (more)

The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow... on this day was Dennison, Ohio. Ohio Central RS-18 1800 and former Amtrak F40PH 271 sat at the head of the next day's NRHS convention consist in... (more)