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The '''Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad''' {{reporting mark|ACY}} was a [[railroad]] that existed between 1907 and 1982, running from [[Mogadore, Ohio|Mogadore]] west to [[Delphos, Ohio]] |
The '''Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad''' {{reporting mark|ACY}} was a [[railroad]] that existed between 1907 and 1982, running from [[Mogadore, Ohio|Mogadore]] west to [[Delphos, Ohio]] [[ ]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway (AC&Y) was incorporated in 1907 and completed a line from [[Mogadore, Ohio|Mogadore]] to [[Akron, Ohio]], {{convert|8|mi|abbr=off}}, in 1913. In 1920 the AC&Y obtained control of the Northern Ohio Railway ferom the [[Lake Erie and Western Railroad]]. The Northern Ohio had a {{convert|161|mi|abbr=on}} route from Akron west to [[Delphos, Ohio]]. AC&Y also purchased outright a {{convert|9|mi|abbr=off}} portion of the Northern Ohio from Akron to [[Copley Junction]]. Akron was noted for the manufacture of tires, and over the years tires and inner tubes moving from Akron to [[Detroit]] via the [[Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad]] interchange at [[Columbus Grove, Ohio|Columbus Grove]] constituted a significant part of AC&Y's freight traffic.<ref name=drury>{{cite book | last = Drury | first = George H. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Historical Guide to North American Railroads: Histories, Figures, and Features of more than 160 Railroads Abandoned or Merged since 1930 | publisher = [[Kalmbach Publishing]] | year = 1994 | location = [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]] | pages = 15 | doi = | id = | isbn = 0-89024-072-8}}</ref> |
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It began as the Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway, a [[Short-line railroad|short line]] connecting Mogadore to [[Akron, OH|Akron]]. Effective March 1, 1920, the AC&Y leased the [[Northern Ohio Railway]], an Akron-Delphos line that had been part of the [[New York Central Railroad]] system through the [[Lake Erie and Western Railroad]], and on January 14, 1944 the two companies merged to form the Akron, Canton and Youngstown '''Railroad'''. On October 16, 1964, the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] (N&W) acquired control of the AC&Y, though it continued to operate separately until it was merged on January 1, 1982. The N&W sold remaining trackage between Mogadore and [[Carey, OH|Carey]] to the new [[Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1990)|Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway]] on May 17, 1990. |
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On January 14, 1944, the AC&Y and the Northern Ohio were consolidated as the '''Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad'''. In 1947 AC&Y considered extending its line east to [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]] for access to the steel industry there and also to serve as a route around the congestion of [[Cleveland]], but nothing came of it.<ref name=drury/> |
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At the end of 1970, AC&Y operated 171 route-miles on 228 track-miles; that year it carried 308 million revenue ton-miles of freight. |
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In 1949 AC&Y's president proposed a {{convert|130|mi|abbr=off}} [[Ohio River]]-to-[[Lake Erie]] two-way conveyor belt. AC&Y was, understandably, the only railroad to support the proposal or to advocate passage of bills by the Ohio legislature granting right of [[emminent domain]] to the conveyor belt company. [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] (N&W) purchased the AC&Y in 1964 at the time it merged with the [[New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad|Nickel Plate]] and leased the [[Wabash Railroad]]. N&W dissolved the AC&Y on January 1, 1982.<ref name=drury/> |
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| ⚫ | As of 2006, the AC&Y building still stands on [[Exchange Street (Akron, Ohio)|Exchange Street]] in Akron. [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] |
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==Legacy== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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| Headquarters | Akron, Ohio |
| Reporting mark | AB&C |
| Locale | Ohio |
| Dates of operation | 1907–1982 |
| Successor | Norfolk and Western Railway |
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| Length | 171 miles (275 kilometres) |
The Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad (reporting mark ACY) was a railroad that existed between 1907 and 1982, running from Mogadore west to Delphos, Ohio. It is now part of Norfolk Southern Railway.
History
The Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway (AC&Y) was incorporated in 1907 and completed a line from Mogadore to Akron, Ohio, 8 miles (13 kilometres), in 1913. In 1920 the AC&Y obtained control of the Northern Ohio Railway ferom the Lake Erie and Western Railroad. The Northern Ohio had a 161 mi (259 km) route from Akron west to Delphos, Ohio. AC&Y also purchased outright a 9 miles (14 kilometres) portion of the Northern Ohio from Akron to Copley Junction. Akron was noted for the manufacture of tires, and over the years tires and inner tubes moving from Akron to Detroit via the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad interchange at Columbus Grove constituted a significant part of AC&Y's freight traffic.[1]
On January 14, 1944, the AC&Y and the Northern Ohio were consolidated as the Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad. In 1947 AC&Y considered extending its line east to Youngstown for access to the steel industry there and also to serve as a route around the congestion of Cleveland, but nothing came of it.[1]
In 1949 AC&Y's president proposed a 130 miles (210 kilometres) Ohio River-to-Lake Erie two-way conveyor belt. AC&Y was, understandably, the only railroad to support the proposal or to advocate passage of bills by the Ohio legislature granting right of emminent domain to the conveyor belt company. Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) purchased the AC&Y in 1964 at the time it merged with the Nickel Plate and leased the Wabash Railroad. N&W dissolved the AC&Y on January 1, 1982.[1]
Legacy
As of 2006, the AC&Y building still stands on Exchange Street in Akron. Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) interchanges are at Sterling and Akron under the All-American Bridge. Trains are then routed into the NS Bellevue yard.
External links
- Akron Canton & Youngstown Railroad Historical Society
- The Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad, 'Ohio's Road of Service'
- Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad Company. Files, 1915-1946. 5516. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.
- ^ a b c Drury, George H. (1994). The Historical Guide to North American Railroads: Histories, Figures, and Features of more than 160 Railroads Abandoned or Merged since 1930. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 0-89024-072-8.
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