Byesville Scenic Railway

Byesville Scenic Railway [1] is a tourist railroad located in Byesville, Ohio. Service was suspended in 2011, and as of 2019 has not resumed.

Byesville Scenic Railway
Overview
HeadquartersByesville, Ohio
LocaleGuernsey County, Ohio, USA
Dates of operation20062011
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The railway is a non-profit group dedicated to preserving the local coal mining and railroad history in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The railroad runs on track that was originally known as the Cleveland & Marietta Railroad and later became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The primary freight hauled was coal, as Guernsey County was a large producer of coal. It later became part of the Penn Central Railroad due to a merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central and later Conrail.

In the early 1980s most of the C&M was removed, the remaining portion from Cambridge to C&M Junction (just south of Derwent) was sold to the Chessie System (which later became CSX Transportation). Guernsey County purchased Byesville to C&M Junction in 1999 which lay dormant until 2003 when the Buckeye Central Scenic Railroad began operating a tourist train from Byesville, Ohio to Derwent. In 2006, the newly formed Byesville Scenic Railway (BSRW) began operations and has continued the rehabilitation of line to C&M Junction. BSRW plans call for the rebuilding the old B&O Eastern Ohio branch to Cumberland, Ohio.

Trains have not run since 2011.

References

  1. "BVSR". Byesville Scenic Railway.


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