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Ohio Southern Railroad (1881–1898)

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The Ohio Southern Railroad operated between Ironton, Ohio and Lima, Ohio from 1893 and 1905. Beginning in 1878 as the narrow gauge Springfield, Jackson and Pomeroy Railroad, it ran from Jackson-Wellston, Jackson County to Springfield, Ohio.[1] The line was converted to a standard gauge by 1880 and renamed the Ohio Southern Railroad in 1881.</ref name=CO> From Jeffersonville, branch lines were started towards Columbus to the northeast and Cincinnati to the southwest, but never completed.[1] By September 1893, the Ohio Southern had reached north to Lima with a bridge over the Great Miami River at Quincy.[2] At Lima, the freight could link to the Lima Northern Railway for points further north. In 1898, the Lima Northern becamd the Detroit and Lima Northern Railroad (D&LN). Ohio Southern depots continue to stand in St. Johns, Uniopolis, Jackson Center, Quincy, and Rosewood.[2]

Merger

In 1901, the Ohio Southern Railway merged with the Detroit and Lima Northern Railway and formed the Detroit Southern Railroad. This company was purchased at foreclosure on May 1, 1905 by Harry B. Hollins & Company of New York, which reincorporated it in the state of Michigan under the name of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railway.[3]

Stations

The Ohio Southern operated a single mainline in Ohio from Lima to Ironton. Stations included (from north to south):[4]

Lima to Springfield

Springfield to Washington C.H.

Washington C.H. to Greenfield

Greenfield to Jackson

Jackson to Lisman

Along SR 93

  • Jackson
  • unidentified
  • unidentified
  • unidentified

Lisman to Ironton

Along SR 93

References

  1. ^ a b Images of America, Railroad Depots of Central Ohio; Mark J. Camp; Arcadia Publishing; Chicago, Illinois; 2008
  2. ^ a b Images of America, Railroad Depots of West Central Ohio; Mark J. Camp; Arcadia Publishing; Chicago, Illinois; 2006
  3. ^ J. E. Landrum (1998-01-07). "A Brief History of the DT&I". The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Historical Web Site. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  4. ^ Map showing the Ohio Southern R.R. and its connections through the Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland and Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railroads; Library of Congress; Washington, D.C.; 1902
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