Mahoning Valley Railway

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Mahoning Valley Railway
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Overview
Parent company Genesee and Wyoming
Headquarters Youngstown, Ohio
Reporting mark MVRY
Locale Ohio
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length56 miles (90 km)
Other
Website Official website

Mahoning Valley Railway (MVRY) is a short-line railroad in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It has an interchange with Norfolk Southern Railway at its east end. The west end is Youngstown Belt Railroad which is also owned by Genesee & Wyoming. This services Youngstown, Ohio area for its steel mills. The line connects Struthers, Ohio with Youngstown.

The company was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in 2008 as part of its purchase of the Ohio Central Railroad System. [1]

In March 2020, MVRY purchased Ohi-Rail Corporation's lines in Eastern Ohio and also took over the lease of the lines which Ohi-Rail used to lease from the State of Ohio, thereby taking over all of Ohi-Rail's freight operations. [2]

As of 2024, it operates 56 miles (90 km) of rail, all in Ohio. It interchanges with several railroads: [3]

References

  1. "Connecticut company buys Ohio Central Railroad". Business First of Columbus. August 4, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  2. Surface Transportation Board (2020-02-14). "[STB FD 36378] The Mahoning Valley Railway Company-Acquisition and Operation-L.W.R., Inc. and OHI-Rail Corp". Federal Register . Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  3. "Mahoning Valley Railway – A Genesee & Wyoming Company" . Retrieved 2025-05-08.