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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.〔Images of America, Railroad Depots of Central Ohio; Mark J. Camp; Arcadia Publishing; Chicago, Illinois; 2008〕 The line was converted to a standard gauge by 1880 and renamed the Ohio Southern Railroad in 1881.〔 From Jeffersonville, branch lines were started towards Columbus to the northeast and Cincinnati to the southwest, but never completed.〔 By September 1893, the Ohio Southern had reached north to Lima with a bridge over the Great Miami River at Quincy.〔Images of America, Railroad Depots of West Central Ohio; Mark J. Camp; Arcadia Publishing; Chicago, Illinois; 2006〕 At Lima, the freight could link to the Lima Northern Railway for points further north. In 1898, the Lima Northern became the Detroit and Lima Northern Railroad (D&LN). Ohio Southern depots continue to stand in St. Johns, Uniopolis, Jackson Center, Quincy, and Rosewood.〔 ==History== Planned as a narrow gauge railroad from the southeastern Ohio mineral lands connecting to Springfield, Fort Wayne and on to Chicago, the Ohio Southern Railroad never left the state of Ohio until it was taken over by the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton (DTI), serving the automobile industry in Detroit, Michigan.〔The History of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad; William C. Pletz; Ann Arbor Train and Trolley Watchers, Part II; 1979〕 Originating as the Springfield, Jackson & Pomeroy Railroad on December 17, 1874 as a means to link the three towns incorporated in its name.〔 The Dayton & South Eastern (D&SE) had been incorporated earlier to provide the same linkages, by a circuitous route, avoiding the large hills on a more direct alignment. The townspeople of Springfield did not wish to be a branch line, so joining with the other towns missed by the D&SE the SJ&P was born.〔 Both lines were intended to be an outlet for the coal deposits of Jackson and Wellston. Construction began on the SJ&P from Jackson on December 7, 1876. The necessary $800,000 in capital had taken two years to raise. A second construction effort began on March 26, 1877 from Springfield.〔 Until the July of that year, the line operated as two routes. In June of the following year a branch line to Eureka was completed. Numerous coal mine spurs were constructed.〔 In 1879, the Springfield, Jackson & Pomeroy was sold at a sheriff’s sale to Oliver S. Kelly. Kelly with a group of ten formed the Springfield Southern Railroad Co on November 3, 1879. The plan to extend the line to Rockwood in Lawrence County was never realized, but the SSR did convert the line to standard gauge. On May 23, 1881, the Spring Southern became the Ohio Southern Railroad Company.〔 The company began to make some money at this time. The Ohio Southern was leased by the Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railroad (IB&W), which was building east from Indianapolis to Springfield, and the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) building westward from Springfield. The IB&W later became the Peoria & Eastern. IB&W control of the Ohio Southern ended in April 1892.〔 In December 1892, the OS began extending its mainline north from Springfield to Lima, creating a longer single haul roadway. It was completed in December 1893. In 1894, a spur was established to Wellston, plus several to coal mines. On May 9, 1895, the Ohio Southern was forced into receivership due to the financial strain caused by the Lima extension. A group of bondholders purchased the property on October 15, 1898. The Ohio Southern ceased to operate as an independent railroad.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ohio Southern Railroad (1881–1898)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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