The Indiana & Ohio Railway (reporting markIORY) is an American railroad that operates 570 miles (920 km) of track in Ohio, southern Michigan, and parts of southeastern Indiana. It is owned and operated by Genesee & Wyoming, who acquired the railroad in the 2012 purchase of RailAmerica.[1]
As of 2023, IORY holds a total of 543 miles, 10 in Indiana, 21 in Michigan, and 512 in Ohio. The capacity is Blue Ash, Lebanon and Mason lines- 263k; 286k elsewhere.[2]
The IORY's original line, acquired in 1985,[1] connected Mason and Monroe, Ohio. The IORY set up a tourist operation known as the Indiana & Ohio Scenic Railway which operated over this line. The tourist train still operates out of Lebanon, Ohio, under the ownership of the Cincinnati Railway Company (CRC) under the name Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad.
In 1991, the former DT&I between Washington Court House, Ohio, and Springfield, Ohio, came into the system via a designated operator agreement with the West Central Ohio Port Authority. The system expanded north into Michigan in 1997 when it acquired the remainder of the former DT&I mainline between Diann, Michigan, and Springfield.
The Indiana & Ohio Railroad (reporting markINOH) merged into the IORY in 1997. It had been formed in 1978 to operate a branch between Valley Junction, Ohio, and Brookville, Indiana.
In 1994, IORY acquired two lines from Conrail in Springfield: one between Springfield and Bellefontaine; and one between Springfield and Mechanicsburg. The Indiana & Ohio Central Railroad (reporting markIOCR) was the designated owner of these two lines until 2004.
In 1996, it was acquired by RailTex. RailTex was absorbed by RailAmerica in 2000, and RailAmerica was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in December 2012.
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