The Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad was a

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which operated in the state of

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. The company was founded in 1907 and opened its mainline between Mogadore and

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in 1912. Later reclassified as a

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, the company was bought by the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1964 and merged in 1982. Despite the name, the company served neither Canton nor

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History

The company was founded in 1907 as the Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway and in 1912 completed a line from Mogadore to Akron. Effective March 1, 1920, the AC&Y leased the Northern Ohio Railway, an Akron–

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line that had been part of the

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system via the

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. The ACY and the Northern Ohio were merged on January 14, 1944, into the Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad. On October 16, 1964, the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) acquired control of the AC&Y, though it continued to operate separately until it was merged on January 1, 1982.

Passenger service

The ACY was primarily a freight railroad and passenger service was limited. Between 1920 and 1922 the company operated three motorcars. The last passenger trains were

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between Akron and Delphos which stopped running on July 20, 1951. During the motorcar period the company ran a commuter service between Mogadore and

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Route

The combined ACY-Northern Ohio system ran from Delphos to Akron, a distance of . Despite various plans the railroad never extended to Canton nor Youngstown. The N&W spun-off the former ACY to the new Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway in 1990. The segment between Mogadore and

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, remains in service.

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References

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External links

Akron Canton & Youngstown Railroad Historical Society

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akron Canton Youngstown Railroad Defunct Ohio railroads Predecessors of the Norfolk and Western Railway Former Class I railroads in the United States Railway companies established in 1907 Railway companies disestablished in 1982 1907 establishments in Ohio American companies established in 1907