My  Personal  Photos of  the
Indiana & Ohio Railroad

  The  Indiana and Ohio railroad  was absorbed into the Railtex regional railroad a few years ago.
The  I&O's  main office was in Cincinnati Ohio, with a satellite office in Logan Ohio.    Logan is
where the C&O's  ( later Chessie System ) line from Columbus split with one leg going South to
Pomeroy ( aka "Pumpkin vine" subdivision ).   The other leg passing thru Nelsonville, into
Athens.    It  was at  Nelsonville that  I started  watching  trains,  about 1972.
For  pre-I&O  Logan Ohio  click here
Revised  November 16, 2004
Early  I&O

* On  1987  the I&O began operation of  the "Logan Line"  with  3  ex-C&O  GP-9.

* ex-C&O  #6018 is seen here beside the Office.  It later became  I&O # 62

* Here  ex-C&O # 6197 is still in C&O paint ( later I&O #64  ) ,  seen with  #63
     ex-C&O #6178 .
 

A few years later
The  I&O  felt they needed something more than GP-9's  at  Logan.  Soon several
GP30's  began to arrive also.

*  I&O  GP-9 #62  was briefly repainted into it's origional C&O colors - March 27,1990

*  GP-9  ( ex-C&O #6178 ) I&O #63  seen still in old C&O paint - Early 1990

*  recently painted   I&O #63   seen inside the Engine House - March 25, 1990

*  Engine #64 has just been painted, but not lettered yet - March 25, 1989

*  a  great workhourse is  rare GP18  I&O #71 (ex-SCL1060, ex-SAL 404 , Sept.1960 )
      seen  at  Canal Winchester  on Chartered Passenger Excursion service - April 21, 1990

*  I&O  GP30 #81 is seen switching the Anchor Hocking glass factory in Lancaster on
      Jan.  11,1992  .  This unit was originally N&W #533 , built June 1962 .

*  several units set outside the Logan Engine House with recently arrived  #537  that
      will later be renumbered to #82 ( ex-N&W #537, built  June 1962 ) -  July 4, 1990.

*  I&O #83 is seen in the Groveport area and later waiting  at  Valley Crossing  for an
      NS  ( former N&W track ) train to clear before proceeding to Parsons Yard
      ( former C&O yard,  now CSX  )  in  Columbus Ohio - April 1992 .
      #83 is ex-KCS #4106  built  May 1962 .

*  I&O  acquired GP30 #84 from KCS ( was KCS 4113, prior #113, built 7-1963)
      this  photo was  take  July 19, 1991 .

*  The I&O  soon painted the ugly white #84 into their own colors, seen  Jan.1992 .

*  N&W #2901 ( ex-NKP 901, built  Nov.1962 ) has just arrived on the I&O.
      Once inspections are complete it will enter service as  I&O #85 -  Jan. 6,1992

*  I&O #85 is seen outside the shop building  during summer of 1992

*  GP30 #85  switching  Scott  Lumber at Lancaster Ohio;  ex-PRR mainline in
       foreground - Mar.1993

*  These 3 engines were purposely lined up for the I&O newsletter.   I was fortunate
      to happen by the same day -  Aug. 5,1992

*  a brief visitor to the Logan line was ex-N&W & NS#224 ( I&O #251 )  GP35 .
      This unit was  soon  transferred to the I&O's  Springfield Line to handle grain trains.

*  GP35  I&O #252  ( ex- NS #232 )  seen at Canal Winchester after pulling steam
      engine HV #33, and  it's train,  for the next day's  charters.

*  GP9  I&O #482 ( ex-NKP 482, N&W 2482)  will later be renumbered as  I&O #65
      seen  here at  Logan on  March 25, 1989 .
 

Other  I&O  owned Lines
 The I&O also operated a  ex-B&O branchline from Hamden (near McArthur Ohio ) to
Oakhill ( near Jackson ).  This brachline intercepted the former  B&O  Washington D.C.
to  St.Louis  mainline at Hamden.   Later all this was sold to the Great Miami & Scioto RR.

*  I&O #61 is  ex-C&O #6067  seen at Jackson Ohio in late 1987 .
 

  The I&O also operates a line running South from Springfield Ohio to Washington Courthouse.
This line is called their  "South Charleston Line".

* I&O #81  is seen at  Fayne.