A Bibliography of the
Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad

including the Kanawha and Michigan, the Zanesville and Western
and the Kanawha and West Virginia Railroads

The intent of this page is to be more of a resource, than a true bibliography, since most information is scattered about in bits and pieces

Books   Periodicals   Videos  
Bert DuVernay's HV bibliography listing


Books referring to the Toledo and Ohio Central
A Review of Columbus Railroads
            By Rowlee Steiner
                        ??, 1956
Listed in bibliography of CTC Board article
Dimensions and Classification of Locomotives
            Issued 10/01/18 by the Kanawha and Michigan Railway and the Kanawha and West Virginia Railway
Dimensions and Classification of Locomotives of the Toledo and Ohio Central Ry., Zanesville and Western Ry.
            January 1915
Federal Valley Railroad
            By David E. Byers
scattered mention of the T&OC and K&M
Available from: David E. Byers 113 Hillcrest Drive Westerville, Ohio 43081 Phone: 614-882-3222
Memories of New York Central Steam
            By Arnold Haas
                        D. Carlton Railbooks, 1980
scattered mention of the T&OC and K&M along with various photographs of engines
Men and Iron: The History of New York Central
            By Edward Hungerford
                        Thomas Y. Crowell, 1938
T&OC listed in index
Men and Iron: The History of New York Central
            By Edward Hungerford
                        Reprint Services Corporation, 1993
                                    ISBN 078125213X
T&OC listed in index
New York Central's Early Power: Volume II 1831-1916
            By Alvin F. Staufer
                        Alvin F. Staufer, 1967
                                    LOC 67-18364
brief history on the T&OC as well as predecessors Kanawha & Michigan, Kanawha & West Virginia, and Zanesville & Western, pages 317-333
New York Central's Later Power 1910-1968
            By Alvin F. Staufer and Edward L. May
                        Alvin F. Staufer, 1981
                                    2nd printing 1987
                                    LOC 80-50633
Rules and Regulations for the Government of Employees in the Operating Department: The Hocking Valley Railway Company, The Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Company, Kanawha & Michigan Railway Company, The Zanesville & Western Railway Company
            By ?
                        1908
Steam Power of the New York Central System: Vol. I Modern Power 1915-1955
            By Alvin F. Staufer
                        Alvin F. Staufer, 1961
                                    3rd printing, 1965
                                    LOC 61-118416
Steam Locomotives Of The New York Central Lines: Volume II
            By William D Edson and H L Vail Jr
                        New York Central System Historical Society, 2004
                                    Part IV - Ohio Central Lines
                                    Ohio Central Lines chapter appears to be a reprint of an earlier Headlight article
The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad: Henry Ford's Railroad
            By Scott D. Trostel
                        Cam-Tech Publishing, 1988
                                    3rd printing, 1999
                                    ISBN 092543602X
Very limited amount of material, referring mainly to the Columbus Northwestern
The Ma & Pa: A History of the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
            By George W. Hilton
                        Howell-North, 1963, [1st ed.]
                                    LOC 63-17444
                        Howell-North, 1966, 3rd ed. [3rd printing?]
                        Howell-North, 1980, 2nd ed.
                        Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999, Soft Cover
                                    ISBN 0801862949
                        Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000, Soft Cover
                                    ISBN 0801862949
Has a photo of K&M bobber caboose 65, now Ma & Pa 2003; also brief roster information on former K&M #s 65 and 71
The Road of the Century: The Story of the New York Central
            By Alvin F. Harlow
                        Creative Age Press, 1947
T&OC listed in index - listed in bibliography of CTC Board article
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
            Volume 71, 1911, 463 p.
                        P. 1-10, Remedies for landslides on the Kanawha and Michigan Railway
Agreement between the New York Central Railroad Company, Lessee of Kanawha and West Virginia Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company in re Trackage Rights over Kanawha and West Virginia Railroad between Beech Glen and Swiss, West Virginia
            dated June 25, 1929
                        13 p.

 

 

Articles about the Toledo and Ohio Central
Corning, Ohio - circa 1919: The Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad, The Kanawha & Michigan Railroad
            By ?
                        Central Headlight, XVIII no. 4, 4th Q 1988, p. 10-25
Focuses on the ICC valuations of Corning - many photos of structures
History of the Ohio Central Lines and Their Locomotives
            By W. D. Edson
                        Central Headlight, XVI no. 2, 2nd Q 1986, p. 801-832
Very thorough listing of locomotive rosters along with builders' photos
Kanawha & West Virginia Builds a New Line
            By ?
                        Railway Age, August 15, 1919, Vol 67 #7, pages 297-299
Kithbashing the TH&B's 1000-1149 series hopper cars
            By William H. Sharpe
                        Railroad Model Craftsman, September 2002, pp. 65-73
Mentions that these TH&B cars were to replace wood gondolas purchased secondhand from the T&OC Railroad in 1901. These secondhand cars were downgraded, finally leaving the roster in the 1930's
Promising Partnership
            By David L. Foster
                        Trains, March 2000, pp. 44-49
Brief mention of the T&OC and how the track from Columbus, Ohio south to the Deepwater Line is now a key link in the Norfolk Southern system
Station architecture along the Toledo and Ohio Central
            By MJ Camp
                        Railroad Station Historical Society, 1980
The Kanawha & West Virginia Railroad Pictorial
                        Railway Age, Vol. 26, July -December 1919
                                    One of these issues has an article on the K&WV - no idea how detailed. Is this the above listed article?
The T&OC: Conrail's busy single track Toledo & Ohio Central
                        CTC Board, February 1995, issue #196
Focuses on CR operations but has some T&OC history as well
The Tack Board
            Bob Cosgrove, ed.
                        Central Headlight, XXIV no. 4, 4th Q 1994
The Tack Board
            Bob Cosgrove, ed.
                        Central Headlight, XXV no. 2, 2nd Q 1995
The Tack Board
            Bob Cosgrove, ed.
                        Central Headlight, XXVI no. 2, 2nd Q 1996
The Toledo & Ohio Central Railway
            By C. (Charles?) F. Fisher
                        The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society bulletin, number 99, October 1958
Toledo & Ohio Central Ry. Columbus, Ohio depot
            By Jim Hediger
                        Model Railroader, January 1992
Water Softener on the T&OC: Making boilers last longer
            By Eric Hirsimaki
                        Mainline Modeler, April 1987
PRR Zanesville Branch
            By ?
                         The Keystone, Winter 1994
34 page article on the PRR Zanesville Br. (Trinway to Morrow. Contains a rather detailed operating history of the Z-Br. up to the P-C merger and beyond. Also included is a NYC map of the Zanesville and Western which shows it as sort of a tee-shaped "main line" with 3 not connected portions as parts of other branches.
I have not seen this article.
Kanawha & Michigan
            By ?
                         Railway Age Gazette, June 5, 1914
Article or ad with a picture of a Kanawha & Michigan Railway Brown Hoist Crane loading a K&M locomotive from a gondola.
I have not seen this article.


Videos about the Toledo and Ohio Central
Conrail in Ohio Volume II: The West Virginia Line
             RAH Home Signal Video
Tour of the West Va. Line, (formerly the T&OC), starting in Columbus and heading south through Bannon, Brice, Pickerington, Thurston,New Lexington, Corning, Chauncey, Armitage, Athens, and Hobson. Witness stalled coal drags, mixed freights, helper action, and the Office Car Special with the Erie E8's. Filmed throughout the 90's. 60 minutes
Conrail's Conclusion: The Former Toledo & Ohio Central
             Clear Block Productions
Covers the entire route from Stanley Tower in Toledo to Vaughan, West Virginia, south of Charleston. Locations visited include Stanley Yard - with a look at what remains of the Eastern Branch from Toledo to Thurston - Bowling Green, Findlay, Dunkirk, Kenton, Ridgeway, Marysville, Columbus, Pickerington, Baltimore, Thurston, Bremen, Junction City, New Lexington, Corning, Glouster, Hobson, Point Pleasant, Smithers, Charleston, Dickinson, Glen Ferris, and more.
Color - Sound & Narration - VHS - 120 minutes.
More Diesels Roar on the Former Pennsy
            
Included is a ten minute segment of the PC in 1968. Shows TOC hoppers in coal trains headed east around Horseshoe Curve.
I have not been able to view this video yet to confirm this information
Penn Central 3
             Green Frog Productions
Apparently some on the T&OC and K&M: "Our very full program winds up with scenes of two special passenger trains operated in November 1972 by the Chessie System for General Motors executives bound for a business conference in West Virginia."
I have not been able to view this video yet to confirm this information
Penn Central 4
             Green Frog Productions
Apparently some on the T&OC and K&M. One source writes "... following a circus train on the Eastern Branch thru Toledo and into the detroit [sic] tunnels"
I have not been able to view this video yet to confirm this information


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