During a vacation trip through West Virginia in August I came across an old carbarn with OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC RAILWAY cast in the concrete above the middle of the building. Anyone have any information about this system?

eburger1@san.rr.com

From the "Electric Interurban Railways in America:" This company operated the street railways in the Ironton-Ashland-Huntington area, and operated intercity lines from Ashland to Huntington and from Ironton to Hanging Rock. From the road's opening in 1900 down to 1908 the property was operated by the Camden Interstate Railway and thereafter by the Ohio Valley Electric Railway. In its later years it was controlled by the American Railway Company, which also owned the electric power system in the area.
Railway service was provided with equipment of the street railway type, and lightweight cars were used beginning about 1924. The line in Ohio was abandoned in 1930 and the Ashland-Huntington line in 1938.

From the McGraw directories of 1918 and 1924, the company operated 73 cars on about 46 miles of track. It was standard gauge with repair shops (carbarn?) on 18th Street in West Huntington.

Charlesebrown@webtv.net

> From the "Electric Interurban Railways
> in America:" This company operated the
> street railways in the
> Ironton-Ashland-Huntington area, and
> operated intercity lines from Ashland to
> Huntington and from Ironton to Hanging Rock.
> From the road's opening in 1900 down to 1908
> the property was operated by the Camden
> Interstate Railway and thereafter by the
> Ohio Valley Electric Railway. In its later
> years it was controlled by the American
> Railway Company, which also owned the
> electric power system in the area.
> Railway service was provided with equipment
> of the street railway type, and lightweight
> cars were used beginning about 1924. The
> line in Ohio was abandoned in 1930 and the
> Ashland-Huntington line in 1938.

> From the McGraw directories of 1918 and
> 1924, the company operated 73 cars on about
> 46 miles of track. It was standard gauge
> with repair shops (carbarn?) on 18th Street
> in West Huntington.

Thanks for the info. It fills in a blank spot from my vacation.

eburger1@san.rr.com