Hocking Valley Scenic Railway
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| Reporting mark | HVSR |
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Nelsonville, Ohio from Nelsonville, Athens County to Logan, Hocking County, Ohio |
| Dates of operation | 1972–Present |
| Predecessor | Chesapeake & Ohio Railway |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | Approx. 12 miles (19 km) |
| Headquarters | 33 West Canal Street P.O. Box 427 Nelsonville, Ohio 45764 |
| Website | http://www.hvsry.org/ |
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Hocking Valley Railway Historic District
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| Location | Roughly between Bridge #494 in Logan and Bridge #629 in Nelsonville, Nelsonville, Ohio |
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| Area | 162.4 acres (65.7 ha) |
| Built | 1869 |
| Architect | Hocking Valley Railway; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP Reference # | 88000451 |
| Added to NRHP | May 5, 1988 |
Coordinates: 39°27′35.95″N 82°14′2.32″W / 39.4599861°N 82.2339778°W The Hocking Valley Scenic Railway is a non-profit, 501c3, volunteer-operated tourist railroad attraction that operates out of Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio. It is also located near the popular Hocking Hills State Park in nearby Hocking County. It uses former trackage of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, which was in turn originally Hocking Valley Railway trackage. The current operation was founded in 1972.
Most of the trackage used by the railway is known as the Hocking Valley Railway Historic District, and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places for Athens County, Ohio. The trackage was once owned by the Hocking Valley Railway, which eventually became part of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. The HVSR began operating trains with steam locomotive [2-8-0] No. 33 built for the [Lake Superior & Ishpeming] in 1916, and operated over the former Monday Creek Branch to [Carbon Hill, Ohio|Carbon Hill]. Today, the tourist trains operate along the former C&O Armitage Subdivision between Nelsonville and a point just east of Logan, Ohio.
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