reporting mark
A reporting mark is a code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on certain rail transport networks. The code typically reflects the name or identifying number of the owner, lessee, or operator of the equip ...
ONER) was a shortline freight railroad formed in 1981 to operate a portion of the former
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad
The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad was a railroad that grew, in stages, from Rome, New York to Watertown and then to Ogdensburg, New York and Massena, New York. The original Rome and Watertown Railroad terminated in Cape Vincent, NY on ...
from Ogdensburg to DeKalb Junction.Google Books, ''The Federal Register, Volume 48, Issues 175-180'', September 8, 1983, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, page 40812 Retrieved Apr. 6, 2022. The primary freight customer was a paper mill located in Ogdensburg. When the mill shut down in 1985, the railroad ended operations. Formal abandonment followed in 1987 and the tracks were scrapped. The ONER was officially dissolved in 1992.Open Corporates, Ontario Eastern Railroad Corporation, Company Registry Retrieved Apr. 6, 2022.
Subsidiaries Jersey Southern Railway (JSRW) and Allegheny Southern Railway (ASRW) were also placed under ONER management. Beginning in 1983, the JSRW operated a four-mile branch line in South Deerfield, New Jersey, to serve a frozen foods plant before the trackage was taken over by the
Winchester and Western Railroad
The Winchester and Western Railroad is a shortline railroad operating from Gore through Winchester, Virginia and West Virginia to Hagerstown, Maryland. It also operates several lines in southern New Jersey, connecting to Conrail Shared Assets Op ...
in 1987.Railpace News Magazine, ''Winchester & Western Southern New Jersey Operations'', Andrew Grahl, May 20, 2021. Retrieved Mar. 28, 2022. In Pennsylvania, the ASRW operated a former Pennsylvania Railroad line near Hollidaysburg from 1982 to 1984 before it was acquired by
Everett Railroad
The Everett Railroad is a shortline and heritage railroad that operates on ex-Pennsylvania Railroad trackage in the Hollidaysburg area of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It runs freight trains over two separate lines, one from Brooks Mill and ...
in 1985.''Adventurers in the Appalachia'', Everett RR trip to Martinsburg, PA, Robins Bowers, August 11, 2018 Retrieved Apr. 2, 2022. They were all affiliates of the Ontario Lines group of shortlines.
Locomotive roster
Below is a list of locomotives that were operated by Ontario Eastern Railroad and its subsidiaries, all
Alco
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* #16 was an Alco S-2 built in 1948, formerly Wyandotte Terminal (WTR) #106, originally of the
Baltimore & Ohio
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830. Merchants from Baltimore, which had benefited to some extent from the construction of ...
(B&O). It was leased to Jersey Southern (JSRW) in New Jersey.RR Picture Archives, Photo of JSRW #16, February 1, 1987 Retrieved Mar. 24, 2022.
* #17 was an Alco S-4 built in 1953, formerly Wyandotte Terminal (WTR) #107, previously owned by the N&W. Today it is at
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
The Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum (RGVRRM) is an operating railroad museum located in Industry, New York, a hamlet within the town of Rush. The museum started in 1971 with the purchase of a former Erie Railroad Depot from the Erie ...
in
Rush, New York
Rush is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 3,478 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Rush is a suburb of Rochester located in the southern part of the county.
History
The Town of Rush was established in 1818 from t ...
. It has been re-painted into the paint scheme of its original owner: the New York, Chicago & St.Louis (Nickel Plate Road (NKP)). The N&W absorbed the NKP in 1965. The #16 and #17 were never owned by the Ontario Midland. They were owned by RSA Leasing of Syracuse, New York (a lineside community).United States Government, Railroad Retirement Board, Memorandum (Re: RMS), July, 1, 1986 Retrieved Apr. 6, 2022.United States Government, Director of Data Processing & Accounts, Memorandum (Re: RMS), February 18, 1981 Retrieved Apr. 6, 2022. From 1982 to 1985, Engine #17 was leased to Allegheny Southern (ASRW). It was returned to Sodus in 1985. While in Pennsylvania, it wore the number 17.
* #4085 was an Alco RS-3 built in 1952 and operated under the Ontario Eastern (ONER), formerly of the Delaware & Hudson (D&H).RR Picture Archives, Photo of ONER #4085, May 28, 1981 Retrieved Mar. 22, 2022.
Note: Some locomotives of the Ontario Lines may have been operated by other affiliates for a short period of time. What is generally listed are the primary operators during their ownerships.