Ohi-Rail Corporation

[1] Ohi-Rail Corporation traces its roots back to the predecessors of the New York Central System, who built the railroad to tap into the vast coal resources found in southeastern Ohio.

Along with the 3.8-mile Wolf Run Branch, this railroad, commonly known as the "Piney Fork Line," cut a path through this coal-rich region of Ohio.

Ohi-Rail Corporation, a group of rail investors led by Orlando Guy and Teresa Schiappa stepped forward and signed an agreement with the ORDC to operate and preserve the Piney Fork Line.

After adding internal customer service and marketing departments headed by Desiree Dunlap and Sarah Ossman, the once coal-focused railroad is transforming itself to serve the energy development growth alongside other diverse industrial businesses in eastern Ohio.

In late 2019 and early 2020, a deal was made to sell Ohi-Rail Corporation to the Genesee and Wyoming as a part of the Ohio Central System under the OC's subsidiary name Mahoning Valley Railway.