Ohio Southern Railroad (1881–1898)
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The Ohio Southern Railroad operated between Ironton, Ohio, and Lima, Ohio, from 1893 and 1905. Beginning in 1878 as the narrow gauge Springfield, Jackson and Pomeroy Railroad, it ran from Jackson-Wellston, Jackson County to Springfield, Ohio.[1][page needed] The line was converted to a standard gauge by 1880 and renamed the Ohio Southern Railroad in 1881.[1][page needed] From Jeffersonville, branch lines were started towards Columbus to the northeast and Cincinnati to the southwest, but never completed.[1][page needed] By September 1893, the Ohio Southern had reached north to Lima with a bridge over the Great Miami River at Quincy.[2][page needed] At Lima, the freight could link to the Lima Northern Railway for points further north. In 1898, the Lima Northern became the Detroit and Lima Northern Railroad (D&LN). Ohio Southern depots continue to stand in St. Johns, Uniopolis, Jackson Center, Quincy, and Rosewood.[2][page needed]