As well as being a regular revenue railroad, the Ohio Central had its own steam department that operated
steam locomotives for tourist trains, excursions, and special events. When owner Jerry Joe Jacobson sold OHCR in 2008, he retained ownership of the antique equipment, including the collection of steam locomotives. He built the
Age of Steam Roundhouse in
Sugarcreek, Ohio, to house the equipment. Jacobson died in 2017 at the age of 74. The collection includes the following: •
Canadian National 1551 •
Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad 13 •
Grand Trunk Western 6325 • Southern Wood Preserving Company 3 •
Canadian Pacific 1293 •
Lake Superior and Ishpeming 33 •
Canadian National 96 •
Canadian Pacific 1278 •
Nickel Plate Road 763 •
Baldwin Locomotive Works 26, was traded for Canadian National 1551 in 1986 to
Steamtown. •
Reading 2100, sold in 1998 to Tom Payne, and it was moved to
St. Thomas,
Ontario. •
Mississippian Railway 76, sold in 2005 to the
Steam Railroading Institute of
Owosso, Michigan. ==Acquisition by Genesee and Wyoming==