Northern Ohio Traction and Light

Northern Ohio Traction and Light was an American company. It operated electric interurban rail lines in Ohio. It also provided power for streetlights to Dover, Ohio[1] and Akron, Ohio.[2] It purchased train cars from G. C. Kuhlman Car Co.[3]

History

The Akron, Bedford & Cleveland Railroad merged with several other area railroads to form the Northern Ohio Traction & Light Company around 1900. It operated several rail lines and served Cleveland, Canton, Akron, Massillon, Uhrichsville, Wadsworth, East Greenville, Kent, Ravenna, Alliance and Warren. The Ohio Supreme Court adjudicated on a suit by a county to terminate the company's franchise in a dispute over passenger fees.[4]

In 1926 the operation was renamed the Northern Ohio Power & Light Company . It consolidated with Ohio Edison around 1930[2] and its rail lines were discontinued by 1932.[5]

Further reading
  • The Northern Ohio Traction and Light (NOT&L) Story, Central Electric Railfans Association (January 1, 1966)

References
  1. "Tuscarawas County / 29-79 The Dover Light Plant / Northern Ohio Traction & Light | Remarkable Ohio". remarkableohio.org.
  2. "Local history: Historic trolley shed to be razed in downtown Akron after 100 years - News - Akron Beacon Journal - Akron, OH". Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  3. "INTERURBANS". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. May 11, 2018.
  4. "FindLaw's United States Supreme Court case and opinions". Findlaw.
  5. "Northern Ohio Traction & Light Company cars and crews". digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org.


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