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. 1 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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