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1949
Annual Report - The first Annual Report for the Central Ohio Railfans
Association. The members are toying with the idea of calling their
new railroad the CD&M. Later they would settle on Ohio Railway
Museum (ORM).
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1950 The
Return of the Interurban, the story of the Ohio Railway Museum
- A history of the beginning of the ORM written by George Silcott.
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Progress
Report No. 3 - 1945-1954 - The first annual report with photographs.
It celebrated the progress since CORA was founded in 1945. The ORM
now had six pieces of railroad equipment and was operational.
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1954-1955
Annual Report - The Detroit streetcar was acquired and more track
built. The track gang obtained the infamous track-truck built from a
wrecked pickup truck.
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1955-1956 Annual Report
- Marble Cliff Quarries steam locomotive #1 comes to the ORM. The track to
Potter Street is completed, the Proprietors Road crossing is installed and
the west end track extension is started.
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1956-1957 Annual Report
- The west end track work was complete and a siding to hold #1 was added
bringing the total track to about 1 mile.
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1958 Annual Report -
The 600 volt motor-generator set and electric locomotive #2 were donated.
The N&W donated #578.
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10th Anniversary
1948-1958 Annual Report - a summary of the Ohio Railway Museum's
first 10 years.
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1959 Annual Report -
Land was obtain south of SR 161 and planning for a bridge started. Track
extended 300 feet to SR 161. #578 operated four times.
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1959 A
Date With The Past brochure - a Visitor's handout used
instead of the annual reports as had been the custom.
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1960
Annual Report - The new substation with its 600 volt
motor-generator is put into service retiring #5012 from generating duties.
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1961
Annual Report - Insulated box car 8010 arrives to be used
as a shop. 1000 feet of track added to the south end in anticipation
of building a bridge across SR 161.
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1962
Annual Report - Combine 1511 is obtained from the Norfolk &
Western and two car bodies CD&M 501 and CRP&L #703.
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1963
Annual Report - Streetcar #1545 is trucked to the track
south of SR 161 to start operations there. PRR business car
#7530 the Williamsport is donated to the museum.
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1965 flyer - The
basics
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c1966
Flyer - A little nicer
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