Napoleon, Defiance & Western

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Overview

The Napoleon, Defiance and Western Railway (ND&W) was established by Pioneer Railcorp as a part of their Michigan Southern (MSO) subsidiary. The line was purchased from the Maumee and Western (MAW) in December of 2012.

The mainline is 53 miles long, running between Woodburn, IN and Liberty Center, OH with a branch running South from Cecil, OH and interchanges with Norfolk Southern at Woodburn, IN and CSX at Defiance, OH. Their office and base of operations are located in Defiance, OH.

The lines trackage is of Wabash heritage aside from the branch south from Cecil which was once the Cinncinati Northern Mainline and was a part of the New York Central System via the Big Four. Prior to the ND&W the line was operated the Norfolk & Western, Norfolk Southern, Indiana Hi-Rail, and Maumee & Western.

Operations

Operations of the line are on an as needed basis with crews picking up wherever they left off the previous day. Generally the Defiance to Napoleon section operates in some form Monday-Friday with some runs on Saturday. CSX local Y101 drops off and picks up cars at the interchange in Defiance three times a week, normally Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Service between Woodburn and Defiance is more sporadic, seeing operations 2-3 times a week with NS local L91 bringing and taking cars to and from the interchange at Woodburn as needed. The Napoleon to Liberty Center portion is used for car storage only. If you want to find the ND&W, the line is within sight of US 24 nearly the entire way.

ND&W Radio Frequencies

160.695


ND&W Locomotive Roster

Number Model Built History Paint
PREX 105 GP9 1957 Ex-GTW 4548, GETY, GBRY, HESR, CV, DV Gettysburg Railroad Red & Yellow
PREX 1601 GP16 1951 Ex-ACL 223, CSX 1786, ALAB 1601 Pioneer w/o logo
PREX 1603 GP16 1955 Ex-SAL 1915, SBD 4642, CSX 1742 Pioneer w/o logo
PREX 1606 GP16 1956 Ex-KJRY 1606/CSX 1714/SBD 4614/SCL 4614/SAL 1972. Pioneer w/o logo.
PREX 3054 GP20u 1961 Ex-ATSF 1154, ASRY 3054 Pioneer w/ Pioneer Lines Logo

Former ND&W Locomotives

Number Model Built History Paint
PREX 107 NW2R 1939 Ex-GN 5306, BN 5. Patched BN Green.

ND&W Timetable

Milepost Location Description
79.0 Woodburn, IN NS Interchange
71.5 Antwerp, OH
63.9 Cecil, OH Branch line south towards Paulding, OH
51.3 Defiance, OH CSX Interchange
45.7 Jewell, OH
41.6 Okolona, OH
36.0 Napoleon, OH
29.0 Liberty Center, OH End of line

ND&W Customer List

From East to West.
RailTech - Napoleon, OH (Past customer with potential for service again)
Interstate Cold Storage - Napoleon, OH
Oldcastle Precast - Napoleon, OH
Cloverleaf Cold Storage - Napoleon, OH
Advanced Drainage Systems - Napoleon, OH
Republic Mills - Okolona, OH
Johns Manville - Defiance, OH
LaFarge Cement Paulding - On the branch south of Cecil, Ohio
Systech Environmental- On the branch south of Cecil, OH
Former customers on the line with trackage still into them include several Ag businesses located in Woodburn, Antwerp, Jewell and Liberty Center as well as a small factory in Defiance that has a portable ramp and has loaded boxcars in the recent past.
There have been talks of new business coming online in the near future.

ND&W Links



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