Ohio Valley Railcars is an Ohio nonprofit 501(c)7 Corporation dedicated to
the organization of motorcar excursions in the Ohio Valley Region, and the
promotion of general rail safety involved with our activities. OVR is an
affiliate of
NARCOA and hosts
NARCOA
insured events. Membership in OVR is now included in your run registration
fee. Those who wish to join as a member without attending a run can do
so with a $10 check for their membership, email the secretary for
mailing information. OVR has several additions to the
NARCOA base rulebook which are available off of our web
site
click here for
the link to the rule book insert and are also mailed with the receipt of your OVR membership.
Follow this link to review OVR's excursion hosting policy
OVR Officers and Board members can be contacted via email with the below
email addresses:
Doug Berg - President
Ted Poesse - Vice President
Ben Cattrell - Treasurer
Brian Davis - Secretary
Jaime Samuell
Alan Wilber
Dave Verzi
Announcements - as we know
today (Sept 22, 2026)...
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Northern Ohio Railway Museum -- Oct. 3, 2026
Ohio Valley Railcars in conjunction with the Northern
Ohio Railway Museum is hosting an excursion on a restored portion of the
Cleveland Southwestern Interurban line near Seville, Ohio. This will be a tour
along with an excursion, running under catenary. Because of this we cannot
recommend large "A" cars or hi-rails.
Fee is $35. Mileage TBD. Lunch will be provided. There is a 10 car limit. All NARCOA and OVR rules apply.
Owing to the late posting anyone withing to participate must RSVP by October first!!
EC Phil Linne, 740-294-7328 or
ECIT Doug Berg, 216-774-9263.
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Youngstown and Southeastern RR -- October 10th, 2026
Ohio Valley Railcars will be hosting motorcar run on the Youngstown and Southeastern railroad on Saturday October 10,2026. Set on will be at the Rogers sale lot in Rogers Ohio and will run to North Lima Ohio. Total trip will be around 40 miles.
All NARCOA and OVR rules will apply,
no large gang cars or Hi-rails without approval. There is a 30-car limit. More details will be
provided in the confirmation email. Registration will be by USPS mail and
no phone or email registrations will be taken.
All confirmations will be by email and if you do not have an email include
a large self-addressed stamped envelope.
Ben Cattrell, EC (330) 717-5222 Blcattrell@gmail.com
Brian Davis, EC (330) 554-4480
briandavis1111@gmail.com
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Ohio Valley Railcars Annual Business Meeting - Date TBD
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