From The Business Journal; May 30, 2019
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A new commission of elected officials from Mahoning and Trumbull counties and economic development agencies are working to identify the current rail infrastructure in the Mahoning Valley, and ensure railroads and the corridors they run on are fully utilized to serve both businesses and communities.
The Mahoning Valley Rail Commission was created as a response to a May 2018 request by a Class 1 railroad to begin the abandonment of 14 miles of rail line that runs from Newton Falls through Warren. Responding to the eventual approval of the request, eventual approval of the request, Trumbull County Commissioners brought together the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, Eastgate Regional Council of Governments, Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corp., Mahoning County Commissioners and the Western Reserve Port Authority to form the commission.