Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad

The Akron and Barberton Belt railroad is a switching railroad that was built to serve various industries around the City of Barberton and Akron Ohio. The main purpose was to switch chemical cars for Pittsburg Plate Glass, Babcox and Wilcox Companies as well as O.C. Barber's Match Works, all in Barberton. It was controlled by the Akron Canton & Youngstown, Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania and Erie Railroads. It interchanged railroad cars with the Erie Railroad in Barberton, Pennsylvania RR in Barberton and Akron,Akron Canton & Youngstown at East Akron and Fairlawn and the Baltimore & Ohio RR in East Akron and Barberton. The railroad was always a freght only carrier. As of 2006 the railroad is under the control of the Akron Barberton Cluster Railroad which in turn is owned by the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. Its main traffic includes plastic pellets for Landmark Plastics and Rubbermaid. There is a coal train three times a week and the railroad brings comics to the Akron Beacon Journal.
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