The primary freight hauled was coal, as Guernsey County was a large producer of coal. It later became part of the Penn Central Railroad due to a merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central and later Conrail.
The main commodities transported were coal, as Guernsey County was a significant coal-producing area. This railroad merged with the Penn Central Railroad due to the combination of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads, eventually becoming part of Conrail.