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 primary goods carried by this railroad were coal, as Guernsey County was a major coal-producing region. The railroad's route later became part of the larger Penn Central system through a merger involving the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads, which was subsequently absorbed by Conrail.