• The locomotive was likely named after John Young (1764-1825), founder of Youngstown, OH, one of the two principal cities served by the Cleveland & Mahoning.
• Section 3 of the October 7, 1863 lease of the Cleveland & Mahoning Rail Road Company to the Atlantic and Great Western Railway provided for the purchase by A&GW of all C&M rolling stock, which included 15 locomotives. An inventory of those locomotives and other rolling stock was included on page 17 of the lease (Image 1). The John Young was listed as C&M engine #9. (Note interesting names of other C&M engines, including the Mahoning, the Shenango, the Brier Hill, the Mineral Ridge, the Vixen and the Vampire!)
• An August 4, 1865 article in the New Lisbon Patriot newspaper reported a First Spike ceremony at what is now Leetonia, Ohio for the New Lisbon Railway, then under construction between New Lisbon (Lisbon today) and Leetonia (Image 2). I believe the locomotive that was “put on the track” and driven across the Ft. Wayne and Chicago Road was the John Young. (The New Lisbon Railway was affiliated with the Atlantic & Great Western through common corporate officers, Marvin Kent of Ohio and William Reynolds of Pennsylvania—hence the use by New Lisbon Railway of a C&M/A&GW locomotive.)
• A Sept. 8, 1865 article in the Patriot (Image 3) described the Last Spike ceremony in New Lisbon celebrating the completion of 13 miles of New Lisbon Railway between Leetonia and New Lisbon with a first official train from Leetonia pulled by the “John Young.”
• February 16, 1866 Patriot article (Image 4) reporting minor accident near New Lisbon with “John Young.”
• Annual Report of Atlantic & Great Western Railroad for 10 months ending October 31, 1866, Table 7, pp 92-93 (Image 5 and Image 6) lists A&GW engines with specifications and info. It appears original A&GW engines were numbered from 1 to 133, with former C&M engines renumbered in 200 series. The 15 former C&M engines appear to be listed in the same order as appearing in Oct. 7, 1863 lease. C&M #1 became #201, #2 became #202, etc. with #9 John Young renumbered to #209. Note assignment of #209 to “gravel” service on “New Lisbon Branch,” likely ballast and construction work on the line. Note also, light weight of the loco and unique 4-wheel tender.
• Report of Railroad Commissioner of Ohio for Year Ending June 30, 1868 (Image 7) shows New Lisbon Railway possessed just 1 locomotive “furnished by private parties.” Since New Lisbon Rwy was an island operation not connected with rest of A&GW and then currently in bankruptcy, it’s likely this engine referenced was still the John Young.
• Page 336 of the December 1874 Report of the Atlantic & Great Western prepared for the A&GW bankruptcy court lists the 15 former C&M locomotives (Image 8). The listing again appears to be in the same order as appeared in the Oct. 7, 1863 lease and the Oct 31, 1866 Annual Report. Note, however, that #209 now has different cylinder and driver specs and shows builder as “Kent Shops, A&GW RR.” It appears the small John Young #209 of the 1860’s may have been rebuilt by A&GW in its Kent, Ohio shops in July 1872 into a much larger mainline locomotive with 5 ½ foot drivers.

No additional information regarding the John Young has been found.