Privately owned, the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (W&LE) is the largest Ohio based railroad and among the largest regional railroads in the country. Our service area includes 840 miles of track in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. W&LE currently has over 425 employees, serves over 135 customers and moves over 140,000 carloads a year. W&LE interchanges with three Class I carriers, and 16 regional and shortline carriers.