Ottawa Central Railway
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| Reporting mark | OCRR |
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| Locale | Eastern Ontario |
| Dates of operation | 1998–2008 |
| Predecessor | Canadian National Railway |
| Successor | Canadian National Railway |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 123 mi (198 km) |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
The Ottawa Central Railway (reporting mark OCRR) is a Canadian short-line railroad subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway. The headquarters are at the Walkley Yard, 3141 Albion Road South, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Coordinates: 45°21′58″N 75°38′57″W / 45.36611°N 75.64917°W
The OCRR was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Quebec Railway Corporation (QCR). It consisted of former CN subdivisions, and operated between Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, at an interchange with the CN Montreal-Toronto main line, to Ottawa and Pembroke, Ontario.
The OCRR started operations on December 13, 1998, and two years later, QRC acquired the assets of Ontario L'Orignal Railway from Rail America.
The OCRR consisted of 198 km (123 mi) of track and spurs: 156 km (97 mi) of main line between Ottawa and Pembroke, and 42 km (26 mi) of the former Ontario L’Orignal Railway (OLO) between Glen Robertson and Hawkesbury. It also had 138 km (86 mi) of running rights between Ottawa and Coteau on track owned by Via Rail.
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