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Encyclopedia > Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad

The Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad (AAR reporting mark ACY) was a class I railroad that existed between 1907 and 1964. This railroad ran from Akron, Ohio west to Delphos, Ohio. In 1964, the Akron Canton and Youngstown was merged into the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Aar (disambiguation). ... The following are reporting marks assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to rail carriers operating in North America and the companies (railroads and rail equipment owners/operators) to which they were assigned. ... A Class I railroad (also called a Class 1 railroad) is a member of the largest class of railroads in North America. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... City nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Location Location within the state of Ohio Political Charateristics County Summit Mayor Don Plusquellic Physical Characteristics Area      Land      Water 161. ... Delphos is a city located in Allen and Van Wert counties in Ohio. ... Norfolk and Western Railway (AAR reporting mark: NW), a US class 1 railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. ...



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Current (operating) Class I railroads of North America

AMTK, BNSF, CN, CP, CSXT, FXE, KCS, NS, TFM, UP, VIA A Class I railroad (also called a Class 1 railroad) is a member of the largest class of railroads in North America. ... Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... An eastbound BNSF Railway train passes some maintenance of way equipment in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, August 8, 2004. ... Missing image Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Missing image Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting mark CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by CSX Corporation. ... Ferromex, a contraction of Ferrocarril Mexico or Mexican Railroad, is a private rail consortium that runs most of the trains in Mexico. ... The Kansas City Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark KCS) is a United States-based Class I railroad operating over 3,130 track miles in 10 central and southeastern states. ... Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) (NYSE: NSC) is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ... Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (Mexican Rail Transportation) is the name of a company dedicated to freight transportation using rail in the North Eastern part of Mexico. ... The Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; pronounced vee-ah) is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. ...

Former or fallen flag Class I railroads of North America

ACL, ACY, AGS, ATSF, BAR, BLE, BM, BN, BO, CBQ, CG, CGW, CIM, CNTP, CNW, CO, CR, CRR, CS, CV, DH, DMIR, DRGW, DTI, DTS, DWP, EJE, ERIE, FEC, FWD, GA, GMN, GMO, GN, GTW, IC, ICG, ITC, LA, LAT, LIRR, LN, MEC, MILW, MKT, MP, NH, NKP, NNE, NOTM, NP, NW, NWP, NYC, PC, PLE, PM, PRR, RFP, RI, SAL, SBD, SCL, SLSF, SOO, SOU, SP, SSW, STLH, TAG, TM, TNO, TP, TPW, VGN, WAB, WM, WP, YMV A fallen flag, in United States railroaders and railfans terminology, is a railroad company no longer in existence due to bankruptcy or merger. ... The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (AAR reporting mark ACL) was an American railroad that existed between 1880s and 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. ... The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad or BAR is a defunct United States railroad company, that formerly operated lines in northern Maine. ... The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (B≤ AAR reporting mark BLE) was a railroad company operating mainly in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. ... The Boston & Maine (B&M) was the dominant railroad of the northern United States for a century. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | California railroads | Colorado railroads | Idaho railroads | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Kansas railroads | Kentucky railroads | Minnesota railroads | Missouri railroads | Montana railroads | Nebraska railroads | North Dakota railroads | Oregon railroads | South Dakota railroads | Washington railroads | Wisconsin railroads | Wyoming railroads ... 1876 map The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) is one of the oldest railroads in the United States, with an original line from the port of Baltimore, Maryland west to the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia and Parkersburg, West Virginia. ... The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (AAR reporting mark CBQ) was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. ... The Central of Georgia Railway was constructed to join the Macon & Western Railroad at Macon, Georgia to the Atlantic coastal railroads at Savannah, Georgia. ... Chicago Great Western Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway (AAR reporting mark CIM) was a Class II railroad in the United States, serving Peoria, Springfield and Taylorville, Illinois. ... Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) (NYSE: NSC) is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ... The Chicago and North Western Railway (AAR reporting marks: CNW, CNWS, CNWZ; unofficial abbreviation: C&NW) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ... The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from many smaller railroads begun in the 19th century. ... Conrail, officially known as the Consolidated Rail Corporation, is an American railroad company. ... The Clinchfield Railroad (AAR reporting mark CRR) was a former freight and passenger railroad which operated in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and North and South Carolina. ... 1879 map The Central Vermont Railway (AAR reporting mark CV) was a railroad that operated in the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, [New York], as well as the Canadian province of Quebec. ... ... Categories: Rail stubs | Minnesota railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad (DT&I, AAR reporting mark DTI) was a railroad that operated between its namesake cities in Michigan and Ohio between 1905 and 1982. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Minnesota railroads ... Categories: Rail stubs | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads ... The Erie Railroad (AAR reporting mark ERIE) was a railroad that operated in New York State, connecting New York City with Lake Erie and several cities in upstate New York, including Binghamton, Buffalo and Dunkirk. ... The Florida East Coast Railway (AAR reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the US state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad. ... The Georgia Railroad (AAR reporting mark GA) was originally chartered in 1833 starting in Augusta, Georgia it was completed into Atlanta by Chief Engineer J. Edgar Thomson in 1845 and Richard Peters was its first superintendent. ... The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio ( AAR reporting mark GMO) was a railroad carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes from Chicago to Mobile, Alabama and Kansas City, Missouri. ... A Great Northern train pauses for the photographer four miles west of Minot, North Dakota in 1914. ... Grand Trunk Western Railroad logo or herald (used 1960-1995) CNs principal U.S. subsidiary The Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTWR, GT post-1960, AAR reporting mark GTW) is a U.S. railroad and primary subsidiary of Canadian National Railway (CN). ... The Illinois Central (AAR reporting mark IC) was a railroad carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes from Chicago to New Orleans and Sioux Falls. ... The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (AAR designation ICG) was the result of the merger between the Illinois Central (IC) and the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio (GM&O) railroads. ... The Illinois Terminal Railroad (AAR reporting mark ITC) was a railroad carrier in Illinois. ... In 1910, the company was involved in a notable court case dealing with taxes. ... The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ... Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business. ... 1923 map The Maine Central Railroad was a railroad in central Maine. ... The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. ... The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (known as the MKT, or Katy) began as the Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch (unrelated to the Union Pacific) in 1865. ... Missouri Pacific (MoPac; AAR reporting mark MP) was the first American railroad west of the Mississippi River. ... The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (AAR reporting mark NH) was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States. ... The New York, Chicago and St. ... Northern Pacific Railway Categories: Stub | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Idaho railroads | Minnesota railroads | Montana railroads | North Dakota railroads | Oregon railroads | Washington railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... Norfolk and Western Railway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1918 map The New York Central Railroad (AAR reporting mark NYC), known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the North-Eastern United States. ... The Penn Central Transportation Company, normally called Penn Central, was an American railroad company, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and formed by the merger on February 1, 1968 of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad; the New Haven was added to the merger at the insistence of the... The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE) ( AAR reporting mark PLE), also known as the Little Giant, was formed on May 11, 1875. ... The Pere Marquette Railway (AAR reporting mark PM) was a railroad that operated in the Great Lakes region of the United States. ... 1911 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Defunct companies | District of Columbia railroads | Virginia railroads ... The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark RI) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ... The Seaboard Air Line Railroad (AAR reporting mark SAL) was an American railroad that existed between 1880s and 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. ... Categories: Stub | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Defunct companies | District of Columbia railroads | Florida railroads | Georgia railroads | North Carolina railroads | South Carolina railroads | Virginia railroads ... Categories: Stub | Defunct companies | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | District of Columbia railroads | Florida railroads | Georgia railroads | North Carolina railroads | South Carolina railroads | Virginia railroads ... The St. ... Soo Line 6022, an EMD SD60, pulls a train through Wisconsin Dells, WI, June 20, 2004. ... The Southern Railway (AAR designation SOU) was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined since the 1830s. ... The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ... The St. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... The Texas and Pacific Railway Company (known as the T&P) was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas and San Diego, California. ... The Virginian Railway (AAR reporting mark VGN) was a Class 1 railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. ... The Wabash Railway (AAR reporting mark WAB) was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. ... The Western Maryland Railway ( AAR reporting mark WM) was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. ... The Western Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark WP) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ...


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Akron Canton and Youngstown Railroad Historical Society AC&YHS Dedicated to research and preservation of the history of the Akron Canton and Youngstown (ACY) Railroad, Ohio's 'Road of Service'.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Historical Society COHS The Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Historical Society, Inc., is a non-profit corporation devoted to the history of the railway, its predecessors and successors.
Norfolk Southern Historical Society NSHS Railroad historical society focusing on the Norfolk Southern (NS) Railroad, formed in 1982 by the merger of the Norfolk and Western and Southern railroads, not to be confused with the original Norfolk Southern Railway, which was merged into the Southern Railway in 1974.
UTU: News (1303 words)
"The Railroad of Tomorrow," also known in Akron as "The Rubber Railroad," was designed to transport coal and iron ore on twin tracks between Lake Erie and the Ohio River.
H.B. Stewart Jr., president of the Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad, was a businessman who dared to think outside the boxcar.
Large railroads and their unions felt threatened by the conveyor belt and opposed the idea.
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