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Encyclopedia > Class II railroad

A Class II railroad, as defined by the American Association of Railroads, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue between $10 million (1978 dollars) and $50 million (1978 dollars). The term was designated for United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries. Categories: Organization stubs | Rail transport | Industry trade groups ... In business, revenue is the amount of money that a company actually receives from its activities, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... There are approximately 150,000 miles (240,000 km) of railroad track in the United States, nearly all standard gauge. ...


Examples of Class II railroads in operation in the United States are:

The Alaska Railroad (AAR designation ARR) is a Class 2 railroad that extends from Seward, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks, in the interior of that state. ... The Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad is a short-line freight railroad operating in northern Indiana and Illinois. ... The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DM&E, AAR reporting mark DME) is a Class 2 railroad operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads ... 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. ... An eastbound IC&E train passing Fairdale, Illinois, on May 29, 2005. ... The Iowa Interstate Railroad (AAR reporting mark IAIS) is a Class II railroad operating in the central United States. ... Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad is a Class II railroad in the United States. ... The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ... Montana RailLink (AAR reporting mark MRL) is a privately-held Class II railroad in the United States. ... The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (AAR reporting mark: MMA) is a regional freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec. ... The Paducah and Louisville Railway (AAR reporting mark PAL) is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. ... The Providence and Worcester Railroad (AAR reporting mark PW) is a Class II railroad in the United States. ... The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (WLE)s oldest predecessor rail line began in Ohio, with the organization of the Carroll County Rail Road on March 9, 1850. ...

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Current (operating) Class II railroads of the United States

ARR, BLE, BPRR, CSS, DME, EJE, FEC, IAIS, ICE, IHB, ISG, LIRR, MMA, MRL, PAL, PW, WE, WSOR A Class I railroad (also called a Class 1 railroad) is a member of the largest class of railroads in North America. ... A Class III railroad, as defined by the American Association of Railroads, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $10 million (1978 dollars). ... The Alaska Railroad (AAR designation ARR) is a Class 2 railroad that extends from Seward, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks, in the interior of that state. ... The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (B≤ AAR reporting mark BLE) was a railroad company operating mainly in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. ... The South Shore Line is an electrically powered interurban streetcar line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) between Randolph Street Terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois and the South Bend Regional Airport in South Bend, Indiana. ... The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DM&E, AAR reporting mark DME) is a Class 2 railroad operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads ... 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 Iowa Interstate Railroad (AAR reporting mark IAIS) is a Class II railroad operating in the central United States. ... An eastbound IC&E train passing Fairdale, Illinois, on May 29, 2005. ... Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad is a Class II railroad in the United States. ... The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ... The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (AAR reporting mark: MMA) is a regional freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec. ... Montana RailLink (AAR reporting mark MRL) is a privately-held Class II railroad in the United States. ... The Paducah and Louisville Railway (AAR reporting mark PAL) is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. ... The Providence and Worcester Railroad (AAR reporting mark PW) is a Class II railroad in the United States. ... The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (WLE)s oldest predecessor rail line began in Ohio, with the organization of the Carroll County Rail Road on March 9, 1850. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Railway companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Wisconsin railroads ...

Former or fallen flag Class II railroads of the United States

BOCT, CC, CMNW, CRN, DMIR GWWR, IMRL, MAA, MGA, MNS, OKKT, SI, TM, WC A fallen flag, in United States railroaders and railfans terminology, is a railroad company no longer in existence due to bankruptcy or merger. ... The Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad was a Class II railroad in the United States. ... A Chicago Central train passes westbound through northern Illinois in 1993. ... The Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway (CM&W), (AAR reporting mark CMNW) was a Class II railroad that operated in the midwest of the United States between 1987 and 1990. ... The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DM&IR) (AAR reporting mark DMIR) was a railroad operating in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin to haul iron ore to the Great Lakes port of Duluth, Minnesota and Two Harbors, Minnesota. ... The Gateway Western Railway (AAR reporting mark GWWR) was a Class II railroad that operated on former Chicago and Alton Railroad track between Kansas City and St. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Minnesota railroads | Missouri railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... The Magma Arizona Railroad (AAR reporting mark MAA) was built by the Magma Copper Company and operated from 1920 - 1997. ... The Monongahela Railway (AAR reporting mark MGA) was a coal-hauling short line railroad in Pennsylvania and West Virginia in the United States. ... The Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway (the MN&S) was an 87 mile (140 km) long American short line railroad connecting Minneapolis and Northfield, Minnesota. ... On 1 January 2005, Kansas City Southern (KCS) took control of The Texas Mexican Railway Company (Tex Mex) and the U.S. portion of the International Bridge in Laredo, Texas. ... There were two Wisconsin Central railroads that ran through Wisconsin and neighboring states. ...


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Railroads considered by the Association of American Railroads as "Regional Railroads" are typically Class II railroads.
The last major change of the upper bound for a Class II railroad was in 1992; this changed the Florida East Coast Railway from a Class I railroad to a Class II.
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