United States: AMTK, BNSF, CSXT, GTW, KCS, NS, SOO, UP - Canada: CN, CP, VIA - Mexico: FXE, TFM, KCSM A Class I railroad in the United States, or a Class I railway (also Class I rail carrier) in Canada, is one of the largest freight railroads, as classified based on operating revenue. ... Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express at Penn Station New York, NY Amtrak is the brand name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting mark BNSF), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the largest railroad networks in North America (only one competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, is comparable in size). ... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting mark CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ... The Grand Trunk Corporation is the holding company for the Canadian National Railways properties in the United States, but the Association of American Railroads has considered it to be a Class I railroad since fiscal year 2002. ... 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 Headquarters Norfolk, Virginia. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Michigan railroads | Minnesota railroads | North Dakota railroads | South Dakota railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... The Union Pacific Railroad NYSE: UNP is the largest railroad in the United States. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) 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, is a Canadian Class... 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. ... 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. ... Ferromex, a contraction of Ferrocarril Mexico or Mexican Railroad, is a private rail consortium that operates the largest railroad by mileage in Mexico. ... 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 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. ...

ACL, ACY, AD, AGS, AA, ASAB, ATSF, AWP, BAR, BLE, BM, BN, BO, BRI, BSLW, CA, CAGY, CBQ, CEI, CG, CGW, CI, CIM, CMO, CNJ, CNTP, CNW, CO, CR, CRP, CRR, CS, CV, CW, CWC, DH, DLW, DM, DMIR, DRGW, DSA, DSL, DTI, DTS, DWP, ET&WNC, EJE, EL, ERIE, FWD, GA, GBW, GCSF, GF, GMN, GMO, GN, GSF, GTW, IC, ICG, IGN, ITC, KOG, LA, LAT, LIRR, LHR, LN, LNE, LSI, LV, MEC, MGA, MI, MILW, MKT, MON, MP, MSC, MSTL, MTR, MV, NC, NH, NKP, NNE, NOTM, NP, NW, NWP, NYC, NYCN, NYSW, OCAA, OE, OT, OW, PC, PLE, PM, PRR, PRSL, PSF, PSN, PWV, RDG, RFP, RI, RUT, SAL, SAUG, SBD, SBM, SCL, SLSF, SI, SIR, SN, SOO, SOU, SP, SPS, SSFT, SSW, TAG, TC, TM, TN, TNO, TP, TPW, UTAH, VGN, WA, WAB, WC, WLE, 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. ... As of 2004 a Class I railroad in the United States has an operating revenue exceeding $277. ... 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 Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad (AAR reporting mark ACY) was a class I railroad that existed between 1907 and 1964. ... The Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, Ltd. ... The Ann Arbor Railroad (AAR reporting mark AA) is an American railroad that operates between Ann Arbor, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio. ... An old logo for the line, which reached Atlanta, Georgia via trackage rights on the Central of Georgia Railway. ... 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 Atlanta and West Point Railroad (AWP) was originally chartered in 1847 and the section from Newnan to West Point was chartered in December 1849. ... 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 in western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio. ... 1898 map The Boston and Maine Railroad (AAR reporting mark BM), also known by the abbreviation B&M, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the 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. ... 1885 map The Alton Railroad was the final name of a railroad linking Chicago, Illinois to Alton, St. ... The Columbus and Greenville Railway (AAR reporting mark CAGY) was founded in 1975 to operate divested Illinois Central trackage across the state of Mississippi. ... The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (AAR reporting mark CBQ) was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. ... The Chicago and Eastern Illinois (AAR reporting mark CEI) was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago to southern Illinois, St. ... The Central of Georgia Railway was constructed to join the Macon & Western Railroad at Macon, Georgia to the Atlantic coastal railroads at Savannah, Georgia. ... The Chicago Great Western Railway (AAR reporting mark CGW) was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. ... The Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway (AAR reporting mark CIM) was a Class I railroad in the United States, serving Peoria, Springfield and Taylorville, Illinois. ... 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. ... alternate logo The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, more commonly known as the Jersey Central Lines, or CNJ, was a regional railroad with origins in the 1830s, lasting until 1976 when it was absorbed into Conrail with the other bankrupt railroads of the Northeast. ... The Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway (AAR reporting mark CNTP) is a railroad that runs from Cincinnati, Ohio to Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... 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 6114, a GE Dash 8-40CW, leads a train westbound out of Altoona, Pennsylvania. ... The Central Railroad of Pennsylvania was an attempt by the Central Railroad of New Jersey to avoid certain New Jersey taxes on their Pennsylvania lines. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Colorado & Southern Railroad began as the consolidation of bankrupt railroads on 1898. ... 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. ... Originally founded in 1899, the Colorado and Wyoming Railway is a subsidiary of the Oregon Steel Mills Company. ... 1886 map The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) (AAR reporting mark DH) is a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, giving it access to New York City and other parts of the northeastern United States. ... The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company (DL&W or Lackawanna) (AAR reporting mark DLW) was a railroad connecting Pennsylvanias Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to New York City, Buffalo and Oswego, New York. ... The Detroit and Mackinac Railway, informally known as the Turtle Line, was a railroad operating in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... 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 and later taconite to the Great Lakes port of Duluth, Minnesota and Two Harbors, Minnesota. ... 1930 map of the D&RGW and Western Pacific Railroad D&RGW logo used 1908-1921 Rio Grande Industries logo used 1970-1997 The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (DRG or D&RG) generally referred to as the Rio Grande, became the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW or... The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (DSS & A) was an American railroad serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Lake Superior shoreline of Wisconsin. ... The Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway was a U.S. railroad company incorporated on July 18, 1902 by David H. Moffat, Walter S. Cheesman, William G. Evans, Charles J. Hughes, Jr. ... 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. ... the Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad, (AAR reporting mark DTSL) was a small rail carrier that had a multi-track mainline bridging Detroit and Toledo and served major industries. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Minnesota railroads ... Categories: Rail stubs | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads ... The Erie Lackawanna Railroad (AAR reporting mark EL) was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. ... The Erie Railroad (AAR reporting mark ERIE) was a railroad that operated in New York State, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, connecting New York City with Lake Erie, and extending west to Cleveland, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. ... Fort Worth and Denver Railway is a defunct railroad in the United States. ... 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. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Defunct companies | Wisconsin railroads ... On April 14, 1995, the Georgia and Florida Railroad began operations on the following lines that it had acquired from Norfolk Southern:[1] Moultrie lines - Ganor, Georgia to Schley Junction, Georgia and Norman Junction, Georgia to Moultrie, Georgia Valdosta-Nashville line - Valdosta, Georgia to Nashville, Georgia Camilla line - 2. ... The Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad is a defunct U.S. railroad. ... 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. ... Also known as the Suwanee River Route from it crossing of the Suwanee River, the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad was founded in 1885 and began operations between Macon, GA and Valdosta, GA in 1889, extending to Palatka, FL in 1890. ... 1887 map of GTW predecessor railroads Grand Trunk Western Railroad Incorporated (AAR reporting mark GTW) is the American arm of Canadian National (CN; AAR reporting mark CNA) operating in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. ... The Illinois Central (AAR reporting mark IC), sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. ... The Illinois Central (AAR reporting mark IC), sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. ... The International-Great Northern Railroad Company was a major component of the Missouri Pacific lines in Texas. ... The Illinois Terminal Railroad (AAR reporting mark ITC) was a railroad carrier in Illinois. ... The Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (KO&G) was formed on July 31, 1919 from the assets of the bankrupt Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway. ... The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway (AAR reporting mark LA) was a railroad that operated in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. ... The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR (often referred to as the L-I-double-R) is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ... The Lehigh and Hudson River Railway (L&HR) was the smallest of the six component railroads that were merged into Conrail. ... 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. ... The Lehigh and New England Railroad (AAR reporting mark LNE) was a connection from northeastern Pennsylvania towards the Poughkeepsie Bridge across the Hudson River. ... The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad (LS & I), an American railroad offering service from Marquette, Michigan to nearby locations in Michigans Upper Peninsula, began operations in 1896. ... 1884 map of the Pennsylvania, Reading and Lehigh Valley Railroads The Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company (AAR reporting mark LV) was incorporated April 21, 1846 in Pennsylvania. ... 1923 map The Maine Central Railroad was a railroad in central Maine. ... The Monongahela Railway (AAR reporting mark MGA) was a coal-hauling short line railroad in Pennsylvania and West Virginia in the United States. ... 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 Railroad) in 1865. ... The Monon Railroad (AAR reporting marks CIL, MON), also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway from 1897-1956, operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana. ... Missouri Pacific (MoPac; AAR reporting mark MP) was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. ... The Mississippi Central Railroad Company was a railroad in the southeast United States. ... The Minneapolis and St. ... Montour Railroad is a former short line railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in southwestern Pennsylvania. ... The Midland Valley extended from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Wichita, Kansas prior to its purchase by Missouri Pacifics Texas & Pacific. ... NC&StL Steam Engine 576, now displayed in Centennial Park in Nashville This famous Southern railroad began as the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, chartered in Nashville in December 1845 and was the first railway to operate in the state of Tennessee. ... 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. ... A Northern Pacific train travels over Bozeman Pass, June 1939. ... Norfolk and Western Railway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP) was a regional railroad serving the Redwood Empire of Northern California. ... 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 New York Connecting Railroad or NYCR is a rail line in Queens, New York City. ... The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W), also known as the Susie-Q, is a freight railway that runs from Bergen, Hudson and Passaic counties in northern New Jersey northwest through Binghamton, New York with northern termini in Syracuse and Utica. ... The Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway(OCAA) was formed from trackage from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Atoka, Oklahoma via Shawnee, Oklahoma and Ada, Oklahoma that was not included in the 1923 reorganization of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. ... Oregon Electric Railway was an interurban railroad line that linked Portland, Oregon to Eugene, Oregon. ... Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway coach at Snoqualmie, Washington (Northwest Railway Museum collection) The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (AAR reporting mark SPS) was a United States-based railroad incorporated in 1905. ... The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, more commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in 1868, lasting until 1957 when it was ordered liquidated by a US bankruptcy judge. ... The Penn Central Transportation Company, usually 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 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. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ... Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL) was a joint venture of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Reading Railroad in southern New Jersey. ... The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad (AAR reporting mark PSN) also known as the Shawmut Line, was a former short line railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. ... The P&WV formed a connection between the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway and Western Maryland Railway. ... 1923 map The Reading Company (AAR reporting mark RDG), usually called the Reading Railroad, and officially known as the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway until 1924, operated in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states. ... The Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad (AAR reporting mark RFP) was a railroad connecting Richmond, Virginia to Washington, DC. It is now a portion of the CSX Transportation system. ... The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark RI) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ... The Rutland Railroad was a small railroad in the north-eastern United States, primarily in the state of Vermont but extending into the state of New York. ... 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. ... The Spokane International Railroad (SI) was a short line railroad which first went into operation December 31, 1887 between Spokane, Washington and the Canadian Pacific at Kingsgate, British Columbia. ... Staten Island Railway (SIR, formerly SIRT) is a rapid transit line operating in the Borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA. Like the BMT lines to Coney Island, it began as a normal railway but was later converted to R44 subway cars . ... The Sacramento Northern Railway was an electric interurban railway system in the U.S. state of California. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Michigan railroads | Minnesota railroads | North Dakota railroads | South Dakota railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... The Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark SOU) was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894. ... The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ... Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway coach at Snoqualmie, Washington (Northwest Railway Museum collection) The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway was a United States-based railroad incorporated in 1905. ... The St. ... The Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railroad was created through a reorganization of the Chattanooga Southern Railway in 1911. ... The Tennessee Central Railway Company was founded in 1884 as The Nashville and Knoxville Railroad Company. ... 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. ... Map The Texas and Northern Railway (AAR reporting mark TN) is an eight-mile (13 km) railroad connecting Lone Star, Texas, to the former Louisiana and Arkansas Railway, now a line of the Kansas City Southern Railway, between Daingerfield and Hughes Springs. ... 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. ... Utah Railway, railway in the American state of Utah. ... The Virginian Railway (AAR reporting mark VGN) was a Class 1 railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. ... The Western Railway of Alabama (WRA), also known as the Montgomery and West Point Railroad, ran from a junction near Selma, Alabama through Montgomery, Alabama to West Point, Georgia. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads | Ohio railroads ... There were two Wisconsin Central railroads that ran through Wisconsin and neighboring states. ... The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (reporting mark WLE)s oldest predecessor rail line began in Ohio, with the organization of the Carroll County Rail Road on March 9, 1850. ... 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. ...

Demoted from former Class I railroads of the United States (Detailed list) As of 2004, a Class II railroad in the United States has an operating revenue greater than $20. ...

United States: FEC 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. ...