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The Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad (AAR reporting mark MNA) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Carthage, Missouri. ... Montana Rail Link, Inc. ... 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 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 Paducah and Louisville Railway (AAR reporting mark PAL) is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. ... The Portland and Western railroad is the Oregon subsidiary of Greenwich, Connecticut-based Genesee & Wyoming Railroad. ... The Providence and Worcester Railroad (AAR reporting mark PW) is a Class II railroad in the United States. ... The Red River Valley and Western Railroad (AAR reporting mark RRVW) is a regional railroad operating in the US state of North Dakota. ... Guilford Rail System (GRS) is a regional freight railroad covering northern New England from Calais, Maine to Albany, New York. ... 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. ... The Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway (reporting mark: TSBY) was formed on August 26, 1977 to operate over former Penn Central lines from Millington to Munger and Vassar to Colling. ... The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (WLE) 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 ...


Local railroads

The AN Railway, LLC is one of several short line railroad companies owned by the Rail Management Corporation. ... The Angelina and Neches River Railroad (ANR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Lufkin, Texas. ... The Ann Arbor Railroad (AAR reporting mark AA) is an American railroad that operates between Ann Arbor, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio. ... Incorporated in 1917, the Arcade & Attica Railroad (AAR reporting marks ARA) is a shortline railroad that hauls freight between Arcade, New York and North Java, New York. ... The Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi Railroad (ALM) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Crossett, Arkansas. ... The Arkansas Midland Railway Company (AKMD) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Malvern, Arkansas. ... The Arkansas and Missouri Railroad (AM) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas. ... The Atlantic and Western Railway (AAR reporting mark ATW) is a Class III short-line railroad operating about 10 miles of track in Lee County, North Carolina. ... The Batten Kill Railroad (BKRR) was formed in 1981 to operate a pair of abandoned D&H branchlines. ... The Bauxite and Northern Railway (AAR reporting mark BXN) is a Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Arkansas. ... An old logo for the line, which reached Atlanta, Georgia via trackage rights on the Central of Georgia Railway. ... The Blacklands Railroad (BLR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Sulphur Springs, Texas. ... The Bloomer Shippers Connecting Railroad Company (or Bloomer Line) (AAR reporting mark BLOL), headquartered in Gibson City, Illinois, is a Class III railroad serving agricultural communities in east-central Illinois. ... The Border Pacific Railroad (BOP) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Rio Grande City, Texas. ... Buckingham Branch Railroad train in Charlottesville, Virginia in February, 2005. ... The Caddo Valley Railroad (CVYR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Glenwood, Arkansas. ... The Carrizo Gorge Railway, Inc. ... The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (AAR reporting mark CIC), also known as the Crandic is a Class III railroad operating in the US state of Iowa. ... The Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad (CGR)/(CHAT) is a short line railroad operating since 2003 between Hilton, Georgia, and Dothan, Alabama, on former Central of Georgia and Norfolk Southern tracks. ... The Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway (AAR reporting mark: CCKY) is a shortline railroad which is headquartered in LaFayette, Georgia. ... The Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad is a short-line freight railroad operating in northern Indiana and Illinois. ... The Columbia and Cowlitz Railway(FRA Reporting Mark:CLC), headquartered in Longview,WA, serves a 8. ... 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 Conecuh Valley Railroad (COEH) connects with the CSX at Troy, Alabama and travels 16 miles to Goshen, Alabama. ... The Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad Company (DR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Russellville, Arkansas. ... The De Queen and Eastern Railroad (DQE) is a short-line railroad headquartered in De Queen, Arkansas. ... The Delta Southern Railroad Company (AAR reporting mark DSRR) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Tallulah, Louisiana. ... The Eastern Alabama Railway is one of several short line railroad companies owned by the RailAmerica. ... The Eastern Maine Railway (EMR) is a 105 mile railway operating from the Canada-U.S. border at Vanceboro, Maine to Brownville Junction, Maine. ... The Falls Road Railroad (AAR reporting mark FRR) is a short line railroad owned by Genesee Valley Transportation. ... The Finger Lakes Railway is a working railroad in the Finger Lakes region of New York (including Wine Country). ... Current and former railroads in the Orlando area, including the Florida Central Railroad. ... Florida Midland Railroad See also List of United States railroads List of Florida railroads External links Official page Categories: Stub | Railway companies of the United States | Florida current railroads ... The Florida Northern Railroad (AAR reporting mark FNOR) is one of several short line railroads run by the Pinsly Railroad Company. ... A map of the Florida West Coast Railroad and connections, with former railroads shown. ... The Georgetown Railroad Company (GRR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Georgetown, Texas. ... 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 Georgia Northeastern Railroad (GNRR) is a short line freight railroad which runs from the town of Elizabeth, Georgia (now within Marietta, near Atlanta) to the city of Blue Ridge, Georgia. ... The Georgia Southwestern Railroad is a short line railroad company operating in southwestern Georgia and a small portion of Alabama. ... Farmrail Corporation (FMRC) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Clinton, Oklahoma. ... The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is a heritage railway in Bryson City, North Carolina. ... The Hartwell Railroad (AAR reporting mark HRT) dates to 1878 when the company was chartered to build a rail line between Hartwell and Bowersville in Hart County, Georgia. ... The Hoosier Southern Railroad (HOS), an Indiana short line railroad, is owned and operated by the Perry County Port Authority (PCPA). ... The Housatonic Railroad (AAR reporting mark HRRC) is a Class III railroad operating in southwestern New England. ... The Huntsville & Madison County Railroad Authority was created in 1984 to operate on 14 miles of track that was abandoned by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. ... 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. ... The Illinois RailNet (also called Illinois Railway) (AAR reporting mark IR) is a Class III railroad operating in northern Illinois. ... The Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad Company (AAR reporting mark KBSR), is a Class III railroad serving agricultural communities in east-central Illinois and west-central Indiana. ... The Kiamichi Railroad Company (AAR reporting mark KRR) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Hugo, Oklahoma. ... The Lancaster and Chester Railway The Lancaster and Chester Railway, or L&C as it is commonly refered is headquartered in Lancaster, South Carolina. ... The Lewis and Clark Railway (AAR reporting mark LINC) is a county-owned railroad located in Clark County, Washington. ... The Little Rock and Western Railway (AAR reporting mark LRWN) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Perry, Arkansas. ... The Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroad is a Class III short line railroad that operates in Livingston County and Monroe County in New York. ... The Louisiana and Northwest Railroad (LNW) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Homer, Louisiana. ... The Louisville and Indiana Railroad (AAR reporting mark LIRC) is a Class III railroad that operates freight service between Indianapolis, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, with a major yard and maintrenance shop in Jeffersonville, Indiana. ... The Maryland Midland Railway (AAR reporting mark MMID) is a Class III short-line railroad operating about 63 miles of track in central Maryland. ... The Massachusetts Central Railroad (AAR reporting mark MCER) is a short line railroad in western Massachusetts, USA. External links Massachusetts Central Railroad Corp. ... The Maryland Midland Railway (AAR reporting mark MMID) is a Class III short-line railroad operating about 63 miles of track in central Maryland. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The Mississippian Railway is a short line railroad operating from Amory, Mississippi to Fulton, Mississippi. ... The Morristown and Erie Railway (M&E) is a freight short line based in Morristown, New Jersey. ... The Mount Hood Railroad is a heritage railway and working railroad originating in Hood River, Oregon, 60 miles east of Portland, Oregon. ... This short line railroad operates between Nashville, Tennessee and nearby Lebanon. ... Metro-North Railroads Waterbury Branch is a branch of their New Haven Line, running north from a junction east of Stratford, Connecticut to Waterbury. ... New Hampshire Northcoast Corp. ... The New Hope & Ivyland is a tourist railroad which runs regularly scheduled steam and diesel powered excursions from New Hope to Lahaska, Pennsylvania and return. ... The New York & Atlantic Railway (AAR reporting mark NYA) is a short line railroad formed in 1997 to provide freight service over the tracks of the Long Island Railroad, a public commuter rail agency which had decided to privatize its freight operations. ... The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority owns two shortline railroads that are operated by a private contractor d/b/a the New York and Ogdensburg Railway Company. ... The Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark OHPA) is part of the Ohio Central Railroad system. ... The Ontario Midland was founded on October 5,1979. ... The Ouachita Railroad Company (AAR reporting mark OUCH) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas. ... The Pecos Valley Southern Railway (PVS) is a short-line railroad located wholly within Reeves County, Texas. ... The Point Comfort and Northern Railway (AAR reporting mark PCN) is a Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Texas. ... The Prescott and Northwestern Railroad (PNW) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Prescott, Arkansas. ... Progressive Rail is a railroad headquartered in the southern suburbs in the Minneapolis-St. ... The Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad (AAR reporting mark RSS) is a Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Texas. ... The St. ... The San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad (AAR reporting mark SDIY) is a shortline operator on the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway track in the United States (the Carrizo Gorge Railway (CZRY) is the SD&AEs operator in Mexico and the Imperial Valley). ... The Seminole Gulf Railway is a short line railroad in southwest Florida. ... The South Branch Valley Railroad (SBVR) consists of a 52. ... South Central Florida Express, Incorporated (originally known as the South Central Florida Railroad and run by the Brandywine Valley Railroad until September 17, 1994), is a short line railroad in southern Florida run by U.S. Sugar. ... Bold textThe Stourbridge Railroad. ... Tacoma Rail is a public utility in Tacoma, Washington. ... Map The Texas and Northern Railway 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 Warren and Saline River Railroad Company (WSR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Warren, Arkansas. ... The Winchester and Western Railroad is a railroad line that today operates between Gore and Winchester, Virginia. ... The Yreka Western Railroad is a heritage railway in Yreka, California. ...

Switching and terminal railroads

  • Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road (ADBF) [163]
  • Akron Barberton Cluster Railway (AB)
  • Alabama and Florida Railway (AF) [164]
  • Alabama Railroad (ALAB) [165]
  • Albany Port Railroad (ALBY)
  • Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad (AGCR) [166]
  • Allegheny Valley Railroad
  • Amador Foothills Railroad [167]
  • Appanoose County Community Railroad (APNC)
  • Arizona and Eastern Railway (AZER) [168]
  • Ashtabula, Carson and Jefferson Railroad (ACJR) [169]
  • Austin Area Terminal Railroad (AATR)
  • Ballard Terminal Railroad (BDTL)
  • Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) [170]
  • Bighorn Divide and Wyoming Railroad (BDW)
  • Birmingham Southern Railroad (BS) [171]
  • Black River and Western Railroad (BRW) [172]
  • Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad (BSVY) [173]
  • Boot Hill and Western Railway (BHWY)
  • Brandon Corporation
  • Brandywine Valley Railroad (BVRY)
  • Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railroad (BRG) [174]
  • Buffalo Southern Railroad (BSOR) [175]
  • Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY)
  • C & NC Railroad (CNUR)
  • C&S Railroad
  • California Northern Railroad (CFNR) [176]
  • Camp Chase Industrial Railroad (CCRA)
  • Canton Railroad (CTN) [177]
  • Cape Fear Railways (CF)
  • Carolina Piedmont Railroad (CPDR) [178]
  • Carolina Rail Service (CRIJ)
  • Central California Traction Company
  • Central Illinois Railroad (CIRY)
  • Central Midland Railway (CMR) [179]
  • Chestnut Ridge Railway (CHR)
  • Chicago Rail Link (CRL) [180]
  • Chillicothe-Brunswick Rail Authority
  • Cimarron Valley Railroad (CVR)
  • City of Rochelle Railroad
  • Clinton Terminal Railroad (CTR)
  • Cloquet Terminal Railroad (CTRR)
  • CMC Railroad
  • Coe Rail (CRLE)
  • Colorado and Wyoming Railway (CW)
  • Columbia Terminal (CT) [181]
  • Conemaugh and Black Lick Railroad (CBL) [182]
  • Connotton Valley Railway (CV?)
  • Conrail (CSAO) [183]
  • Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad (CCTA) [184]
  • Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad (COER)
  • Dakota Southern Railway
  • Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad (DGNO) [185]
  • Decatur Junction Railway (DT) [186]
  • Delray Connecting Railroad (DC) [187]
  • Delta Valley and Southern Railway (DVS)
  • Denver Rock Island Railroad (DRIR)
  • East Camden and Highland Railroad (EACH) [188]
  • East Chattanooga Belt Railway
  • East Erie Commercial Railroad (EEC)
  • East Jersey Railroad and Terminal Company (EJR) [189]
  • East Penn Railways
  • Eastern Illinois Railroad (EIRC)
  • Ellis and Eastern Company
  • Farmrail Corporation (FMRC) [190]
  • Flats Industrial Railroad (FIR)
  • Fordyce and Princeton Railroad (FP)
  • Fore River Transportation Corporation (FOR)
  • Fort Smith Railroad
  • Fort Worth and Western Railroad (FWWR) [191]
  • Galveston Railroad (GVSR) [192]
  • Garden City Western Railway (GCW) [193]
  • Grafton and Upton Railroad (GU)
  • Great Miami and Scioto Railway (GMRY) [194]
  • Great River Railroad (GTR)
  • Great Western Railway of Iowa
  • High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad
  • Hutchinson and Northern Railway (HN)
  • Indian Creek Railroad (ICRK)
  • Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (IHB) [195]
  • Indiana Southwestern Railway
  • ISG Cleveland Works Railway (CUVA)
  • ISG South Chicago and Indiana Harbor Railway (SCIH)
  • Jefferson Warrior Railroad (JEFW)
  • Kendallville Terminal Railway
  • Kiski Junction Railroad (KJR) [196]
  • Knoxville and Holston River Railroad (KXHR)
  • Lake County Railroad (LCR) [197]
  • Lake Terminal Railroad (LT)
  • Landsville Terminal and Transfer Company
  • Little Kanawha River Rail (LKRR)
  • Little Rock Port Railroad (LRPA)
  • Longview Switching Company
  • Los Angeles Junction Railway
  • Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad (LNAC)
  • Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway
  • Mahoning Valley Railway (MVRY)
  • Manufacturers' Junction Railway (MJ) [198]
  • Manufacturers Railway (MRS) [199]
  • Massena Terminal Railroad (MSTR)
  • Maumee and Western Railroad
  • McKeesport Connecting Railroad
  • Meeker Southern Railroad
  • MG Rail (MGRI)
  • Michigan Shore Railroad
  • Michigan Southern Railroad
  • Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR) [200]
  • Mississippi Central Railroad (MSCI) [201]
  • Mississippi Delta Railroad (MSDR)
  • Mississippi Tennessee Railroad (?)
  • Missouri and Valley Park Railroad
  • Modesto and Empire Traction Company (MET) [202]
  • Moscow, Camden and San Augustine Railroad
  • Mount Vernon Terminal Railway
  • Municipality of East Troy Railroad (METW) [203]
  • N. D. C. Railroad
  • Napa Valley Railroad (NVRR) [204]
  • Nashville and Western Railroad
  • New Castle Industrial Railroad (NCIR)
  • New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway (NOGC) [205]
  • New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) [206]
  • New York Cross Harbor Railroad Terminal (NYCH) [207]
  • Newburgh and South Shore Railroad (NSR) [208]
  • North Carolina and Virginia Railroad (NCVA) [209]
  • Northern Ohio and Western Railway (NOW)
  • Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad (NOKL)
  • Oakland Terminal Railway (OTR)
  • Ohi-Rail Corporation (OHIC)
  • Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway
  • Oregon Pacific Railroad
  • Owego and Harford Railway
  • Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) [210]
  • Patapsco and Back Rivers Railroad (PBR)
  • Peninsula Terminal Company
  • Pennsylvania Southwestern Railroad (PSWR)
  • Peoria and Pekin Union Railway (PPU)
  • Philadelphia, Bethlehem and New England Railroad (PBNE)
  • Pioneer Industrial Railway
  • Pittsburgh, Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad (PAM)
  • Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad
  • Port Bienville Railroad (PBVR) [211]
  • Port Jersey Railroad (PJRR) [212]
  • Port Terminal Railroad Association
  • Port Terminal Railroad of South Carolina (PTR)
  • Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB) [213]
  • Port Utilities Commission of Charleston, South Carolina (PUCC)
  • Portland Terminal Railroad
  • Quincy Railroad (QRR)
  • R. J. Corman Railroad Allentown Lines (RJCN) [214]
  • Railroad Switching Service of Missouri (?)
  • Raritan Central Railway (RCRY)
  • Republic N and T Railroad
  • Richmond Pacific Railroad (RPRC) [215]
  • Rio Valley Switching Company (RVSC)
  • Riverport Railroad (RVPR) [216]
  • St. Maries River Railroad (STMA)
  • Salt Lake City Southern Railroad
  • San Joaquin Valley Railroad (SJVR) [217]
  • San Pedro Southwestern Railroad (SWKR)
  • Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway (SCBG)
  • Semo Port Railroad (SE) [218]
  • Shawnee Terminal Railway
  • Sidney and Lowe Railroad
  • South Brooklyn Railway
  • South Buffalo Railway (SB) [219]
  • South Carolina Central Railroad (SCRF) [220]
  • South Plains Lamesa Railroad (SLAL)
  • South Plains Switching
  • Southern Switching Company (SSC)
  • Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad
  • Southwestern Railroad (SW)
  • Strasburg Rail Road (SRC) [221]
  • Tacoma Rail (TMRW) [222]
  • Talleyrand Terminal Railroad (TTR) [223]
  • Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA)
  • Terminal Railway (Alabama State Docks) (TASD) [224]
  • Texas Central Business Lines (TCB) [225]
  • Texas City Terminal Railway
  • Texas, Gonzales and Northern Railway (TXGN)
  • Texas South-Eastern Railroad (TSE)
  • Tishomingo Railroad (TISH) [226]
  • Towanda-Monroeton Shipper Lifeline
  • Tri-City and Olympia Railroad (TCRY) [227]
  • Turners Island, LLC
  • Turtle Creek Industrial Railroad (TCKR)
  • Union Railroad (URR) [228]
  • Upper Merion and Plymouth Railroad (UMP) [229]
  • Utah Central Railway
  • Vermilion Valley Railroad (VVRR) [230]
  • Virginia Southern Railroad
  • Wabash Central Railroad (WBCR)
  • Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad (WHOE)
  • Warren and Trumbull Railroad
  • Washington Terminal Company
  • WCTU Railway (WCTR)
  • West Michigan Railroad
  • West Virginia Southern Railway
  • Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway (WTJR) [231]
  • Wilmington Terminal Railroad (WTRY) [232]
  • Wilmington and Western Railway
  • Winamac Southern Railway (WSRY)
  • Winston-Salem Southbound Railway
  • Youngstown and Austintown Railroad (YARR) [233]
  • Youngstown Belt Railroad

The Alabama and Florida Railroad is one of several short line railroad companies owned by the Pioneer Railcorp. ... The Alabama Railroad (AAR reporting mark ALAB) is a 60 mile short-line railroad operating over trackage formerly operated by CSX Transportation. ... The Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad (AGCR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. ... Headline text huihfro;oghfkguisjklgfjkshufksbg e908townkloiinghkhgw ijkhakhfakbri8anfuykbjhqgufhiw fuywer8gewjhfewqigfuyq yot8fw8oqyrt7wrwetrfqriuqirgweuigr eqw;rgie7ygtriwtroiwet weuyifuy ... The Austin Area Terminal Railroad (AUAR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Round Rock, Texas. ... The Ballard Terminal Railroad, a short line railroad in Seattle, Washingtons Ballard neighborhood, was formed in 1997 to operate trains on three miles of track on the north side of Salmon Bay. ... The Belt Railway of Chicago (AAR reporting mark BRC), headquartered in Chicago, is the largest intermediate switching terminal railroad in the United States. ... Birmingham Southern Railroad is a subsidiary of Transtar, operator of several short-line railroad companies. ... The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad is a tourist railroad operating out of Boone, Iowa. ... The Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railroad (BGR) is a terminal switching railroad headquartered in Brownsville, Texas. ... The Central Illinois Railroad (AAR reporting mark CIRY) is a Class III railroad in Illinois. ... The Chicago Rail Link (AAR reporting mark CRL) is a Class III railroad in Illinois. ... Conrail, officially known as the Consolidated Rail Corporation, is an American railroad company. ... The Delta Valley and Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark DVS) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Wilson, Arkansas. ... The Denver Rock Island Railroad (AAR reporting mark DRIR), also known as the Denver Terminal Railroad Company, is a Class III railroad in the Denver, Colorado, area. ... The East Camden and Highland Railroad (EACH) is a short-line railroad headquartered in East Camden, Arkansas. ... Farmrail Corporation (FMRC) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Clinton, Oklahoma. ... The Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Company (F&P) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Crossett, Arkansas. ... The Fort Smith Railroad Company (FSR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas. ... The Fort Worth and Western Railroad (FWWR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. ... The Galveston Railroad (GVSR) is a terminal switching railroad headquartered in Galveston, Texas. ... The Garden City Western Railway, Inc. ... The Grafton and Upton Railroad is a short line railroad in east-central Massachusetts; it has never been controlled by a larger line. ... Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad is a Class II railroad in the United States. ... The Lake County Railroad, based in Lakeview, is owned and operated by the Lake County Government. ... The Little Rock Port Railroad (AAR reporting mark LRPA) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. ... The Massena Terminal Railroad (AAR reporting mark MSTR) is a Class III railroad operating in the United States state of New York. ... The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroads Water Level Route from Buffalo, New York to Chicago, Illinois, primarily along the south shore of Lake Erie and across northern Indiana. ... The Minnesota Commercial Railway (AAR reporting mark MNNR) is a short line railroad in the United States. ... New York Cross Harbor Railroad (NYCH) operates the only rail-float barge operation in the New York Harbor. ... The Rio Valley Switching Company (RVSC) is a short-line railroad headquartered in McAllen, Texas. ... The San Joaquin Valley Railroad is one of several short line railroad companies and is part of the Sunset Divison of RailAmerica. ... The Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific Railway is a diesel-powered tourist operation in Northern California, with just over eight miles of trackage between Olympia, CA and an interchange with the Union Pacific (formerly Southern Pacific) at the Santa Cruz Wye. ... The South Brooklyn Railway was a freight line in Brooklyn, New York. ... The South Buffalo Railway operates more than fifty miles of railway lines along the southeast shore of Lake Erie. ... Strasburg Railroad Strasburg Railroad The Strasburg Rail Road, located near Strasburg, Pennsylvania in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a steam locomotive powered heritage railway dating back to 1832. ... Tacoma Rail is a public utility in Tacoma, Washington. ... Talleyrand Terminal Railroad See also List of United States railroads List of Florida railroads External links Official page Jacksonville Port Authority - Talleyrand Marine Terminal Categories: Stub | Railway companies of the United States | Florida current railroads ... The WCTU, also known as the White City Traction Railroad runs in White City, Or. ...

Non-common carriers

  • Gadsden Switching Service (GSS) [234]
  • Southern Electric Railroad (?) [235]
  • Tri County Rail (TCRC?) [236]
  • U.S. Railways {USRX) [237]

A common carrier is an organization that transports a product or service using its facilities, or those of other carriers. ...

Unknown classification

  • Alabama and Tennessee River Railway (ATN?) [238]
  • Alabama Southern Railroad (ABS) [239]
  • Appalachian and Ohio Railroad (AO?) [240]
  • Beech Mountain Railroad (BEEM)
  • Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railway (BLKM)
  • Branford Steam Railroad (BRFD)
  • Cambria and Indiana Railroad (CI)
  • Central Gulf Railway (CGR)
  • Central Indiana and Western Railroad (CEIW)
  • Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad (CIRR)
  • Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad (CKIN)
  • Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad (CC)
  • Chicago, Ft. Wayne and Eastern Railroad (CFER?) [241]
  • Cleveland Works Railroad (CWRO?)
  • Colorado Kansas and Pacific Railway (CKP)
  • Council Bluffs Railway (CBGR)
  • Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad (DMM)
  • Deseret-Western Railroad
  • Durham Transport (DRHY)
  • Evansville Belt Line Railroad
  • Evansville Western Railway (EVWR)
  • Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPAX)
  • Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway (GHSA)
  • Georgia Midland Railroad (GMR)
  • Johnson County Industrial Airport Railway (JCIX)
  • Joppa and Eastern Railroad (JE)
  • Kanawha Rail Corporation (WNFR)
  • KASGRO Rail Lines (KRL)
  • Kiowa, Hardtner and Pacific Railroad (?)
  • Landisville Terminal and Transfer Company (LNVT)
  • Louisville and Wadley Railway (LW)
  • Maine Eastern Railroad (MERR) [242]
  • Modoc Nothern
  • Montana Western Railway (MWRR)
  • New England Transrail (?)
  • New Jersey and Northern Railway (?)
  • New Jersey Rail Carriers (NJRC?) [243]
  • New Mexico Gateway Railroad (NMGR)
  • Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line (NPB)
  • North Carolina Railroad (NCRR)
  • North Central Railway Association (NCRA?)
  • Northern Lines Railway (NLR)
  • Omaha Lincoln and Beatrice Railway (OLB)
  • Riceboro Southern Railway (RSOR)
  • St. Marys Railway West (SMRW)
  • Tennken Railroad (TKEN)
  • Texas Northeastern Railroad (TNER) [244]
  • Tulare Valley Railroad (TVRR)
  • Vaughan Railroad (VRR) [245]
  • Victoria and Southern Railway (?)
  • WFEC Railroad (?)
  • Wichita Union Terminal Railway (WUT)
  • Yellowstone Valley Railroad (YVRR)

The Alabama and Tennessee River Railway (AAR reporting mark ATN) is a shortline railway operating (via lease) over trackage formerly operated by CSX Transportation. ... The Alabama Southern Railroad is one of several short line railroad companies owned by the Watco Companies. ...

Passenger railroads

Amtrak (AMTK) [246] (federally owned by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) operates all long-distance intercity rail in the U.S. Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... Inter-city rail services are train services which cover larger distances than commuter trains. ...


See list of commuter rail systems, list of rapid transit systems, list of light rail transit systems and list of airport circulators for lower-order systems. This is an alphabetical listing of cities which have commuter or suburban railways. ... This is an alphabetical list of cities worldwide that have a rapid transit system, or a light-rail system with some elements of rapid transit. ... The following is a list of cities that have tram / light-rail systems. ... This is a list of airport circulator systems that do not connect to outside points. ...


Excursion and tourist railroads

The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad is a heritage railway located in Abilene, Kansas. ... The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway is a short tourist railway in northern Georgia. ... Cape May Seashore Lines is a short line railroad in southern New Jersey. ... Cass Scenic Railroad, located in Cass, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, is a West Virginia State Park consisting of the town of Cass, eleven miles of railway, and a portion of the summit of Bald Knob. ... The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS) is a narrow gauge railroad running between Antonito, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico. ... The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is a narrow gauge heritage railway running between Durango and Silverton, both of which are in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... The first run of the Grand Canyon Railway, 1901 The Grand Canyon Railway is a passenger railroad which operates between Williams, Arizona and the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. ... The Sugar Cane Train on the Lahaina-Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad is a heritage railway in Lahaina, Hawaii. ... M&PPR locomotive Pikes Peak circa 1893 The Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway is a cog railway in Colorado (United States), climbing the well-known mountain Pikes Peak. ... The Midland Railway is an IRS 501c3 not-for-profit organization headquartered in Baldwin City, Kansas. ... The Mount Hood Railroad is a heritage railway and working railroad originating in Hood River, Oregon, 60 miles east of Portland, Oregon. ... The Mount Washington Cog Railway The Mount Washington Cog Railway was the worlds first cog railway (rack-and-pinion railway). ... The Nevada Northern Railway (AAR reporting mark NN) was built to connect the copper mines and smelter of the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company in White Pine County, Nevada. ... The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow-Gauge Railroad is a narrow gauge tourist railroad in California that starts from the Roaring Camp depot in Felton and up steep grades to the top of nearby Bear Mountain, a distance of about 2. ... The Sierra Railroad, founded in 1897 to connect the Central Valley to the Gold County. ... The following railroads have been called Valley Railroad: Valley Railroad (Scranton), part of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad near Scranton, Pennsylvania Valley Railroad (West Line), abandoned 1900 near West Line, Pennsylvania Valley Railroad (Virginia), part of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Valley Railroad (New York), part of the Delaware, Lackawanna... The Virginia and Truckee Railroad (AAR reporting mark VT) was built to serve the silver mining communities of Nevada. ... The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad is a heritage railway in Cumberland, Maryland. ... The White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y, WP&YR) (AAR reporting mark WPY) is a narrow gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska with Whitehorse, the capital of Canadas Yukon Territory. ...

Canadian railroads also operating in the U.S.

This is an incomplete list. ... 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. ...

Mexican railroads also operating in the U.S.

... Ferromex, a contraction of Ferrocarril Mexico or Mexican Railroad, is a private rail consortium that runs most of the trains 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. ...

See also

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. ... . Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Commuter railroads – See also A Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad (ACY) Alabama Great Southern Railroad (AGS) Alabama, Tennessee and Northern... As of 2004 a Class I railroad in the United States has an operating revenue exceeding $277. ... The primary modes of passenger transportation in the United States are the airplane and the automobile. ... Several railroads have been called the oldest in the United States. ...

External links

  • Association of American Railroads
  • American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association

References

  • AAR - RR Industry Info - Railroads and States

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