List of United States railroads

"See also: List of Canadian railways"

There are approximately 150,000 miles (240,000 km) of railroad track in the United States, nearly all standard gauge. The following is a partial list of United States railroads which currently operate there. For former railroads, see List of defunct United States railroads.

Class I railroads

*BNSF Railway (BNSF) [http://www.bnsf.com/]
*Canadian National Railway (CN) [http://www.cn.ca]
*Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) [http://www.cpr.ca]
*CSX Transportation (CSXT) [http://www.csx.com/]
*Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) [http://www.kcsi.com/]
*Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) [http://www.nscorp.com/]
*Union Pacific Railroad (UP) [http://www.uprr.com/]

Regional railroads

*Alaska Railroad (ARR) [http://www.akrr.com/]
*Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (BLE)
*Bergen Passaic Rail Corp. (BPR) [http://www.bprail.com/]
*Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (BPRR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B3a]
*Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (CORP) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CORP.htm]
*Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad (CFER) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CFER.htm]
*Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME) [http://www.dmerail.com/]
*Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (DMVW) [http://www.dmvwrr.com/]
*Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DMIR)
*Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (EJE) [http://www.tstarinc.com/eje/]
*Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) [http://www.feci.com/transportation.html]
*Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad (ICE) [http://www.icerail.com]
*Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) [http://www.iaisrr.com/]
*Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (CKRY) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/ko/ko.htm]
*Kyle Railroad (KYLE) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/KYLE.htm]
*Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad (MNA) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/MNA.htm]
*Montana Rail Link (MRL) [http://www.montanarail.com/]
*Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) [http://www.mmarail.com/]
*Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNet (NKCR)
*Nebraska Central Railroad (NCRC) [http://www.rgpc.com/]
*Nebraska Northeastern Railway (NENE)
*New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYSW) [http://www.nysw.com/]
*Niagara and Western Railway (NYWR) [http://www.bprail.com.com/]
*Northern Plains Railroad
*Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL) [http://www.palrr.com/]
*Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad (PCC) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/blmr_pcc/blmr_pcc.htm]
*Pan Am Railways (BM, MEC, ST) [http://www.panamrailways.com/]
*Portland and Western Railroad (PNWR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B4a]
*Providence and Worcester Railroad (PW) [http://www.pwrr.com/]
*Red River Valley and Western Railroad (RRVW) [http://www.rrvw.net/]
*South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/sekr_skol/sekr_skol.htm]
*Texas Mexican Railway (TM)
*Texas Pacifico Transportation
*Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway (TSBY) [http://www.tsbrailway.com/]
*Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (WE) [http://www.wlerwy.com/]
*Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR) [http://www.wsorrailroad.com/]

Local railroads

*Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway (ACWR) [http://www.acwr.com/]
*Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad (AR) [http://www.aberdeen-rockfish.com/]
*Acadiana Railway (AKDN)
*Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway (AGR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/AGR.htm]
*Alabama and Tennessee River Railway (ATN?) [http://www.omnitrax.com/atn.shtml]
*Albany and Eastern Railroad (AERC) [http://www.albanyeastern.com/pages/1/index.htm]
*Alexander Railroad (ARC) [http://www.cs.utah.edu/~zachary/arc/]
*Algers, Winslow and Western Railway (AWW)
*Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad
*Almanor Railroad (AL)
*AN Railway (AN)
*Angelina and Neches River Railroad (ANR) [http://www.anrrr.com/]
*Ann Arbor Railroad (AA) [http://www.annarbor-railroad.com/]
*Apache Railway (APA)
*Arcade and Attica Railroad (ARA) [http://www.anarr.com/]
*Arizona and California Railroad (ARZC) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/ARZC.htm]
*Arizona Central Railroad (AZCR) [http://www.verdecanyonrr.com/]
*Arizona Railroad
*Arkansas and Missouri Railroad (AM) [http://www.arkansasmissouri-rr.com/]
*Arkansas and Oklahoma Railroad
*Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad (ALM) [http://www.almrailroad.com/]
*Arkansas Midland Railroad (AKMD) [http://www.pinsly.com/arkansas_midland.html]
*Ashland Railway (ASRY)
*AT&L Railroad (ATLT)
*Athens Line (ABR)
*Atlantic and Western Railway (ATW)
*B&H Rail Corporation (BH) [http://www.lalrr.com/bh.html]
*Batten Kill Railroad
*Bauxite and Northern Railway (BXN)
*Bay Colony Railroad (BCLR) [http://www.baycolonyrailroad.com/]
*Bay Line Railroad (BAYL)
*Belvidere and Delaware River Railway (BDRV) [http://www.brwrr.com/Freight/bdrv059.htm]
*Bath and Hammondsport Railroad [http://www.lalrr.com/bh.html]
*Blacklands Railroad (BLR) [http://www.blacklandsrailroad.com/]
*Blackwell and Northern Railway (BNR)
*Bloomer Line (BLOL)
*Border Pacific Railroad (BOP) [http://www.starrbridge.com/Ingles/border_pacific_railroad.htm]
*Buckingham Branch Railroad (BB) [http://varail.com/bb/]
*Caddo Valley Railroad
*Caldwell County Railroad (CWCY)
*Caney Fork and Western Railroad (CFWR)
*Carolina Coastal Railway
*Carolina Southern Railroad (CALA)
*Carrizo Gorge Railway (CZRY) [http://www.carrizogorgerailway.com/]
*Cascade and Columbia River Railroad (CSCD) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CSCD.htm]
*Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR) [http://www.catskillmtrailroad.com/]
*Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CIC) [http://www.crandic.com/stellent2/groups/public/documents/pub/cr_000231.hcsp]
*Central Columbiana and Pennsylvania Railway (CQPA)
*Central Michigan Railway (CMGN)
*Central Montana Rail (CM)
*Central New England Railroad (CNZR)
*Central New York Railroad (CNYK) [http://www.cnyk.com/]
*Central Railroad of Indiana (CIND) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CIND.htm]
*Central Railroad of Indianapolis (CERA) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CERA.htm]
*Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad (CHAT)
*Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad (CIRR)
*Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway (CCKY) [http://www.cagy.com/cckyrail.htm]
*Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad (CA) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CARR.htm]
*Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad (CSS) [http://www.southshorefreight.com/]
*City of Prineville Railway (COP) [http://www.cityofprinevillerailway.com/]
*Claremont Concord Railroad (CCRR) [http://www.theccrr.com/home.htm]
*Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad (CLP) [http://www.vermontrailway.com]
*Colorado, Kansas and Pacific Railway
*Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW) [http://www.cbrr.com/]
*Columbia and Cowlitz Railway (CLC)
*Columbus and Greenville Railway (CAGY) [http://www.cagy.com/cgrail.htm]
*Columbus and Ohio River Rail Road (CUOH) [http://www.ohiocentral.com/]
*Commonwealth Railway (CWRY) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B5a]
*Conecuh Valley Railroad (COEH)
*Connecticut Southern Railroad (CSO) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CSO.htm]
*Copper Basin Railway (CBRY)
*D&I Railroad (DAIR) [http://www.lgeverist.com/companies/dandi/dandifset.html]
*Dakota Northern Railroad [Altamont Press (February 6, 2006), " [http://railroadnews.net/news/2-6.html North Dakota gets a new railroad: BNSF sheds more area branch lines] ". Retrieved February 6, 2006.]
*Dakota Short Line
*Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad (DR)
*De Queen and Eastern Railroad (DQE)
*Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad
*Delta Southern Railroad (DSRR) [http://www.deltasouthernrailroad.com/]
*Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad (DLWR)
*Dubois County Railroad (DCRR) [http://www.indianarailwaymuseum.org/DCRR_main.htm]
*East Cooper and Berkeley Railroad (ECBR)
*East Tennessee Railway (ETRY)
*Eastern Alabama Railway (EARY) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/EARY.htm]
*Eastern Shore Railroad (ESHR)
*Eastern Idaho Railroad (EIRR) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/eirr/eirr.htm]
*Eastern Maine Railway (EMR) [http://www.nbsouthern.com/]
*Effingham Railroad (EFRR) [http://www.efrr.com/]
*El Dorado and Wesson Railway
*El Dorado and Western Railway
*Elkhart and Western Railroad
*Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (ELS) [http://www.elsrr.com/]
*Everett Railroad (EV) [http://www.hometown.aol.com/everettrailroad/myhomepage/business.html]
*Falls Road Railroad (FRR)
*Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK) [http://www.fglkrail.com/]
*Florida Central Railroad (FCEN) [http://www.pinsly.com/florida_central.html]
*Florida Midland Railroad (FMID) [http://www.pinsly.com/florida_midland.html]
*Florida Northern Railroad (FNOR) [http://www.pinsly.com/florida_northern.html]
*Florida West Coast Railroad (FWCR)
*Fredonia Valley Railroad (FVRR)
*Fulton County Railroad (FC)
*Fulton County Railway (FCR)
*Georgetown Railroad (GRR) [http://www.georgetownrailroad.com/]
*Georgia and Florida RailNet (GFRR)
*Georgia Central Railway (GC)
*Georgia Midland Railroad (GMR)
*Georgia Northeastern Railroad (GNRR) [http://www.gnrr.com/]
*Georgia Southwestern Railroad (GSWR) [http://www.gswrr.com/pages/782559/index.htm]
*Georgia Woodlands Railroad (GWRC) [http://www.omnitrax.com/gwrc.shtml]
*Gettysburg and Northern Railroad
*Gloster Southern Railroad (GLSR)
*Golden Isles Terminal Railroad (GITM)
*Golden Triangle Railroad (GTRA)
*Grainbelt Corporation (GNBC)
*Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad (GR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/GR.htm]
*Great Northwest Railroad (GRNW) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/gnr/grnw.htm]
*Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (GSMR) [http://www.gsmr.com/]
*Great Walton Railroad Company (GRWR)
*Great Western Railway of Colorado (GWR) [http://www.omnitrax.com/grw.shtml]
*Green Mountain Railroad (GMRC) [http://www.vermontrailway.com]
*Gulf, Colorado and San Saba Railway (GCSR)
*Hampton Railway
*Hampton and Branchville Railroad (HB)
*Hartwell Railroad (HRT)
*Heart of Georgia Railroad (HOG) [http://www.hograil.com/]
*Hollidaysburg and Roaring Spring Railroad
*Hollis and Eastern Railroad (HE)
*Hoosier Southern Railroad (HOS) [http://www.pcrailport.com/hsrailroad.htm]
*Housatonic Railroad (HRR)
*Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority (HMCR) [http://www.hmcrr.com/]
*Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/HESR.htm]
*Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad (INPR) [http://www.rgpc.com/inprgeneralinformation.htm]
*Illinois and Midland Railroad (IMRR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B1a]
*Illinois RailNet (IR)
*Illinois Western Railroad
*Indiana Rail Road (INRD) [http://www.inrd.com/main.html]
*Indiana Northeastern Railroad (IN)
*Indiana and Ohio Central Railroad
*Indiana and Ohio Railway (IORY) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/IORY.htm]
*Indiana Southern Railroad (ISRR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/ISRR.htm]
*Iowa Northern Railway (IANR)
*Iowa Northwestern Railroad (IANW)
*Iowa Traction Railroad (IATR)
*Juniata Valley Railroad (JVRR) [http://www.nshr.com/JVRR/jvrr.shtml]
*Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad (KBSR)
*Kentucky and Tennessee Railway (KT)
*Keokuk Junction Railway (KJRY) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/kjry/kjry.html]
*Kiamichi Railroad (KRR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/KRR.htm]
*Knox and Kane Railroad (KKRR)
*Kosciusko and Southwestern Railway (KSRY?) [http://www.ksry.com/]
*KWT Railroad (KWT)
*Lake State Railway (LSRC) [http://www.lsrc.com/]
*Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad (LSI)
*Lancaster and Chester Railway (LC) [http://www.landcrailroad.com/]
*Laurinburg and Southern Railroad (LRS)
*Lewis and Clark Railway
*Little Rock and Western Railway (LRWN)
*Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad (LAL) [http://www.lalrr.com/]
*Louisiana and Delta Railroad (LDRR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B2a]
*Louisiana and North West Railroad (LNW)
*Louisville and Indiana Railroad (LIRC) [http://www.anacostia.com/lir/lir.html]
*Lowville and Beaver River Railroad
*Luxapalila Valley Railroad (LXVR) [http://www.cagy.com/lxvrrail.htm]
*Lycoming Valley Railroad (LVRR) [http://www.nshr.com/LVRR/lvrr.shtml]
*M and B Railroad (MB) (MNBR)
*Madison Railroad (CMPA) [http://www.madisonrailroad.com/]
*Maine Eastern Railroad (ME) [http://www.maineeasternrailroad.com/]
*Maryland and Delaware Railroad (MDDE) [http://www.mdde.com]
*Maryland Midland Railway
*Massachusetts Central Railroad (MCER) [http://www.masscentralrr.com/]
*McCloud Railway (MCR)
*Meridian Southern Railway (MDS)
*Mid-Michigan Railroad (MMRR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/MMRR.htm]
*Maryland Midland Railway (MMID) [http://www.mmidrwy.com/]
*Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad (MIDH) [http://www.mhrailroad.com/]
*Middletown and New Jersey Railway (MNJ)
*Milford-Bennington Railroad
*Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway (MDW)
*Minnesota Northern Railroad (MNN)
*Minnesota Prairie Line (MPLI)
*Minnesota Southern Railway (MSWY)
*Mississippi Export Railroad (MSE) [http://www.mserailroad.com/]
*Mississippi and Skuna Valley Railroad (MSV)
*Mississippian Railway Cooperative (MSRW)
*Morristown and Erie Railway (ME) [http://www.merail.com/]
*Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad
*Mount Hood Railroad (MH) [http://www.mthoodrr.com/]
*Nash County Railroad (NCYR)
*Nashville and Eastern Railroad (NERR)
*Naugatuck Railroad (NAUG) [http://www.rmne.org/]
*Nebkota Railway (NRI)
*Nebraska Central Railroad (NCRC) [http://www.rgpc.com/ncrcgeneralinformation.htm]
*Nebraska Northeastern Railway (NENE)
*New England Central Railroad (NECR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/NECR.htm]
*New England Southern Railroad
*New Hampshire Central Railroad
*New Hampshire Northcoast Corporation (NHN)
*New Hope and Ivyland Railroad
*New York and Atlantic Railway (NYA) [http://www.anacostia.com/nyar/nyar.html]
*New York and Greenwood Lake Railway (NYGL)
*New York and Lake Erie Railroad (NYLE) [http://www.nylerr.com/NYLE.php]
*New York and Ogdensburg Railway (NYOG) [http://www.vermontrailway.com]
*New York Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYSW) [http://www.nysw.com/]
*Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad (NBER) [http://www.nshr.com/NBER/nber.shtml]
*North Shore Railroad (NSHR) [http://www.nshr.com/NSHR/nshr.shtml]
*Northwestern Pacific Railway
*Octoraro Railroad
*Ogeechee Railway (OGEE)
*Ohio Central Railroad (OHCR) [http://www.ohiocentral.com/]
*Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad
*Ohio Southern Railroad
*Oil Creek and Titusville Lines (OCTL) [http://www.nylerr.com/OCTL.php]
*Old Augusta Railroad (OAR)
*Ontario Central Railroad
*Ontario Midland Railroad (OMID)
*Otter Tail Valley Railroad (OTVR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/OTVR.htm]
*Ouachita Railroad (OUCH)
*Owego and Harford Railway [http://www.railroadsofny.com/owego.htm]
*Panhandle Northern Railroad (PNR) [http://www.omnitrax.com/pnr.shtml]
*Pee Dee River Railway
*Pearl River Valley Railroad (PRV)
*Pecos Valley Southern Railway (PVS)
*Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA)
*Penn Eastern Rail Lines (PRL)
*Pickens Railway (PICK)
*Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR) [http://www.pinsly.com/pvrr.html]
*Point Comfort and Northern Railway (PCN)
*Prescott and Northwestern Railroad (PNW)
*Progressive Rail (PGR) [http://www.progressiverail.com/]
*Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad (PSAP) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/PSAP.htm]
*R. J. Corman Railroad Bardstown Line (RJCR) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/bardstown.shtml]
*R. J. Corman Railroad Cleveland Line (RJCL) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/cleveland.shtml]
*R. J. Corman Railroad Central Kentucky Lines (RJCC) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/centralky.shtml]
*R. J. Corman Railroad Memphis Line (RJCM) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/memphis.shtml]
*R. J. Corman Railroad Western Ohio Lines (RJCW) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/westohio.shtml]
*R. J. Corman Railroad Pennsylvania Lines (RJCP) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/penn.shtml]
*Rarus Railway (RARW)
*Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
*Redmont Railway (RRCI)
*Riceboro Southern Railway (RSOR)
*Rochester and Southern Railroad (RSR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B3a]
*Rock and Rail (RRRR)
*Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad (RSS)
*Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railroad (RSAP)
*Sabine River and Northern Railroad (SRN)
*Saginaw Valley Railway
*Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway
*San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway (SDAE) [http://www.sdcommute.com/agencies/MTS/PDF/sdaefact.pdf]
*San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad (SDIY) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/SDIY.htm]
*San Diego Northern Railroad (SDNR) [http://www.sandiegocoaster.com]
*San Joaquin Valley Railroad
*San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad (SLRG) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/SLRG.htm]
*San Luis Central Railroad (SLC)
*San Manuel Arizona Railroad (SMA)
*Sand Springs Railway (SS) [http://www.sheffieldsteel.com/ssrailway.htm]
*Sandersville Railroad (SAN)
*Santa Fe Southern Railway (SFSR) [http://www.sfsr.com]
*Santa Maria Valley Railroad (SMV) [http://www.smvrr.com]
*St. Croix Valley Railroad
*St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (SLR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B6a]
*St. Mary's Railroad (SM) [http://www.stmarysrr.com]
*Savannah Port Terminal Railroad (SAPT)
*Seminole Gulf Railway (SGLR) [http://www.semgulf.com/]
*Sequatchie Valley Railroad (SQVR)
*Shamokin Valley Railroad (SVRR) [http://www.nshr.com/SVRR/svrr.shtml]
*Sierra Northern Railway (SERA?) [http://www.sierrarailroad.com/]
*Sisseton Milbank Railroad (SMRR)
*SMS Rail Service (SLRS) [http://www.sms-pennjerseyrail.com/]
*South Branch Valley Railroad (SBVR) [http://www.wvdot.com/4_railways/4c3_sbranch.htm]
*South Central Florida Express (SCFE) [http://www.ussugar.com/sugar/transportation.html]
*South Central Tennessee Railroad (SCTR)
*Southern Freight Railroad (?)
*Southern Indiana Railway
*Southern Railroad of New Jersey (SRNJ)
*Stillwater Central Railroad (SLWC) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/slwc/slwc.htm]
*Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad (STE) [http://www.sterailroad.com/]
*Stourbridge Railroad (SBRR) [http://www.nshr.com/SBRR/sbrr.shtml]
*Sunflour Railroad
*Tacoma Rail (TMBL & TRMW) [http://www.tacomarail.com]
*Tenneken Railroad
*Tennessee Southern Railroad (TSRR) [http://www.tnsou.com/]
*Texas-New Mexico Railroad (TNMR)
*Texas North Western Railway (TXNW)
*Texas and Northern Railway (TN)
*Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR)
*Thermal Belt Railway (TBRY)
*Three Notch Railroad (TNHR)
*Timber Rock Railroad (TIBR) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/tibr/tibr.htm]
*Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway (TPW) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/TPW.htm]
*Tomahawk Railway (TR)
*Toppenish, Simcoe and Western Railroad
*Trona Railway (TRC)
*Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway (TSU) [http://www.tsurailway.com/]
*Twin Cities and Western Railroad (TCWR) [http://www.tcwr.net/www/tcwr/]
*Tyburn Railroad (TYBR)
*Union County Industrial Railroad (UCIR) [http://www.nshr.com/UCIR/ucir.shtml]
*Utah Railway (UTAH) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B15a]
*V and S Railway
*Valdosta Railway (VR)
* Vandalia Railroad (VRRC) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/VRRC/vrrc.htm]
*Ventura County Railroad
*Vermont Railway (VTR) [http://www.vermontrailway.com/]
*Wallowa Union Railroad Authority (WURR)
*Warren and Saline River Railroad (WSR)
*Washington County Railroad
*Wellsboro and Corning Railroad (WCOR) [http://www.nshr.com/WCOR/wcor.shtml]
*West Isle Line
*West Tennessee Railroad (WTNN)
*West Texas and Lubbock Railway (WTLR)
*West Virginia Central Railroad (WVC) [http://www.mountainrail.com/WVCentralFreight.htm]
*Western Kentucky Railway (WKRL)
*Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad (WNYP) [http://www.wnyprr.com/]
*Western Rail Road (WRRC)
*Willamette and Pacific Railroad (WPRR)
*Winchester and Western Railroad (WW)
*Wiregrass Central Railroad (WGCR)
*Wyoming and Colorado Railroad
*Yadkin Valley Railroad (YVRR)
*York Railway (YRC)
*Yreka Western Railroad (YW) [http://www.yrekawesternrr.com/]

witching and terminal railroads

*Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road (ADBF) [http://www.murdermysterytrain.com/]
*Akron Barberton Cluster Railway (AB)
*Alabama and Florida Railway (AF) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/AF/af.html]
*Alabama Railroad (ALAB) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/ALAB/alab.html]
*Albany Port Railroad (ALBY)
*Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad (AGCR) [http://www.martinmarietta.com/]
*Allegheny Valley Railroad
*Alton and Southern Railroad [http://www.altonsouthern.com/]
*Amador Foothills Railroad [http://amadornet.safepages.com/directory/travelers/cities/martell/amadorfoothillsentry.html]
*Appanoose County Community Railroad (APNC)
*Arizona and Eastern Railway (AZER) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/AZER.htm]
*Ashtabula, Carson and Jefferson Railroad (ACJR) [http://www.acjrailroad.com/]
*Augusta and Summerville Railroad
*Austin Area Terminal Railroad (AATR)
*Ballard Terminal Railroad (BDTL)
*Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) [http://www.beltrailway.com/]
*Bergen Passaic Terminal Railroad (BPTR) [http://www.bprail.com/]
*Bighorn Divide and Wyoming Railroad (BDW)
*Birmingham Southern Railroad (BS) [http://www.tstarinc.com/birmingham/]
*Black River and Western Railroad (BRW) [http://www.brwrr.com/]
*Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad (BSVY) [http://www.scenic-valleyrr.com/]
*Boot Hill and Western Railway (BHWY)
*Brandon Corporation (BRAN)
*Brandywine Valley Railroad (BVRY)
*Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railroad (BRG) [http://www.brgrr.com/]
*Buffalo Southern Railroad (BSOR) [http://members.aol.com/buffalosouthern/]
*Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY)
*C & NC Railroad (CNUR)
*C&S Railroad
*California Northern Railroad (CFNR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CFNR.htm]
*Camp Chase Industrial Railroad (CCRA)
*Canton Railroad (CTN) [http://www.cantonrr.com/]
*Cape Fear Railways (CF)
*Carolina Piedmont Railroad (CPDR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CPDR.htm]
*Carolina Rail Service (CRIJ)
*Central California Traction Company
*Central Illinois Railroad (CIRY)
*Central Midland Railway (CMR) [http://www.cmrailway.com/pages/1/index.htm]
*Chestnut Ridge Railway (CHR)
*Chicago Rail Link (CRL) [http://www.omnitrax.com/crl.shtml]
*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) [http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/WaterandLight/COLT/]
*Conemaugh and Black Lick Railroad (CBL) [http://www.bethintermodal.com/johnstown.htm]
*Connotton Valley Railway (CV?)
*Conrail (CSAO) [http://www.conrail.com/]
*Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad (CCTA) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B5a]
*Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad (COER)
*Dakota Southern Railway
*Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad (DGNO) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/DGNO.htm]
*Decatur Junction Railway (DT) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/dt/dt.html]
*Delray Connecting Railroad (DC) [http://www.delrayconnectingrailroad.com/]
*Delta Valley and Southern Railway (DVS)
*Denver Rock Island Railroad (DRIR)
*East Camden and Highland Railroad (EACH) [http://www.eachrailroad.com/]
*East Chattanooga Belt Railway
*East Erie Commercial Railroad (EEC)
*East Jersey Railroad and Terminal Company (EJR) [http://www.imtt.com/bayonne.html]
*East Penn Railways
*Eastern Illinois Railroad (EIRC)
*Ellis and Eastern Company
*Farmrail Corporation (FMRC) [http://www.farmrail.com/]
*Flats Industrial Railroad (FIR)
*Fordyce and Princeton Railroad (FP)
*Fore River Transportation Corporation (FOR)
*Fort Smith Railroad
*Fort Worth and Western Railroad (FWWR) [http://www.fwwr.net/]
*Galveston Railroad (GVSR) [http://www.rail-management.com/gr.htm]
*Garden City Western Railway (GCW) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/gcw/gcw.html]
*Golden Isles Terminal Railroad (GITM)
*Grafton and Upton Railroad (GU)
*Great Miami and Scioto Railway (GMRY) [http://www.great-miami.com/html/g__m____s_.html]
*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) [http://www.ihbrr.com/]
*Indiana Southwestern Railway
*ISG Cleveland Works Railway (CUVA)
*ISG South Chicago and Indiana Harbor Railway (SCIH)
*Kansas City Terminal Railway (KCTL)
*Jefferson Warrior Railroad (JEFW)
*Kendallville Terminal Railway
*Kiski Junction Railroad (KJR) [http://www.kiskijunction.com/]
*Knoxville and Holston River Railroad (KXHR)
*Lake County Railroad (LCR) [http://www.lakecountyor.org/Railroad.htm]
*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) [http://www.omnitrax.com/mj.shtml]
*Manufacturers Railway (MRS) [http://www.anheuser-busch.com/overview/Railway.htm]
*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) [http://www.tcwronline.net/MNNR.html]
*Mississippi Central Railroad (MSCI) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/msci/msci.html]
*Mississippi Delta Railroad (MSDR)
*Mississippi Tennessee Railroad (?)
*Missouri and Valley Park Railroad
*Modesto and Empire Traction Company (MET) [http://www.metrr.com/]
*Moscow, Camden and San Augustine Railroad
*Mount Vernon Terminal Railway
*Municipality of East Troy Railroad (METW) [http://www.easttroyrr.org/]
*N. D. C. Railroad
*Napa Valley Railroad (NVRR) [http://www.winetrain.com/]
*Nashville and Western Railroad
*New Castle Industrial Railroad (NCIR)
*New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway (NOGC) [http://www.rgpc.com/nogcgeneralinformation.htm]
*New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) [http://www.nopb.com/]
*New York Cross Harbor Railroad Terminal (NYCH) [http://www.nyrr.com/]
*Newburgh and South Shore Railroad (NSR) [http://www.omnitrax.com/nsr.shtml]
*North Carolina and Virginia Railroad (NCVA) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/NCVA.htm]
*Northern Ohio and Western Railway (NOW)
*Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad (NOKL)
*Oakland Terminal Railway (OTR)
*Ohi-Rail Corporation (OHIC)
*Omaha Lincoln and Beatrice Railway (OLB)
*Oregon Pacific Railroad
*Owego and Harford Railway
*Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) [http://www.anacostia.com/phl/phl.html]
*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 (PRY)
*Pittsburgh, Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad (PAM)
*Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad
*Port Bienville Railroad (PBVR) [http://www.portandharbor.com/railroad.html]
*Port Jersey Railroad (PJRR) [http://www.pjrr.com/]
*Port Terminal Railroad Association
*Port Terminal Railroad of South Carolina (PTR)
*Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB) [http://www.potb.org/railroad.htm]
*Port Utilities Commission of Charleston, South Carolina (PUCC)
*Portland Terminal Railroad
*Quincy Railroad (CA) (QRR)
*R. J. Corman Railroad Allentown Lines (RJCN) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/allentown.shtml]
*Railroad Switching Service of Missouri (?)
*Raritan Central Railway (RCRY)
*Republic N and T Railroad
*Richmond Pacific Railroad (RPRC) [http://www.levinterminal.com/Rail.html]
*Rio Valley Switching Company (RVSC)
*Riverport Railroad (RVPR) [http://www.riverportrailroad.com/]
*St. Maries River Railroad (STMA)
*Salt Lake City Southern Railroad
*San Joaquin Valley Railroad (SJVR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/SJVR.htm]
*San Pedro Southwestern Railroad (SWKR)
*Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway (SCBG)
*Savannah Port Terminal Railroad (SPTR)
*Semo Port Railroad (SE) [http://www.semoport.com/railroad/index.html]
*Shawnee Terminal Railway (STR) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/STR/str.htm] (formerly Cairo Terminal Railroad)
*Sidney and Lowe Railroad (SLGG)
*South Brooklyn Railway
*South Buffalo Railway (SB) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B3a]
*South Carolina Central Railroad (SCRF) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/SCRF.htm]
*South Plains Lamesa Railroad (SLAL)
*South Plains Switching
*Southern Switching Company (SSC)
*Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad
*Southwestern Railroad (SW)
*Strasburg Rail Road (SRC) [http://www.strasburgrailroad.com/]
*Tacoma Rail (TMBL & TRMW) [http://www.tacomarail.com]
*Talleyrand Terminal Railroad (TTR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B5a]
*Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA)
*Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks (TASD) [http://www.asdd.com/Asd/asdfacilities.htm]
*Texas Central Business Lines (TCB) [http://www.tcblines.com/]
*Texas City Terminal Railway
*Texas, Gonzales and Northern Railway (TXGN)
*Texas South-Eastern Railroad (TSE)
*Tishomingo Railroad (TISH) [http://www.tishomingorail.com/]
*Toledo Terminal Railroad (TT)
*Towanda-Monroeton Shipper Lifeline
*Tri-City and Olympia Railroad (TCRY) [http://www.portofbenton.com/rail.html]
*Turners Island, LLC
*Turtle Creek Industrial Railroad (TCKR)
*Union Railroad (URR) [http://www.tstarinc.com/union/index.html]
*Upper Merion and Plymouth Railroad (UMP) [http://www.bethsteel.com/customers/fac_rail.shtml]
*Utah Central Railway
*Vermillion Valley Railroad (VVRR) [http://www.indianaboxcar.com/vv/vvr.html]
*Virginia Southern Railroad
*Wabash Central Railroad (WBCR)
*Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad (WHOE)
*Warren and Trumbull Railroad
*Washington Terminal Company (WATC)
*WCTU Railway (WCTR)
*West Michigan Railroad
*West Virginia Southern Railway
*Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway (WTJR) [http://www.rgpc.com/wtjrgeneralinformation.htm]
*Wilmington Terminal Railroad (WTRY) [http://www.rail-management.com/wt.htm]
*Wilmington and Western Railway [http://www.wwrr.com/]
*Winamac Southern Railway (WSRY)
*Winston-Salem Southbound Railway
*Youngstown and Austintown Railroad (YARR) [http://www.ohiocentral.com/]
*Youngstown Belt Railroad

Non-common carriers

*Gadsden Switching Service (GSS) [http://www.gadsdenswitching.com/info.html]
*Southern Electric Railroad (?) [http://www.southernco.com/suppliers/fuelservices.asp]
*Tri County Rail (TCRC?) [http://www.tricountyrail.com/]
*U.S. Railways {USRX) [http://www.usrailwaysinc.com]

Unknown classification

*Alabama Southern Railroad (ABS) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/ABS%20(Alabama)/ABS_map.htm]
*Appalachian and Ohio Railroad (AO?) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/A&O/A&O%20main%20page.htm]
*Atlanta, Stone Mountain and Lithonia Railway (ASML)
*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?) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CFER.htm]
*Clamland Pacific Railroad Co. (http://clamtrack-railroad.com/
*Cleveland Works Railroad (CWRO?)
*Colorado Kansas and Pacific Railway (CKP)
*Connersville and New Castle (?)
*Council Bluffs Railway (CBGR)
*Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad (DMM)
*Deseret-Western Railroad
*Durham Transport (DRHY)
*Evansville Belt Line Railroad
*Evansville Western Railway (EVWR)
*Fillmore Western Railway (FWRY)
*Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPAX)
*Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway (GHSA)
*Johnson County Industrial Airport Railway (JCIX)
*Joppa and Eastern Railroad (JE)
*Kanawha Rail Corporation (WNFR)
*Kansas Southern Railway (KSR)
*KASGRO Rail Lines (KRL)
*Kiowa, Hardtner and Pacific Railroad (?)
*Landisville Terminal and Transfer Company (LNVT)
*Louisville and Wadley Railway (LW)
*Maine Eastern Railroad (MERR) [http://www.merail.com/maine_eastern_rr.htm]
*Modoc Northern
*Montana Western Railway (MWRR)
*New England Transrail (?)
*New Jersey and Northern Railway (?)
*New Jersey Rail Carriers (NJRC?) [http://www.newjerseyrail.com/]
*New Mexico Gateway Railroad (NMGR)
*Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line (NPB)
*North Carolina Railroad (NCRR)
*North Central Railway Association (NCRA?)
*Northern Lines Railway (NLR)
*St. Marys Railway West (SMRW)
*Tennken Railroad (TKEN)
*Texas Northeastern Railroad (TNER) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/TNER.htm]
*Tulare Valley Railroad (TVRR)
*Vaughan Railroad (VRR) [http://www.amvestcorp.com/vaughan.html]
*Victoria and Southern Railway (?)
*WFEC Railroad (?)
*Wichita Union Terminal Railway (WUT)
*Yellowstone Valley Railroad (YVRR)

Passenger railroads

Amtrak (AMTK) [http://www.amtrak.com/] (federally owned by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) operates all long-distance intercity rail in the U.S.

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.

Excursion and tourist railroads

*Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad (ASV) [http://www.asvrr.org/]
*Adirondack Scenic Railroad [http://www.adirondackrr.com/]
*Austin and Texas Central Railroad [http://www.austinsteamtrain.org]
*Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road [http://www.murdermysterytrain.com/blissfield.htm]
*Bay Creek Railway (Virginia)
*Blue Ridge Scenic Railway (BRSR) [http://www.brscenic.com/]
*Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad (BSVY) [http://www.scenic-valleyrr.com/]
*Calera & Shelby Railroad [http://www.hodrrm.org/]
*California Western Railroad [http://www.skunktrain.com/]
*Cape May Seashore Lines (CMSL) [http://www.seashorelines.com/]
*Cass Scenic Railroad State Park [http://www.cassrailroad.com/]
*Catskill Mountain Railroad [http://www.catskillmtrailroad.com/]
*Connecticut Trolley Museum [http://www.ceraonline.org/]
*Conway Scenic Railroad [http://www.conwayscenic.com/]
*Coopersville and Marne Railway (CMRY) [http://www.candmry.homestead.com/]
*Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad [http://www.cumbrestoltec.com/]
*Delaware and Ulster Railride (DURR) [http://www.durr.org/]
*Denver to Winter Park Ski Train [http://www.skitrain.com/]
*Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (DSNG) [http://www.durangotrain.com]
*East Broad Top Railroad (EBT) [http://www.spikesys.com/EBT/]
*East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (ET&WNC, or "Tweetsie") [http://www.tweetsie.com]
*Fillmore and Western Railway [http://www.fwry.com/]
*Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum [http://www.FGCRRM.org]
*Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad (FEVR) [http://www.fremontrailroad.com/]
*Grand Canyon Railway (GCRX) [http://www.thetrain.com/]
*Great Smoky Mountains Railway [http://www.gsmr.com/]
*Heber Valley Railroad [http://www.hebervalleyrr.org/]
*Hocking Valley Scenic Railroad [http://www.hvsry.org/]
*Lahaina-Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad
*Lookout Mountain Incline Railway [http://www.carta-bus.org/CARTA%20Web%20Site/Incline/Incline%20Home%20Page.html]
*Lorain and West Virginia Railway (LAWV) [http://www.lakeshorerailway.org/]
*Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway [http://www.cograilway.com/]
*Midland Railway [http://www.midland-ry.org/]
*Mount Hood Railroad [http://www.mthoodrr.com/]
*Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad [http://www.mrsr.com/home.html]
*Mount Washington Cog Railway [http://www.mtwashingtoncograilway.com/]
*My Old Kentucky Dinner Train [http://www.kydinnertrain.com/]
*Napa Valley Wine Train [http://www.winetrain.com/]
*Nevada Northern Railway (NN) [http://nevadanorthernrailway.net/]
*North Alabama Railroad Museum [http://www.northalabamarailroadmuseum.com/]
*Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad [http://ocsr.net/]
*Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad [http://www.roaringcamp.com/narrow.html]
*Roosevelt Railroad (RRR) [http://rooseveltrailroad.org]
*Sacramento Southern Railroad (SSRX) [http://www.csrmf.org/default.asp]
*Sam Shortline Excurison train
*San Diego and Arizona Railway (SDAX) [http://www.psrm.org]
*Sierra Railroad [http://www.sierrarailroad.com/]
*Southern Michigan Railroad Society (SMRS) [http://www.southernmichiganrailroad.org/]
*Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad
*Tennessee Valley Railroad [http://www.tvrail.com/]
*Texas State Railroad
*Valley Railroad (Connecticut)
*Wanamaker Kempton and Southern Railroad (Pennsylvania)
*Virginia and Truckee Railroad (VT) [http://www.steamtrain.org/]
*Western Maryland Scenic Railroad [http://www.wmsr.com/]
*White Pass and Yukon Route (WPY) [http://www.whitepassrailroad.com/]
*Whitewater Valley Railroad (WVRR) [http://www.whitewatervalleyrr.org/]
*Wilmington and Western Railway [http://www.wwrr.com/]
*Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad (WGN?) [http://www.spoonertrainride.com/]
*Yuma Valley Railway [http://www.azohwy.com/y/ymavlyrr.htm]

Canadian railroads also operating in the U.S.

*Canadian National Railway (CN) [http://www.cn.ca/]
*Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) [http://www.cpr.ca/] (most through Soo Line Railroad)

Mexican railroads also operating in the U.S.

*Ferrocarril Mexicano (FXE) [http://www.fnm.com.mx/] , [http://www.ferromex.com.mx/ Ferromex]
*Kansas City Southern de México (KCSM) [http://www.kcsouthern.com/]

ee also

*List of AAR reporting marks
*List of defunct United States railroads
*Narrow gauge railroads in the United States
*List of U.S. Class I railroads
*Transportation in the United States
*Oldest railroads in North America

References

External links

* [http://www.aar.org/ Association of American Railroads]
* [http://www.aslrra.org/ American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association]