Class III railroad

Class III railroad
The Buckingham Branch Railroad is a typical example of a Class III shortline in Virginia.

A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million (1991 dollars).[1] The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries.[citation needed] Class III railroads are typically local short line railroads, serving a very small number of towns or industries; many Class III railroads were once branch lines of larger railroads that were spun off, or portions of mainlines that had been abandoned.

Current Railroads by State

Current Class III railroads in operation in the United States are:

Contents

Alabama

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Alabama and Tennessee River Railway ATN
Alabama Southern Railroad ABS
Alabama Warrior Railway ABWR
Birmingham Southern Railroad BS
CG Railway CGR
Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad CHAT
Conech Valley Railroad COEH
Jefferson Warrior Railroad JEFW
Wiregrass Central Railroad WGCR

Arkansas

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Arkansas and Missouri Railroad AM
Arkansas Southern Railroad ARS
Fort Smith Railroad FSR

California

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Almanor Railroad AL
Carrizo Gorge Railway CZRY
Central California Traction CCT
McCloud Railway CZRY
Pacific Harbor Line PHL
Pacific Sun Railroad PSRR
Richmond Pacific Railroad RPRC
San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad SDIY
Santa Maria Valley Railroad SMV
Sierra Northern Railway SERA
California Northern Railroad CFNR

Colorado

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Denver Rock Island Railroad DRIR
San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad SLRG

Delaware

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Delaware Coastline Railroad DLCR
Maryland and Delaware Railroad MDDE

Florida

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Apalachicola Northern Railroad AN
Bay Line Railroad BAYL
NASA Railroad NLAX
Seminole Gulf Railway SGLR
South Central Florida Express SCFE

Georgia

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Chattahoochee Industrial
Georgia Central Railway GC
Georgia Northeastern Railway
Georgia Southwestern Railway
Sandersville Railroad SAN
St. Mary's Railroad SM
Valdosta Railway VR

Illinois

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Bloomer Line BLOL
Central Illinois Railroad CIRY
Decatur Junction Railway DT
Eastern Illinois Railroad EIRC
Illinois Railway IR
Keokuk Junction Railway KJRY
Peoria and Western Railway PWRY
Tazewell and Peoria Railroad TZPR
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad TPW

Indiana

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Bee Line Railroad BLEX
Central Indiana and Western Railroad CEIW
Central Railroad Company of Indiana CIND
Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis CERA
Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad CKIN
Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad CFE
Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad CSS
Dubois County Railroad DCRR
Elkhart and Western Railroad EWR
Evansville Western Railway EVWR
Fulton County Railroad FC
Grand Elk Railroad GDLK
Honey Creek Railroad HCRR
Hoosier Southern Railroad HOS
Indian Creek Railroad ICRK
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad IHB
Indiana Northeastern Railroad IN
Indiana Southern Railroad ISRR
Indiana Southwestern Railway ISW
Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad KBSR
Louisville and Indiana Railroad LIRC
Madison Railroad CMPA
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway TPW
Vermilion Valley Railroad VVRR

Iowa

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Appanoose County Community Railroad APNC
Burlington Junction Railway BJRY
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway CIC
Iowa Northern Railway IANR

Kansas

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Kaw River Railroad KAW
Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad KO
Kansas City Terminal Railway KCT
South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad SKOL

Massachusetts

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Grafton and Upton Railroad GU
Massachusetts Central Railroad MCER

Michigan

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Adrian and Blissfield Railroad ADBF
Charlotte Southern Railroad CHS
Detroit Connecting Railroad DCON
Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad ELS
Grand Elk Railroad GDLK
Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad LSI
Lapeer Industrial Railroad LIRR
Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad TCBY

Missouri

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Kansas City Terminal Railway KCT

Mississippi

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Meridian Southern Railway MDS
Mississippi Southern Railroad MSR
Mississippian Railway Cooperative MSRW

Nebraska

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Brandon Corporation BRAN
Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad FEVR
Kyle Railroad KLYE
Nebkota Railway NRI
Nebraska Central NCRC
Nebraska Northeastern Railway NENE
Nebraska Northwestern Railroad NNW
Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNet NKC
Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway OLB
Sidney and Lowe Railroad SLGG

New Mexico

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Arizona Eastern Railway AZER
Santa Fe Southern Railway SFS
Southwestern Railroad SW
Texas-New Mexico Railroad TNMR

New York

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Bath and Hammondsport Railroad BH
Batten Kill Railroad BKRR
Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad DLWR
Falls Road Railroad FRR
Finger Lakes Railway FGLK
Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad LAL
Ontario Central Railroad ONCT
Ontario Midland Railroad OMID
Buffalo Southern Railroad BSRR
Arcade and Attica Railroad ARA
New York and Atlantic Railway NYA
Rochester and Southern Railroad RSR
Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad WNYP

North Carolina

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway ACWR
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad AR
Atlantic and Western Railway ATW

North Dakota

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Red River Valley and Western Railroad RRVW

Oklahoma

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Arkansas Southern Railroad ARS
Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad BNG
Farmrail FMRC
Hollis and Eastern Railroad HE
Kiamichi Railroad KRR
Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad NOKR
Sand Springs Railway SS
Stillwater Central Railroad SLWC
Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad TOE

Ohio

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Ashland Railway ASRY
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad CVSR
Ohio Central Railroad OHCR
Toledo Lake Erie & Western TLEW

Oregon

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Albany & Eastern Railroad AERC
City of Prineville Railway COPR
Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad INPR
Klamath Northern Railway KNOR
Modoc Northern Railroad MHRR
Mount Hood Railroad MH
Oregon Pacific Railroad OPR
Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad PCC
Peninsula Terminal Railroad PT
Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad POTB
Portland Terminal Railroad PTO
Wallowa Union Railroad Authority WURR
WCTU Railway WCTR
Willamette Valley Railway WVR
Wyoming & Colorado Railway WYCO

Pennsylvania

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Allegheny Valley Railroad AVR
Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad DL
Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad POHC
New Hope and Ivyland Railroad NHIR
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad RBMN
Shamokin Valley Railroad SVRR
Union Railroad URR

South Carolina

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Greenville and Western Railway GRLW

South Dakota

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Dakota Southern Railway DSRC
Ellis and Eastern EE

Texas

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad AGCR
Alliance Terminal Railroad ATR
Angelina and Neches River Railroad ANR
Austin and Western Railroad AWRR
Blacklands Railroad BLR
Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad DGNO
Fort Worth and Western Railroad FWWR
Galveston Railroad GVSR
Georgetown Railroad GRR
Gulf, Colorado and San Saba Railroad GCSR
Moscow, Camden and San Augustine Railroad MCSA
Pecos Valley Southern Railway PVS
Point Comfort and Northern Railway PCN
Sabine River and Northern Railroad SRN
Texas and Northern Railway TN

Utah

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Utah Railway UTAH

Vermont

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Green Mountain Railroad GMRC
New England Central Railroad NECR

Virginia

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Bay Coast Railroad BCR
Buckingham Branch Railroad BB
Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad CA
Commonwealth Railway CWRY
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad NCVA
Shenandoah Valley Railroad SV
Virginia Southern Railroad VSRR
Winchester and Western Railroad WW

Washington

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Ballard Terminal Railroad BT
Cascade and Columbia River Railroad CSCD
Columbia and Cowlitz Railway CLC
Tacoma Rail TMRW

Interstate

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Bay Line Railroad (AL and FL) BAYL
Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad CFE
Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad (IL and IN) CSS
Cimarron Valley Railroad (CO,KS, and OK) CVR
Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad (IL and IN) KBSR
Rail Link, Inc, (operates 26 short line railroads) RLIX
New York New Jersey Rail, LLC (NJ and NY) NYNJ
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NJ, NY, and PA) NYSW
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (ME, NH, and VT) SLA
Utah Railway (CO and UT) UTAH
Watco Companies (owners of 17 short lines) WATX, WAMX
Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway (OK and TX) WTJR

See also

References

  1. ^ 49 CFR Part 1201, General Instrucutions 1-1, GPO, 2007

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