- Class III railroad
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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:
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
- ^ 49 CFR Part 1201, General Instrucutions 1-1, GPO, 2007
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