Short Line is also one of the four railroads in the popular board game

Board game

A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...

 Monopoly

Monopoly (game)

Marvin Gardens, the leading yellow property on the board shown, is actually a misspelling of the original location name, Marven Gardens. The misspelling was said to be introduced by Charles Todd and passed on when his home-made Monopoly board was copied by Charles Darrow and thence to Parker...

, possibly named after the Shore Fast Line

Shore Fast Line

The Shore Fast Line was a line of fast trolley cars running from Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Ocean City, New Jersey, by way of the mainland communities of Pleasantville, Northfield, Linwood and Somers Point. The line ran from 1907 until 1948...

, an interurban streetcar line.

A shortline railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks. The term is used primarily in the USA and Canada. In the United States, railroads are categorized by operating revenue, and most shortline railroads fall into the Class III

Class III railroad

A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...

 or Class II

Class II railroad

A Class II railroad in the United States is a mid-sized freight-hauling railroad, in terms of its operating revenue. , a railroad with revenues greater than $20.5 million but less than $277.7 million for at least three consecutive years is considered a Class II railroad...

 categorization defined by the Surface Transportation Board

Surface Transportation Board

The Surface Transportation Board of the United States is a bipartisan, decisionally-independent adjudicatory body organizationally housed within the U.S. Department of Transportation. The STB was established in 1996 to assume some of the regulatory functions that had been administered by the...

.

Shortlines generally exist for one of three reasons: to link two industries requiring rail freight together (for example, a gypsum

Gypsum

Gypsum is a very soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O. It is found in alabaster, a decorative stone used in Ancient Egypt. It is the second softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale...

 mine and a wall board factory, or a coal mine and a power plant); to interchange revenue traffic with other, usually larger, railroads; or to operate a tourist passenger train service. Often, short lines exist for all three of these reasons.

History

In the beginning of the railroad age, nearly all railway lines were shortlines, locally chartered, financed and operated; as the railroad industry matured, local lines were merged or acquired to create longer mainline railroads.

Especially since 1980 in the USA

United States

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 and 1990 in Canada

Canada

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, many shortlines have been established when larger railroad companies sold off or abandoned low-profit portions of their trackage. Shortline operators typically have lower labor, overhead and regulatory costs than Class I railroad

Class I railroad

A Class I railroad in the United States and Mexico, or a Class I rail carrier in Canada, is a large freight railroad company, as classified based on operating revenue.Smaller railroads are classified as Class II and Class III...

s and therefore are often able to operate profitable lines that lost money for their original owners.

Classification

Because of their small size and generally low revenues, the great majority of shortline railroads in United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 are classified by the Association of American Railroads

Association of American Railroads

The Association of American Railroads is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight railroads of North America . Amtrak and some regional commuter railroads are also members...

 as Class III

Class III railroad

A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...

. As defined by the Surface Transportation Board, a Class III is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $28 million. In Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, Transport Canada

Transport Canada

Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio...

 classifies short line railroads as Class II

Class II railroad

A Class II railroad in the United States is a mid-sized freight-hauling railroad, in terms of its operating revenue. , a railroad with revenues greater than $20.5 million but less than $277.7 million for at least three consecutive years is considered a Class II railroad...

.

There are three kinds of shortlines in the United States: handling, switch, and ISS (Interline Settlement System).

• Handling shortlines exist only to move cars along their tracks for larger railroads. They are not listed in the route on a railcar's waybill. Handling short lines may have compensation agreements with the larger railroads they serve that do not depend on per car rates.
• Switch shortlines are similar to handling shortlines except that they are listed on a railcar's route, and they collect a fee for each car they move on their tracks.
• ISS shortlines operate the same as Class I and II railroads. They are included in the routes of railcars. Also, they serve as the billing railroads for loads that originate on their lines. For loads not originating on their lines, ISS shortlines still collect a portion of the freight rate.

Current Railroads by State

Current Short-line railroads in operation in the United States

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 are:

Alabama

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Alabama and Tennessee River Railway Alabama and Tennessee River Railway The Alabama & Tennessee River Railway is a shortline railway operating over trackage formerly operated by CSX Transportation. The line's western terminus is a junction with the CSX main line in Birmingham, Alabama, near CSX's Boyles Yard. The eastern terminus is Guntersville, Alabama, near the...	ATN
Alabama Southern Railroad Alabama Southern Railroad The Alabama Southern Railroad is a class III railroad that operates in the southern United States.ABS is one of several short line railroads owned by the Watco Companies....	ABS
Alabama Warrior Railway Alabama Warrior Railway The Alabama Warrior Railway is a terminal railroad as reported by the AAR. The ABWR is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama within the confines of the Walter Industries/Sloss facility and is owned and operated by the Watco Companies of Pittsburg, Kansas. The railroad operates approximately of...	ABWR
Birmingham Southern Railroad Birmingham Southern Railroad Birmingham Southern Railroad is a subsidiary of Transtar, operator of several short-line railroad companies. The BS operates on 84 miles of track, providing switching services in the Birmingham, Alabama area.-History:...	BS
CG Railway CG Railway The CG Railway is a terminal railroad as reported by the Association of American Railroads. The CGR is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama and is owned and operated by the International Shipholding Corporation. The railroad operates an approximate train ferry between the Port of Mobile at Mobile,...	CGR
Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad The Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad was a short line railroad operating from 2003 to 2006 between Hilton, Georgia and Dothan, Alabama, on former Central of Georgia and Norfolk Southern tracks. Initially the railroad was a subsidiary of Gulf and Ohio Railways. In 2006, the railroad was acquired by...	CHAT
Conecuh Valley Railroad Conecuh Valley Railroad The Conecuh Valley Railroad connects with the CSX at Troy, Alabama, and travels to Goshen, Alabama. This short line railroad was created after 2001 from the former Southern Alabama Railroad and is currently owned and operated by Gulf and Ohio Railways....	COEH
Jefferson Warrior Railroad Jefferson Warrior Railroad The Jefferson Warrior Railroad was a terminal railroad as reported by the AAR. The JEFW began in 1895 as the Marylee Railroad took its current name in 1985. It operated about of railroad in and around Birmingham, Alabama. The railroad was taken over by Watco Companies and renamed the Alabama...	JEFW
Wiregrass Central Railroad Wiregrass Central Railroad The Wiregrass Central Railroad is a shortline railroad operating of track from a CSX Transportation connection at Newton to Enterprise, Alabama via the south side of Fort Rucker. The company, a subsidiary of Gulf and Ohio Railways, began operations in 1987 on a former CSX Transportation...	WGCR

Arizona

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Copper Basin Railway	CBRY

Arkansas

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Arkansas and Missouri Railroad The Arkansas and Missouri Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas.The A & M, as it is known, operates of line from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Monett, Missouri. The railroad interchanges freight cars with Kansas City Southern Railway at Fort Smith, with Union Pacific...	AM
Arkansas Southern Railroad Arkansas Southern Railroad The Arkansas Southern Railroad is a short-line railroad which started service in October 2005.ARS operates two disconnected lines consisting of 61 total miles, which are leased from the Kansas City Southern Railway :...	ARS
Fort Smith Railroad Fort Smith Railroad The Fort Smith Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.FSR operates an 18 mile line in Arkansas from Fort Smith to Fort Chaffee.FSR traffic generally consists of grain, food products, paper products, scrap and finished...	FSR

California

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Almanor Railroad Almanor Railroad The Almanor Railroad was a Class III shortline operating in Northern California, USA. It was owned by Collins Pine Company, a division of The Collins Companies and annually hauled about 300 cars of timber and lumber products generated at the mill...	AL
Carrizo Gorge Railway Carrizo Gorge Railway The Carrizo Gorge Railway is a freight operator on the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway from Tijuana, Mexico to Plaster City, California , San Diego, California to La Mesa, California and San Diego, California to Santee, California...	CZRY
Central California Traction Central California Traction The Central California Traction Company is a Class III short-line railroad operating in Northern California. It is owned jointly by the Union Pacific and BNSF Railway. The railroad extends from the Port of Stockton to Lodi, California...	CCT
McCloud Railway McCloud Railway The McCloud Railway is a class III railroad operated around Mount Shasta, California. It began operations on July 1, 1992 when it took over operations from the McCloud River Railroad...	CZRY
Pacific Harbor Line Pacific Harbor Line The Pacific Harbor Line was formed in 1998 to take over the Harbor Belt Line . In 1998, the Alameda Corridor was nearing completion, allowing a massive amount of railroad traffic from the largest harbors in the Western hemisphere: Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach.The railroad has 18...	PHL
Pacific Sun Railroad Pacific Sun Railroad Pacific Sun Railway is a short line railroad in San Diego County, California that works on the Escondido Sub, the Miramar Branch, and in Stuart Mesa Yard. It is based from Stuart Mesa Yard. It is owned by Watco Companies.-History:...	PSRR
Richmond Pacific Railroad Richmond Pacific Railroad The Richmond Pacific Railroad is a terminal railroad owned by the Levin-Richmond Terminal Corporation. The RPRC operates on of track in the shipping terminal and wharves at Richmond, California....	RPRC
San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad The San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad is a freight operator on the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway from San Diego, California to San Ysidro, California . The SD&IV has been owned and operated by RailAmerica since 2000; it had been previously owned by RailTex and operated with the...	SDIY
Santa Maria Valley Railroad Santa Maria Valley Railroad The Santa Maria Valley Railroad is a 14.8 mile shortline railroad that interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad's Coast Line at Guadalupe, California. It is owned by the Coast Belle Rail Corporation.-Traffic:...	SMV
Sierra Northern Railway Sierra Northern Railway The Sierra Northern Railway originates from the Sacramento Northern Railway, the Northern Electric Railway, the Sierra Railroad, Western Pacific Railroad, and Yolo Shortline Railroad. It handles all freight operations and track maintenance for its parent company, the Sierra Railroad Company...	SERA
California Northern Railroad	CFNR

Colorado

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Denver Rock Island Railroad Denver Rock Island Railroad The Denver Rock Island Railroad , formerly known as the Denver Terminal Railroad, is a Class III terminal railroad in Commerce City, Colorado. The DRIR works around Denver's stock yards and many industries in that area. The DRIR has two SW1500 locomotives, two NW2 locomotives, one SW1 locomotive...	DRIR
San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad The San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Colorado.The SLRG began operations in 2003 using 154 miles of former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks on three lines radiating from Alamosa, Colorado. The SLRG operates an eclectic variety of equipment from the...	SLRG

Delaware

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Delaware Coastline Railroad	DLCR
Maryland and Delaware Railroad Maryland and Delaware Railroad The Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad, formed in 1977 to operate several branch lines of the former Penn Central Railroad in both Maryland and Delaware. These branches were omitted from the system plan for Conrail in 1976 and would have been discontinued...	MDDE

Florida

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Apalachicola Northern Railroad	AN
Bay Line Railroad Bay Line Railroad The Bay Line Railroad is one of several short line railroad companies owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It operates between Panama City, Florida, and Dothan, Alabama, including a branch from Grimes to Abbeville, Alabama, reached via trackage rights on CSX's Dothan Subdivision between Dothan and Grimes...	BAYL
Seminole Gulf Railway Seminole Gulf Railway The Seminole Gulf Railway is a short line railroad located in Southwest Florida. It has two separate lines. The one line runs from Oneco south to Sarasota, with branches from Sarasota to Matoka and Fruitville. The other line runs from Arcadia to Vanderbilt Beach/North Naples, with no significant...	SGLR
South Central Florida Express South Central Florida Express South Central Florida Express, Incorporated is a short line railroad in southern Florida run by U.S. Sugar. It serves customers at 26 locations.U.S. Sugar, the only sugar company in the continental U.S...	SCFE

Georgia

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Chattahoochee Industrial
Georgia Central Railway Georgia Central Railway The Georgia Central Railway operates about of track from Macon, Georgia through Dublin, Georgia and Vidalia, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia. It also operates about of trackage between Savannah and Riceboro, Georgia, switching Interstate Paper LLC. It connects with CSX Transportation and the...	GC
Georgia Northeastern Railway
Georgia Southwestern Railway
Sandersville Railroad Sandersville Railroad The Sandersville Railroad was originally operated from Tennille, Georgia, to Sandersville, Georgia and chartered in 1893 as a subsidiary of the Central of Georgia Railroad....	SAN
St. Mary's Railroad St. Mary's Railroad The St. Mary's Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Georgia USA.-History:The St. Marys and Kingsland Railroad was founded in 1865 by Captain Lemuel Johnson. It received its charter from the state of Georgia, and its first two locomotives purchased were #207 and #308.The SM&K eventually...	SM
Valdosta Railway Valdosta Railway The Valdosta Railway is a shortline railroad in the U.S. state of Georgia, connecting Clyattville to CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway at Valdosta. The company began operations in 1992 as a subsidiary of the Rail Management and Consulting Corporation, and was acquired by Genesee...	VR

Illinois

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Bloomer Line Bloomer Shippers Connecting Railroad The Bloomer Shippers Connecting Railroad , headquartered in Gibson City, Illinois, is a Class III railroad serving agricultural communities in east-central Illinois.-History:...	BLOL
Central Illinois Railroad Central Illinois Railroad The Central Illinois Railroad is a shortline railroad in Illinois. The switching and terminal railroad operates trackage near Peoria, Illinois...	CIRY
Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad The Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad that operates between the cities of Marion and Herrin in the Southern Illinois region. It is most historically recognized by the FRA for being the last U.S...	COER
Decatur Junction Railway	DT
Eastern Illinois Railroad	EIRC
Illinois Railway	IR
Keokuk Junction Railway Keokuk Junction Railway The Keokuk Junction Railway Company , is a Class III railroad terminal railroad in the US states of Illinois and Iowa.KJRY started service as a terminal railroad operating over tracks built in 1857 as part of the Keokuk & Des Moines Valley Railroad...	KJRY
Peoria and Western Railway	PWRY
Tazewell and Peoria Railroad Tazewell and Peoria Railroad The Tazewell & Peoria Railroad is a short-line railroad, running entirely in Peoria County and Tazewell County, Illinois, and formed by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. to lease the assets of the century-old Peoria and Pekin Union Railway , which is owned by Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern and Canadian...	TZPR
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad	TPW

Indiana

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Bee Line Railroad Bee Line Railroad The Bee Line Railroad is a short-line railroad operated by the Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad, serving agricultural communities in northwestern Warren County and southwestern Benton County in Indiana, USA...	BLEX
Central Indiana and Western Railroad Central Indiana and Western Railroad The Central Indiana and Western Railroad is a short-line switching and terminal railroad in southwestern Madison County in Indiana. It branches off a CSX line near the city of Anderson and runs approximately seven miles west-southwest, terminating at Lapel near the western border of the county. ...	CEIW
Central Railroad Company of Indiana	CIND
Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis	CERA
Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad The Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad operating of rail line in northwestern Indiana. From the town of La Crosse, lines run northwest to the Porter County town of Malden, southeast to the Starke County towns of English Lake and North Judson, and northeast through...	CKIN
Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad	CFE
Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad	CSS
Dubois County Railroad Dubois County Railroad The Dubois County Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad serving Dubois County in southern Indiana, United States, and is a for-profit subsidiary of the Indiana Railway Museum....	DCRR
Elkhart and Western Railroad Elkhart and Western Railroad The Elkhart and Western Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad operating in and around the city of Elkhart in Elkhart County, Indiana, and is a subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp....	EWR
Evansville Western Railway Evansville Western Railway The Evansville Western Railway is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the Southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by Four Rivers Transportation Inc.- Overview :...	EVWR
Fulton County Railroad Fulton County Railroad The Fulton County Railroad is a privately held short-line railroad that runs from Rochester to Argos, Indiana, where it connects with the Norfolk Southern Railway. It is a switching railroad that provides service to only one customer, Wilson Fertilizer and Grain in Rochester, and operates...	FC
Grand Elk Railroad Grand Elk Railroad The Grand Elk Railroad is a Class III railroad which operates in the states of Indiana and Michigan. It is one of several short-line railroads owned by Watco Companies of Pittsburg, Kansas....	GDLK
Honey Creek Railroad Honey Creek Railroad Honey Creek Railroad is a short-line railroad in Rush County, Indiana. The line begins at its interchange with CSX on the west side of Rushville and stretches north approximately six miles, ending at the town of Sexton. Honey Creek's operations began October 1, 1993 and consist almost...	HCRR
Hoosier Southern Railroad Hoosier Southern Railroad The Hoosier Southern Railroad is a short-line railroad owned and operated by the Perry County Port Authority of Perry County, Indiana.-History:...	HOS
Indian Creek Railroad Indian Creek Railroad The Indian Creek Railroad is a short-line railroad in Madison County, Indiana, United States. The line is owned by Rydman & Fox, an agricultural products and services company, and connects their property at with the Norfolk Southern Railway's Marion Branch in northern Anderson, carrying outbound...	ICRK
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad is a Class III railroad in the United States. The line comprises of track—30 miles of single mainline track, of double-main track and of additional yard and side track—starting northwest of Chicago in Franklin Park, Illinois, traveling southeast...	IHB
Indiana Northeastern Railroad Indiana Northeastern Railroad Indiana Northeastern Railroad is a short-line railroad operating in northeastern Indiana, northwestern Ohio and southern Michigan.-Routes:In northeastern Indiana, the INR operates a line that runs along the southern edge of Steuben County from South Milford east through Ashley, Steubenville and...	IN
Indiana Southern Railroad Indiana Southern Railroad The Indiana Southern Railroad is a short line or Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Indiana. It began operations in 1992, and was acquired by RailAmerica in 2000....	ISRR
Indiana Southwestern Railway Indiana Southwestern Railway Indiana Southwestern Railway is a subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp, operator of several short-line railroad companies. The ISW is a Class III railroad, and operates on 23 miles of track from Evansville, Indiana, northward to Cynthiana, Indiana....	ISW
Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad The Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad Company is a Class III railroad serving agricultural communities in east-central Illinois and west-central Indiana.-History:...	KBSR
Louisville and Indiana Railroad Louisville and Indiana Railroad The Louisville and Indiana Railroad is a Class III railroad that operates freight service between Indianapolis, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, with a major yard and maintenance shop in Jeffersonville, Indiana....	LIRC
Lucas Oil Rail Line Lucas Oil Rail Line Lucas Oil Rail Line is a short line railway that operates in Harrison County, Indiana between Corydon Junction and Corydon, a distance of 7.7 miles .- History :...	LORL
Madison Railroad Madison Railroad The Madison Railroad , a division of the City of Madison Port Authority, is a short-line railroad in southeastern Indiana. The Madison Railroad begins along the Ohio River in the western part of the city of Madison and from there runs generally northwest through Jefferson County, then crosses...	CMPA
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway The Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway is a short-line railroad that operates of track from Mapleton, Illinois, through Peoria across Illinois to Logansport, Indiana, and includes a branch line between Logansport to Winamac, Indiana...	TPW
Vermilion Valley Railroad	VVRR

Iowa

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Appanoose County Community Railroad Appanoose County Community Railroad The Appanoose County Community Railroad is based out of Centerville, Iowa. It is a shortline running to the community of Albia, Iowa, where it distributes cars from Centerville to be put on the BNSF Railway's trains....	APNC
Burlington Junction Railway Burlington Junction Railway The Burlington Junction Railway is a Class III short line railroad which was chartered in 1985. Originally operating on of former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad line in Burlington, Iowa, it provides short freight hauling, switching operations, locomotive repair, and transloading...	BJRY
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway , also known as the Crandic is a Class III railroad operating in the US state of Iowa.-History:...	CIC
Iowa Northern Railway Iowa Northern Railway The Iowa Northern Railway is a Class III shortline railroad operating in the U.S. state of Iowa.-History:The origin of the Iowa Northern Railway starts with the major portion of the Manly to Cedar Rapids line which was built in the 1870s by the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad...	IANR

Kansas

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Kaw River Railroad	KAW
Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad	KO
Kansas City Terminal Railway Kansas City Terminal Railway The Kansas City Terminal Railway is a Class III railroad terminal railroad that serves as a joint operation of the trunk railroads that serve the Kansas City metropolitan area, the country's second largest rail hub. It is presently operated by the Kaw River Railroad.The Railway was created after a...	KCT
South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad	SKOL

Massachusetts

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Grafton and Upton Railroad Grafton and Upton Railroad The Grafton and Upton Railroad is a Class III short line railroad in east-central Massachusetts. This 16.5 mile line connects runs from Grafton to Milford and connects to CSX Transportation lines at both ends...	GU
Massachusetts Central Railroad Massachusetts Central Railroad The Massachusetts Central Railroad is a short line railroad in western Massachusetts, USA. It was established in 1979 to provide railroad transportation services between Palmer and South Barre on the old Right of Way of the Ware River Railroad....	MCER

Michigan

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Adrian and Blissfield Railroad	ADBF
Charlotte Southern Railroad Charlotte Southern Railroad Charlotte Southern Rail Road is a short line railroad operating in Michigan. It connects Charlotte, Michigan with the CN rail system. It is a freight system, and carries mainly grain. It is operated by the Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company....	CHS
Detroit Connecting Railroad Detroit Connecting Railroad The Detroit Connecting Railroad Company is a Class III shortline railroad owned by the Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company. Its freight operations began in December 1998 with of track.-Company information:*Parent: Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Company...	DCON
Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad The Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad is a privately held shortline railroad that operates in Northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The ELS has expanded from the original 65 miles that was purchased in 1978 to over 235 miles as of 2005....	ELS
Grand Elk Railroad Grand Elk Railroad The Grand Elk Railroad is a Class III railroad which operates in the states of Indiana and Michigan. It is one of several short-line railroads owned by Watco Companies of Pittsburg, Kansas....	GDLK
Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad , a U.S. railroad offering service from Marquette, Michigan, to nearby locations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, began operations in 1896...	LSI
Lapeer Industrial Railroad Lapeer Industrial Railroad The Lapeer Industrial Railroad is a short switching operation in Lapeer, Michigan, operating 1.34 miles of track....	LIRR
Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad The Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad is a railroad originally built by the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad. It was acquired by the Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road in Lenawee County, Michigan....	TCBY

Missouri

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Kansas City Terminal Railway Kansas City Terminal Railway The Kansas City Terminal Railway is a Class III railroad terminal railroad that serves as a joint operation of the trunk railroads that serve the Kansas City metropolitan area, the country's second largest rail hub. It is presently operated by the Kaw River Railroad.The Railway was created after a...	KCT

Mississippi

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Meridian Southern Railway Meridian Southern Railway Meridian Southern Railway , in east Mississippi, USA, is a short line freight railroad linking Meridian, and Waynesboro, Mississippi and intermediate stations. The railroad is connected to the national rail network by its connection to the Kansas City Southern Railway at Meridian...	MDS
Mississippi Southern Railroad	MSR
Mississippian Railway Cooperative	MSRW

Nebraska

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Brandon Corporation Brandon Corporation The Brandon Railroad is a switching and terminal railroad that operates 17.3 miles of former South Omaha Terminal Railway track outside of Omaha, Nebraska. This railroad started out as the Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha in 1897. In July 1927 it became the South Omaha Terminal Railway and...	BRAN
Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad The Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad is a 17-mile heritage railroad headquartered in Dodge County, Nebraska. It is owned by the Nebraska Railroad Museum which offers excursion services with the equipment of the FEVR system....	FEVR
Kyle Railroad Kyle Railroad The Kyle Railroad is a regional railroad line that runs from North Central Kansas into Eastern Colorado. It is based in Phillipsburg, Kansas and runs on track, mostly the former Rock Island Railroad Chicago to Denver main line. The Kyle has been owned by Rail America since 2002.-History:The...	KLYE
Nebkota Railway Nebkota Railway The Nebkota Railway is a Class III railroad that began operations in 1994 with of former Chicago and North Western Railway Cowboy Line track between Merriman and Chadron, Nebraska. Due to a loss of grain shipments from Gordon, Nebraska in 2006 the railroad abandoned the eastern of its line...	NRI
Nebraska Central	NCRC
Nebraska Northeastern Railway Nebraska Northeastern Railway The Nebraska Northeastern Railroad is a shortline railroad that began operations on July 23, 1996, in northeastern Nebraska. It operates on about 120 miles of former Burlington Northern Railroad track between Ferry Station, NE and O'Neill, Nebraska, as well as trackage rights over the BNSF...	NENE
Nebraska Northwestern Railroad Nebraska Northwestern Railroad The Nebraska Northwestern Railroad is a Class III railroad that began operations in April 2010 after it purchased 7.5 miles of former Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern, previously Chicago and Northwestern Railway Cowboy Line track between Dakota Junction and the rail yard at Chadron, Nebraska...	NNW
Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNet Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNet The Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway , formerly the Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNet, is based in Grant, NE and operates about of track in Southwestern Nebraska, Northern Kansas and Northeastern Colorado...	NKC
Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway	OLB
Sidney and Lowe Railroad Sidney and Lowe Railroad The Sidney and Lowe Railroad is a switching line that runs between Sidney, Nebraska, a connection with BNSF Railway at Huntsman, Nebraska and a connection with Union Pacific Railroad at Brownson, Nebraska. It was founded in 1980 by Oscar J. Glover, President and CEO of Glover Group, Inc. to...	SLGG

New Mexico

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Arizona Eastern Railway	AZER
Santa Fe Southern Railway	SFS
Southwestern Railroad Southwestern Railroad The Southwestern Railroad started a spur line from Sparta, Tennessee to McMinnville, Tennessee to connect with the McMinnville and Manchester Railroad....	SW
Texas-New Mexico Railroad	TNMR

New York

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Bath and Hammondsport Railroad Bath and Hammondsport Railroad B&H Rail Corporation , formerly the Bath and Hammondsport Railroad, is a Class III shortline railroad. Initially the line served the communities of Bath, New York and Hammondsport, New York. In Bath, the railroad connected with the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad...	BH
Batten Kill Railroad Batten Kill Railroad The Batten Kill Railroad is a class III railroad operating in New York. The BKRR was formed in 1982 beginning operations on October 22 of a pair of abandoned Delaware and Hudson Railway branch lines, totaling about 30 miles of track.-History:...	BKRR
Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad The Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad is a class III railroad operating in New York. It is a subsidiary of Genesee Valley Transportation . The DLWR is composed of two operations, one located between Depew, New York and Lancaster, New York and the other in Batavia, New York...	DLWR
Falls Road Railroad Falls Road Railroad The Falls Road Railroad is a Class III short line railroad owned by Genesee Valley Transportation. The railroad operates in Niagara, Orleans, and Monroe counties in New York. The railroad's right-of-way consists of of track, known as the Falls Road Branch, that were acquired from Conrail on...	FRR
Finger Lakes Railway Finger Lakes Railway The Finger Lakes Railway is a class III railroad in the Finger Lakes region of New York.The Finger Lakes Railway began operation on July 23, 1995 and operates in Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Ontario, Schuyler and Yates counties....	FGLK
Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad The Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad is a short line railroad that operates in Livingston County and Monroe County in New York, United States...	LAL
Ontario Central Railroad Ontario Central Railroad The Ontario Central Railroad is an American class III railroad company operating in Ontario County, New York. As of 2007, the ONCT has been under the ownership of the Finger Lakes Railway....	ONCT
Ontario Midland Railroad Ontario Midland Railroad The Ontario Midland Railroad is an American railroad company operating in western New York.It was founded on 5 October 1979 and was created to save the entire Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad line from Oswego's West Yard to Suspension Bridge in Niagara Falls. However, the railroad managed...	OMID
Buffalo Southern Railroad Buffalo Southern Railroad The Buffalo Southern Railroad is a class III railroad operating in western New York.The BSOR is locally owned and operates in the Buffalo area. It should not be confused with the South Buffalo Railway which is a separate railroad....	BSRR
Arcade and Attica Railroad	ARA
New York and Atlantic Railway New York and Atlantic Railway The New York and Atlantic Railway is a short line railroad formed in 1997 to provide freight service over the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road, a public commuter rail agency which had decided to privatize its freight operations...	NYA
Rochester and Southern Railroad Rochester and Southern Railroad The Rochester and Southern Railroad , a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., is a class III shortline that runs from the city of Rochester in Monroe County to Silver Springs, NY. The RSR started in 1986, when the B&O sold off its Buffalo and Rochester branches...	RSR
Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad	WNYP

North Carolina

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Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway The was incorporated in 1987 and operates on a former Norfolk Southern Railway branch line, running from Aberdeen to Star, North Carolina. It also leases track from Norfolk Southern between Charlotte and Gulf, North Carolina. It serves approximately 18 industries, mainly dealing in forest and...	ACWR
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad The Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad is a shortline operating in North Carolina. At one time the AR was a Class 2 railroad. The railroad has of track that runs from Aberdeen to Fayetteville, North Carolina.-History:...	AR
Atlantic and Western Railway Atlantic and Western Railway The Atlantic and Western Railway is a Class III short-line railroad operating about of track in Lee County, North Carolina. Atlantic and Western is part of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and formerly part of Rail Management and Consulting...	ATW

North Dakota

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Red River Valley and Western Railroad Red River Valley and Western Railroad The Red River Valley and Western Railroad is a regional railroad operating in the US states of North Dakota and Minnesota, which began operations in 1987...	RRVW

Oklahoma

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Arkansas Southern Railroad Arkansas Southern Railroad The Arkansas Southern Railroad is a short-line railroad which started service in October 2005.ARS operates two disconnected lines consisting of 61 total miles, which are leased from the Kansas City Southern Railway :...	ARS
Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad is a shortline railroad in Blackwell, Oklahoma. It is owned by the Blackwell Industrial Authority and Oklahoma Department of Transportation , and operated by US Rail Partners, Ltd.John Howell is president....	BNG
Farmrail	FMRC
Hollis and Eastern Railroad Hollis and Eastern Railroad Hollis and Eastern Railroad is a shortline railroad operating in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The railroad's tracks connect Duke to connections with the BNSF Railway, Farmrail and Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway at Altus, Oklahoma.-History:...	HE
Kiamichi Railroad Kiamichi Railroad The Kiamichi Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Hugo, Oklahoma.KRR operates two lines totaling which intersect in Hugo, as well as maintaining trackage rights on an additional of track....	KRR
Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad The Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad is a shortline railroad operating in Woodward, Oklahoma.It provides switching services for industrial customers and interchanges with the BNSF Railway in Woodward.- External links :*...	NOKR
Sand Springs Railway Sand Springs Railway The Sand Springs Railway is a class III railroad operating in Oklahoma.It provides freight rail service between Sand Springs and Tulsa over a 32 mile route. The company primarily hauls steel, pulp, scrap iron, scrap paper, petroleum products, plastic, and lumber...	SS
Stillwater Central Railroad Stillwater Central Railroad Stillwater Central Railroad is a shortline railroad operating in Oklahoma.A subsidiary of the Watco Companies, the SLWC operates over of track in the state from Sapulpa through Oklahoma City through Lawton to Snyder and has trackage rights over BNSF from Sapulpa to Tulsa, and from Snyder to Long....	SLWC
Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad The Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in De Queen, Arkansas.TOE operates a 39.8 mile line in Oklahoma from the Arkansas state line to Valliant, Oklahoma .TOE traffic generally...	TOE

Ohio

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Ashland Railway Ashland Railway Ashland Railway is a Class III railroad shortline railroad operating within North Central Ohio and based in Mansfield, Ohio. Since inception in 1986, Ashland Railway has grown to provide service 24 hours a day 7 days a week along 55 miles of track, to industries within Ashland, Huron, Richland...	ASRY
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is a Class III railroad and steam-powered excursion trips through Peninsula, Ohio in the Cuyahoga Valley, primarily through the scenic Cuyahoga Valley National Park.-History:...	CVSR
Ohio Central Railroad Ohio Central Railroad (1988) The Ohio Central Railroad is a part of the Ohio Central Railroad System, operating a former Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway line between Warwick and Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Operations began in 1988...	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 Modoc Northern Railroad The Modoc Northern Railroad connects Klamath Falls to Alturas, California and Lakeview, Oregon to Alturas, California. Modoc Northern Railroad operates over 160 miles of track in northeastern California and southern Oregon and is based in Tulelake, California...	MHRR
Mount Hood Railroad Mount Hood Railroad The Mount Hood Railroad is a heritage and shortline freight railroad located in Hood River, Oregon, east of Portland, Oregon, United States....	MH
Oregon Pacific Railroad Oregon Pacific Railroad Oregon Pacific Railroad or Oregon Pacific Railway may refer to:* Oregon Pacific Railroad , railroad from Yaquina Bay to Santiam Pass* Oregon Pacific Railroad , shortline railroad on the east side of Portland...	OPR
Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad	PCC
Peninsula Terminal Railroad	PT
Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad The Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad is a shortline railroad in northwestern Oregon, United States. Purchased from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in 1990 by the Port of Tillamook Bay, the railroad was used to transport lumber and agricultural products over the Coast Range between the...	POTB
Portland Terminal Railroad	PTO
Wallowa Union Railroad Authority Wallowa Union Railroad Authority The Wallowa Union Railroad Authority is a short-line railroad owned by Wallowa County and Union Counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. It operates freight and tourist trains over a ex-Union Pacific Railroad line from the end of an Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad branch at Elgin to Joseph,...	WURR
WCTU Railway WCTU Railway The WCTU Railway is a shortline railroad that connects White City, Oregon, United States to a junction north of Medford with the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad, which hauls its cars to the Union Pacific Railroad at Eugene or Weed...	WCTR
Willamette Valley Railway Willamette Valley Railway The Willamette Valley Railway is a short-line railroad that operates in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. It leased a line from Woodburn to Stayton from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in February 1993, as well as a branch from Geer west to Salem , and purchased the property in 1996...	WVR
Wyoming & Colorado Railway	WYCO

Pennsylvania

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Allegheny Valley Railroad Allegheny Valley Railroad The Allegheny Valley Railroad is a class III railroad that operates in Western Pennsylvania, and is owned by Carload Express, Inc.AVR acts as a feeder line connecting its many and varied customers to Class I railroads such as CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway , and regional lines...	AVR
Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad The Delaware–Lackawanna Railroad is a shortline railroad operating in Pennsylvania.The DL began service in August 1993 and is the designated operator for 85 miles of trackage in Lackawanna and Monroe Counties. It is a subsidiary of holding company Genesee Valley Transportation Company, Inc...	DL
Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad The Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad is a short-line railroad operating 35 miles of track over the Chartiers Branch in southwest Pennsylvania...	POHC
New Hope and Ivyland Railroad New Hope and Ivyland Railroad The New Hope and Ivyland Railroad is a shortline railroad in Pennsylvania. It also operates a heritage railroad, offering passenger excursions....	NHIR
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad	RBMN
Shamokin Valley Railroad Shamokin Valley Railroad The Shamokin Valley Railroad is a short line railroad that operates 27 miles of track in southern Northumberland County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is part of the North Shore Railroad System....	SVRR

South Carolina

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Greenville and Western Railway Greenville and Western Railway The Greenville and Western Railway is a Class III railroad that operates from a point south of Belton to Pelzer, South Carolina. Connections are made with Pickens Railway at Belton and CSX at Pelzer...	GRLW

South Dakota

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Dakota Southern Railway Dakota Southern Railway The Dakota Southern Railway is a railway that runs between Kadoka, South Dakota and Mitchell, South Dakota. It connects with the BNSF Railway in Mitchell.-History:...	DSRC
Ellis and Eastern	EE

Texas

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad The Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is a subsidiary of Martin Marietta Materials, a spinoff of Lockheed Martin....	AGCR
Alliance Terminal Railroad Alliance Terminal Railroad The Alliance Terminal Railroad is a Class III terminal railroad in Haslet, Texas, responsible for the switching and operations of the Alliance Intermodal Facility. It is owned by OmniTRAX and subleases the terminal yard from Quality Terminal Services, also owned by OmniTRAX...	ATR
Angelina and Neches River Railroad Angelina and Neches River Railroad The Angelina and Neches River Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Lufkin, Texas.ANR operates an line from Dunagan, Texas, to an interchange with Union Pacific Railroad at Lufkin...	ANR
Austin and Western Railroad Austin and Western Railroad The Austin Western Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.AWRR operates a line from Llano, Texas, to an interchange with Union Pacific Railroad at Giddings, Texas, with a branch from Fairland, Texas, to Marble Falls, Texas...	AWRR
Blacklands Railroad Blacklands Railroad The Blacklands Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Sulphur Springs, Texas. The name comes from the "black gumbo" soil prevalent in the area....	BLR
Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad The Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad is a railroad headquartered in Richardson, Texas.DGNO operates over rail lines totaling approximately , including industrial leads. The line extends from Trenton, Texas to Garland, Texas, then from Garland to Dallas via trackage rights over Kansas City...	DGNO
Fort Worth and Western Railroad Fort Worth and Western Railroad The Fort Worth and Western Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Operating only within the state of Texas, its main freight service route is between Carrollton, Fort Worth and Brownwood.-History:...	FWWR
Galveston Railroad Galveston Railroad The Galveston Railroad is a Class III terminal switching railroad headquartered in Galveston, Texas. It primarily serves the transportation of cargo to and from the Port of Galveston....	GVSR
Georgetown Railroad Georgetown Railroad The Georgetown Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Georgetown, Texas.-History:The original Georgetown Railroad Company was chartered on May 31, 1878, with a commitment to build a railroad the approximately 10 mile distance between Georgetown and Round Rock. The first board of...	GRR
Gulf, Colorado and San Saba Railroad Gulf, Colorado and San Saba Railroad The Gulf, Colorado and San Saba Railway is a short-line railroad headquartered in Brady, Texas.The GCSR operates a former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway branch line from an interchange with the BNSF Railway at Lometa to Brady....	GCSR
Moscow, Camden and San Augustine Railroad Moscow, Camden and San Augustine Railroad The Moscow, Camden & San Augustine Railroad Company is a Class III short line railroad headquartered in Camden, Texas. It is a subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific....	MCSA
Pecos Valley Southern Railway Pecos Valley Southern Railway The Pecos Valley Southern Railway is a short-line railroad headquartered in Pecos, Texas, United States.PVS operates a 29.3 mile line from Saragosa to an interchange with Union Pacific at Pecos...	PVS
Point Comfort and Northern Railway Point Comfort and Northern Railway The Point Comfort and Northern Railway is a Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Texas. The railroad operates over of track between Point Comfort, Texas and Lolita, Texas, where the railroad transfers cars with the Union Pacific Railroad.PCN was purchased by the holding...	PCN
Sabine River and Northern Railroad Sabine River and Northern Railroad Sabine River and Northern Railroad operates freight service from Bessmay to Echo, Texas and over an branch line from Buna to Evadale. SRN has connections with Union Pacific Railroad at Echo and Mauriceville, with Kansas City Southern Railway at Lemonville, and with a BNSF Railway shortline...	SRN
Texas and Northern Railway Texas and Northern Railway The Texas and Northern Railway is an eight-mile 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...	TN

Utah

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Utah Railway Utah Railway The Utah Railway is a class III railroad operating in Utah and Colorado, and owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.-History:The Utah Railway Company was incorporated on January 24, 1912, with the name of Utah Coal Railway, shortened to Utah Railway in May of the same year...	UTAH

Vermont

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Green Mountain Railroad Green Mountain Railroad The Green Mountain Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Vermont.GMRC operates on tracks that had been owned by the Rutland Railroad and Boston and Maine Railroad. The railroad operates on a rail line between North Walpole, New Hampshire and Rutland, Vermont. Corporate colors are green...	GMRC
New England Central Railroad New England Central Railroad The New England Central Railroad is a subsidiary of RailAmerica that began operations in 1995. It runs from New London, Connecticut, to Alburgh, Vermont, a distance of .-History:...	NECR

Virginia

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Bay Coast Railroad Bay Coast Railroad The Bay Coast Railroad operates the former Eastern Shore Railroad line from Pocomoke City, Maryland, to Norfolk, Virginia. The Bay Coast Railroad interchanges with the Norfolk Southern Railway at both Norfolk, Virginia and Pocomoke City, Maryland.-History:...	BCR
Buckingham Branch Railroad Buckingham Branch Railroad Buckingham Branch Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad operating over 200 miles of historic and strategic trackage in Central Virginia...	BB
Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad The Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad is a short-line railroad that operates of track from Chesapeake, Virginia to Edenton, North Carolina.The railroad was originally part of the Norfolk Southern Railroad, which continued south, crossing the Albemarle Sound and on to Mackeys Ferry and Plymouth...	CA
Commonwealth Railway Commonwealth Railway The Commonwealth Railway, Inc. is a Class III short-line railroad operating of track of a former Norfolk, Franklin and Danville Railway line from Suffolk, Virginia, to Portsmouth, Virginia. The main office is in the Wilroy area of Suffolk. Commonwealth Railway is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc....	CWRY
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad North Carolina and Virginia Railroad The North Carolina and Virginia Railroad is a short-line railroad that operates of track.The NCVA began operations in 1987 on a former Seaboard Coast Line Railroad from Boykins, Virginia, to Tunis in Cofield, North Carolina. The headquarters are in Ahoskie, North Carolina...	NCVA
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Shenandoah Valley Railroad Shenandoah Valley Railroad refers to one of several railroads in the U.S. state of Virginia:*Shenandoah Valley Railroad , a current short line*Shenandoah Valley Railroad , predecessor of the Norfolk and Western Railway...	SV
Virginia Southern Railroad Virginia Southern Railroad The Virginia Southern Railroad is a shortline railroad division of the North Carolina and Virginia Railroad, a RailAmerica subsidiary, operating of track between Norfolk Southern Railway connections at Oxford, North Carolina and Burkeville, Virginia...	VSRR
Winchester and Western Railroad Winchester and Western Railroad The Winchester and Western Railroad is a shortline railroad operating from Gore through Winchester, Virginia and West Virginia to Hagerstown, Maryland. It also operates several lines in southern New Jersey, connecting to Conrail Shared Assets Operations at Millville and Vineland...	WW

Washington

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Ballard Terminal Railroad Ballard Terminal Railroad The Ballard Terminal Railroad , a short line terminal railroad in Seattle, Washington, USA's Ballard neighborhood, was formed in 1997 to operate trains on three miles of track on the north side of Salmon Bay. The spur had been abandoned earlier that year by the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe...	BT
Cascade and Columbia River Railroad Cascade and Columbia River Railroad The Cascade and Columbia River Railroad is a short line railroad that interchanges with BNSF Railway in Wenatchee, Washington and runs north to Oroville...	CSCD
Columbia and Cowlitz Railway Columbia and Cowlitz Railway The Columbia and Cowlitz Railway , is a wholly owned subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company, and is headquartered in Longview, Washington; the railroad serves an route from the Weyerhaeuser Company mill in Longview to the junction just outside the city limits of Kelso...	CLC
Tacoma Rail Tacoma Rail Tacoma Rail is a shortline railroad. It is operated as a public utility and owned by the city of Tacoma, Washington as part of the municipally-owned Tacoma Public Utilities service. It provides rail services for freight switching...	TMRW

West Virginia

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Big Eagle Railroad Winifrede, West Virginia Winifrede is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Winifrede is southwest of Chesapeake. Winifrede has a post office with ZIP code 25214...	BER

Interstate

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Bay Line Railroad Bay Line Railroad The Bay Line Railroad is one of several short line railroad companies owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It operates between Panama City, Florida, and Dothan, Alabama, including a branch from Grimes to Abbeville, Alabama, reached via trackage rights on CSX's Dothan Subdivision between Dothan and Grimes...  (AL and FL)	BAYL
Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad The Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad is a short line railroad offering service from Tolleston, Indiana to Crestline, Ohio, United States over the former Fort Wayne Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It began operations in 2004 as a division of the Central Railroad of Indianapolis , under...	CFE
Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad The Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad , known to many as the South Shore Line, is a Class III freight railroad operating between Chicago, Illinois, and South Bend, Indiana...  (IL and IN)	CSS
Cimarron Valley Railroad Cimarron Valley Railroad The Cimarron Valley Railroad was built circa 1912 and purchased from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad in February 1996. It runs over former C.V. and Manter Subdivisions of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks in Oklahoma, Colorado and Kansas. One line runs from Dodge City, KS...  (CO,KS, and OK)	CVR
Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad The Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad Company is a Class III railroad serving agricultural communities in east-central Illinois and west-central Indiana.-History:...  (IL and IN)	KBSR
Rail Link, Inc Genesee and Wyoming Railroad Genesee & Wyoming Inc. is a short-line railroad holding company that owns or maintains interests in 63 railroads throughout six countries , and operates more than of owned and leased track, with more than under additional track-access arrangements... , (operates 26 short line railroads)	RLIX
New York New Jersey Rail, LLC (NJ and NY)	NYNJ
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...  (NJ, NY, and PA)	NYSW
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad , known as St-Laurent et Atlantique Quebec in Canada, is a short line railroad operating between Portland, Maine on the Atlantic Ocean and Montreal, Quebec on the St. Lawrence River. It crosses the Canada-U.S...  (ME, NH, and VT)	SLA
Utah Railway Utah Railway The Utah Railway is a class III railroad operating in Utah and Colorado, and owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.-History:The Utah Railway Company was incorporated on January 24, 1912, with the name of Utah Coal Railway, shortened to Utah Railway in May of the same year...  (CO and UT)	UTAH
Watco Companies Watco Companies Watco Companies, Inc. is a Pittsburg, Kansas-based transportation company that was formed in 1983 by Charles R. Webb. Watco is composed of three divisions: transportation, mechanical and transloading. WCI is the owner of Watco Transportation Services, Inc...  (owners of 17 short lines)	WATX, WAMX
Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway The Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway is a shortline railroad subsidiary of the Rio Grande Pacific Corporation that operates two disconnected lines in Oklahoma and Texas, mostly owned by the state of Oklahoma. The line for which it is named extends from Wichita Falls, Texas to Altus, Oklahoma,...  (OK and TX)	WTJR

Statistics

It was reported in 2009 that short-line railroads employ 20,000 people in the US, and own 30 percent of nation's railroad tracks. About a quarter of all US rail freight travels at least a small part of its journey over a short-line railroad.

See also

• Class I railroad
  Class I railroad
  A Class I railroad in the United States and Mexico, or a Class I rail carrier in Canada, is a large freight railroad company, as classified based on operating revenue.Smaller railroads are classified as Class II and Class III...
  
  
• Class II railroad
  Class II railroad
  A Class II railroad in the United States is a mid-sized freight-hauling railroad, in terms of its operating revenue. , a railroad with revenues greater than $20.5 million but less than $277.7 million for at least three consecutive years is considered a Class II railroad...
  
  
• List of United States railroads
• List of Canadian railroads
• List of Mexican railroads
• Switching and terminal railroad
  Switching and terminal railroad
  A switching and terminal railroad is a freight railroad company whose primary purpose is to perform local switching services or to own and operate a terminal facility. Switching is a type of operation done within the limits of a yard...