A Short Line Railroad Guide To U.S. Class III Carriers
Below is a short line railroad guide featuring most Class III carriers operating throughout the United States and they have been conveniently broken down by state. I hope to eventually feature many of these in more detail but for now with several either having their own, or one dedicated to them, website/web page, just click on their respective link to learn more about each. The guide is compiled in alphabetical order by state and I hope you find it useful and helpful, particularly if you are planning a railfan outing and are interested in knowing where a shortline operation or two can found in a particular area. Alabama Short Line Railroad GuideAlabama & Gulf Coast Railway Birmingham Southern Railroad East Alabama Railway Huntsville-Madison County Railroad Authority Jefferson Warrior Railroad: Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Alabama Railroad Terminal Railway-Alabama State Docks : Headquartered in Mobile, Alabama. Arizona Short Line Railroad GuideApache Railway Arizona & California Railroad Arizona Eastern Railway Bauxite & Northern Railway: Cyanamid Road, P. O. Box 138 Bauxite, AR 72011. Black Mesa & Lake Powell Railroad Copper Basin Railway Arkansas Short Line Railroad GuideArkansas & Missouri Railroad Arkansas Louisiana & Mississippi Railroad Arkansas Midland Railroad Dardanelle & Russellville Railroad: 4416 S. Arkansas Avenue, Russellville, Arkansas 72801. DeQueen & Eastern Railroad: 412 East Lockesburg Street, DeQueen, Arkansas 71832. Fordyce & Princeton Railroad: P. O. Box 757, Crossett, Arkansas 71635. Fort Smith Railroad Little Rock & Western Railway: 306 West Choctaw Avenue, P.O. Box 146 Perry, Arkansas 72125. Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern Railroad: Headquartered in DeQueen, Arkansas. California Short Line Railroad GuideAmador Foothills Railroad California Northern Railroad Carrizo Gorge Railway Central California Traction McCloud Railway: Headquartered in McCloud, California. Modesto & Empire Traction Modoc Northern Railroad Oakland Terminal RailwayHeadquartered in Oakland, California. Pacific Harbor Line Quincy Railroad: Headquartered in Quincy, California. Richmond Pacific Railroad San Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad San Joaquin Valley Railroad Sierra Railroad Stockton Terminal & Eastern Railroad Trona Railway Ventura County Railroad Yolo Shortline Colorado Short Line Railroad GuideGreat Western Railway: Operates an industrial park between Windsor and Greeley, Colorado. Colorado Wyoming Railway: Headquartered in Pablo, Colorado. Connecticut Short Line Railroad GuideConnecticut Southern Railroad Housatonic Railroad: Headquarted in Canaan, Connecticut. Delaware Short Line Railroad GuideDelaware Coast Line Railroad Florida Short Line Railroad GuideApalachicola Northern Railroad: Headquartered in Port St. Joe, Florida. Bay Line Railroad: Located in Panama City, Florida. Port of Manatee Railroad: Headquartered in Port Manatee, Florida. Florida Central Railroad Florida Midland Railroad Florida Northern Railroad Georgia Short Line Railroad GuideChattooga and Chickamauga Railway Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad Georgia & Florida Railway: 1019 Coastline Avenue, Albany, Georgia 31705 Georgia Central Railway Georgia Northeastern Railroad Georgia Southwestern Railroad Golden Isles Terminal Railroad Great Walton Railroad Hartwell Railroad Sandersville Railroad Savannah Port Terminal Railroad St. Marys Railroad Valdosta Railway Idaho Short Line Railroad GuideEastern Idaho Railroad Idaho, Northern & Pacific Railroad St. Maries River Railroad Illinois Short Line Railroad GuideAlton & Southern Railway Belt Railway of Chicago Central Midland Railway Chicago Rail Link Crab Orchard & Egyptian Railroad: 514 North Market Street, Marion, Illinois 62959. Effingham Railroad Illinois RailNet: 430 W. Madison Street, Ottawa Illinois 61350. Illinois & Midland Railroad: P. O. Box 139, Springfield, Illinios 62705. Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad: P. O. Box 119, Iroquois, Illinios 60912. Manufacturers Junction Railway: Headquartered in Cicero, Illinois. South Chicago & Indiana Harbor Railway: Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio but operates in and around the Greater Chicago area. Tazewell & Peoria Railroad: Headquartered in Creve Coeur, Illinois. Vandalia Railroad Indiana Short Line Railroad GuideChicago Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad Elkhart & Western Railroad Evansville Western Railway Indiana Northeastern Railroad Indiana Southern Railroad Lake Michigan and Indiana Railroad: 250 W. U.S. Highway 12, Burns Harbor, Indiana 46304. Louisville & Indiana Railroad Louisville New Albany & Corydon Railroad Respondek Railroad Iowa Short Line Railroad GuideBurlington Junction Railway Iowa Northern Railway Kansas Short Line Railroad GuideCimarron Valley Railroad Dodge City, Ford & Bucklin Railway: Headquartered in Dodge City, Kansas. Hutchinson & Northern Railway: 1662 Avenue N Hutchinson, Kansas 67554. Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad Kyle Railroad Kentucky Short Line Railroad GuideLexington & Ohio Railroad: 443C Lexington Road, Versailles, Kentucky 40383. RJ Corman Group Transkentucky Transportation Railroad Louisiana Short Line Railroad GuideAcadiana Railway Company: 1224 Cortez, P. O. Box 1729 Opelousas, LA 70571. Delta Southern Railroad Louisiana & Delta Railroad Louisiana & North West Railroad: 210 West Main Homer, Louisiana. New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Maine Short Line Railroad GuideSt. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Maryland Short Line Railroad GuideCanton Railroad Maryland & Delaware Railroad Patapsco & Back Rivers Railroad: Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Massachusetts Short Line Railroad GuideBay Colony Railroad Cape Cod Rails East Brookfield & Spencer Railroad Massachusetts Central Railroad Michigan Short Line Railroad GuideAnn Arbor Railroad Central Michigan Railroad Delray Connecting Railroad Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad Great Lakes Central Railroad Huron & Eastern Railway Lake States Railway Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad: Headquartered in Marquette, Michigan. Marquette Rail Michigan Shore Railroad Michigan Southern Railroad Mid-Michigan Railroad Mineral Range Railroad West Michigan Railroad Minnesota Short Line Railroad GuideCloquet Terminal Railroad: 315 St. Louis Avenue, Cloquet, MN 55720 Minnesota Commercial Railway Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway: P.O. Box 19, International Falls, Minnesota 56649. Twin Cities & Western Railroad Wisconsin Northern Railroad: Headquartered in Lakeville, Minnesota. Mississippi Short Line Railroad GuideMeridian & Bigbee Railroad: Headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi. Mississippi Export Railroad Tishomingo Railroad: Headquartered in Iuka, Mississippi. Missouri Short Line Railroad GuideAlton & Southern Railway Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Montana Short Line Railroad GuideCentral Montana Rail, Inc. Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western Nebraska Short Line Railroad GuideNebkota Railway: 111 North Main, Chadron, Nebraska 69337. Nebraska Central Railroad Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railnet: Headquartered in Grant, Nebraska. Nebraska Northeastern Railway: P.O. Box 26, Osmond, Nebraska 68765. Sidney & Lowe Railroad: Headquartered in Sidney, Nebraska. New Hampshire Short Line Railroad GuideClaremont Concord Railroad Milford-Bennington Railroad (PDF) New England Central Railroad New England Southern Railroad: Headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire. New England Central Railroad: Headquartered in St. Albans, Vermont. New Hampshire Northcoast Corp: Headquartered in Ossipee, New Hampshire. St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad New Jersey Short Line Railroad Guide Belvidere & Delaware River Railway New York & Greenwood Lake Railway: P. O. Box 106 Glen Ridge, New Jersey 07028. Raritan Central Railway Southern Railroad Company of New Jersey Morristown & Erie Railway New Mexico Short Line Railroad GuideNavajo Mine Railroad Santa Fe Southern New York Short Line Railroad GuideAlbany Port Railroad: Located at the Port of Albany; Albany, New York. Arcade & Attica Railroad: 278 Main Street Arcade, NY 14009. Batton Kill Railroad Buffalo Southern Railroad Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad Depew, Lancaster & Western Railroad: 8364 Lewiston Road, Batavia, NY 14020. Falls Road Railroad Finger Lakes Railway Kodak Park Railroad: Owned by the Eastman Kodak Company and services the Kodak Park in Rochester, New York. Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroad Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Massena Terminal Railroad: P. O. Box 347, Massena, New York 13662. Middletown and New Jersey Railway: 140 East Main Street, Middletown, New York 10940. Mohawk, Adirondack & Northern Railroad New York & Lake Erie Railroad Owego & Harford Railway Rochester & Southern Railroad SMS Rail Lines South Buffalo Railway Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad North Carolina Short Line Railroad GuideAberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Atlantic & Western railway: 317 Chatham Street Sanford, North Carolina 27331. Carolina Coastal Railway Carolina Southern Railroad Laurinburg & Southern Railroad: Headquartered in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Pee Dee River Railway: Headquartered in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Wilmington Terminal Railroad: Headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. Chesapeake & Albemarle Railroad North Dakota Short Line Railroad GuideDakota, Missouri Valley & Western Railroad Northern Plains Railroad Red River Valley & Western Ohio Short Line Railroad GuideAkron Barberton Cluster Railway: A subsidiary of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway. Ashland Railway Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad Cleveland Works Railway: 3175 Independence Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44105. Flats Industrial Railroad: 1757 Columbus Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. Indiana & Ohio Railway Lake Terminal Railroad Mahoning Valley Railway: P. O. Box 589, Campbell, Ohio 44405. Northern Ohio & Western Railway Ohio Central System Ohio & Pennsylvania: Part of the Ohio Central System. Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Railway Oklahoma Short Line Railroad GuideArkansas & Oklahoma Railroad: P.O. Box 366, 103 South Central Wilburton, OK 74578. Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Farmrail Hollis & Eastern Railroad Port of Muskogee: Serves the Porf of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Sand Springs Railway Oregon Short Line Railroad GuideCentral Oregon & Pacific Railroad Great Western Railway: Headquartered in Lakeview, Oregon. Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad Portland & Western Railroad Pennsylvania Short Line Railroad GuideAllegheny Valley Railroad Brandywine Valley Railroad: Located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Chestnut Ridge Railway Company: 401 Delaware Avenue Palmerton, Pennsylvania 18071. Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad: 825 Iron Street, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15906. East Erie Commercial Railroad: 1030 Lawrence Parkway, Erie, Pennsylvania 16511. Knox & Kane Railroad: Headquartered in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Luzerne & Susquehanna Railroad: Headquartered in Exeter, Pennslyvania. Lycoming Valley Railroad: Headquartered in Northumberland, Pennslyvania. Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad New Castle Industrial Railroad: Headquartered in New Castle, Pennsylvania. New Hope & Ivyland Railroad Oil Creek & Titusville Lines North Shore Railroad System Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England Railroad: Headquartered in Bethelem, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, Allegheny & McKees Rocks Railroad: Headquartered in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. Reading & Northern Railroad Southwestern Pennsylvania Railroad Steelton & Highspire Railroad: Headquartered in Steelton, Pennsylvania. Turtle Creek Industrial Railroad Tyburn Railroad: Headquartered in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Union Railroad Upper Merion & Plymouth Railroad: Headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. York Railway Rhode Island Short Line Railroad GuideSeaview Railroad South Carolina Short Line Railroad GuideCarolina Piedmont Railroad Lancaster & Chester Railway Pickens Railway South Carolina Central Railroad South Dakota Short Line Railroad GuideDakota & Iowa Railroad: Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dakota Southern Railway: Headquartered in Chamberlain, South Dakota. Ellis & Eastern Railroad: 1201 W. Russell, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104. Sisseton- Milbank Railroad: Headquartered in Sisseton, South Dakota. SunFlour Railroad: Located between Rosholt and Veblen, South Dakota. Tennessee Short Line Railroad GuideCaney Fork & Western Railroad: 132 Bridge Street McMinnville, Tennessee 37110. Conecuh Valley Railroad: Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. East Tennessee Railway: PO Box 1479, Johnson City, Tennessee 37605. Knoxville & Holston River Railroad: 401 Henley Street Suite 2, Knoxville Tennessee 37902. KWT Railway: Headquartered in Paris, Tennessee. Nashville & Eastern Railroad Nashville & Western Railroad Sequatchie Valley Railroad: Headquartered in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Tennken Railroad: Headquartered in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Tennessee Southern Railroad: Headquartered in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. Walking Horse & Eastern Railroad: Headquartered in Shelbyville, Tennessee. West Tennessee Railroad Wiregrass Central Railroad: Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. Texas Short Line Railroad GuideAngelina & Neches River Railroad Austin Western Railroad Blacklands Railroad Border Pacific Railroad Corpus Christi Terminal: Located at the Port of Corpus Christi. Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad Fort Worth & Western Railroad Galveston Railroad: P. O. Box 1108, 37th and Old Industrial Blvd., Galveston, Texas. GWI Switching Services: Headquartered in Dayton, Texas. Panhandle Northern Railway Point Comfort & Northern Railway: Headquartered in Lolita, Texas. Rockdale, Sandow & Southern Railroad: Headquartered in Rockdale, Texas. Texas Central Business Lines: Headquartered in Waxahachie, Texas. Timber Rock Railroad Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway Utah Short Line Railroad GuideDeseret Western Railway Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway: Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah Railway Vermont Short Line Railroad GuideVermont Rail System Virginia Short Line Railroad GuideBay Coast Railroad: Located in Cape Charles, Virginia. Buckingham Branch Railroad Commonwealth Railway: 1136 Progress Road, Suffolk, Virginia 23434 Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Virginia Southern Railroad Winchester & Western Railroad Washington Short Line Railroad GuideBountiful Grain and Craig Mountain Railroad Tacoma Rail Tri-City & Olympia Railroad West Virginia Short Line Railroad GuideThe Appalachian & Ohio Railroad West Virgina Southern Railroad: Part of the RJ Corman System, operates a coal branch near Thurmond, West Virginia. Little Kanawha River Railroad South Branch Valley Railroad West Virginia Central Railroad Wisconsin Short Line Railroad GuideTomahawk Railway: Headquartered in Tomahawk, Wisconsin.
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