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This is a list of current shortline railroads (FRA Class III) in the United States. The reporting mark assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) is listed for each entry. Alabama. The Alabama Southern Railroad. Arizona. The Copper Basin Railway. Arkansas. The Fort Smith Railroad. California. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad.
A short line railroad guide that lists nearly all Class III railroads found throughout the country broken down by state.
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 United States and Canada.
Short lines, whose designation by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) is a Class III carrier (which includes terminal and switching lines) make up the bulk of today's freight railroads.
ASLRRA represents the entrepreneurial owners and operators of short line and regional railroads throughout North America. Short line railroads operate 50,000 miles of track or nearly 40 percent of the national railroad network and handle in origination or destination one out of every four rail cars moving on the national system.
The 31-mile line winds its way through a combination of green fields and local farmers punctuated by small but very active towns. Looking at a map, what is now a short burr off of Union Pacific’s Coast Line between the San Francisco Bay area and Los Angeles was once part of that former Southern Pacific route.
Short lines are smaller railroads that run shorter distances and connect shippers with the larger freight rail network. Chuck Baker, President of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, explains the important role short lines play in the U.S. freight shipping network.
These five US short line and regional railroads with Class I capabilities may not have the impressive track mileage and revenues compared with the country’s massive Class I railroads. What these standouts lack in quantity make up in quality with both infrastructure and operational practices that sets them apart from the other small freight ...
Short line railroads help boost the local economies of 49 of our nation's 50 states. The only state that doesn’t benefit from this industry is Hawaii, but that should come as no surprise since a chain of islands is not exactly conducive to rail freight.
Short lines typically operate within a much smaller margin than Class I railroads, so this smart policy is critical to their viability—and to the survival of the countless businesses that rely on short lines to connect them to markets and suppliers.