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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. This transport-related list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Because of their small size and generally low revenues, the great majority of shortline railroads in the U.S. are classified by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) as Class III. As defined by the Surface Transportation Board (STB), a Class III is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $28 million. [3]
Bee Line Railroad (BLEX) Bellingham International Railroad (BIRR) Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) Belvidere and Delaware River Railway (BDRV) Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (BLE) BG&CM Railroad (BGCM) Big 4 Terminal Railroad (BFT) Big Spring Rail System (BSR) Bighorn Divide and Wyoming Railroad (BDW) Birmingham Terminal Railway (BHRR)
In the United States, railroads are designated as Class I, Class II, or Class III, according to size criteria first established by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in 1911, and now governed by the Surface Transportation Board (STB). The STB's current definition of a Class I railroad was set in 1992, that being any carrier earning annual ...
Fillmore and Western Railway - short line used by Hollywood film industry. (Lease agreement ended in 2021) Ghost Town & Calico Railroad in Knott's Berry Farm; Golden Gate Railroad Museum (No excursions listed) Napa Valley Wine Train; Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad & Transportation Museum; Niles Canyon Railway
The first American locomotive at Castle Point in Hoboken, New Jersey, c. 1826 The Canton Viaduct, built in 1834, is still in use today on the Northeast Corridor.. Between 1762 and 1764 a gravity railroad (mechanized tramway) (Montresor's Tramway) was built by British Army engineers up the steep riverside terrain near the Niagara River waterfall's escarpment at the Niagara Portage in Lewiston ...
Canadian American Railroad, Eastern Maine Railway: Canadian National Railway: CN CN 1923 1989 St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad: Canadian Pacific Railway: CP CP 1886 1988 Canadian Atlantic Railway: Consolidated European and North American Railway: MEC: 1872 1880 European and North American Railway: Dexter and Newport Railroad: MEC: 1853 1939 ...
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) is an association of North American short line and regional railroads. Founded in 1913, the ASLRRA has a range of members, include a variety of Class II and Class III railroads. The association comprises approximately 550 small businesses, all within the railway transportation ...