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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 .
A locomotive of the Kyle Railroad, a shortline railroad that runs from north-central Kansas into eastern Colorado. 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.
About 700 railroads operate common carrier freight service in the United States. There are about 160,141 mi (257,722 km) of railroad track in the United States, nearly all standard gauge . Reporting marks are listed in parentheses.
Morristown and Erie Railroad: Wildwood and Delaware Bay Short Line Railroad: W&DB PRSL 1910 1935 Pennsylvania–Reading Seashore Lines: Williamstown Railroad: PRSL 1861 1883 Williamstown and Delaware River Railroad: Williamstown and Delaware River Railroad: PRSL 1883 1889 Atlantic City Railroad: Winslow and Richland Railroad: PRSL 1892 1893
"Map of Arizona Railroads" (PDF). Railroads of Arizona (2002) Includes abandoned lines and historical lines surveys. Arizona Railway Museum; Robertson, Donald B. (1986). Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History – The Desert States: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers. ISBN 0-87004-305-6.
Beaver and Ellwood Railroad: Ellwood Short Line Railroad: B&O: 1890 1912 Pittsburgh and Western Railroad: Ellwood Southern Railroad: PLE: 1899 1899 Beaver and Ellwood Railroad: Elmira and Williamsport Railroad: PRR: 1860 1969 Penndel Company: Emlenton and Shippenville Railroad: B&O: 1875 1877 Emlenton, Shippenville and Clarion Railway
Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad: Hillsboro Short Line Railway: N&W: 1879 1902 Norfolk and Western Railway: Hillsdale County Railroad: 1986 1992 Indiana Northeastern Railroad: Hocking Valley Railway: HV C&O: 1899 1930 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway: Holliday's Cove Railroad: PRR: 1860 1868 Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway: Home Avenue ...
Aspen Short Line Railway: 1888 1893 Colorado Midland Railroad: Aspen and Western Railway: 1880 1892 Crystal River Railway: Associated Railroads: none AT&SF, CB&Q (BN), CRI&P, C&S (BN) and D&RGW 1953 1988 Regional Transportation District Consortium formed to operate former Denver and Inter-Mountain Railroad line to the Denver Federal Center.