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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 .
The Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company (reporting mark ADBF) is a Class III short line railroad which operates 20 miles (32 km) of railroad track between Adrian and Riga, in Lenawee County, Michigan. It was incorporated February 6, 1991, with company headquarters in Westland, Michigan.
Class I railroads had an annual operating revenue of at least $1 million, while Class III railroad incomes were under $100,000. Railroads in both classes were subject to reporting requirements on a quarterly or annual schedule. In 1925, the ICC reported 174 Class I railroads, 282 Class II railroads, and 348 Class III railroads. [1]
Class 1 railroads with intermodal terminals and maritime RoRo ports. 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 ...
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) is a labor union founded in Marshall, Michigan, on 8 May 1863 as the Brotherhood of the Footboard. It was the first permanent trade organization for railroad workers in the US. A year later it was renamed the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (B of LE).
The Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railroad (NDW) (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Michigan Southern Railroad) is a Class III railroad in the United States owned by the Patriot Rail Company that operates between Woodburn, Indiana and Napoleon, Ohio and comprises a reported 58 miles of track. [1]
West Michigan Railroad: Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway: KLS 1905 1925 N/A Kalamazoo, Lowell and Northern Michigan Railroad: PM: 1871 1883 Hastings, Lowell and Northern Michigan Railroad: Kalamazoo and Schoolcraft Railroad: NYC: 1866 1869 Kalamazoo and White Pigeon Railroad: Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad: NYC: 1869 1916 Michigan ...
Grand Canyon Railway No. 29 is an SC-3 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive, built by ALCO's Pittsburgh Works in 1906 for the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad (LS&I) in Upper Michigan. The sole member of the LS&I's SC-3 class, it was originally numbered 14, but was renumbered to 29 in 1924.