Roadnames

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I'm working on compiling a list of all the roadnames in North America. I've come up so far with the list below, but I'm sure I miss a lot of roadnames and I'd like to ask your help to complete my list.

Thanks in advance.

Frankwin

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Algoma Central
Amtrak
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Belt Railway of Chicago
Boston & Maine
Burlington Northern
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Burlington Route
California Zephyr
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
CEFX
Central Vermont
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & North Western
CHTT
Conrail
CSX
Delaware & Hudson
Denver & Rio Grande
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Erie
Erie Lackwanna
Florida East Coast
Frisco
GB&W
Golden West
Grand Trunk
Great Northern
Gulf Mobile & Ohio
Illinois Central
Kansas City Southern
Lackawanna
Lehigh & New England
Lehigh Valley
Long Island
Louisville & Nashville
Milwaukee Road
Missouri Pacific
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
MP/UP
Nestle
New Haven
New Jersey Transit
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Norfolk Southern
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
RBOX
Reading
Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac
Rio Grande
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Seaboard Airline
Seaboard Coast Line
Southern Pacific
Spokane Portland & Seattle
St Marys
Texas Special
Tidewater Southern
U.S. Army
Undecorated
Union Pacific
Wabash
Washington Central
WCRC

[IRONROOSTER]

This is going to be one long list. But here's a few more
Maryland & Pennsylvania
Southern
Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington
Sandy River & Rangely Lakes
Kennebec Central
Bridgton & Saco River
Chesapeake Beach
Washington & Old Dominion
East Broad Top
Maine Central
Bangor & Aroostock
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Virginian
Virginia Central
Enjoy
Paul

[eng22]

Ann Arbor
Tuscola Saginaw Bay

[Anonymous]

Aberdeen & Rockfish
Chessie System
Maryland Midland
Western Maryland
Yorkrail

Just to add a few![:D]

[Anonymous]

New England Central Railway....

keep going....,..!

[Fergmiester]

OK heres another couple for the heap

S&L Sydney and Louisburg
CB&NS Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia
DAR Dominion Atlantic Railway
CV Central Vermont


not to worry I'll dig up some more

[Anonymous]

OK some of these might have already been posted:

Bessemer & Lake Erie
Black RIver & Western
East Penn
Erie Mining
Delaware Lackawanna (shortline, not top be confused with the Delaware
Lackawana & WESTERN)
FURX
Duluth Missabe & Iron Range
LTEX
LTV Steel
Morristown & Erie
New Hope & Ivyland
New York Cross Harbor
New York Susquehanna & Western
North Shore Mining
Ohio Central
Reserve Mining
Septa
Reading & Northern

As you can see I'm a fan of Northeatern shortlines and Ore haulers

[Anonymous]

Forgot Soo Line.[#oops]

[Fergmiester]

More for the pile

Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo
Ontario and Western New York
Windsor and Hantsport Railway
VIA
GO
Devco

[johncolley]

A few western roads: Northwestern Pacific, Sacramento Northern, McCloud River Line, California Western, Oregon Electric, Alameda Belt line, Virginia and Truckee, Sierra Western, and I'm sure there were lots of others.

[fiatfan]

If you're looking for current roadnames, the ones I know have all been mentioned. If you're looking for old names, here's a couple more:

Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
Iowa Interstate
Gulf Mobile & Ohio
Illinois Central Gulf

Tom (that's my name, not another road name!)

[fec153]

here;s 3 more-
Arkansa Midland
Florida Central
Florida Midland

Phil

[dickiee]

Grand Trunk Western
Detroit & Mackinac
Pere Marquette

[cacole]

You can find every name ever used on the Internet if you look around. I found it once, but don't remember where it was -- a U.S. Government agency, I believe -- maybe the Trademark and Patent Office. Someone had them posted on their private Web site, too. I have the list printed out, but don't have it on disk any more or I could e-mail it to you.

I just typed "Railroad names" into Google and it came up with a site that is compiling them, as well as model railroad names -- give that a try.

[tomwatkins]

If we're going back in time, here are a few more :

Graham County Railroad
Marietta and North Georgia
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern
Western North Carolina

Tom Watkins

[Eriediamond]

Being a North Carolinian, lets not forget the old ET&WNC (Tweetsy) !!!

[Anonymous]

Here's one that hasn't been mentioned yet: Central of Georgia

[Anonymous]

A few more from my region:

Chicago, Central & Pacific
Iowa Interstate
Gateway Western
Detroit & Mackinac
Bevier & Southern
Chicago & Alton
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Illinois Midland

And a few outside of my region:

Ontario & Western
Union RR
Nickel Plate Road (New York, Chicago & St. Louis)

[BNSFNUT]

Bath & Hamonsport
Guilford
Gettysburg
Western Pacific

[Anonymous]

Thanks all so far. Keep them coming. I'm at 157 unique roadnames so far.

Frankwin

[fec153]

are you going to include commuter lines?

[cacole]

Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI)
San Pedro & Southwestern (Arizona)
El Paso and Southwestern
Arizona Eastern
Arizona & California
Magma Arizona Railway
Copper Basin Railway (Arizona)
San Manuel Arizona Railroad
The Apache Railroad (Arizona)
Central Oregon & Pacific
The Amador Central

[DSchmitt]

Central California Traction
Santa Maria Valley
Modesto & Empire Traction
Sacramento Southern (A museum line, but it does have one customer)
Portland Terminal
Spokane International
State Belt Railroad
Alameda Belt
Pacific Coast
South Pacific Coast
St Luis Southwestern
Cleveland Terminal
San Diego & Arizona Eastern
Conrail

Incidently California Zephyr is the name of a train, not a railroad.

[Anonymous]

u also have a few private-owner roadnames, like Nestle or ADM (Archer Daniels Midland, a feed company) Also, most of the "fallen flags" make up today's systems, so

Burlngton Northern Santa Fe(BNSF)- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ( Burlington Route), Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (Santa Fe), St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco), and Spokane, Portland & Seattle

CSX Transportation-Seaboard Coast Line (Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line merger), Chessie System (Chesapeake & Ohio, Western Maryland, and Baltimore & Ohio merger), Louisville & Nashville, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis, and Richmond, Potomac & Fredericksburg

Canadian National- (American lines only) Wisconsin Central (old Soo Line trackage), Delaware & Hudson, Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, Illinois Cental, Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, Besssemer & Lake Erie, Grand Trunk, Vermont Railway,and Grand Trunk Western

Canadian Pacific- (American lines only) Soo Line, and Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic

Norfolk Southern- Southern Railway, old Norfolk & Southern, Norfolk & Western, Virginian Ry., Central of Georgia, Interstate RR, Wabash, and Nickel Plate Road

Conrail- New York Central, Pennsylvania RR, New Haven RR, Central RR of New Jersey, Leheigh Valley RR, Leheigh & New England, Lackawanna RR, Erie RR, and Leheigh & Hudson River. This system was bought and split up in the 1990s by CSX and Norfolk Southern.

Union Pacific- Southern Pacific, Western Pacific, Chicago & Northwestern, Minneapolis & ST. Louis, Chicago Great Western (abandoned), Missouri Pacific, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Texas & Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande Western, and parts of the Rock Island

Guilford RR- Maine Central and Boston & Maine

[Anonymous]

Finger Lakes Rail Road
Tri Rail...a So Fla Commuter
Adirondack Railway

[Catt]

One old -Grand Rapids & Indiana
One new -Grand Rapids Eastern

Coopersville & Marne

Central Michigan

nuther old one- Michigan Northern

[johncolley]

Oh, here's one we missed: Indiana Harbor Belt .

[Anonymous]

Wheeling and Lake Erie
Akron And Barberton Belt
Akron Canton and Youngstown

Here's a couple shortlines that either are or were around my area.
Andy

[memsd]

Here's some South Dakota roadnames:

Dakota Minnesota & Eastern
D & I
Sisseton-Milbank
Ellis & Eastern
Red River Valley & Western
Dakota Southern
SunFlour Railroad

Go to the following website for info on these lines:

http://www.sddot.com/fpa/railroad/carr.asp

[cisco1]

Here's a couple more. One old and one brand new:
Quincy,Omaha & Kansas City (The "OK")
Chillicothe & Brunswick (local shortline)