Name That Shortline/Regional

[Anonymous]

My American Shortline Railway Guide is from 1991. It is the 4th Edition. I was wondering if there was a new edition out now? Just for fun I thought we could name the current short lines and regionals. If you know for sure they are still operating then please list them in this thread. I know some of them no longer are operating. [|)] [:(!] [:(]

If you have railfanned them and have pics you can also post the pics here for everyone to see. This could be interesting and educational. [:p] [;)] [:)]


Arkansas & Missouri Railroad

Little Rock & Western



These will do for a start. [8D]

Let's hear from YOU. [:D]

[Anonymous]

Lets add Tourist Railroads to the list. [:)]

They count too. [;)]


Branson Scenic.

I rode it about 2 years ago. It runs on the old Missouri Pacific line. [8D]

[JoeKoh]

the maumee and western(formally indiana hi-rail) indiana &ohio(formally the grand trunk formally the dt&i) . The Toledo Lake Erie and Western from waterville to grand rapids on former NkP track.
stay safe
Joe

[Anonymous]

Kyle Railway
Iowa and Northwestern

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Doggy

Kyle Railway
Iowa and Northwestern

Doggy [:)]

Email me please.

Thanks

[mudchicken]

Arkansas & Missouri - Very much alive (Tony Hannold's all ALCO outfit) ex BN/Frisco line

Little Rock & Western - I believe still owned by RMC, shortened somewhat (ex-CRIP line)...going ALCO hunting Jim?

Branson Scenic...still running as a tennant on RailAmerica's Missouri & North Arkansas

Kyle...still runs in Kansas, Colorado & Nebraska , part of RailAmerica (Kyles holding company is no more - all railroads to RailAmerica (ex CRIP line)


Iowa Northwestern RR (no "&") still runs, owned by General Railways, Inc. (Ex. CRIP, see embargo thread)

In Colorado, up and kicking:

Rock & Rail (RRRR)
Great Western Ry (GW)
Colorado Kansas & Pacific (CKPR) also owns Colorado Central (Court Hammond)
Windsor Severance & Eaton (new)
Nebraska Kansas Colorado RailNet (NKCR)
Colorado & Wyoming Railroad (C&W)
Cimarron Valley RR (CVRR)
Denver Rock Island Terminal RR
Denver Union Terminal

Toast: Trinidad Railway, Cadillac & Lake City RR, Colorado & Eastern, City of La Junta

Jim: on the common carriers, look at the lists that the railroad retirement board carries to see who is still here or not, especially the RRB2 and RRB3 lists.....

[Anonymous]

Maryland Midland: Runs on some old WM & PRR track, and has eyecatching blue & orange locos

Western Maryland Scenic: Cumberland MD to Frostburg
Cass
Potomac Eagle

And if commuter lines work:
Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC)
Virginia Railway Express (VRE)

[Anonymous]

Detroit and Mackinac

Central Michigan

Huron and Eastern

Mid Michigan railroad

Tuscola and Saginaw Bay

Ann Arbor

Grand Rapids and Eastern

Adrian and Blissfield

[CShaveRR]

Find an Official Railway Equipment Register and you'll get an eyeful...if they're alive enough to have a reporting mark assigned to them, they'll be in there. And if they have some equipment listed, they'll also have listed their connections (junction points) with other railroads.

Notwithstanding all of that, I certainly wouldn't mind seeing another edition of the shortline guide!

[Anonymous]

Seems to me like I heard a number quotes indicating that there are 653 regional and short line RR's. Looks like this post could have some legs.

How about the:
Lake Superior and Ishpeming (former Alco home)
(and)
Escanaba and Lake Superior

[JoeKoh]

Oops forgot one.RJ corman runs one of his shortlines one former NKP track from Lima Ohio to Muncie Indiana.
stay safe
Joe

[Anonymous]

As I pointed out a while back the 4th Edition is the most recent. We do NEED a new one and Kalmbach should light a fire under the designated person to get started...

I'm sure if they call with a nice advance offer the writer could get started in no time...

And, no, I'm not volunteering...

LC

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

Arkansas & Missouri - Very much alive (Tony Hannold's all ALCO outfit) ex BN/Frisco line

Little Rock & Western - I believe still owned by RMC, shortened somewhat (ex-CRIP line)...going ALCO hunting Jim?

Branson Scenic...still running as a tennant on RailAmerica's Missouri & North Arkansas

Kyle...still runs in Kansas, Colorado & Nebraska , part of RailAmerica (Kyles holding company is no more - all railroads to RailAmerica (ex CRIP line)


Iowa Northwestern RR (no "&") still runs, owned by General Railways, Inc. (Ex. CRIP, see embargo thread)

In Colorado, up and kicking:

Rock & Rail (RRRR)
Great Western Ry (GW)
Colorado Kansas & Pacific (CKPR) also owns Colorado Central (Court Hammond)
Windsor Severance & Eaton (new)
Nebraska Kansas Colorado RailNet (NKCR)
Colorado & Wyoming Railroad (C&W)
Cimarron Valley RR (CVRR)
Denver Rock Island Terminal RR
Denver Union Terminal

Toast: Trinidad Railway, Cadillac & Lake City RR, Colorado & Eastern, City of La Junta

Jim: on the common carriers, look at the lists that the railroad retirement board carries to see who is still here or not, especially the RRB2 and RRB3 lists.....

mudchicken, you should change your username to guru or something, you seem to know almost everything[:)]

[Noah Hofrichter]

For a tourist line, Mid continent RR, located in North freedom WI. It runs on a 4 mile quarry railroad branch line that leads to an old CNW now Wisconsin and Southern railroad line. Unfortunately it doesn't run on the old CNW main line just the quarry branch line.

Noah

[Anonymous]

Looked back at my American Shortline Railway Guides and found my most recent is the 5th Edition by Ed Lewis published in 1996. It is the most recent as far as I know. We definitely need a NEW one...

LC

[Anonymous]

[8D]Well it started off as a milw road line from Chicago to Kansas city Mo
then it was taken over by SOO line then it became I&M Rail Link (IMRL)
(IM REALLY LOST) now Its ICE Iowa Chicago & Eastern
theres the FEC Florida East Coast
SKOL South Kansas & Oklahoma
SEK South Eastern Kansas
WESTENN Western Tennesee
CCP Chicago Central & Pacific this is a IC sub
C&IM chicago & Illnois Midland
FWWR Ft Worth & Western
DGNO Dallas Garland & Northeastern runs ex MKT lines thru Dallas
HB&T Houston Belt & terminal
NL&G North Louisiana & Gulf
NOPB New Orleans Public Belt
NOLC New Orleans Lower Coast
GWWR - GWER Gateway & Western - Gateway & Eastern now KCS
MES Mississippi export
MB Merridian & Bigbee
CAGY Columbus & Greenville Rwy
L&A Loisiana & Arkansas now KCS
MSRC Midsouth Rail Corp now KCS
KCT Kansas City Terminal now KCS
COP City Of Prineville
TWWR Twin Citys & Western
B&A Bangor & Aroostook
B&M Boston & Maine
MC Maine Central
PAL Paducah & Louisville
TP&W Toledo Peoria & Western
KBS Kankakee Beaverville & Southern
Loisiana & Delta
Mississippi Delta
TRRA Terminal Railway Assosiation
TASD Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks
TNER Texas Northeastern
TSER Texas Southeastern
ANW Austin & Northwestern
POB Port Of Beaumont
CSS Chicago South Bend & South Shore
OC Ohio Central
L&I Louisville & Indiana rwy ex CR line from Indianapolis IND To Louisville KY

ill think of more later rite now i need a beer[8D]

[Anonymous]

HA! no one mentioned mine!

Bay Line Railway

Location: Panama City

1-2-1-2

[jeffhergert]

Other Iowa lines:
IAIS- Iowa Interstate RR
CIC- Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Ry
IANR- Iowa Norther RR
BSVY- Boone & Scenic Valley (tourist line that switches 2 former UP customers on the east side of Boone)
Appanoose County RR (not sure of their reporting marks, operate on segments of former BN, RI and NS
Also saw something about a new operator for the former UP (ex-CGW) line from just outside Waterloo, IA to Oelwein, IA.

[mudchicken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mainecentral229

mudchicken, you should change your username to guru or something, you seem to know almost everything[:)]

[Anonymous]

Montreal Maine & Atlantic
Reading & Northern
New York Susquehana & Western
East Penn Scenic(I help out there)
East Penn
Penn Eastern
Lancaster & Northern
Delaware Lackawanna

MMMMMMM.................... I need to think of more

[trainfan1221]

IN NJ, we have the Black river and western, and the Belvidere and Delaware. They are basically the same company. And lets not forget the Morristown and Erie!

[Anonymous]

Lake County Railroad (ex great western,ex SP) lakeview,or. to Alturas,Ca. (60 miles)
it hauls lumber & minerals to the tune of 40-50 cars per week (2-3 trains weekly) with a geep.

[Anonymous]

How about naming some more shortlines?

Know of any?

[edblysard]

Slic,
Scratch HB&T off your list, it was closed, then spilt between its member lines a few years ago.
The northwest half went to BNSF, the southwest half is UP.
UP got East yard, Basin and Booth yards and the Milby street roundhouse and turntable in the deal.

Ed

[Anonymous]

In Delaware/Pa

Brandywine Valley RR - Short line
Octarica (sp) RR - short line operated by Morristown and Erie
Wilmington & Western - Tourist
West Chester RR - Tourist

On Long Island
New York & Atlantic - Shortline that runs on the LIRR

[Anonymous]

Southern Railway of British Columbia.

It connects with BNSF, CN and CP.

It's a sister company to Montana Rail Link.

[edblysard]

My own railroad, although we are a terminal and switching road, some what like the old HB&T,
the P.T.R.A.,
Port Terminal Railroad Assocation, Houston, Tx.
Ed

[Anonymous]

Here are some more Railroads in Arkansas [:)]


Caddo Valley Railroad Co.

Delta Southern Railroad

Fort Smith Railroad Co.

El Dorado & Wesson Railroad Co.

[Anonymous]

A few more from Texas:

BLR--Blacklands Railroad

ANR--Angelina & Neches River--paper mill recently closed--future uncertain.

MCSA--Moscow, Camden, & San Augustine

SRN--Sabine River & Northern.

[Anonymous]

I bet there are more shortlines and regionals that can be named. [?]

How about it, someone name some near them. [:p]

Don't forget about tourist railroads either, they count. [:)] [;)] [8D]