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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 7:22 AM
SInce a couple others have already chimed in on older NC roads, here's a few more:

Transylvania Railroad
Carolina and Northwestern
Cliffside Railroad
Mount Mitchell Railroad
Tuckasegee and Southern
Talullah Falls Railway (GA)
Carr Lumber Co. Ry.
Glouchester Lumber Co. Ry.
Moltz Lumber Co. Ry.
W.M. Ritter Lumber Co. Ry.

A coulpe of MI roads:

Michigan Air Line
Detroit Terminal

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 6:49 AM
Arlington and Fairfax
Baltimore and Annapolis
Capitol Traction/Capitol Transit
Chesapeake and Western
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad
Washington and Virginia
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Posted by ericsp on Thursday, July 29, 2004 12:01 AM
San Joaquin Valley Railroad
California Northern
Sunset Railway (never independant, was a subsidiary of SP and ATSF from the beginning using SP or ATSF equipment, now operated by SJVR)
Visalia Electric
Modesto and Empire Traction
Sierra Railroad
Yolo Shortline (now owned by Sierra Railroad)
Fillmore and Western
Port Harbor Lines
San Diego and Imperial Valley
Parr Terminal, now Richmond Pacific Railroad (?)
Tidewater Southern

http://www.anacostia.com/home.html
http://www.railamerica.com/

"No soup for you!" - Yev Kassem (from Seinfeld)

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 11:09 AM
Kansas & Oklahoma
Mississippi Delta Railroad
Fort Worth & Western
Trinity Railway Express
Rochester & Southern
Quincy Railroad
PTRA (Houston)
Metrolink
Go Transit

You should get the Locomotive Rosters & News books for James W. Kerr. It lists al the rail lines across the US. I'd give a guess about 400+ railroads.

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Posted by Junctionfan on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:34 AM
Northern Alberta
Depew,Lancaster & Western
Joppa & Western
Penn Eastern Rail lines
Dakota Minnisota & Eastern
Atlantic&Western
Corinth&Counce
Carlton Trail Railway
St.Lawrence&Atlantic
Arkansas Midland
Alabama&Gulf Coast
Allegheny&Eastern
Angelina&Neches River
East Erie Commercial Railroad
Georgia Northeastern
I&M Raillink
International Bridge Terminal
Iowa Chiacago&Eastern
Kasgro Rail lines
Lamoille Valley Railroad
Louisville&Wadley
Lowville&Beaver River
Michigan Shore Railroad
Montreal, Maine&Atlantic
Nebrasca, Kansas&Colorado Rail Net
North Shore Railroad
Sidney&Lowe Railroad
Tuscola&Saginaw Bay
Washington Central
Juniata Valley Railroad
Quincy Bay Terminal
Goderich&Exeter
Canada Southern
Canadian American Railroad
TFM
Southern Railway of British Colombia (SRY)
Feather River&Western
Wellsboro&Corning Railroad
New Hampshire&Vermont
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:04 AM
Palatine, Lake Zurich & Wauconda RR
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:24 AM
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric (taken over in 1926 by...)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (yes, it was a freight hauler, too)
Illinois Terminal (interurban, later dieselized freight)
Fox Lake & Western (interurban from Waukegan, IL to Fox Lake, IL, defunct in 1920s)
Chicago South Shore & South Bend (commuter/freight)

I haven't read ahead to see if these were already covered.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:19 AM
Depending on how small you're looking there's the Trans-Kentucky Transportation Inc. (TTI)
This is a shortline sub of CSX through central/eastern KY.

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Posted by coal drag on Sunday, July 4, 2004 7:01 PM
Peabody Short Line
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Posted by Isambard on Sunday, July 4, 2004 6:30 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 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.




Where did you find the listing for model railroad names (I was snowed under by the plethora of other links/references that Google pulled up)

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Posted by Isambard on Sunday, July 4, 2004 6:26 PM
Add: Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 4, 2004 6:23 PM
http://www.nrhs.com/reporting_marks/company_reporting_marks.htm

You'll find everything here.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 4, 2004 5:59 PM
Short lines too?
Southern Ontario
RaiLink (that's the way it's spelled on their equipment)
Ottawa Valley
The last 3 are all part of RailAmerica I believe
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Posted by rf16a on Saturday, July 3, 2004 3:29 PM
Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines
Atlantic City Railroad
West Jersey and Seashore
Southern Railroad of New Jersey
SMS
Winchester and Western
Cape May Seashore Lines
Penn Central
Camden and Amboy
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Posted by jspinner on Saturday, July 3, 2004 11:00 AM
AFTER THE BIG MERGER.

Northern Southern

- BNSF merges with Norfolk Southern.[B)][:D][:I]
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Posted by DavidBriel on Friday, July 2, 2004 11:52 PM
Western and Atlantic - thanks for using the route of the Great Locomotive Chase between Atlanta, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Also Tennessee Central Railway near Nashville, Tennessee. David Briel
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Posted by DSchmitt on Monday, May 24, 2004 2:13 PM
Atlantic & Pacific
California Pacific
Boca & Loyalton
Carson and Colorado
Petaluma and Santa Rosa
North Pacific Coast
San Diego & Arizona Eastern
Ventura Railroad
Visalia Electric
Tyler Tap Railroad
Nevada County Narrow Gauge
Nevada Northern
Tonopah & Tidewater
Las Vegas & Tonopah
Unitah Railroad
Eureka Palisade Railroad

Portland Terminal can be listed twice: 'Porthand Terminal Company" and "Portland Terminal Railroad". one is in Maine, the other in Oregon I forget which is where.

I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.

I don't have a leg to stand on.

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Posted by darth9x9 on Monday, May 24, 2004 12:45 PM
I'm surprised no one mentioned Clinchfield (unless I missed it). But here is a list of 361 I found on the internet - initials then railroad:

Enjoy!!!

AA ANN ARBOR
AC ALGOMA CENTRAL
ACIS ALGOMA CENTRAL
ACJR ASHTABULA CARSON JEFFERSON
ACL ATLANTIC COAST LINE (CSX)
ACWR ABERDEEN CAROLINA & WESTERN
ACY AKRON CANTON & YONGSTOWN (NORFOLK SOUTHERN)
ADN ASHLEY DREW & NORTHERN
AG ABERVILL GRIMES
AGLF ATLANTIC & GULF
AHW AHNAPEE & WESTERN
ALM ARKANSAS LOUISIANA & MISSISSIPPI
ALQS ALIQUIPPA & SOUTHERN
AM ARKANSAS & MISSOURI
AMC AMADOR CENTRAL
AMTK AMTRAK
AN APALACHICOLA NORTHERN
ANR ANGELINA & NECHES RIVRE
APA APACHE
AR ABERDEEN &ROCKFISH
AAR ALASKA RAILROAD
ASAB ATLANTA & ST. ANDREWS BAY
ATLT AT &L RAILROAD
ATSF ATCHISON TOPEKA & SANTA FE
ATW ATLANTIC & WESTERN
AVL AROOSTOOK VALLEY
AWP ATLANTA & WEST POINT (CSX)
AWW ALGEERS WINSLOW & WESTERN
AZER ARIZONA EASTERN
BA BOSTON & ALBANY (* CONRAIL)
BAR BANGOR & AROOSTOOK
BB BUCKINGHAM BRANCH
BCH BC HYDRO (SOUTHERN RAILWAY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA)
BCIT BC RAIL
BCK BUFFALO CREEK (* CONRAIL)
BCLR BAY COLONY
BCNE CANADIAN NATIONAL
BCOL BC RAIL
BFRR BUFFALO RIDGE
BKTY MISSOURI - KANSAS - TEXAS (UNION PACIFIC)
BLE BESSEMER & LAKR ERIE
BM BOSTON & MAINE (GILFORD TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES)
BMS BERLIN MILLS RAILROAD
BN BURLINGTON NORTHERN
BNSF BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE
BO BALTIMORE & OHIO (CSX)
BPRR BUFFALO & PITTSBURGH
BS BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN
BVRY BRANDYWINE VALLY
BXN BAUXITE & NORTHERN
CAGY COLUMBUS & GREENVILLE
CBQ CHICAGO BURLINGTON & QUINCY (BURLINGTON NORTHERN)
CBRY COPPER BASIN
CBYN CROSBYTON RAILROAD
CC CHICAGO CENTRAL & PACIFIC
CCR CORNITH & COUNCE (TENNRAIL)
CCT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TRACTION
CEI CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS (UNION PACIFIC)
CERA CENTRAL RAILROAD OF INDIAPOLIS
CFWR CANERY FORK & WESTERN
CG CENTRAL OF GEORGIA (NORFOLK SOUTHERN)
CGW CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN (CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN)
CHP CHIHUAHUA PACIFIC (NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF MEXICO)
CHTT CHICAGO HEIGHTS TERNINAL TRANSFER (UNION PACIFIC)
CHW CHESAPEAK WESTERN (NORFOLK SOUTHERN)
CI CAMBRIA AND INDIANA
CIC CEDAR RAPIDS & IOWA CITY
CIM CHICAGO & ILLINOIS MIDLAND
CIRR CHATTAHOOCHEE INDUSTRIAL
CIW CHICAGO & ILLINOIS WESTERN (ILLINOIS CENTRAL)
CLC COLUMBIA & COWLITZ
CLP CLARENDON & PITTSFORD
CMNW CHICAGO MISSOURI & WESTERN (GATEWAY WESTERN)
CN CANADIAN NATIONAL
CNA CANADIAN NATIONAL
CNIS CANADIAN NATIONAL
CNJ CENTRAL OF NEW JERSEY (* CONRAIL)
CNQ CANADIAN NATIONAL
CNW CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
CO CHESAPEAKE & OHIO (CSX)
COER CRAB ORCHARD & EGYPTIAN
COP CITY OF PINEVILLE
CP CANADIAN PACIFIC (CP RAIL)
CPAA (CP RAIL)
CPI CP RAIL
CPT CP RAIL
CR *CONRAIL
CRI CHICAGO RIVER & INDIANA (* CONRAIL)
CRL CHICAGO RAIL LINK
CRLE COR RAIL
CRR CLINCHFIELD (CSX)
CS COLORADO & SOUTHERN (BURLINGTON NORTHERN)
CSL CHICAGO SHORT LINE
CSS CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE & SOUTH BEND
CSXT ALTHOUGH THIS RAILROAD IS COMMONLY KNOWN ONLY AS CSX TRANSPORTATION, THIS ABBREVIATION CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF SEVERAL MERGERS. THE LETTER "C" STANDS FOR CHESSIE , "S" FOR SEABOARD, AND "X" FOR THE MULTIPLICATION SYMBOL.
CTIE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
CTML CAIRO TERMINAL
CTN CANTON RAILROAD
CUVA CENTRAL VERMONT (CANADIAN NATIONAL)
CW COLORADO & WYOMING
CWP CHICAGO WEST PULLMAN & SOUTHERN
DCLR DELAWARE COAST LINE
D&H DELAWARE & HUDSON (CP RAIL SYSTEM)
DHNY DELAWARE & HUDSON (CP RAIL SYSTEM)
DLW DELAWARE LAKAWANNA & WESTERN (* CONRAIL)
DM DETROIT & MACINAC (LAKE STATE)
DMIR DULUTH MISSABE &IRON RANGE
DNE DULUTH & NORTHEASTERN
DRGW DENVER RIO GRANDE WESTERN (SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES)
DSRC DAKOTA SOUTHERN
DSW DENVER SOUTH WESTERN
DTI DETROIT TOLEDO & IRONTON (GRAND TRUNK WESTERN
DTS DRTROIT & TOLEDO SHORE LINE (GRAND TRUNK WESTERN
DVS DELTA VALLEY & SOUTHERN
DWC DULUTH WINNIPEG & PACIFIC
EACH EAST CAMDEN & HIGHLAND
EIRC EASTERN ILLINOIS
EJE ELGIN JOLIRT & EASTERN
EL ERIE LACKAWANNA (* CONRAIL)
ELS ESCANABA & LAKE SUPERIOR
EN ESQUIMALT & NANAIMO (CP RAIL SYSTEM)
ERIE ERIE (* CONRAIL
ESE EMPIRE STATE EXPRESS
ESHR EASTERN SHORE
ETRY EAST TENNESSEE
ETWNC EASTERN TENNESSEE & WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
FCM FERROCARRIL MEXICANO (NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF MEXICO)
FCP FERROCARRIL DEL PACIFICO (NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF MEXICO)
FDDM FORT DODGE DES MOINES & SOUTHERN (CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN
FEC FLORIDA EAST COAST
FMID FLORIDA MIDLAND
FRMC FRAMRAIL
FP FORDYCE & PRINCETON
FRDN FERDINAND RAILROAD (HARTFORD & SLOCOMB)
FRVR FOX RIVER VALLEY
FSR FORT SMITH RAILROAD
FUS FERROCARRILES UNIDOS DEL SURESTE (NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF MEXICO)
FWD FORT WORTH & DENVER (BURLINGTON NORTHERN)
FWRC FLOEIDA WEST COAST
GA GEORGIA RAILROAD (CSX)
GBW GREEN BAY & WESTERN
GC GEORGIA CENTRAL
GCRC GOLDEN CAT RAILROAD
GETY GETTYSBURG RAILROAD
GF GEORGIA & FLORIDA ( NORFOLK SOUTHERN)
GLSR GLOSTER SOUTHERN
GMO GULF MOBILE & OHIO (ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF)
GMRC GREEN MOUNTAIN
GMSR GULF & MISSISSIPPI (SOUTHRAIL)
GN GREAT NORTHERN BURLINGTON NORTHERN)
GNA GRAYSONIA NASHVILLE & ASHDOWN
GNRR GEORGIA NORTHEASTERN
GNWR GENESEE & WYOMING
GP GEORGIA PACIFIC
GRN GREENVILLE & NORTHERN
GRR GEORGRTOWN RAILROAD
GSOR INDIANA HIGH RAIL
GSWR GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN
GT GRAND TRUNK
GTRA GOLDEN TRIANGLE
GTW GRAND TRUNK WESTERN
GVSR GALVESTON RAILROAD
GWR GREAT WESTERN
GWWR GATEWAY WESTERN
HBT HOUSTON BELT & TERMINAL
HE HOLLIS & EASTERN
HESR HURON & EASTERN
HRGGR H&R TRAINS GAZEBO GARDEN RAILROAD
HS HARTFORD & SLOCOMB
IAIS IOWA INTERSTATE
IATR IOWA TRACTION
IC ILLINOIS CENTRAL
ICG ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF (ILLINOIS CENTRAL)
IHB INDIANA HARBOR BELT
IHRC INDIANA HI-RAIL CORPORATION
INRD INDIANA RAILROAD
IOCR INDIANA & OHIO CENTRAL
IORY INDIANA & OHIO RAILWAY
ITC ILLINOIS TERMINAL (NORFOLK SOUTHERN)
JEFW JEFFERSON WARRIOR
JSRC JACKSON & SOUTHERN
KBSR KANKAKEE BEAVERVILLE & SOUTHERN
KCS KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
KCT KANSAS CITY TERMINAL
KJRY KEOKUK JUNCTION
KRR KIAMICHI REILROAD
KWT KWT RAILROAD
KYLE KYLE RAILROAD
LC LANCASTER & CHESTER
LEF LAKE ERIE FRANKLIN & CLARION
LN LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE (CSX)
LNAC LOUISVILLE NEW ALBANY & CORYDON (HARTFORD & SOLCOMB
LNW LOUISIANA & NORTH WEST
LPN LONGVIEW PORTLAND & NORTHERN
LRS LAURINBURG & SOUTHERN
LRWN LITTLE ROCK & WESTERN
LSI LAKE SUPERIOR & ISHPEMING
LT LAKE TERMINAL
LV LEHIGH VALLEY (* CONRAIL)
LVAL LACKAWANNA VALLEY
LVRC LAMOILLE VALLEY
MAA MAGMA ARIZONA
MACO MCCORMICK ASHLAND CITY & NASHVILLE
MB MERIDIAN & BIGBEE
MCSA MOSCOW CAMDEN & SAN AUGUSTINE
MDR MIDLOUISIANA RAIL
MDW MINNESOTA DAKOTA & WESTERN
MEC MAIN CENTRAL (GUILFORD TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES)
MET MODESTO & EMPIRE TRACTION - CALIFORNIA
MI MISSOURI ILLINOIS (UNION PACIFIC)
MILW MILWAUKEE ROAD (CP RAIL SYSTEM)
MISS MISSISSIPPI RAILWAY
MJ MANUFACTURERS JUNCTION RAILWAY
MKC MCKEESPORT CONNECTING
MKT MISSOURI - KANSAS & TEXAS (UNION PACIFIC)
MKTT MISSOURI - KANSAS & TEXAS (UNION PACIFIC)
MMID MARYLAND MIDLAND
MMRR MID - MICHIGAN
MNRR MINNESOTA COMMERCIAL
MNS MINNEAPOLIS NORTHFIELD & SOUTHERN (CP RAIL SYSTEM)
MNVA MNVA RAILROAD
MON MONON (CSX)
MOW MAINTENANCE OF WAY
MP MISSOURI PACIFIC (UNION PACIFIC)
MR MCCLOUD RAILWAY
MRL MONTANA RAIL LINK
MRR MID ATLANTIC
MRS MANUFACTURERS RAILWAY
MSDR MISSISSIPPI DELTA
MSE MISSISSIPPI EXPORT RAILROAD
MSRC MID SOUTH
MSTL MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS (CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN)
MSV MISSISSIPPI & SKUNA VALLEY
MTR MONTOUR (PITTSBURGH & LAKE ERIE)
MTW MARINETTE TOMAHAWK & WESTERN (TOMAHAWK RAILWAY)
NAR NORTHERN ALBERTA (CANADIAN NATIONAL)
NBNR NICOLET BADGER NORTHERN
NC NASHVILLE CHATTANOOGA & ST. LOUIS ( CSX)
NDM NATIONAL RAILWAY OF MEXICO
NH NEW HAVEN
NHVT NEW HAMPSHIRE & VERMONT
NJ NAPIERVILLE JUNCTION (CP RAIL SYSTEM)
NKP NICKEL PLATE (NORFOLK SOUTHERN)
NLG MIDLOUISIANA
NOKL NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA
NOPB NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC BELT
NP NORTHERN PACIFIC (BURLINGTON NORTHERN)
NS NORFOLK SOUTHERN
NSL NORWOOD & ST. LAWRENCE (ST. LAWRENCE & RAQUEETTE RIVER)
NSR NEWBURG & SOUTH SHORE
NTR NATCHES TRACE RAILROAD
NW NORFOLK & WESTERN
NYC NEW YORK CENTRAL
OAR OLD AUGUSTA RAILROAD
OCE OREGON CALIFORNIA & EASTERN
OHCR OHIO CENTRAL
OKKT OKLAHOLA KANSAS & TEXAS (UNION PACIFIC)
OLB OMAHA LINCOLN & BEATRICE
OLY OLYMPIC RAILROAD
ONT ONTARIO NORTHERN
ONTA ONTARIO NORTHERN
OPE OREGON PACIFIC & EASTERN
OTVR OTTER TRAIL VALLEY
OWRN Oragon - Washington Railroad & Navigation Company (Union Pacific)
PAE PEORIA & EASTERN (*CONRAIL
PAL PADUCAH & LOUISVILLE
PBNE PHILADELPHIA BETHLEHEM & NEW ENGLAND
PBR PATAPSCO & BLACK RIVER
PC PENN CENTRAL (*CONRAIL)
PCA PEN CENTRAL (*CONRAIL)
PCN POINT COMFORT & NORTHERN
PFE PACIFIC FRUIT EXPRESS
PGE PACIFIC GREAT EASTERN (BC RAIL)
PHD PORT HURON & DETROIT
PICK PICKENSRAILROAD
PLE PITTSBURGH & LAKE ERIE
PM PEREMARKET (C&O/CSX)
PPU PEORIA & PEKIN UNION RAILWAY
PRR PENNSYLVANIA (*C0NRAIL)
PS PITTSBURGH & SHAWMUT
PW PROVIDENCE & WORCESTER
QC QUEBEC CENTRAL (CP RAIL SYSTEM)
RDG READING (*CONRAIL)
RFP RICHMOND FREDERICKSBURG & POTOMAC (CSX)
RJCM R.J. CORMAN RAILROAD MEMPHIS LINE
RMRR ROCKEY MOUNTAIN RAILCAR & RAILROAD
ROCK ROCK ISLAND
RS ROBERVAL & SAGUNEAY
RSR ROCHESTER & SOUTHERN
RSS ROCKDALE SANDOW & SOUTHERN
SAL SEABOARD AIR LINE (CSX)
SAN SANDERSVILLE RAILROAD
SB SOUTH BUFFALO RAILROAD
SBC SONORA-BAJA CALIFORNIA (NATIONAL RAILROAD OF MEXICO)
SBD SEABOARD SYSTEM (CSX)
SCFE SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA
SCL SEABOARD COAST LINE (CSX)
SCTR SOUTH CENTRAL TENNESSEE
SGLR SEMINOLE GULF
SH STEELTON & HIGHSPIRE
SI SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL (UNION PACIFIC)
SIRT STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT
SLC SAN LUIS CENTRAL
SLR ST. LAWRENCE & ATLANTIC
SLSF ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO (BURLINGTON NORTHERN)
SM ST. MARYS RAILROAD
SMRR SISSETON MILBANK RAILROAD
SOM SOMERSET RAILROAD
SOO SOO LINE (CP RAIL SYSTEM)
SOU SOUTHERN RAILWAY (NORFOLK SOUTHERN)
SP SOUTHERN PACIFIC
SPS SPOKAN PORTLAND & SEATTLE (BURLINGTON NORTHERN)
SR SOUTH RAIL
SRN SABIN RIVER & NORTHERN
SSAM SAULT ST. & MARIE
SSW ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN (SOUTHERN PACIFIC)
STE STOCTON TERMINAL & EASTERN
STMA ST. MARIES RIVER
SWGR SEAGRAVES WHITEFACE & LUBBOCK
TAG TENNESSEE ALAMABA & GEORGIA RAILWAY COMPANY
TASD TERMINAL RAILROAD ALABAMA STATE DOCKS
TBER TERRE HAUTE BRIZIL & EASTERN
TCWR TWIN CITIES & WESTERN
THB TORONTO HAMILTON & BUFFALO (CP RAIL)
TM TEXAS MEXICAN
TN TEXAS & NORTHERN
TNM TEXAS-NEW MEXICO (UNION PACIFIC)
TOE TEXAS OKLAHOMA & EASTERN
TP TEXAS & PACIFIC (UNION PACIFIC)
TPW TOLEDO PEORIA & WESTERN
TSE TEXAS SOUTH EASTERN
TSRD TWIN STATE RAILROAD
TSRR TENNESSEE SOUTHERN
TTIS TRANSKENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION RAILROAD
TWRY TRADEWATER RAILWAY
UMP UPPER MERION & PLYMOUTH
UP UNION PACIFIC
URR UNION RAILROAD
USRX U.S. RAILWAYS
VCY VENTURA COUNTY
VGN VIRGINIAN (NORFOLK SOUTHERN)
VT VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE
VTR VERMONT RAILROAD
WA WESTERN RAILROAD OF ALABAMA (CSX)
WAB WABASH (NORFOLK SOUTHERN)
WC WISCONSIN CENTRAL (CANADIAN NATIONAL)
WCCL WISCONSIN CENTRAL CHICAGO LOOP
WCRC WASHINGTON CENTRAL
WCTR WCTU RAILROAD
WE WHEELING & LAKE ERIE
WGRR WILLAMINA & GRANDE RONDE
WICT WISCONSIN & CALUMET
WIF WEST INDIA FRUIT & STEAMSHIP
WLO WATERLOO RAILROAD
WM WESTERN MARYLAND (CSX)
WNFR WINIFREDE RAILROAD
WP WESTERN PACIFIC (UNION PACIFIC)
WRRC WESTERN RAILROAD
WSOR WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN
WW WINCHESTER & WESTERN
YS YOUNGSTOWN & SOUTHERN

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Posted by CP5415 on Monday, May 24, 2004 7:35 AM
Ashley, Drew & Northern
Columbia & Cowlitz
Longview, Portland & Northern
Quebec Gatineau
Sabine River & Northern
St Lawrence & Hudson
Virginia & Truckee
Huron Central
South Simcoe

To name a few

Gordon

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 22, 2004 10:16 PM
Alton & Southern
Illinois Terminal
Chicago & Illinois Midland
Davenport, Rock Island & North Western
Metra


By the way, "SP&S" and "Spokan, Portland & Seattle" are the same line, as are "Terminal RR Association" and "Terminal RR Association of St. Louis"
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 22, 2004 9:23 PM
Raritan Valley RR (Northern NJ)
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 22, 2004 6:25 PM
Aren't Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Western the same thing?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 22, 2004 4:35 PM
Bradshaw Mountain (AZ)
White Mountains (AZ)
Prescott and Phoenix (The Peavine)
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 22, 2004 4:04 PM
Thanks all. The list now consists of 280 roadnames. They are listed below in alphabetical order

If I'm still missing some (which I'm sure I do), please let me know.

Thanks all for your help.

Frankwin

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Aberdeen & Rockfish
Adirondack Railway
Akron & Barberton Belt
Akron Barberton Belt
Akron, Canton and Youngstown
Alameda Belt
Alaska Railroad
Algers, Winslow & Western
Algoma Central
Amador Central
Amador Foothills
Amtrak
Ann Arbor
Apachicola Northern
Arizona & California
Arizona Eastern
Arkansas Midland
Aroostook Valley
Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay
Atlanta & West Point
Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal
Bangor & Aroostock
Bath & Hamonsport
Belt Railway of Chicago
Bessemer & Lake Erie
Bevier & Southern
Black Mesa & Lake Powell
Black River & Western
Boston & Maine
Bridgton & Saco River
British Columbia Ry
Burlington Northern
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Burlington Route
California Northern
California Western
California Western Railroad
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Roads
Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia
CEFX
CEFX Leasing
Central California Traction
Central Michigan
Central of Georgia
Central Oregon & Pacific
Central Vermont
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chesapeake Beach
Chessie System
Chicago & Alton
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Chicago & North Western
Chicago & South Western
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee
Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Chicago, Central & Pacific
Chicago, Madison & Northern
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific
Chilicothe & Brunswick
CHTT
City of Prineville
Cleveland Terminal
Colorado & Northern
Colorado Midland
Conrail
Coopersville & Marne
Copper Basin Railway
CSX
D&I
Dakota Southern
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern
Delaware & Hudson
Delaware Lackawanna
Denver & New Orleans
Denver & Rio Grande
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Denver & Salt Lake
Denver & South Park
Denver, Georgetown & Utah
Denver, Leadville & Alma
Denver, Leadville & Gunnison
Denver, South Park & Pacific
Detroit & Mackinac
Devco
Dominian Atlantic Railway
Duluth Missabe & Iron Range
East Broad Top
East Penn
El Paso & Southwestern
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
Ellis & Eastern
Erie
Erie Lackwanna
Erie Mining
Escanaba & Lake Superior
ET&NC
Eureka & Southern
Finger Lakes Rail Road
Florence & Cripple Creek
Florida Central
Florida East Coast
Florida Midland
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
Frisco
FURX
G&F
Gateway Western
GB&W
Gettysburg
GO
Golden West
Graham County Railroad
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Grand Rapids Eastern
Grand Trunk
Grand Trunk Western
Great Northern
Green Bay & Western
Guilford
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
Gulf, Mobile & Northern
Head-On Collision Line
Illinois Central
Illinois Central Gulf
Illinois Midland
Illinois Railnet
Indiana Harbor Belt
Iowa Interstate
Kansas City Southern
Kennebec Central
Lackawanna
Lake Superior & Ishpeming
LaSalle & Bureau County RR
Lehigh & New England
Lehigh Valley
Litchfield & Madison
Litchfield, Carrollton & Western
Long Island
Louisville & Nashville
LTEX
LTV Steel
Magma Arizona Railway
Maine Central
Marietta & North Georgia
Maryland & Pennsylvania
Maryland Midland
McCloud Railroad
McCloud River Line
McCloud River Railroad
Michigan Central
Michigan Northern
Milwaukee Road
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Mobile & Ohio
Modesto & Empire Traction
Morristown & Erie
MP/UP
Mt Hood Ry.
N/A
Nestle
New England Central Railway
New Haven
New Hope & Ivyland
New Jersey Transit
New Orleans-Great Northern
New York Central
New York Cross Harbor
New York Susquehanna & Western
Niagra Jct.
Nickel Plate Road
Norfolk & Western
Norfolk Southern
Nort Coast Railroad
North Shore Mining
Northern Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Ohio Central
Ontario & Western
Ontario & Western New York
Ontario Northland
Oregon Electric
Pacific Coast
Pacific Electric
Pacific Great Eastern
Palatine, Lake Zurich & Wauconda
Pennsylvania
Peoria & Pekin Union
Pere Marquette
Pike's Peak Cog Route
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Portland & Western
Portland Terminal
Pueblo & Arkansas Valley
Quebec North Shore & Labrador
Quincy Railroad
Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City
RBOX
Reader RR
Reading
Reading & Northern
Reading Railroad
Red River Valley & Western
Reserve Mining
Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Southern
Rock Island
Sacramento Northern
Sacramento Southern
Safe Handling Rail Inc.
San Joaquin Valley Railroad
San Manuel Arizona Railroad
San Pedro & Southwestern
Sandy River & Rangely Lakes
Santa Fe
Santa Maria Valley
Seaboard Airline
Seaboard Coast Line
Septa
Sierra Western
Sisseton-Milbank
Soo Line
South Pacific Coast
Southern
Southern Pacific
SP&S
Spokane International
Spokane, Portland & Seattle
St Louis Southwestern
St Marys
State Belt Railroad
Strasburg
Sunflour Railroad
Sydney & Louisburg
Terminal Rail Road Association
Terminal Rail Road Association of St. Louis
Texas and Pacific
Texas Special
The Amador Central
The Apache Railroad
Tidewater Southern
Toledo, Peoria and Western
Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo
Tri Rail
Trona Ry.
Tuscola Saginaw Bay
U.S. Army
Union Pacific
Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf
Union RR
VIA
Virginia and Truckee
Virginian
Virginian Central
Wabash
Washington & Old Dominion
Washington Central
WCRC
Western Maryland
Western North Carolina
Western Pacific
Wheeling & Lake Erie
White Pass
Wilamette & Pacific
Wilmington & Western
Windsor & Hantsport Railway
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington
Wisconsin Central
Wisconsin Southern
Yolo Short Line
Yorkrail
Yreka Western
Yukon Route
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 7:28 PM
Yolo Short Line
North Coast Railroad
California Western Railroad
Sacramento Northern
Northwestern Pacific
McCloud River Railroad, newer name: McCloud Railroad
Central California Traction
Amador Central, newer name: Amador Foothills
San Joaquin Valley Railroad
California Northern
Quincy Railroad
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 7:21 PM
Yreka Western
Rio Grande Southern
Litchfield & Madison
Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal
Green Bay & Western
Western Maryland
Spokane Portland & Seattle
Pacific Great Eastern (Canadian road)
Reader RR
Reading Railroad
Reading & Northern
New York, Susquahanna & Western (I don't think I spelled "Susquahanna" right)

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 6:17 PM
Michigan Central
Grand Rapids Eastern
Eureka & Southern
Central Michigan
Wisconson Southern
Wisconson Central
SP&S
Spokane International
White Pass
Yukon Route
Pike's Peak Cog Route
Chicago & South Western (they do haul freight, I've seen 2 of their GP40s)
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:35 PM
ok heres some more
wilmington and western
strasburg
east broad top
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Posted by CBQ_Guy on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:34 PM
Well, the California Zephyr wasn't a railroad name, it's a passenger train name.

Burlington Route wasn't a railroad per se, but made up of a group of individual railroads...Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Colorado and Southern, Fort Worth and Denver, and I believe Seattle, Portland and Southern.

Some others I noticed not on your list...

LaSalle and Bureau County RR
Texas and Pacific
Toledo, Peoria and Western
Illinois Railnet
Peoria and Pekin Union

...for starters.
"Paul [Kossart] - The CB&Q Guy" [In Illinois] ~ Modeling the CB&Q and its fictional 'Illiniwek River-Subdivision-Branch Line' in the 1960's. ~

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