State named railroads

[jkeaton]

Sorry, hit the 'submit' button too quickly.

Two linked railroads, both later to become subsidiaries of the New York Central:
Ottawa and New York Railway
New York and Ottawa Railroad

The Ottawa and New York was originally incorporated as the Ontario Pacific Railway,
and the New York and Ottawa was originally the Northern New York Railroad.

Jim

[jkeaton]

To add to the 'there was' list:

Two Canadian railways:

Nova Scotia Railway
Prince Edward Island Railway

Two linked railroads, both later to become subsidiaries of the New York Central:
Ottawa and New York Railway
New York and Ottawa

[ajmiller]

I was looking through the appendix of SPV's rail atlas for the North East (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania) and found some more obscure railroads with state names in them.

My favorite one is Cambria & Indiana which is named not for the state of Indiana, but for Indiana county in Pennsylvania.

Many of these are defunct.
Belvidere & Delaware River Railway (named for the river not the state)
Bradford & Western Pennsylvania Railroad (narrow gauge)
Cambria and Indiana Railroad
Central New York Railroad
Central New York Southern Railroad
Central New York & Western Railroad
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Central Railroad Company of Pennsylvania
Columbus & Ohio River Railroad
Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad (successor to part of the DL&W)
Delaware & Northern Railroad (named for river)
Delaware Valley Railway (operates former RDG line from PA to DE)
East Jersey Railroad & Terminal
East New York Utilities-Albany Southern
East Penn Railway
Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad (named for Wyoming valley in PA not state)
Maryland & Delaware Coast Railroad
Maryland & Delaware Railroad
Middletown and New Jersey Railway
Northern Railroad of New Jersey
New York & Atlantic Railway
New York Cross Harbor Terminal Corp.
New York Connecting Railroad
New York Dock Railway
New York & Greenwood Lake Railway
New York & Greenwood Lake Railroad
New York & Lake Erie
New York & Pennsylvania Railway
New York Regional Rail Corp.
New York State Electric & Gas Corp.
New York Westchester & Boston Railway
Ohio-Rail Corporation
Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad
Ohio River & Western Railway (narrow gauge)
Pennsylvania & Atlantic Railroad
Port Jersey Railroad
Penn-Jersey Rail Lines
Pittsburgh and Ohio Valley Railway
Penn Eastern Rail Lines
Susquehanna & New York Railroad
Southwestern Pennsylvania Railroad
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (tourist operation)

Some of these are named for Washington D.C. None of them for Washington state.
East Washington Railway
Washington Baltimore & Annpolis Electric Railroad
Washington Brandywine & Point Lookout Railroad
Washington & Old Dominion Railroad
Washington Terminal Co.
Waynesburg and Washington Railroad (narrow gauge)

and commuter/Subway lines like
MARC
Maryland Transit Authority
New Jersey Transit (same as Central New Jersey Transit?)
New York City Transit Authority
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority
SEPTA

One that doesn't appear in the atlas was the Pennsylvania Poughkeepsie & Boston (PP&B referred to as the Pickles, Pork & Beans) which was a predecessor to the Lehigh and New England Railroad. PP&B wasn't around too long.

[ajmiller]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by ajmiller
Are Camden & Amboy, Atlantic & Danville, Norfolk & Petersburg and Savannah & Atlanta named for states somewhere?

That's a gotcha.

It has been pointed out, though, that many of the railroads listed were not named for states. I believe the Ohio in C&O and B&O actually refers to the river (please correct me if I'm wrong), and the Delaware in D&H is definitely the river. The Wyoming in G&W refers to the locale (in Wyoming County, NY). There are many more.

I've always thought that was the case with the X & Ohio railroads.

[locomutt]

Well I apologize if this one was listed,but how 'bout the "Louisville & Indiana"?
I believe Kathi is writing an article about this road.[:)]
I guess I forgot this one,orignally.[:I]

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ajmiller
Are Camden & Amboy, Atlantic & Danville, Norfolk & Petersburg and Savannah & Atlanta named for states somewhere?

That's a gotcha.

It has been pointed out, though, that many of the railroads listed were not named for states. I believe the Ohio in C&O and B&O actually refers to the river (please correct me if I'm wrong), and the Delaware in D&H is definitely the river. The Wyoming in G&W refers to the locale (in Wyoming County, NY). There are many more.

[ajmiller]

QUOTE: Originally posted by NJMike

1) South Carolina Canal RR

2) Camden & Amboy RR

3) The New York, New Haven, and Hartford RR

4) Georgia & Florida RR

5) The Virginia & Tennessee RR

6) Thr Atlantic & Danville RR

7) Virginian RR

8) Norfolk & Petersburg RR

9) Central of Georgia RR

10) Savannah & Atlanta RR

Are Camden & Amboy, Atlantic & Danville, Norfolk & Petersburg and Savannah & Atlanta named for states somewhere?

[tree68]

Wow! Quite the list. Compiled from all posts on both thread, sorted, and I think I picked out all of the duplicates...

AKMD
Alabama & Florida
Alabama & Florida (Pioneer Railcorp line)
Alabama & Vicksburg
Alabama Central
Alabama Great Southern
Alabama RR
Alabama RR (Pioneer Railcorp line)
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern
Alaska Railroad
Alberta Railnet
Arizona & California
Arizona & California
Arizona and California Railway
Arizona Eastern
Arizona Eastern Railroad
Arkansas & Misouri
Atlantic & Danville RR
Baltimore & Ohio
Boston & Maine
British Columbia Railway
Burlington & Missouri
California & Western
California Northern
California Southern
California Western
Camden & Amboy RR
Canadian Railways
Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia
Central California Traction
Central Columbiana & Pennsylvania (CQPA)
Central New Jersey Transit
Central of Georgia
Central Oregon & Pacific
Central Vermont
Charleston & Western Carolina
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Chicago & Western Indiana
Chicago and Illinois Midland
Chicago River & Indiana
Chihuahua Pacifico
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific
Colorado
Colorado & Southern
Colorado & Wyoming
Colorado Midland
Connecticut Southern
Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern
Delaware & Hudson
Delaware Lackawanna & Western
Des Moines & Central Iowa
East Idaho RR
East Tennessee & Western North Carolina
East Washington
Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Maine Railway
EIRR
ET&WNC
Florida Central
Florida East Coast
Florida Midland
Genesee & Wyoming
Georgia & Florida
Georgia Railroad
Georgia Southern and Florida
Georgia Southwestern (RA)
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla
Great Western Railway of Colorado
Gulf & Mississippi
Gulf & Ohio
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio
Heart of Georgia
Idaho Northern and Pacific
Illinois Central
Illinois Central Gulf
Illinois Northern
Illinois Rail Net or Illini Rail Net?
Illinois Terminal Railway
Indiana & Ohio
Indiana Harbor Belt
Indiana Rail Road
Iowa Chicago & Eastern
Iowa Interstate
Iowa Northern railroad.
Iowa Railroad Co.
Jersey Central
Kansas & Missouri
Kansas Pacific
Kentucky & Indiana Terminal R.R.
Kentucky & Tennessee
KP
Lexington & Ohio
Louisana & Arkansas
Lousiana & Delta
Magma Arizona Railroad
Maine central
Maine Coast
Maryland & Pennsylvania
Maryland Midland
Massachusetts Central
Mexican Railroads
Michigan Central
Minnesota & International Railway
Minnesota Commercial
Minnesota Transfer
Minnesota Western
Minnesota, Dakota & Western
Misouri Pacific
Missisippian
Mississippi & Skuna Valley
Mississippi Central
Mississippi Export
Missouri & Illinois
Missouri & Illinois Bridge & Belt
Missouri Pacific
MKT
Montana Rail Link
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic
NCDT
Nebkota Rail (NW Nebraska old C&NW Cowboy Line).
Nebraska Central
Nebraska Northeastern
Nevada Northern
New Brunswick and Southern
New Brunswick East Coast
New Brunswick Southern
New Hampshire Northcoast
New Jersey & New York
New Jersey,Indiana and Illinois RR
New York & Long Branch
New York & New England
New York & New Jersey
New York Central
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Newfoundland Rwy
Nickle Plate
Norfolk & Petersburg RR
North Carolina & Virginia (RA)
North Carolina Railroad
Northern Alberta Railway
Northern Vermont
NOTM
NYO&W
NYS&W
Ohio Central
Oklahoma Kansas & Texas
Ontario Northern
Ontario Northland
Ontario Southland
Oregon & Northwestern
Oregon Electric
Oregon Pacific & Eastern
Oregon Short Line
Oregon Trunk
Oregon Washington Railway & Navigation
Oregon, California & Eastern
Oregon, Pacific & Eastern
Paducah & Illinois
Penn-Reading Seashore
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg & West Virginia
Quebec North Shore& Labrador
Quebec & Gatineau
Quebec Central
Quebec Montreal Ottawa & Occidental
Quebec Southern (Iron Road)
Quebec, North Shore & Labrador
San Deigo & Arizona Eastern
San Manuel Arizona
Savannah & Atlanta RR
Sonora-Baja California
South Carolina Canal RR
South Georgia
Southern Indiana
Southern Iowa
Southern NY
Southern Ontario
Southern Rwy.of British Columbia
Tennessee
Tennessee Central
Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia
Texas-New Mexico
Texas & New Orleans
Texas & Pacific
Texas Central
Texas Mexican
Texas Oklahoma & Eastern
Texas Pacific
Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific Terminal RR of New Orleans
Texas Short Line
Texas South-Eastern
Virginia & Tennessee RR
Utah RR
Vermont Northern
Vermont Railway
Virginia & Carolina Southern
Virginia Air Line
Virginia Blue Ridge
Virginia Central
Virginian RR
Washington Central
Washington Terminal
Washington, Idaho & Montana
West Virginia Northern
Western Maryland
Western New York and Pennsylvania
Western Railway of Alabama
White Pass & Yukon
Wisconsin & Calumet
Wisconsin & Michigan
Wisconsin & Southern
Wisconsin Central
Wisconsin Southern

[Anonymous]

1) South Carolina Canal RR

2) Camden & Amboy RR

3) The New York, New Haven, and Hartford RR

4) Georgia & Florida RR

5) The Virginia & Tennessee RR

6) Thr Atlantic & Danville RR

7) Virginian RR

8) Norfolk & Petersburg RR

9) Central of Georgia RR

10) Savannah & Atlanta RR

[Nora]

There's the Central Columbiana & Pennsylvania (CQPA) very close to where I live, but not for much longer. It's bankrupt and about to be taken over by the Ohio Central, apparently...

[corwinda]

Central Oregon & Pacific

[espeefoamer]

Michigan Central
Western Maryland

[ajmiller]

Ah yes this is it.

[techguy57]

This got shuffled around and I know others were looking for it. This is the longer post.

Mike

[techguy57]

There is the Indiana Rail Road

Yes, railroad is spelled as two words for legal reasons. A Shortline that runs from Indianapolis through Bloomingtonand into Southeastern Illinois.It also crosses the Tulip trestle near Bloomfield, IN. The pictures on the main page are taken on the trestle.
Here's the website:
http://www.inrd.com/

As for the trestle see this site:
http://www.bloombank.com/dept/pr/community/viaduct.html

Make sure your sound is on!for the INRD site.

Mike

[oskar]

NCDT it's a passenger train in NC




kevin

[ajmiller]

"Delaware" in Delaware Lackawanna & Western and in Delaware & Hudson refers to the Delaware river, not to the state of Delaware as neither of these railroads had tracks in the state (or even came close for that matter).

[SALfan]

Georgia Central; Georgia Southern & Florida

[kwboehm]

How about Nebraska Central, Nebraska Northeastern? (Sioux City area help me out please), Nebkota Rail (NW Nebraska old C&NW Cowboy Line). Also, is it Illinois Rail Net or Illini Rail Net? Also I believe the prior to the Iowa Interstate there was the Iowa Railroad Co. And if you want to go way back the Burlington & Missouri

[Anonymous]

Lets not miss the Magma Arizona Railroad and Arizona Eastern Railroad

[joseph2]

Alaska Railroad and the New Jersey,Indiana and Illinois RR a shortline with a long name. Joe G.

[Anonymous]

Here's a few I didn't see mentioned:

Alabama RR (Pioneer Railcorp line)
Alabama & Florida (Pioneer Railcorp line)
Florida Central
Florida Midland
Heart of Georgia
Georgia Southwestern (RA)
Virginia Central
North Carolina & Virginia (RA)
Ontario Northern
Lexington & Ohio
Gulf & Ohio
Gulf & Mississippi
Arizona & California
North Carolina Railroad

Reb

[DanRaitz]

There was also the Minnesota & International Railway. Ran from Brainerd, MN to International Falls, MN,. Absorbed into the NP in 1941.

Dan

[dmoore74]

Washington Central, the former Norhtern Pacific line across Stampede Pass. It was sold off by BN and then repurchased when they needed to reopen the Stampede Pass route due to traffic saturatuion on the former Great Northern
line over Stevens Pass.

[MP57313]

Central California Traction

[fuzzybroken]

There was also the Wisconsin & Michigan.

-Mark
http://www.geocities.com/fuzzybroken

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mucable

Looks like everybody missed the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific, an integral part of the Southern Railway. Commonly called the "Rat Hole", but that was before they skylighted all those tunnels.

CNO&TP - on my list, but I got lazy and didn't type it out....

[dldance]

I forgot the Idaho Northern and Pacific in my previous post

dd

[mucable]

Looks like everybody missed the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific, an integral part of the Southern Railway. Commonly called the "Rat Hole", but that was before they skylighted all those tunnels.