Bamberger Railroad
Beaver Meade & Englewood
Fremont & Elkhorn Valley
Apache Railway
BEAUSABRE Piedmont & Northern - Was it an interurban that thought it was a railroad or a railroad that thought it was an interurban? Piedmont and Northern Railway - Wikipedia
Piedmont & Northern - Was it an interurban that thought it was a railroad or a railroad that thought it was an interurban? Piedmont and Northern Railway - Wikipedia
Piedmont & Northern was similar to Illinois Terminal and South Shore, it started out as an interurban that changed into a "steam" road.
Before anybody challenges me, South Shore began losing its interurban character when Insull bought and re-equipped the road. By the late 1950's, the only thing that appeared interurban about South Shore was the overhead and the street running.
A long consist of covered wagons doing the same thing with a single 'locomotive' road number, no less...
SALfan1 You almost never see Seaboard Air Line mentioned anywhere.
You almost never see Seaboard Air Line mentioned anywhere.
Well, the Seaboard is certainly remembered here in the Richmond VA area, at least by the railfans.
But I'd guess the Seaboard's less remembered than other southern 'roads because in many ways it was the "Avis" to the Atlantic Coast Line's "Hertz," if anyone remembers those old rental car commercials.
At least it's mentioned in the Johnny Cash song "Orange Blossom Special."
"It's the Orange Blossom Special, comin' down the Seaboard Line!"
BaltACD Remember we have gone from roughly 130 Class 1 carriers of the 1950's to nominally 6 today.
Remember we have gone from roughly 130 Class 1 carriers of the 1950's to nominally 6 today.
Chicago Attica & Southern (and its relationship to C&EI)
....and what qualifies as "sizable"
Quanah, Acme & Pacific. Hosted Frisco-Santa Fe LA-Southeast hot shots until the early 1970's.
The Muskogee Roads - Midland Valley, Kansas Oklahoma & Gulf and the Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka. Operated hundreds of miles of track in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, and Arkansas. Remained independant until purchased by the Missouri Pacific in 1964. MV and KO&G were merged into the somewhat obscure Texas & Pacific. OCCA was sold by the MP to the AT&SF.
The Rutland. Operated a handsome fleet of 4-8-2's.
Clinchfield.
Russell
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company
Gainesville Midland
Winston Salem Southbound
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Atlanta & West Point. Western of Alabama.
Still in training.
Murphy Siding In my neck of the woods, The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway - The Omaha Road. The reason it was relatively obscure was that The Chicago & Nortwestern controlled it for 90 years before merging it. Most people didn't know it as anything other than the C&NW.
In my neck of the woods, The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway - The Omaha Road. The reason it was relatively obscure was that The Chicago & Nortwestern controlled it for 90 years before merging it. Most people didn't know it as anything other than the C&NW.
Minneapolis & St.Louis
Illinois Traction/Terminal
Elgin Joliet and Eastern
Alton & Southern
The Tootin' Louie!
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Convicted One Well, if the Wheeling and Lake Erie qualifies as "sizable", then so too should the Minneapolis and St Louis the "Tootin Louie"
Well, if the Wheeling and Lake Erie qualifies as "sizable", then so too should the Minneapolis and St Louis the "Tootin Louie"
Good choice!!
Has anyone mentioned Toledo, Peoria, and Western?
Many railroads "back in the day" that were considered Class 1's would today be considered regionals...
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Convicted OneWell, if the Wheeling and Lake Erie qualifies as "sizable", then so too should the Minneapolis and St Louis the "Tootin Louie"
Wheeling & Lake Erie still exists and is larger in the 21st Century than it was in its original form.
https://www.wlerwy.com/railway-map/
dcm74 BaltACD Remember we have gone from roughly 130 Class 1 carriers of the 1950's to nominally 6 today. In the 1950's a railroad was considered Class 1 if it had $1,000,000 in revenue.
In the 1950's a railroad was considered Class 1 if it had $1,000,000 in revenue.
Maine Central.
BaltACDWheeling & Lake Erie still exists and is larger in the 21st Century than it was in its original form.
And the last time I looked they were happily providing a home for orphaned SD40-2's.
Ulrich Maine Central.
BAR
charlie hebdo Ulrich Maine Central. BAR
OvermodWhen you come right down to it, B&M.
The musical fruit?
https://bmbeans.com/
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