Class 1 Railroads in the 1950s (underconstruction)

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Here is a list of the 127 class 1 railroads in the 1950s as defined by the I.C.C.These railroads had revenue over $1,000,000 per year, and do not include terminal railroads. These are in alphabetical order. Several are just paper railroads owned by another. Until 1967 Texas had a law that any railroad operating there had to be headquartered in the State. I have included several other railroads (without numbers) for various reasons. I will be making changes to this list for some time. Suggestions accepted and may be included. Mileage, total operating revenue, revenue ton-miles, and number of locomotives (diesel,steam,electric) are based on 1950.

1-Akron, Canton and Youngstown, 171 miles, $5,051,782 tor, 282,730,000 rtm, 18 (7d,11s).Ran from Mogadore to Delphos in Ohio. Incorporated in 1907 and bought by N&W in 1964. NS sold 118 miles to new Wheeling and lake Erie in 1990.

2-Alabama Great Southern, 316 miles, Ran from Chattanooga TN to Meridian MS. Owned by the Southern and now NS.

x-Alton, 959 miles, became part of GM&O in 1947. Ran from Chicago to St.Louis and Kansas City. Became part of ICG in 1972 and is now split between UP and KCS.

3-Ann Arbor, 294 miles, $9,400,000 tor, 636,189,000 rtm, 46 (23d,23s).Ran from Toledo OH to Frankfort MI with ferries across Lake Michigan. Started in 1869 and owned by the Wabash, part of the PRR family. Sold by Penn Central to the State of Michigan. New Ann Arbor and TSBY are operating most of the track.

4-Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, 13,073 miles (longest in USA 1950),$522,675,610 tor, 29,800,000,000 rtm, 2,022(967d,1,055s).Ran from Chicago and Louisiana to California.Chartered in 1859 and merged into BNSF in 1996.

5-Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay , 81 miles, $3,021,347 tor, 173,394,000 rtm, 13 (d). Ran from Dothan AB to Panama City FL.Incorporated in 1906 and now operating as the Bay Line.

6-Atlanta and West Point, 93 miles, and Western Railway of Alabama, 133 miles, were jointly operated. 226 miles, $8,739,973 tor, 3,700,000,000 rtm, 54 (17d,37s). A&WP ran from Atlanta to West Point,GA, and WRA continued to Selma AB. Started in 1847 and owned by ACL and L&N. Now part of CSX.

7-Atlantic and Danville,205 miles, $1,465,434 tor, 85,603,000 rtm, 6(d). Operated from Norfolk to Danville VA. Opened in 1890 and part of Southern from 1899 to 1949. Went bankrupt in 1960 and bought by N&W. NS runs most of it today.

8-Atlantic Coast Line,5,542 miles, $133,658,119 tor, 7,500,000,000 rtm, 758 (280d,478s). Company formed in 1893 from several roads. Ran from Richmond Va to Alabama and into Florida. Owned C&WC and L&N and parts of A&WP, WRA, RF&P, CRR and GA. Merged with SAL to form SCL in 1967 and joined the Chessie system to form CSX.

9-Baltimore and Ohio, 6,188 miles, $402,541,896 tor, 27,546,419,000 rtm, 1,982 (512d,1,460s,9e,1gas). Ran from Newark to Chicago and St.Louis.Started in 1827 and bought by C&O in 1962, today is part of CSX.

10-Bangor and Aroostook, 602 miles, $11,605,608 tor, 389,624,000 rtm, 83(38d,45s).Operated in Maine and into Canada. Started in 1891 and now part of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic.

11-Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western,146 miles, part of Missouri Pacific's Gulf Coast Lines. Operated in south Texas. Has been part of UP since 1982.

12-Bessemer and Lake Erie, 203 miles, $23,842,342 tor, 2,000,000,000 rtm, 112(23d,89s). Operates from Pittsburgh area to Lake Erie. Bought by Canadian National in 2004.

13-Boston and Maine,1,702 miles $86,580,762 tor, 3,200,000,000 rtm, 436(194d,242s). Operated in Northern New England and into New York. Bought by Guilford Transportation in 1983.

xx-Burlington-Rock Island, 228 miles from Dallas through Houston to Galveston. Was owned by the CB&Q and CRI&P until 1950 when they decided to operate the trackage directly. It is now part of BNSF.

14-Cambria and Indiana,35 miles, $1,493,706 tor, 51,529,000 rtm, 8(s).Operated in Pennsylvania east of Pittsburgh. Name starts in 1911 and it has been abandoned.

15-Canadian National in New England, 172 miles, $2,477,757 tor, 115,475,000 rtm, 19 (s), Ran from Portland ME to Canadian border at Norton VE. Became St. Lawrence and Atlantic in 1989.

16-Canadian Pacific (Maine), 234 miles, $5,076,464 tor, 350,724,000 rtm, 10 (s). Ran across Maine from Quebec to NB and had two smaller branches in northern Maine. This track is now part of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic.

17-Canadian Pacific (Vermont), 90 miles, $2,349,801 tor, 161,740,000 rtm, 0. Ran from Wells River VE to Canadian border. It is now operated by Washington County.
18-Central of Georgia, 1,815 miles, $39,060,945 tor, 2,600,000,000 rtm, 221 (56d,165s). Operated from Savannah GA to Chattanooga and into Alabama. Owned by the Southern since 1963 and merged in 1971.It is now part of NS.
19-Central of New Jersey, 410 miles, and with Central of Pennsylvania, 620 miles,$60,156,000 tor, 1,200,000,000 rtm, 317 (105d,212s). Operated throughout New Jersey and into Pennsylvania. Joined Conrail in 1976.
20-Central of Pennsylvania, 210 miles, was part of Central of New Jersey. Joined Conrail in 1976.
21-Central Vermont, 421 miles, $10,752,626 tor, 583,640,000 rtm, 51 (3d,48s). Operated from Montreal PQ to New London CT. Became New England Central in 1995.
22-Charlestown and Western Carolina, 343 miles, $4,909,912 tor, 332,419,000 rtm, 44 (16d,28s).Operated in South Carolina. Became part of Seaboard System and is now part of CSX.
23-Chesapeake and Ohio, 5,118 miles,$318,676,867 tor, 30,300,000,000 rtm, 1,322 (263d,1,059s). Operated from Newport News and Washington to Chicago and throughout Michigan and over to Buffalo. Joined Baltimore and Ohio in 1973 as Chessie System and became part of CSX in 1980 and merged in 1987.
24-Chicago and Eastern Illinois, 886 miles, $30,577,220 tor, 1,800,000,000 rtm, 83 (d).Operated south from Chicago to Evansville IN and St.Louis. Missouri Pacific bought it in 1963 and sold the eastern part to L&N in 1969. It is now operated by UP and CSX.
25-Chicago and Illinois Midland, 130 miles, $10,462,727 tor, 622,114,000 rtm, 31 (s). Operated south from Peoria IL. .
26-Chicago and North Western, 8,001 miles, and with Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha, 9,569 miles, $222,659,151, 12,800,000,000 rtm, 1,266 (376d, 890s). Operated north and west of Chicago. Bought M&SL and CGW and became part of UP in 1995.
27-Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 8,830 miles,$245,247,561 tor, 16,755,823,000 rtm, 1,108 (448d,657s,3g). Operated west from Chicago to Denver and into Montana. Became part of BN in 1970 and is now in BNSF.
28-Chicago Great Western, 1,474 miles, $33,150,847 tor, 2,800,000 rtm, 136 (134d,2g). Operated west from Chicago. Merged into C&NW in 1968.
29-Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville, also known as the Monon, 541 miles, $19,752,299 tor, 1,200,000,000 rtm, 57 (d).Operated from Chicago to Indianapolis and Louisville. Merged into L&N in 1971.
30-Chicago, Milwaukee, St.Paul and Pacific, 10,671 miles, $255,541,649 tor, 16,300,000,000 rtm, 1,307 (358d,837s, 112e). Operated from Chicago to Seattle. Became part of the Soo Line in 1986.
31-Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, 7,610 miles, $17,888,594 tor, 12,100,000,000 rtm, 661 (255d, 405s). Operated west and south from Chicago.
32-Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha, 1,617 miles, operated as part of the C&NW.Ran from Wisconsin to Omaha.
33-Cincinati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific, 336 miles, was called the Rathole and was operated south of Cincinati to Chattanooga by the Southern.
34-Clinchfield, 317 miles, $20,455,863 tor, 1,800,000,000 rtm, 104 (28d,76s). Operated from Spartanburg SC north into Kentucky.
35-Colorado and Southern, 739 miles, and with Fort Worth and Denver, 1,869 miles, $35,400,190 tor, 2,100,000,000 rtm, 141 (38d,103s). C&S ran from Wyoming through Denver to Texline and FW&D continued to Galveston.
36-Colorado and Wyoming, 41 miles, $2,567,709 tor, 19,422,000 rtm, 20 (3d,17s). Operated in three areas of those two States.
37-Columbus and Greenville, 168 miles, $1,994,204 tor, 98,683,000 rtm, 9 (7d,2s). Ran between those cities in Mississippi.
38-Delaware and Hudson, 793 miles, $54,834,836 tor, 4,600,000,000 rtm, 333 (100d,233s). Operated from Pennsylvania to Montreal.
39-Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 966 miles, $82,343,568 tor, 4,100,000,000 rtm, 311 (133d,178s). Operated from Newark to Buffalo.
40-Denver and Rio Grande Western, 2,387 miles, $66,123,375 tor, 4,900,000,000 rtm, 382 (170d,222s). Operated in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.
xx-Denver and Salt Lake, 232 miles from Denver to Craig, merged into D&RGW in 1947. Now part of UP.
41-Detroit and Mackinac, 232 miles, $2,256,562 tor, 124,566,000 rtm, 7 (d), Operated north from Bay City, Michigan.
42-Detroit and Toledo Shore Line, 50 miles, $7,479,368 tor, 372,781,000 rtm, 28 (3d,25s). Ran from Detroit to Toledo.
43-Detroit, Toledo and Ironton, 464 miles, $17,939,733 tor, 731,032,000 rtm, 59 (14d,45s). Ran from Detroit south to Ironton, Ohio.
44-Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range, 564 miles, $46,176,305 tor, 3,700,000,000 rtm, 160 (s). Operated around and north of Duluth, Minnesota.
45-Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific, 175 miles, $4,389,860 tor, 328,874,000 rtm, 16 (s). Ran from Duluth north to Canada.
46-Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic, 539 miles, $7,093,373 tor, 468,599,000 rtm, 33 (15d,18s). Operated from Sault Ste. Marie to Duluth.
47-Elgin, Joliet and Eastern, 238 miles, $48,909,654 tor, 1,700,000,000 rtm, 149 (d). Operated in a circle around Chicago.
48-Erie, 2,245 miles, $166,190,465 tor, 10,400,000,000 rtm, 574 (339d.235s). Operated from New Jersey to Chicago.
49-Florida East Coast, 571 miles, $26,890,358 tor, 812,214,000 rtm, 115 (44d,71s). Ran from Jacksonville south to Miami.
50-Fort Worth and Denver, 1,130 miles, operated with Colorado and Southern in Texas.
51-Georgia, 326 miles, $8,766,717 tor, 570,177,000 rtm, 57 (16d,41s). Operated in Georgia from Atlanta to Augusta.
52-Georgia and Florida, 359 miles, $2,994,608, 198,862,000 rtm, 33 (9d,24s). Operated from Greenwood SC to Florida.
53-Georgia Southern and Florida, 397 miles, was part of the Southern in Georgia and Florida.
54-Grand Trunk Western, 974 miles, $57,339,292 tor, 3,100,000,000 rtm, 197 (58d,139s). Operated in Michigan to Chicago and to Milwaukee (via ferry).
55-Great Northern, 8,316 miles, $221,722,945 tor, 16,000,000,000 rtm, 1,012 (424d,568s,20e). Ran from St.Paul to Seattle and down into California.
56-Green Bay and Western, 224 miles, $3,816,276 tor, 241,027,000 rtm, 13 (8d,5s). Operated across Wisconsin to Winona, Minnesota.
xx-Gulf Coast Lines was a group of four class one railroads owned by Missouri Pacific. The New Orleans, Texas and Mexico, The Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western, The St.Louis, Brownsville and Mexico and the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf operated in south Texas from Louisianna to Mexico.
xx-Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, ATSF's lines in Texas and Louisianna east of Sweetwater.
57-Gulf, Mobile and Ohio, 2,898 miles, $78,428,088 tor, 5,400,000,000 rtm, 244 (d). Operated from New Orleans and Mobile to Chicago and Kansas City.
58-Illinois Central, 6,539 miles, $275,968,155 tor, 19,200,000,000 rtm, 1,262 (133d,1,129s). Operated in 14 states from Chicago to the Gulf and over to Omaha.
59-Illinois Terminal, 462 miles, $10,780,000 tor, 440,611,000 rtm, 62 (19d,43e). Operated from St.Louis to Danville and Peoria.
60-International-Great Northern, 1,089 miles, $34,408,437 tor, 2,225,853,000 rtm, 134 (57d,77s). Operated by the Missouri Pacific in eastern Texas.
61-Kansas City Southern, 891 miles, $39,354,451 tor, 3,000,000,000 rtm, 177 (93d,84s). Operated south of Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico.
62-Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf, 327 miles, $5,544,029 tor, 373,976,350 rtm, 39 (22d,17s). Operated in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
63-Lake Superior and Ishpeming, 156 miles, $3,738,412 tor, 94,831,000 rtm, 35 (5d,30s). Operated in Michigan's upper peninsula.
64-Lehigh and Hudson River, 96 miles, $3,012,030 tor, 276,42, 000 rtm, 11 (d). Ran from Maybrook NY to Easton PA.
65-Lehigh and New England, 191 miles, $8,473,101 tor, 385,349,000 rtm, 33 (d). Operated from Maybrook NY into Pennsylvania.
66-Lehigh Valley, 1,229 miles, $71,236,124 tor, 4,500,000,000 rtm, 262 (179d,83s). Operated from Newark NJ to Buffalo.
67-Long Island, 365 miles, $49,316,227 tor, 102,600,000 rtm, 124 (54d,43s,27e). Operated east from New York City.
68-Louisianna and Arkansas, 756 miles, $21,450,683 tor, 1,408,773,000 rtm, 61 (37d,24s). Operated under lease to the KCS from New Orleans to Dallas.
69-Louisville and Nashville, 4,778 miles, $219,696,677 tor, 15,000,000,000 rtm, 842 (202d,640s). Operated between New Orleans, St.Louis and Cincinati.
70-Maine Central, 981 miles, $23,983,123 tor, 3,200,000,000 rtm, 436 (194d,242s). Operated throughout Maine and into Vermont.
71-Midland Valley, 334 miles, $2,051,175 tor, 138,145,820 rtm, 14 (8d,6s). Operated in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
72-Minnesota and St. Louis, 1,406 miles, $20,881,599 tor, 1,500,000,000 rtm, 70 (64d,6s). Operated from Peoria IL to St.Paul and into South Dadota.
73-Minnesota, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, (including the Wisconsin Central),4,197 miles, $67,800,767 tor, 4,900,000,000 rtm, 296 (94d,202s). Operated from Chicago and Sault Ste Marie out to Montana.
74-Mississippi Central, 149 miles, $2,430,663 tor, 122,128,000 rtm, 13 (s). Operated in southern Mississippi.
75-Missouri, Kansas, Texas, 3,246 miles, $77,582,228 tor, 4,578,651,000 rtm, 294 (119d,175s). Operated in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
76-Missouri Pacific, 6,960 miles, $220,366,395 tor, 14,800,000,000 rtm, 863 (295d,568s). Operated from Omaha, St.Louis, and New Orleans into Texas and Colorado.
77-Missouri-Illinois, 172 miles, $4,724,154 tor, 166,019,000 rtm, 20 (2d,18s). Operated in Illinois and Missouri.
xx-Monon, see Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville.
78-Monongahela, 178 miles, $6,184,845 tor, 555,472,000 rtm, 54 (s). Operated south of Pittsburgh and into West Virginia.
79-Montour, 51 miles, $2,809,579 tor, 107,460,000 rtm, 24 (3d,21s). Operated west of Pittsburgh.
xx-Muskogee Company, this was a group of three railroads, Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf, Midland Valley, and Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka. Operated mostly in Oklahoma and reached into Arkansas, Kansas and Texas.
80-Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, 1,049 miles, $35,798,616 tor, 2,200,000,000 rtm, 176 (107d,69s). Connected Atlanta, Nashville and Memphis.
81-New Orleans and Northeastern, 203 miles, this was part of the Southern Railway and ran from New Orleans to Meridian.
82-New Orleans, Texas and Mexico, 191 miles, this was part of Missouri Pacific's Gulf Coast Lines.
83-New York Central, 10,727 miles, $759,684,769 tor, 39,100,000,000 rtm, 3,489 (828d,2,522s, 139e). Operated from Boston and New York City to Chicago and St.Louis.
84-New York, Chicago and St. Louis (Nickel Plate), 2,192 miles, $146,923,939 tor, 10,500,000,000 rtm, 474 (82d,392s). Operated from Buffalo to Chicago and St.Louis.
85-New York Connecting, 20 miles, and was operated by the NY,NH&H. Operated in New York City.
86-New York, New Haven and Hartford, 1,794 miles, $150,764,985 tor, 3,800,000,000 rtm, 530 (338d,84s,108e). Ran from New York to Boston.
87-New York, Ontario and Western, 541 miles, $7,101,331 tor, 451,393,000 rtm, 49 (d). Operated in New York and Pennsylvania
88-New York, Susquehanna and Western, 120 miles, $5,110,476 tor, 88,997,000 rtm, 20 (d). Operated in New Jersey.
xx-Nickel Plate, see NYC&STL.Operated from Buffalo to Chicago and St.Louis.
89-Norfolk and Western, 2,126 miles, $167,996,440 tor, 16,300,000,000 rtm, 486 (s). Operated from Roanoke to Norfolk, Hagerstown, Bristol, Columbus and Cincinati.
90-Norfolk Southern, 643 miles, $9,573,562 tor, 603,545,000 rtm, 43 (18d,25s). Ran from Norfolk to Charlotte.
91-Northern Pacific, 6,899 miles, $167,228,070 tor, 11,200,000,000 rtm, 868 (207d,661s). Operated from St.Paul to Seattle.
92-Northwestern Pacific, 331 miles, $10,358,390 tor, 576,352,000 rtm, 56 (10d,46s). Operated in northern California.
93-Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka, 132 miles, $974,080 tor, 65,893,830 rtm, 8 (4d,4s). Operated in Oklahoma.
xx-Oregon Electric,was part of Spokane, Portland and Seattle. Operated in Oregon south from Portland.
xx-Oregon Trunk,was part of Spokane, Portland and Seattle. Operated in central Oregon.
xx-Panhandle and Santa Fe,was part of ATSF and operated in Texas west of Sweetwater.
94-Pennsylvania, 10,112 miles, $895,918,119 tor, 49,900,000,000 rtm, 3,800 (1,175d, 2,356s,267e,2g). Operated from New York to Chicago and St.Louis.
95-Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, 373 miles, $9,366,762 tor, 181,590,000 rtm, 10 (6d,4s). Operated in southern New Jersey.
xx-Pere Marquette, 1,949 miles,became part of Chesapeake and Ohio in 1947. Operated from Buffalo to Chicago.
96-Pittsburg and Shawmut, 97 miles, $2,545,156 tor, 135,004,000 rtm, 18 (s). Operated north east of Pittsburgh.
97-Pittsburgh and Lake Erie, 221 miles, $41,835,001 tor, 2,100,000,000 rtm, 216 (41d,175s). Operated in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
98-Pittsburgh and West Virginia, 132 miles, $8,484,259 tor, 483,115,000 rtm, 28 (5d,23s). Ran east and west of Pittsburgh.
99-Reading, 1,313 miles, $118,952,178 tor, 6,900,000,000 rtm, 466 (191d, 275s). Covered eastern Pennsylvania.
100-Richmond, Fredricksburg and Potomac, 118 miles, $23,991,601 tor, 831,229,000 rtm, 105 (55d,50s). Ran from Richmond to Washington DC.
101-Rutland, 407 miles, $5,641,359 tor, 240,741,000 rtm, 48 (s). Operated in Vermont and New York.
102-Sacramento Northern, 271 miles, $3,117,801 tor, 50,307,000 rtm, 25 (6d,19e). Operated in the Sacramento area.
103-St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico, 606 miles,was part of Missouri Pacific's Gulf Coast Lines. Operated in south Texas.
104-St. Louis-San Fransisco, 4,635 miles, $121,383,409 tor, 7,800,000,000 rtm, 629 (288d, 363s). Ran from St.Louis and Kansas City into Florida and Texas.
105-St. Louis, San Fransisco and Texas, 159 miles, was the Texas lines of the SLSF.
106-St. Louis Southwestern, 1,569 miles, $62,525,910 tor, 4,151,193,000 rtm, 176 (74d,102s). Operated south from St.Louis into Texas.
107-San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf, 317 miles,was part of Missouri Pacific's Gulf Coast Lines in Texas.
108-Seaboard Air Line, 4,146 miles, $135,536,777 tor, 8,300,000,000 rtm, 628 (348d,280s). Operated from Richmond to Miami and Birmingham.
109-Southern, 6,344 miles, $320,634,172 tor, 18,300,000,000 rtm, 1,536 (624d,912s). Operated between Washington, St.Louis, New Orleans and Florida.
110-Southern Pacific, 12,441 miles, including the Texas and New Orleans, $598,262,728 tor, 58,400,000,000 rtm, 2,383 (811d,1,572s). Ran from Portland through California to New Orleans and Utah.
111-Spokane International, 152 miles, $2,321,063 tor, 116,756,000 rtm, 8 (d). Ran from Spokane north to Canada.
112-Spokane, Portland and Seattle, 931 miles,$26,738,515 tor, 1,975,649,000 rtm,118 (70d,48s), ran from Spokane, Wa. to Portland Or. with several branches, and also owned Oregon Electric and Oregon Trunk. Built between 1905 and 1909 and owned by GN and NP. Became part of BN in 1970 and BNSF in 1976.
113-Staten Island Rapid Transit, 30 miles, $2,911,141 tor, 18,027,000 rtm, 8(d), operated on Staten Island NY. and into NJ. Built during 1889 and owned by the Baltimore and Ohio until 1985.
114-Tennessee Central, 286 miles, $4,778,539 tor, 249,554,000 rtm, 32 (15d,17s), operated from Hopkisville Ky. through Nashville to Knoxville Tn. Started in 1871, it ran until 1968 when pieces were taken over by the Illinois Central, L&N, and Southern. Nashville and Eastern has been operating about 130 miles since 1986.
115-Texas and New Orleans, Southern Pacific's lines in Texas and Louisiana.
116-Texas and Northern, 8 miles, $1,243,253 tor, 14,604,000 rtm, 7(3d,4s), was the shortest class one, operating around Lone Star, Texas, it is still operating as a short line.
117-Texas and Pacific, 1,856 miles, $70,731,267 tor, 3,900,000,000 rtm, 231 (97d,134s), operated from New Orleans through Dallas to El Paso. Chartered in 1871, it was complete by 1882. During 1962 it bought the Muskogee roads to reach Kansas. It was owned for years by the Missouri Pacific and merged into MP in 1976. It is now part of UP.
118-Texas Mexican, 162 miles, $3,344,519 tor, 86,466,000 rtm, 17 (d), it operated from Corpus Christie to the Mexican border. Owned by Mexican interests until recent purchase by KCS.
119-Toledo, Peoria and Western, 239 miles, $6,021,430 tor, 313,720,000 rtm, 12(d), It ran from Keokuk Iw. through Peoria to the Indiana border. TP&W opened in 1860 and was purchased by ATSF and PRR during 1960. In 1976 it bought a Penn Central line to Logansport, and ATSF was sole owner from 1979 to 1989, when it became a regional.
120-Union Pacific, 9,720 miles, $465,283,516 tor, 30,300,000,000 rtm, 1539 (564d,975s). Started in 1865 in Omaha,Ne. and reached the Central Pacific May 10, 1869. Is now the longest railroad in the USA.
121-Utah, 111 miles, $1,468,433 tor, 124,248,000 rtm, 13 (s). Operates in Utah and started 1912, it is now a regional.
122-Virginian,608 miles, $33,213,159 tor, 3,300,000,000 rtm, 151 (107s,44e). Operated from Norfolk into West Virginia.
123-Wabash, 2,393 miles, $104,357,675 tor, 6,900,000,000 rtm, 459 (167d,292s). Ran from Buffalo to Kansas City.
124-Western Railway of Alabama, 133 miles, see A&WP.
125-Western Maryland, 837 miles, $40,507,412 tor,3,200,000,000 rtm, 223 (54d,169s). Ran from Baltimore into West Virginia.
126-Western Pacific, 1,524 miles, $49,348,111 tor, 3,600,000,000 rtm, 217 (127d,90s). Ran from Oakland to Salt Lake City.
xxx-Wheeling and Lake Erie, 506 miles, became part of New York, Chicago and St.Louis in 1949. Operated in Ohio.
127-Wisconsin Central, operated by MSP&SSM. Ran from Chicago throughout Wisconsin.

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Jan 1999-1)BNSF; AT&N, AT&SF, BN, CB&Q, C&S, GN, NP, SLSF, SP&S, TP&W.
2)CN, AA, Alton, CV, CC&P, D&TSL, DT&I, DW&P, GTW, GM&O, IC, TC.
3)CR, CNJ, DL&W, EL, Erie, L&HR, L&NE, LV, LIRR, MNG, NYNH&H, NYC, PC, PRR, PRSL, Read.
Feb 1999-1) NS, AC&Y, CoG, G&F, IT, N&W, NS, NYC&SL(NKP), P&WV, S&A, SRR, VGN, WAB, W&LE.
2) UP, C&EI, C&NW, CGW, CRI&P, CSPM&O, D&DGW, D&SL, KO&G, L&M, MV, M&SL, MKT, MP, NWP, OCAA, SLSW, SN, SP, SI, T&P, WP.
March 1999-1)CSX, A&WP, ACL, B&O, C&WC, Chessie, C&O, CI&L(Monon), CRR, GA, L&N, NC&SL, PM, P&N, P&LE, RF&P, SAL, SCL, SBD, WM, WRA.
2)CP, ACR, CMSP&P, D&H, DSS&A, GB&W, MN&S, MSP&SSM, Soo, WC(both).
3)KCS,GWWR, G&M, L&A, MIDS, TM.
4)GTI, B&M, MC.

[daveklepper]

Great Job! Thanks!

[Gluefinger]

73-Minneapolis, St.Paul and Sault Ste. Marie merged with WC and DSS&A in 1961 to form Soo Line. It is now CP.

Hmm...I have to say something about this one though- this line is now mostly owned by CN, not CP. SOO Line bought most of Milwaukee Road's track, then were bought by CP. Their old line (the one you mentioned) was bought by the Wisconsin Central, which is now part of CN.

[Kurn]

AC&Y trackage is now mostly Wheeling and Lake Erie.

[Anonymous]

Hats off to those Railroads. They help to build this country. Not just take the money and run like todays.

[daveklepper]

I downloaded this file in text to have a record. Worthwhile posting indeed!

[Anonymous]

#92 Northwestern Pacific was a consolidation of the north of San Francisco coastal lines that were owned by Santa Fe and Southern Pacific. In the '50s (I think) Santa Fe sold their half interest to Southern Pacific as they did not have a direct connection with the Northwestern Pacific. After severe flooding along the Eel River the SP embargoed the line north of Willets. This section has subsequently been purchased by a local government transportation agency.

Great listing that took a lot of work. Thanks for doing it.

[morseman]

NANAIMO73
Great work. When I was a teenager in the 50's I knew
quite a bit of info on most of these railroads.

Quite a bit of your info can be found in "The Routledge
Historical Atlas of the American Railroads"

I've just got a printout of your listings and looking
forward to your further input and also comments
and additions from others.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Were there any Class 1 terminal roads in that era? I'm not sure if there were any but BRC, IHB and TRRA come to mind.

[Modelcar]

...How is the classification of "Class I's" defined in this time era...? What did it require to become a Class 1...?

[Murphy Siding]

i've been trying to find a place that lists class 1 railroads over the years. As the industry changes, and the threshold raises, the number of class 1's has narrowed to a few. Does anybody know of a place to find a year by year listing? I think it would be a good topic for a railroad book-maybe by someone like Mike Schafer.

[markpierce]

The only part of the Northwestern Pacific trackage still in use is from the UP (former SP) mainline at Fairfield/Suisun to Napa Junction and Vallejo, operated by the California Northern. The crossing gates have been removed on the rest of the line, at least that's what I've observed on the crossing of busy Highway 37 running parallel (east-west) of San Pablo Bay on the way from Napa Junction to Petaluma/San Rafael. (Napa Junction is still quite a site as it contains both a wye and a loop.)

[markpierce]

I omitted from my previous message that the Napa Valley Wine Train still operates on former NWP trackage from Napa to a few miles north of there through the vineyards using an Alco FA..

[passengerfan]

nanaimo73
Great job I don't know how often I have had to go digging for this info and gone through a stack of books to find the info. Now I will have it in a three ring binder at my fingertips. Thx Passengerfan

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by passengerfan

nanaimo73
Great job I don't know how often I have had to go digging for this info and gone through a stack of books to find the info. Now I will have it in a three ring binder at my fingertips. Thx Passengerfan

It sounds to me like you are a historian in the making. [:D]