Class III railroad

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The Buckingham Branch Railroad is a typical example of a Class III shortline in Virginia.
The Buckingham Branch Railroad is a typical example of a Class III shortline in Virginia.

A Class III railroad, as defined by the American Association of Railroads, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $10 million (1978 dollars). The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries. Class III railroads are typically local short line railroads, serving a very small number of towns or industries; many Class III railroads were once branch lines of larger railroads that were spun off, or portions of mainlines that had been abandoned.

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[edit] Current Railroads by State

Current Class III railroads in operation in the United States are:

[edit] Alabama

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Alabama and Tennessee River Railway ATN

[edit] Arkansas

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Arkansas and Missouri Railroad AM
Fort Smith Railroad FSR

[edit] California

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Almanor Railroad AL
Carrizo Gorge Railway CZRY
Central California Traction CCT
McCloud Railway CZRY
Pacific Harbor Line PHL
Richmond Pacific Railroad RPRC
San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad SDIY
Santa Maria Valley Railroad SMV
Sierra Northern Railroad SERA
California Northern Railroad CFNR

[edit] Colorado

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Denver Rock Island Railroad DRIR
San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad SLRG

[edit] Florida

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Apalachicola Northern Railroad AN
Seminole Gulf Railway SGLR
South Central Florida Express SCFE

[edit] Georgia

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Georgia Central Railway GC

[edit] Illinois

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Bloomer Line BLOL
Illinois Railway IR
Eastern Illinois Railway EIRC
Central Illinois Railway CIRY
Keokuk Junction Railway KJRY
Tazewell and Peoria Railroad TZPR
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad TPW
Decatur Junction Railway DT
Peoria and Western Railway PWRY

[edit] Indiana

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Bee Line Railroad BLEX
Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad CFE
Central Indiana and Western Railroad CEIW
Central Railroad Company of Indiana CIND
Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis CERA
Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad CKIN
Dubois County Railroad DCRR
Evansville Western Railway EVWR
Elkhart and Western Railroad EWR
Fulton County Railroad FC
Honey Creek Railroad HCRR
Hoosier Southern Railroad HOS
Indian Creek Railroad ICRK
Indiana Northeastern Railroad IN
Indiana Southern Railroad ISRR
Indiana Southwestern Railway ISW
Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad KBSR
Louisville and Indiana Railroad LIRC
Madison Railroad CMPA
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway TPW
Vermillion Valley Railroad VVRR

[edit] Iowa

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Appanoose County Community Railroad APNC
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway CIC
Iowa Northern Railway IANR

[edit] Kansas

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Kansas City Terminal Railway KCT

[edit] Massachusetts

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Grafton and Upton Railroad GU

[edit] Michigan

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Adrian and Blissfield Railroad ADBF
Charlotte Southern Railroad CHS
Detroit Connecting Railroad DCON
Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad LSI
Lapeer Industrial Railroad LIRR
Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad TCBY

[edit] Missouri

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Kansas City Terminal Railway KCT

[edit] Nebraska

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Brandon Corporation BRAN
Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad FEVR
Kyle Railroad KLYE
Nebkota Railway NRI
Nebraska Central NCRC
Nebraska Northeastern Railway NENE
Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNet NKC
Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway OLB
Sidney and Lowe Railroad SLGG

[edit] New York

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Bath and Hammondsport Railroad BH
Batten Kill Railroad BKRR
Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad DLWR
Falls Road Railroad FRR
Finger Lakes Railway FGLK
Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad LAL
Ontario Central Railroad ONCT
Ontario Midland Railroad OMID
Buffalo Southern Railroad BSRR
Arcade and Attica Railroad ARA
New York and Atlantic Railway NYA
Rochester and Southern Railroad RSR
Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad WNYP

[edit] North Carolina

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad AR
Atlantic and Western Railway ATW

[edit] North Dakota

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Red River Valley and Western Railroad RRVW

[edit] Ohio

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad CVSR
Ohio Central Railroad OHCR
Toledo Lake Erie & Western TLEW

[edit] Oregon

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Albany & Eastern Railroad AERC
City of Prineville Railway COPR
Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad INPR
Klamath Northern Railway KNOR
Modoc Northern Railroad MHRR
Mount Hood Railroad MH
Oregon Pacific Railroad OPR
Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad PCC
Peninsula Terminal Railroad PT
Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad POTB
Portland Terminal Railroad PTO
Wallowa Union Railroad Authority WURR
WCTU Railway WCTR
Willamette Valley Railway WVR
Wyoming & Colorado Railway WYCO

[edit] Pennsylvania

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad DL
Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad POHC
New Hope and Ivyland Railroad NHIR
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad RBMN
Shamokin Valley Railroad SVRR

[edit] South Carolina

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Greenville and Western Railway GRLW

[edit] Texas

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Alliance Terminal Railroad ATR
Fort Worth and Western Railroad FWWR

[edit] Utah

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Utah Railway UTAH

[edit] Vermont

Railroad AAR rep. mark
New England Central Railroad NECR

[edit] Virginia

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Bay Coast Railroad BCR
Buckingham Branch Railroad BB
Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad CA
Commonwealth Railway CWRY
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad NCVA
Shenandoah Valley Railroad SV
Virginia Southern Railroad VSRR
Winchester and Western Railroad WW

[edit] Washington

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Ballard Terminal Railroad BT
Cascade and Columbia River Railroad CSCD
Columbia and Cowlitz Railway CLC
Tacoma Rail TMRW

[edit] Interstate

Railroad AAR rep. mark
Bay Line Railroad (AL and FL) BAYL
Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad (IL and IN) KBSR
Rail Link, Inc, (operates 26 short line railroads) RLIX
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (ME, NH and VT) SLA
Watco Companies (owners of 17 short lines) WATX, WAMX

[edit] See also