List of United States railroads

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See also: List of Canadian railways

There are approximately 150,000 miles (240,000 km) of railroad track in the United States, nearly all standard gauge. The following is a partial list of United States railroads which currently operate there. For former railroads, see List of defunct United States railroads.

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Contents

[edit] Class I railroads

[edit] Regional railroads

[edit] Local railroads

[edit] Switching and terminal railroads

[edit] Non-common carriers

  • Gadsden Switching Service (GSS) [259]
  • Southern Electric Railroad (?) [260]
  • Tri County Rail (TCRC?) [261]
  • U.S. Railways {USRX) [262]

[edit] Unknown classification

[edit] Passenger railroads

Amtrak (AMTK) [270] (federally owned by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) operates all long-distance intercity rail in the U.S.

See list of commuter rail systems, list of rapid transit systems, list of light rail transit systems and list of airport circulators for lower-order systems.

[edit] Excursion and tourist railroads

[edit] Canadian railroads also operating in the U.S.

[edit] Mexican railroads also operating in the U.S.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Altamont Press (February 6, 2006), North Dakota gets a new railroad: BNSF sheds more area branch lines. Retrieved February 6, 2006.

[edit] External links

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List of United States railroads by political division
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