List of shortline railroads in the United States by state
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This is a list of current shortline railroads (FRA Class III) in the United States. The reporting mark assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) is listed for each entry.
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama & Tennessee River Railway | ATN | OmniTRAX |
| Alabama Southern Railroad | ABS | Watco |
| Alabama Warrior Railway | ABWR | Watco |
| Autauga Northern Railroad | AUT | Watco |
| Bay Line Railroad | BAYL | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Birmingham Terminal Railway | BHRR | Watco |
| Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad | CHH | Genesee and Wyoming |
| CG Railway | CGR | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Conecuh Valley Railroad | COEH | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Eastern Alabama Railway | EARY | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Georgia Southwestern Railroad | GSWR | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Huntsville & Madison County Railroad Authority | HMCR | OmniTRAX |
| Luxapalila Valley Railroad | LXVR | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Meridian & Bigbee Railroad | MNBR | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Sequatchie Valley Railroad | SQVR | |
| Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks | TASD | Alabama State Port Authority |
| Three Notch Railroad | TNHR | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Tennessee Southern Railroad | TSRR | Patriot Rail Company |
| Wiregrass Central Railroad | WGCR | Genesee and Wyoming |
Arizona
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| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Railway | APA | |
| Arizona & California Railroad | ARZC | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Arizona Central Railroad | AZCR | |
| Arizona Eastern Railway | AZER | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad | AZCR | |
| Copper Basin Railway | CBRY | |
| Drake Switching Company | ||
| Kingman Terminal Railroad | KGTR | Patriot Rail Company |
| San Pedro Valley Railroad | SPSR | Genesee and Wyoming |
Arkansas
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas & Missouri Railroad | AM | |
| Arkansas Southern Railroad | ARS | Watco |
| Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad | DR | |
| Fort Smith Railroad | FSR | Pioneer Railcorp |
California
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| California Northern Railroad | CFNR | Genesee and Wyoming |
| California Western Railroad | CWR | |
| Carrizo Gorge Railway | CZRY | |
| Central California Traction | CCT | |
| McCloud Railway | MCR | |
| Modesto & Empire Traction Company | MET | |
| Mountain Pacific Railroad | MPR | |
| Northwestern Pacific Railroad | NWP | |
| Pacific Harbor Line | PHL | |
| Pacific Sun Railroad | PSRR | Watco |
| Richmond Pacific Railroad | RPRC | |
| St. Paul & Pacific Railroad | SPP | Progressive Rail Inc. |
| San Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad | SDIY | Genesee and Wyoming |
| San Francisco Bay Railroad | SFBR | |
| San Joaquin Valley Railroad | SJVR | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Santa Maria Valley Railroad | SMV | |
| Sierra Northern Railway | SERA | |
| Trona Railway | TRC |
Colorado
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Rock Island Railroad | DRIR | |
| Great Western Railroad of Colorado | GWR | |
| Rock & Rail | RRRR | |
| San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad | SLRG |
Connecticut
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Branford Steam Railroad | BRFD | |
| Housatonic Railroad | HRRC | |
| Central New England Railroad | CNZR | |
| Connecticut Southern Railroad | CSOR | Genesee and Wyoming |
Delaware
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Delmarva Central Railroad | DCR | |
| East Penn Railroad | ESPN | Regional Rail |
| Maryland & Delaware Railroad | MDDE | |
| Wilmington & Western Railroad | WWRC |
Florida
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| AN Railway | AN | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Bay Line Railroad | BAYL | Genesee and Wyoming |
| First Coast Railroad | FCRD | Genesee and Wyoming |
| NASA Railroad | NLAX | |
| Seminole Gulf Railway | SGLR | Bay Colony Railroad |
| South Central Florida Express | SCFE |
Georgia
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad | CIRR | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Georgia Central Railway | GC | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Georgia Northeastern Railroad | GNRR | Patriot Rail Company |
| Georgia Southwestern Railroad | GSWR | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Sandersville Railroad | SAN | |
| St. Mary's Railroad | SM | |
| Valdosta Railway | VR | Genesee & Wyoming |
Idaho
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Boise Valley Railroad | BVRR | Watco |
| Eastern Idaho Railroad | EIRR | Watco |
| Great Northwest Railroad | GRNW | Watco |
| Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad | INPR | Rio Grande Pacific |
| Pend Oreille Valley Railroad | POVR | |
| St. Maries River Railroad | STMA |
Illinois
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomer Line | BLOL | |
| Central Illinois Railroad | CIRY | |
| Chicago Junction Railway | CJR | Progressive Rail, Inc. |
| Chicago, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad | CSP | Progressive Rail Inc |
| Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railway | COER | Progressive Rail Inc |
| Decatur Junction Railway | DT | Pioneer Railcorp |
| Eastern Illinois Railroad | EIRC | |
| Fisher Farmers Grain & Coal Railroad | FFGC | |
| Foster Townsend Rail Logistics | FTRL | |
| Illinois Railway | IR | OmniTRAX |
| Keokuk Junction Railway | KJRY | Patriot Rail Company |
| Peoria & Western Railway | PWRY | |
| Tazewell & Peoria Railroad | TZPR | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway | TPW | Genesee and Wyoming |
Indiana
Iowa
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Burlington Junction Railway | BJRY | |
| Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway | CIC | |
| Iowa Northern Railway | IANR | Progressive Rail |
| Iowa Traction Railway | IATR | Progressive Rail |
Kansas
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad | KO | Watco |
| Kansas City Terminal Railway | KCT | Watco |
| Kaw River Railroad | KAW | Watco |
| Kyle Railroad | KYLE | Genesee and Wyoming |
| South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad | SKOL | Watco |
Louisiana
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Southern Railroad | BRS | Watco |
| Louisiana Southern Railroad | LAS | Watco |
| New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway | NOGC | Rio Grande Pacific Company |
| New Orleans Public Belt Railroad | NOPB | |
Maine
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Maine Railway (1995) | EMRY | |
| Maine Northern Railway | MNRY | |
| St Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad | SLR | Genesee and Wyoming |
Maryland
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Delmarva Central Railroad | DCR | |
| Maryland & Delaware Railroad | MDDE | |
| Maryland Midland Railway | MMID | Genesee and Wyoming |
| Tradepoint Rail | TPR |
Massachusetts
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| East Brookfield & Spencer Railroad | EBSR | |
| Fore River Railroad | FRVT | |
| Grafton & Upton Railroad | GU | |
| Massachusetts Central Railroad | MCER | |
| Pioneer Valley Railroad | PVRR | Gulf & Atlantic Railways |
Michigan
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road | ADBF | |
| Ann Arbor Railroad | AA | Watco |
| Charlotte Southern Railroad | CHS | |
| Coopersville and Marne Railway | CPMY | |
| Delray Connecting Railroad | DC | Transtar, Inc. |
| Detroit Connecting Railroad | DCON | |
| Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad | ELS | |
| Grand Elk Railroad | GDLK | Watco |
| Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad | GR | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Huron & Eastern Railway | HESR | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Indiana Northeastern Railroad | IN | |
| Jackson and Lansing Railroad | JAIL | |
| Lake State Railway | LSRC | |
| Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad | LSI | |
| Lapeer Industrial Railroad | LIRR | |
| Marquette Rail | MQT | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Michigan Shore Railroad | MS | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Michigan Southern Railroad | MSO | Pioneer Railcorp |
| Mid-Michigan Railroad | MMRR | Genesee & Wyoming |
| West Michigan Railroad | WMI | Hamilton Hartford Group |
Minnesota
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Cannon Valley Railroad | CVRC | Progressive Rail, Inc. |
| Cloquet Terminal Railroad | CTRR | |
| Minnesota Northern Railroad | MNN | Independent Locomotive Service |
| Minnesota Prairie Line | MPLI | Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority |
| Northern Lines Railway | NLR | Anacostia and Pacific Company, Inc |
| Red River Valley & Western Railroad | RRVW | Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority |
| Twin Cities & Western Railroad | TCW | Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority |
Mississippi
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Meridian Southern Railway | MDS | |
| Mississippian Railway | MSRW | |
| Mississippi Delta Railroad | MDR | Gulf and Ohio Railways |
| Mississippi Export Railroad | MSE | |
| Mississippi Southern Railroad | MSR | |
| Vicksburg Southern Railroad | VSOR | Watco |
Missouri
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas and Missouri Railroad | AM | |
| Columbia Terminal Railroad | CT | |
| Kansas City Terminal Railway | KCT | |
| Terminal Railroad Association of St Louis | TRRA |
Nebraska
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Corporation | BRAN | |
| Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad | FEVR | |
| Kyle Railroad | KYLE | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Nebraska Central Railroad | NCRC | Rio Grande Pacific Corporation |
| Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway | NKC | OmniTRAX |
| Nebraska Northeastern Railway | NENE | |
| Nebraska Northwestern Railroad | NNW | |
| Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway | OLB | |
| Sidney and Lowe Railroad | SLGG | Progress Rail |
New Hampshire
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Milford-Bennington Railroad | MBRX | |
| New Hampshire Central Railroad | NHCR |
New Jersey
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Belvidere and Delaware River Railway | BDRV | Chesapeake and Delaware, LLC |
| Black River & Western Railroad | BRW | Chesapeake and Delaware, LLC |
| Cape May Seashore Lines | CMSL | |
| Dover and Delaware River Railroad | DD | Chesapeake and Delaware, LLC |
| Dover & Rockaway River Railroad | DRRV | Chesapeake and Delaware, LLC |
| Morristown & Erie Railway | ME | |
| SMS Rail Lines | SLRS | |
| Southern Railroad of New Jersey | SRNJ | |
| Winchester & Western Railroad | WW | OmniTRAX |
New Mexico
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Eastern Railway | AZER | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Santa Fe Southern Railway | SFS | |
| Southwestern Railroad | SW | Jaguar Transport Holdings |
| Texas-New Mexico Railroad | TNMR | Watco |
New York
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Arcade & Attica Railroad | ARA | |
| B&H Rail Corporation | BH | |
| Batten Kill Railroad | BKRR | |
| Buffalo Southern Railroad | BSRR | |
| Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad | DLWR | Genesee Valley Transportation |
| Falls Road Railroad | FRR | Genesee Valley Transportation |
| Finger Lakes Railway | FGLK | |
| Ithaca Central Railroad | ITHR | Watco |
| Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad | LAL | |
| New York & Atlantic Railway | NYA | |
| Ontario Central Railroad | ONCT | |
| Ontario Midland Railroad | OMID | |
| Rochester & Southern Railroad | RSR | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad | WNYP |
North Carolina
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad | AR | |
| Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway | ACWR | |
| Alexander Railroad | ARC | |
| Atlantic & Western Railway | ATW | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Caldwell County Railroad | CWCY | |
| Carolina Central Railway | ||
| Carolina Coastal Railway | CLNA | Regional Rail |
| Great Smoky Mountains Railroad | GSMR | |
| Winston-Salem Southbound Railway | WSS | |
| Yadkin Valley Railroad | YVRR | Gulf and Ohio Railways |
North Dakota
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western Railroad | DMVW | |
| Dakota Northern Railroad | DN | Independent Locomotive Service |
| Mohall Central Railroad | ||
| Northern Plains Railroad | NPR | |
| Red River Valley & Western Railroad | RRVW | |
| Rutland Line | ||
| Yellowstone Valley Railroad | YSVR | Watco |
Ohio
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Ashland Railway | ASRY | |
| Camp Chase Railway | CAMY | Gulf & Atlantic Railways |
| Cincinnati East Terminal Railway | CET | Regional Rail |
| Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad | CVSR | |
| Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railroad | ND&W | Patriot Rail Company |
| Ohio Central Railroad | OHCR | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Ohio South Central Railroad | OSCR | |
| Ohio Terminal Railway | OHIO | Carload Express |
| Ohio Valley Railroad | OVR, OVRX | |
| Toledo Lake Erie & Western | TLEW |
Oklahoma
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Southern Railroad | ARS | Watco |
| Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad | BNG | |
| Farmrail | FMRC | |
| Kiamichi Railroad | KRR | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad | NOKR | |
| Sand Springs Railway | SS | OmniTRAX |
| Stillwater Central Railroad | SLWC | Watco |
| Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern Railroad | TOE | Patriot Rail Company |
| Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway | WTJR | Rio Grande Pacific Corporation |
Oregon
Pennsylvania
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Valley Railroad | AVR | Carload Express, Inc |
| Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad | BLE | |
| Colebrookdale Railroad | CRR | |
| Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad | DL | |
| East Penn Railroad | ESPN | Regional Rail, LLC |
| Everett Railroad | EV | |
| Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad | MIDH | |
| New Hope Railroad | NHRR | |
| Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad | NBER | North Shore Railroad System |
| Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad | PN | |
| Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad | POHC | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad | RBMN | |
| Shamokin Valley Railroad | SVRR | North Shore Railroad System |
| Strasburg Rail Road | SRC | |
| Tyburn Railroad | TYBR | Regional Rail, LLC |
Rhode Island
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Newport and Narragansett Bay Railroad | Savatran LLC | |
| Seaview Transportation Company | SVTX | Savatran LLC |
South Carolina
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Piedmont Railroad | CPDR | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Carolina Southern Railroad | CALA | R.J. Corman Railroad Group |
| Greenville & Western Railway | GRLW | Western Carolina Railway Service Corporation |
| Hampton and Branchville Railroad | HB | Palmetto Railways |
| Lancaster and Chester Railroad | LC | Gulf and Ohio Railways |
| Palmetto Railways | PR | |
| Pee Dee River Railway | PDRR | Marlboro County |
| Pickens Railway | PICK | |
| South Carolina Central Railroad | SCRF | Genesee & Wyoming |
South Dakota
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Southern Railway | DSRC | |
| Ellis and Eastern Company | EE | Knife River Corporation |
| Sisseton Milbank Railroad | SMRR | Twin Cities and Western Railroad |
| Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad | RCPE | Genesee & Wyoming |
Tennessee
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee Railway | ETRY | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Nashville & Eastern Railroad | NERR | R.J. Corman Railroad Group |
Texas
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad | AGCR | |
| Alliance Terminal Railroad | ATR | OmniTRAX |
| Angelina and Neches River Railroad | ANR | |
| Austin Western Railroad | AWRR | Watco |
| Blacklands Railroad | BLR | |
| Central Texas and Colorado River Railway | CTXR | OmniTRAX |
| Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad | DGNO | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Fort Worth & Western Railroad | FWWR | |
| Galveston Railroad | GVSR | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Georgetown Railroad | GRR | |
| Moscow, Camden and San Augustine Railroad | MCSA | |
| Pecos Valley Southern Railway | PVS | Watco |
| Point Comfort & Northern Railway | PCN | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Rio Valley Switching Company | RVSC | |
| Sabine River and Northern Railroad | SRN | |
| Texas and Northern Railway | TN | Transtar, Inc. |
| Texas-New Mexico Railroad | TNMR | Watoc |
| Timber Rock Railroad | TIBR | Watco |
| TGS Cedar Port Railroad | TGS | TGS Cedar Port Partners |
Utah
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City Southern Railroad | SL | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway | SLGW | Patriot Rail Company |
| Utah Central Railway | UCRY | Patriot Rail Company |
| Utah Railway | UTAH | Genesee & Wyoming |
Vermont
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont Railway | VTR | Vermont Agency of Transportation |
| New England Central Railroad | NECR | Genesee & Wyoming |
Virginia
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Branch Railroad | BB | |
| Chesapeake & Albemarle Railroad | CA | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Commonwealth Railway | CWRY | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Delmarva Central Railroad | DCR | Carload Express, Inc. |
| Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad | DGVR | |
| North Carolina & Virginia Railroad | NCVA | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Shenandoah Valley Railroad | SV | |
| Winchester & Western Railroad | WW | OmniTRAX |
| Virginia Southern Railroad | VSSRR |
Washington
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Ballard Terminal Railroad | BDTL | |
| Cascade & Columbia River Railroad | CSCD | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Central Washington Railroad | CWRR | Jaguar Transport Holdings |
| Columbia and Cowlitz Railway | CLC | Patriot Rail Company |
| Columbia Basin Railroad | CBRR | Jaguar Transport Holdings |
| Great Northwest Railroad | GRNW | Watco |
| Kettle Falls International Railway | KFR | OmniTRAX |
| Lewis and Clark Railway | LINC | |
| Meeker Southern Railroad | MSN | |
| Mount Vernon Terminal Railroad | MVT | |
| Olympia & Belmore Railroad | OYLO | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad | PSAP | Genesee & Wyoming |
| Spokane Spangle & Palouse Railway | SSP | |
| St. Paul & Pacific Northwest Railroad | STPP | Progressive Rail, Inc. |
| Tacoma Rail | TMRW | |
| Tri-City Railroad | TCRY | |
| Washington Eastern Railroad | WERR | Jaguar Transport Holdings |
West Virginia
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| Big Eagle Railroad | BER | |
Wisconsin
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark | Owner/Lessee |
|---|---|---|
| East Troy Electric Railroad | ETER | |
| Tomahawk Railway | TR | Genesee & Wyoming |