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From the Addison & North Pennsylvania RR in 1887, part of the Susq. & NY in May 1898.
(NG to 1893)
From Herkimer Newport & Portland Ry. in 1891, became the Mohawk & Malone Ry. on 22 June, 1892.
A switching line that acquired the Northern Ohio Ry. in 1920, became part of the Norfolk & Western Ry. in 1982.
Psgr. Svc. ended 20-Jul-51
From "Marengo Choctaw & Meridian," a rebuilt private lumber road, opened in June, 1912, abandoned in 1934.
From Alabama & Vicksburg Ry. in 1889, became part of the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RR in 1926.
(dba Queen & Crescent Route to 1916)
Reorg of Alabama & Chattanooga RR in 1877, acquired by the Queen and Crescent (ANOT&PJ) in 1881.
(Owned by the ANOT&PJct Rys. DBA Queen & Crescent Route 1881-1917, SOU after 1917)
British Company formed to acquire the Alabama Great Southern in 1881; acquired several connecting lines before being leased by the Southern in 1917.
Opened in 1906, became part of the St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. (see also StL&SF) in 1971.
Opened in 1898, became part of the El Paso & Southwestern RR in 1908.
(EP&NE after 1901)
From Alaska Northern + Tanana Valley in 1918, became the Alaska RR in 1923.
Opened in 1914, became part of the Northern Alberta Rys. in 1929.
(AGL after 1927)
From a Provincial consolidation of the ED&BC+CC+A&GW+PV in 1928, organized as the Northern Alberta Rys. on July 1, 1929.
(ED&BC+CC+A&GW+PV)
Opened in 1890, converted to standard guage in 1903, became part of the Alberta Ry. & Irrigation Co. in 1904.
Consolidation of the Galt properties, inc. Alberta Ry. & Coal, in 1904, became part of the Canadian Pacific Ry. in 1912.
From a mule car line in 1907, became the South New Orleans Light & Traction Co. in 1917.
From AC & HB in 1965, acquired by the WC in 1995 which was acq. by CN in 2001.
(Wisc. Cent. 1995-2001, CN after 2001)
From Allentown & Kutztown RR in 1902, converted to bus operation in 1936.
Opened in 1904, became the St. Louis & Alton Ry. in 1926.
(EStL&S)
From Chicago & Alton RR in 1931, became part of the Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR in 1947.
(B&O to 1943)
From Altoona & Wopsononock, became the Altoona & Beech Creek in 1897. Operated under many names until 1936.
(NG)
Took possession of bankrupt Ione & Eastern on 1 Jan 1909, became Amador Foothills Ry. In 1999.
Took over most American intercity passenger service in 1971.
From Portland Gray & Lewiston RR in 1914, abandoned in 1933.
From local merger, absorbed by Detroit Ypsilanti Ann Arbor (& Jackson) RR in 1898
Reorg of Toledo Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan RR on 21 Sep 1895, became part of the Conrail in 1976.
(DT&I 1905-1910)Psgr. Svc. ended 1950
Opened in 1902, became the Indiana Columbus & Eastern Traction Co. in 1906.
From consol. of AE+GVG&N+M&P+A&C in 1910, became part of the Southern Pacific RR in 1924.
Aquired by the AVI From Southwestern Interurban Ry. in 1922, abandoned on 8 Jun 1927.
Opened in 1878, became the St. Louis Iron Mountain& Southern Ry. (MP 1880-1917) in 1909.
(SLIM&S aft. 1902)
Opened in 1901, became owned and operate by the Kansas City Southern Ry. in 1910.
From Washington-Virginia RR in 1927, became the Arlington & Fairfax Auto RR 1937.
Opened in 1910, became the Aroostook Valley (diesel) after pax service disc. in 1946.
(CP after 1931)Psgr. Svc. ended 1946
Opened in 1851, leased by the Connecticut River RR in 1877 and consolidated in 1890.
(Conn. River RR after 1877)
Opened in 1897, became part of the Spokane Portland & Seattle Ry. in 1911.
(SP&S after 1907)
Opened in 1871, became the Atlanta & Charlotte Air line Ry. (R&D) in 1877.
Opened in 1857, became part of the Seaboard Coast Line RR in 1975.
From Atlantic & Birmingham RR in 1906, became the Atlanta Birmingham & Coast RR in 1927.
From Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic RR in 1927, became part of the Atlantic Coast Line RR in 1945.
(ACL)
From Marietta & North Georgia RR on 1 Nov 1896, became part of the Louisville & Nashville RR in 1905.
Opened in 1882, leased and operated by SOU 1899-1949, became the Norfolk Franklin & Danville Ry. in 1962.
(SOU 1899-1949)
From Atlantic & North Carolina RR in 1939, control bought by the Southern in 1957.
(SOU after 1957)31 Mar 1950
Opened in 1883, leased by the Norfolk Southern between 1906 and 1935, became the Atlantic & East Carolina RR in 1939.
(NS 1906-35)
Took over the Southwest Br. of the Pacific RR in 1866, became the SLSF in 1876.
(Missouri)
This shell of the old A&P began in 1880, became the Santa Fe Pacific RR (ATSF) in 1897.
From Southern (former Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley) in 1916, became part of the Southern Ry. in 1950.
From Philadelphia & Atlantic City RR in 1889, merged into the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in 1933.
(P&R/RDG)
From Wilm. & Weld. + WC&A in 1887, merged into the Atlantic Coast Line RR in 1898.
From pax line of Wilm. & Weld. + WC&A in 1872, replaced by the consolidation of controlled lines in 1887.
(W&W+WC&A)
From Atlantic Coast Line of Rys. in 1900, merged into the Seaboard Coast Line RR in 1967.
From Florida RR (1856) in 1872, became Florida Transit in 1881.
The Western Div. was the Portsmouth Dover & York until 1906, reorg. as the Atlantic Shore Ry. in 1910.
Opened in 1898, became part of the Georgia Southern & Florida Ry. in 1902.
Opened in 1902, split up, mainline becoming the Chicago Aurora & Elgin RR in 1923.
From Aurora Elgin & Chicago RR in 1919, abandoned (except for a freight spur) in 1935.
From Washington Baltimore & Annapolis RR in 1935, pax converted to bus in 1950, frt. mostly supended in 1968.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1950
From Annapolis & Baltimore Short Line RR in 1894, taken over in 1907 by Maryland Electric (B&ASL) and electrified.
(not electric)Psgr. Svc. ended 1950
In 1908, Maryland Electric took control and converted to electric; acquired by Washington Baltimore & Annapolis RR in 1921.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1950
From Chicago Terminal Transfer RR in 1910, merged into the Chessie System in 1973.
(B&O)
Reorg of the Cincinnati Washington & Baltimore in 1889, became sep. operated part of the Baltimore & Ohio RR in 1900.
(B&O)
Opened in 1871, became part of the Philadelphia baltimore & Washington RR (PRR) in 1891.
(PRR)
Opened in 1894, became part of the Baltimore & Eastern RR in 1928.
From Bangor Street Ry. in 1910, became the Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. in 1924.
From Montpelier & Wells River RR in 1944, became the Montpelier & Barre (abnd. 1980) in 1957.
From merger of two roads in 1897, became part of the Canadian Northern Ry. in 1910.
From Boston & Northern St. Ry. in 1911, became the Eastern Mass. St. Ry. in 1919.
From British Columbia Ry. in 1984, sold rail operations to CN in 2004.
Psgr. Svc. ended 2002
Opened in 1868, became part of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry. in 1889.
Opened in 1886, absorbed by the New York Central & Hudson River RR on May 1, 1899.
(NYC&HR after 1890)
Opened in 1869, City of Belfast acquired lease from Maine Central RR in 1926, became a tourist line in 1990 and closed in 2008.
(MeC 1870-1926)Psgr. Svc. ended 1960
From Bellaire & Southwestern, became Ohio River & Western in 1902.
(NG)
From Bellingham Bay & British Columbia RR in 1912, became part of the CM&SP in 1918.
(CM&SP)
Opened in 1891, became the Bellingham & Northern RR in 1912.
(CM&SP after 1912)
Opened in 1910, became the Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. in 1922.
From Pittsburg Bessemer & Lake Erie RR in 1901, became part of Great Lakes Transportation in 2001.
Opened in 1889, became part of the New York Central RR in 1930.
(see Cleve., Cin., Chi. & St.L.)
From 1902, converted to standard and absorbed by N&W in 1931.
(NG, N&W after 1923)
From Birmingham Ry. & Electric Co. in 1930 , became Birmingham Transit Co. in 1951.
Tatum Lumber purchased this branch from the Gulf Mobile & Northern in 1925, absorbed by Illinois Central Gulf in 1972.
This joint operation of the B&L and Concord began in 1881, split into the former units in 1883.
Opened in 1875, became part of the New York New Haven & Hartford RR in 1883.
From the Lynn & Boston RR in 1901, merged into Bay State St. Ry. in 1911
Massachusetts Electric Cos.
Opened in 1902, became the Boston Worcester & New York Street Ry. in 1927.
Opened in 1867, became the Boston Clinton Fitchburg & New Bedford RR in 1876.
Consol. of BC&F and the New Bedford RRs, became part of the Old Colony RR in 1879.
From Boston Concord & Montreal RR, which used this dba after consol. w/ White Mtns. in 1874, became the Concord & Montreal RR in 1889.
(B&L 1884-8, Concord 1888-9)
From Southern Midland RR in 1863, became reorganized as the New York & New England RR in 1874.
(dba of B&L and B&N under joint operation)
From (electric after 1928) in 1875, became part converted to the Blue line of the Metropolitan Transit Authority in 1937.
From Boston & Worcester Street Ry. 1927, converted to bus in 1932.
from 1880, reorganized as the Buffalo, Bradford & Kane in 1904, which lasted until 1906.
(narrow guage)
from 1881, abandoned 1893.
(narrow guage)(Erie)(see Bradford Bordell & Kinzua)
Consolidated in 1900, Converted to Plymouth & Brocton St. Ry. Co. BUS service in 1928.
Opened in 1897, acquired by Brockton St. Ry. in 1901.
(see Taunton St. Ry.)
Opened in 1886, in receivership in 1894. Reorganized as the BW&N-W in late 1903.
Reorganization of the BW & SSM. Canadian Northern acquired control in 1910 and fully absorbed by 1914.
From Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. in 1923, taken over by the NYC Board of Transportation in 1940.
From the Brunswick & Albany in 1882, leased to the Savannah Florida & Western RR in 1888.
Split from NJ&P Traction Co. in 1913, became the Pennsylvania-New Jersey Ry. in 1917.
Consolidated in 1867 and sold to the Buffalo Corry & Pittsburg RR the same year.
From Allegheny Valley + Buffalo New York & Philadelphia in 1883, discontinued in 1887.
From Buffalo & Susquehanna Ry. in 1913, split into the B&S RR Corp.& Wellsville & Buffalo in 1915.
Opened in 1893, became the Buffalo & Susquehanna RR Corp. + Buffalo & Susquehanna Ry. in 1913.
From 1908, became the Rochester Lockport & Buffalo RR inn 1919.
Opened during 1872, became the Western New York & Pennsylvania RR in Sep 1887.
From Rochester & Pittsburgh Ry. in 1885, became part of the Baltimore & Ohio RR in 1932.
Opened in 1907, abandoned in 1928.
(T&G 1906-08, T&T 1908-14, LV&T 1914-18, T&T 1918-28)
From 1877, became the Burlington & Lamoille Valley and immediately leased to the CV on 1 May 1889.
Opened in 1872, became part of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR in 1880.
From Burlington Cedar Rapids & Minnesota in 1876, became part of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry. in 1902.
A merger of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Burlington and SP&S in 1970, merged into the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry. in 1996.
From Trinity & Brazos Valley RR in 1930, became jointly owned and operated by the FW&DC & CRIP in 1950 and formally expired in 1964.
From the Temple & Diamond Streets Steam Dummy RR on April 16, 1888, sold to the Pasadena & Pacific RR on May 6, 1896.
Opened in 1858, became part of the St. Louis Iron Mtn. & Southern in 1874.
(SL&IM after 1868)
Opened in 1873, became part of the St. Louis Iron Mtn. & Southern in 1874.
(SL&IM)
Receivership of the old Cairo & Vincennes out of the bankruptcy of the Wabash St. Louis & Pacific Ry. in 1887, became part of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry. in 1889.
From Calgary Municipal Ry. in 1949, converted to bus by 1972, introduced light rail in 1981.
From Los Angeles & San Gabriel Valley RR in 1887, became consol. into the Southern California Ry. in 1889.
(AT&SF)
From San Francisco & North Pacific Ry. in 1898, Principal unit of consolidated NWP in 1907.
Opened in 1881, became consol. into the Southern California Ry. in 1889.
(AT&SF)
From California Western RR & Navigation Co. in 1948, acquired by the Sierra RR in 2003 as a tourist line.
From Black Lick & Yellow Creek in Jul 1911, abandoned 1994.
(Bethlehem Steel)Psgr. Svc. ended 1934
Opened in 1832, pooled with the New York & Philadelphia RR Line (United Rys. Of New Jersey) in 1867.
Opened in 1852, leased by the PRR in 1883, consol. into West Jersey & Seashore on 1896.
(PRR after 1883)
From Camden & Atlantic RR in 1852, became part of the West Jersey & Seashore RR in 1896.
(PRR)
From Placerville & Lake Tahoe RR in 1911, abandoned in 1986.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1937
Opened in 1873, reorganized by the NYC&HR in 1878 and operated by the Michigan Central after 1883.
(NYC&HR after 1878)
From Intercol., Transcon. & PEI Rys. in 1913, became the Canadian National Rys. in 1918.
From Canadian National Rys. + Grand Trunk Ry. in 1921, Canadian psgr. ops. taken over by VIA Rail Canada in 1977.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1977
From Intercol., Transcon. & PEI Rys. in 1918, merged into the Canadian National & Grand Trunk Western Rys. in 1923.
From James Bay Ry. in 1906, became part of the Canadian Northern Ry. in 1915.
From Chartered in 1910, but no service operated until in 1917, became part of the Canadian National Rys. in 1918.
From amalgamation in 1906, became part of the Canadian Northern Ry. in 1915.
Built by the Canal Co. in 1847, used the New Haven & Northampton RR dba after leases expired in 1869.
From Cananea Consol. Copper Co. in 1903, became the basis for the the SP de Mexico in 1909.
(SP)
Opened in 1900, operations suspended in 1912, later dissolved.
(F&CC)
From Cape Breton Electric Tramway & Power Co. (1900), bankrupt in 1931, briefly became Eastern Lt. & Power Co. and then Cape Breton Tramways Co.
From Eastern Lt. & Power Co. in 1931, became Cape Breton Bus & Tram Co. in 1944.
From Western RR of NC in 1879, split between the Southern (Atlantic & Yadkinafter 1916) and Atlantic Coast Line after bankruptcy in 1894 in 1899.
From Carolina & Northwestern Ry. in 1933, became part of the Norfolk Southern RR/Ry. in 1974.
.(SOU)
From Chester & Lenoir (NG) in 1897, converted in 1902, leased by the Carolina & Northwestern Ry.(SOU) in 1933.
From N&SC and SCW in Apr 1914, became part of the Seaboard Air Line Ry. on 5 Nov 1915.
From Wilmington Charlotte & Rutherford RR in 1873, became part of the Seaboard Air Line Ry. in 1900.
(S&R)
Opened in 1881, became part of the Southern Pacific Lines in 1905.
(SP after 1900) (NG)
Opened in 1873, became part of the Elmira Corning & Northern RR in 1884.
Opened in 1904, pax svc. ended and became dieselized in 1953.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1953
Opened in 1838, became the Central of Georgia RR in 1895.
(R&D 1891-2)
From Atchison & Pike's Peak RR in 1866, cont. by UP 1880-93 but leased to MP 1880-1899, became the Central Branch RR sub. of the Missouri Pacific Sys. in 1899.
(UP/MP 1880-1893, MP after 1893)
Opened in 1916, became part of the Northern Alberta Rys. in 1929.
(CP 1921-5; AGL after 1927)
From merger of Ohio and Indiana interurban Associations in 1906, disbanded in 1931.
From Massachesetts Central RR 1883, leased by the Boston & Lowell RR on 1 Oct 1886.
From Hartford & Connecticut Western RR in 1889, became part of the Philadelphia Reading & New England RR in Aug 1892.
(P&R after Jan 1892)
From Philadelphia Reading & New England RR in 1899, became part of the New York New Haven & Hartford RR in 1927.
(NH after 1904)
From Central RR and Banking Co. of Georgia in 1895, became part of the Southern Ry. in 1963.
From Prince Edward County Ry. (1880) in 1882, became part of the Canadian Northern Ry. in 1916.
(Can. Nor. after 1909) (see Canadian Northern Ry.)
Opened in 1850, became part of the Conrail in 1976.
(P&R 1883-87, 1892, RDG 1908-76)
From consolidation in 1869, became part of the Richmand & Danville RR in 1886.
From Vermont Central RR in 1873, acquired out of bankruptcy by the Grand Trunk as CV RAILWAY in 1899.
CV RR acquired out of bankruptcy by the Grand Trunk in 1899, acquired by New England Central in 1995.
(GT-CN)
From steam to electric in 1916, became part of the Iowa Terminal RR in 1964.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1952
From Savannah & Charleston Ry. in 1880, became part of the Savannah Florida & Western Ry. in 1901.
From Port Royal & Augusta + Port Royal & Western Carolina RRs in 1896, became part of the Atlantic Coast Line RR in 1960.
Opened 1886, became the Ohio River & Charleston RR in 1894.
see South Carolina RR
Opened in 1890, became part of the Atlantic Coast Line of Rys. in 1895.
From consolidation in 1869, became part of the Richmand & Danville RR in 1886.
Opened in 1879, became standard guage and part of the Delaware & Hudson Co. in 1903.
(NG)
From a consolidation in 1909, became Tennesssee Electric Power Co. in 1922.
From Chicago Cincinnati & Louisville RR on 23 Jun 1910, called the "Chicago Division" as early as 1911 and identity merged in 1921 though shell survived until 1 Oct 1934..
(C&O)
Opened in 1881, became part of the Illinois Central RR in 1897.
From 1881, leased before completion to the Char. Col. & Aug. in 1882, reorg. as Carolina & Northwestern Ry. in 1897.
(NG) (CC&A-R&D 1881-1893)
Opened in 1899, reorg (rr to ry) in 1901, reorg (ry to rr) in 2004, occasionally active as of 2010.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1935
From Chicago Alton & St. Louis RR in 1862, became the Alton RR in 1931.
(TSL&W 1908-21)
Opened in 1901, became part pf the Chicago & Joliet Electric Ry. in 1915.
From Chicago Danville & Vincennes Ry in 1877, acquired and divided by the MoPac and L&N in 1976.
(SLSF 1902-13)
From Chicago & Atlantic RR in 1890, became fully absorbed by the Erie RR in 1941.
(Erie)
From Chicago & Cincinnati RR 1863, merged into the Columbus Chicago & Central indiana RR in 1868.
Opened in 1898, became the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee RR in 1916.
From Chicago Great Western RR in 1890, became part of the Chicago Terminal Transfer RR in 1897.
(WC 1892-7)
Opened in 1901, became the Chicago & Interurban Traction Co. RR in 1922.
From Chicago St. Louis & Western in 1885, became part of the Chicago Santa Fe & California Ry. in 1887.
Started as a motor car line in 1909, electrified in 1910, abandoned in 1923.
Open 1 Nov 1905, fully subsumed into IT System after 1908.
(Illinois Traction System, qv)
Opened in 1886, became part of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR in 1899.
(CB&Q after 1894)
From Cincinnati Richmond & Muncie in 1903, became the Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. of Indiana in 1910.
(Great Central Route 1904-05)
From Chicago St. Paul & Kansas City Ry. in 1883, became part of the Chicago & North Western Ry. in 1968.
From Indiana Illinois & Iowa RR in 1906, became part of the New York Central RR in 1914.
(NYC)
From Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Ry in 1898, became the Monon RR in 1956.
Opened in 188?, became part of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry. in 1891.
(CRI&P after 1889)
Opened in 1886, absorbed by the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe RR in 1890.
(AT&SF construction vehicle)
Opened in 1904, became the Chicago South Shore & South Bend RR in 1925.
Opened in 1909, became part of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. in 1912.
From Milwaukee & St. Paul in 1874, became the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific RR in 1927.
From Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. in 1927, became part of the Soo Line RR in 1986.
From Chicago & Milwaukee Electric RR in 1916, became dismembered, part going to the CTA Skokie Swift in 1962.
From Chicago & Illinois Valley Ry. in 1908, became a detached part of the Illinois Traction System in 1923, abandoned in 1934.
Organized by JSEL out of Wabash St. L. & Pac. in 1887, emerged in 1894, split up in 1926, most going to the Chicago & Illinois Midland Ry.
(JSEL 1887-93, CP&StL-IL 1900-1913)
Reorg. of CP&StL Ry on 1 Feb 1896, reverted to CP&StL RR on 1 Jan 1913.
Consolidation of Elevated lines in 1947, became the Chicago Transit Authy. in 1947.
From consolidation of four Texas subsidiaries in 1903, became part of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry. in 1939.
Opened in 1893, became part of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry. in 1903.
From Chicago & St. Louis Ry. in 1886, became part of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. in 1888.
From Northern Indiana Ry. in 1907, became part of the Northern indiana Rys. in 1930.
From Chicago Lake Shore & South Bend RR in 1925, psgr. svc. taken over by Northern indiana Commuter Transportation District in 1989, still operating in2003 for freight .
From Chicago Peoria & St. Louis Ry. in 1926, became the dismembered in 1941.
From New Orleans St. Louis & Chicago RR in 1877, became part of the Illinois Central RR in 1882.
From Columbus Chicago & Indiana Central Ry. in 1883, became part of the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry. in 1890.
Pennsylvania Co.
From Minnesota & Northwestern RR in 1888, became the Chicago Great Western Ry. in 1893.
Comprising the West Wisc. and C&NW Elroy line until 1878, became the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Line in 1880.
From West WisconsinRy. (1872) in 1878, became part of the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha RR in 1880.
Succeeding the CStP&M Line in 1878, became the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha RR (Royal Route) in 1880.
From Chicago St. Paul & Minneapolis RR in 1880, became part of the Chicago & North Western Ry. in 1957.
(CNW after 1882)
From Chicago & Northern Pacific RR in 1897, became the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal RR in 1910.
From Southern Indiana RR in 1911, became part of the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific RR in 1921.
Opened on 21 Sep 1909, absorbed by the CA&E as the St. Charles branch in 1910.
Opened in 1907, became went bankrupt before operating, line taken over by the Gary & interurban RR in 1912.
From FCKCMO in 1955, finally completed in 1961 and absorbed by NdM in 1987.
(FC Chihuahua al Pacifico)
Opened in 1894, became part of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry. in 1904.
From Ohio Electric Ry. in 1918, became the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton (Elec.) RR in 1926.
From Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton (Elec.) RR in 1930, interurban discontinued 13 May 1939, completely abandoned by 1941.
From Cincinnati Georgetown & Portsmouth RR (ng steam frm 1881) in 1902, became the Cincinnati Georgetown RR in 1928.
From Cincinnati Georgetown RR in 1928, abandoned in 1936.
Psgr. Svc. ended 31-Oct-35
From Cincinnati & Dayton Traction Co. in 1926, became the Cincinnati & Lake Erie RR in 1930.
Opened in 1848, became part of the Baltimore & Ohio RR in 1917.
Acquired as the CI&W RY by the CH&D out of the Indiana Decatur & Western RR in 1902, and reorganized as the CI&W RR following their bankruptcy in 1915. Became part of the Baltimore & Ohio RR in 1927.
(CH&D 1902-1915)
From the Indianapolis Cincinnati & Lafayette in 1880, became part of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry. in 1889.
(Kankakee Line)
Opened in 1886, split into the Cin. No.+ Det. Tol. & Milw. RRs in 1898.
From Cincinnati Northern Ry.(NG) in 1885, became part of the Pennsylvania RR in 1921.
(PaCo after 1896)
Formed to lease the Cincinnati Southern Ry. on October 12, 1881, leased by the Southern Ry. and successors after 1917.
Released from Cincinnati Jackson & Mackinaw RR lease in 1898, became part of the New York Central RR in 1930.
(Big4 after 1901)
From Cincinnati Dayton & Toledo Traction Co. in 1905, became part of the Ohio Electric Ry. in 1907.
Opened in 1891, became part of the Norfolk & Western Ry. in 1901.
Opened in 1901, became the Chicago Cincinnati & Louisville RR in 1903.
Opened in 1868, leased by the Indiana Bloomington & Western 1881-1887, then Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry. in 1890.
Opened in 1877, leased by the Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific RR(see Queen & Crescent) in 1881.
From horse cars in 1859, became the Cincinnati Transit Commission (bus only) in 1952.
Opened in 1874, became part of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry. in 1892.
From Marietta & Cincinnati RR in 1883, became the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern RR in 1889.
From the Newburyport & Amesbury StR in 1899, mergeed into Northeastern Mass. StR in 1913.
From Connotton Valley RR in 1885, conv. to standard guage in'88 and became part of the Cleveland Canton & Southern RR in 1892.
Reorg of the Marietta Pittsburgh & Cleveland RR on 24 April 1880, merged into the Toledo Columbus & Ohio River (PaCo.) In 1911.
(W&LE 1882-6, PaCo after Oct 1893)
Opened in 1850, taken over under many names as a division of the Pennsylvania Co. in 1890.
(PaCo after 1873)
Consolidated in 1903, became the Cleveland Southwestern Columbus Ry. in 1907.
From Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Delaware RR in Dec., 1881, quickly went bankrupt and reverted to former name and receivers in April,1882.
From Cleveland Mt. Vernon & Delaware 1886, became part of the Pennsylvania Co. 1911.
(PaCo after 1899)
Opened in 1913, became part of the Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co. in 1924.
Opened in 1889, became part of the New York Central RR in 1930.
(Big Four)
Opened in 1868, became part of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry. in 1889.
From Cle. Tuscarawas & Wheeling Ry. 1883, became part of the Baltimore & Ohio RR in 1909.
From Pittsb. Mt. Vernon Columbus & New London RR 1869, became the Cleveland Akron & Columbus RR briefly in 1881 and againin 1886.
Opened in 1896, abandoned in 1926.
(separate 1903-6)
From Cleveland & South-Western Traction Co. 1907, became the Cleveland Southwestern Railway & Light Co. in 1924.
From Cleveland Southwestern & Columbus RR in 1924, abandoned in 1931.
From Valley Ry. in 1895, became part of the Baltimore & Ohio RR in 1909.
(B&O)
From Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry. in 1924, became part of the Seaboard Coast Line RR in 1983.
(ACL/L&N)
A merger of commonly owned Iowa & Illinois and Davenport & Muscatine Rys. in 1916, abandoned in 1940.
Opened Jan 1904, consolidated into Spokane & Inland Empire on Jan 1, 1906.
From Union Pacific Denver & Gulf RR in 1898, became part of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR in 1981.
(CBQ after 1909)
Reorganized From the CM Ry. on 31 May 1917, abandoned after stopping trains on 5 Aug 1918.
From1908, became the New Orleans Texas & Mexico RR 1910.
(SLSF)
Acquired the Cripple Creek District Ry. before its own completion in 1900, leased to the Florence & Cripple Creek RR in 1911.
From Laramie Hahns Peak & Pacific Ry. in 1914, became the Laramie North Park & Western RR in 1924.
From Seattle & Walla Walla in 1880, became Pacific Coast RR in 1916.
(Pacific Coast Co. to 1916)
From Southern Ry. Co. inMississippi in 1920, leased by the Illinois Central Gulf RR in 1972.
Steam line built as Col. Lima & Milwaukee, opened for psgrs. 10 Apr1905, became Steam Div. of Indiana Columbus & Eastern Traction 6 Feb 1906.
(IC&ET after 1906)
From Columbus & Indiana Central, and Chicago & Great Eastern in 1869, became the Chicago St. Louis & Pittsburgh RR in 1883.
(PC&StL after 1875)
Opened in 1901, became part of the Indiana Columbus & Eastern RR in 1906.
Opened in 1901, became part of the Indiana Columbus & Eastern RR in 1906.
Opened in 1908, became part of the Columbus Delaware & Marion Electric Co. in 1931.
Opened in 1904, became the Southern Ohio Public Service Co. in 1925.
(OE 1907-21)
From S&CSL + CShawnee&H on 23 Dec 1893, reorg as RR in 1895. Resplit in 1902. The S&CSL line, which later linked the N&W-NKP merger, became part of the Pennsylvania Lines. The CSh&H became the Zanesville & Western.
Consolidated and completed in 1890. Merged with the Columbus Sandusky & Hocking RR on 23 Dec 1893.
From consolidation in 1873, covered by B&L lease of Northern RR in 1890.
(Northern RR)
Consol. of Concord + Bost. Conc. Mont. & Wh. Mts. RRs on 19 Sep 1889, leased by the Boston & Maine RR on 1 Apr 1895.
Frm Pennsylvania Traction Co. in 1899, became the Conestoga Transportation Co. in 1931.
From Conestoga Traction Co. in 1931, completed conversion to bus in 1947.
Opened in 1850, leased by the Boston & Lowell RR on 1 Jan 1887.
From Consolidated Ry. (NH), became Connecticut Transit (public) in 1976.
(NH 1907-1914, 1925-1964)
DBA line controlled by B&M after 1877 and owned outright in 1893. (B&M Form 74)
(dba of Conn. River and Vermont Valley RRs line, B&M after 1893)
Opened in 1845, leased to the B&M as the Connecticut River Line on 1 Jan 1893.
(B&M after 1893)
From Ct. Lighting & Power Co. in 1901, disbanded in 1972.
Cons. Ry. & Conn. Co. 1906-1936)
The Connecticut Valley Street Railway was chartered in 1900.Streetcar service was abandoned in 1924.
From a consolidation of Penn Central, CRRNJ, EL, L&HR, L&NE, LV, RDG and related cos. In 1976, divided between CSX + Norfolk Southern in 1998 but continued as a subcontractor for both in certain areas.
Consolidation of Cuba RR and smaller lines in 1924, became nationalized into the FN Cuba in 1956.
(FC)
From a consolidation of short lines in 1873, dba the Fall Brook Ry. after 1 Jul 1892.
(dba Fall Brook Coal Co's Rys.)
Opened in 1888, became part of the National City & Otay RR in 1906.
From Oregon Central & Eastern RR in 1898, became part of the Southern Pacific Lines in 1915.
(SP after 1911)
Reorganization of the Golden Circle as it emerged from the reorg. of the Cripple Creek Central in 1915, became part of the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Ry. in 1919.
Reorganization of the Denver & Southwestern Ry. in Sep 1904,
From 1906. Had trackage over the Crystal River RR (1910-1917) which it acq. in 1922, abandoned 1941.
From Aspen & Western (ng) RR in 1892, but did not operate until converted to standard guage in 1896, reorg ry to rr in 1898. Operation ceased 7 Dec 1919. Leased to Crystal River & San Juan RR which resumed operations in 1922.
From Erie & Genesee Valley in 1892, taken over by Genesee & Wyoming in 1984.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1939
Opened 27 Dec 1902, dba as Illinois Terminal System in 1904 and fully subsumed into IT System after 1908.
(Illinois Traction System after 1904, qv)
Opened in 1912, merged into the Clinton Davenport & Muscatine Ry. in 1916.
(United Light & Rys.)
Opened in 1903, became part of the El Paso & Southwestern RR in 1908.
(EP&NE after 1901)
Opened in 1862, became part of the Baltimore & Ohio RR in 1936.
(Big4 to 1918, then B&O)
From Ohio Electric Ry. in 1920, abandoned in 1937.
(CL&E 1931-6, Indiana 1936-7)
From Dayton & Xenia Traction Co. in 1909, became reorg. as the Dayton & Xenia Ry. in 1926.
Opened in 1900, became part of the indiana Columbus & Eastern RR in 1906.
Opened 1876, became part of the Phila. & Reading RR in 1879.
From Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.'s RR in 1899, became part of the Guilford Transportation in 1983.
From Delaware & Eastern RR in 1911, became the submerged by reservoir in 1942.
Opened in 1890, converted to bus in 1953.
(Denver [City] Tramway after 1910)
From Denver & Rio Grande RR (most NG) in 1890, became the Denver & Rio Grande Western Ry. in 1920.
Opened in 1871, became the Denver & Rio Grande RR (part NG) in 1890.
(reorg as RR 1886)
From Denver & Rio Grande RR (part NG) in 1921, purchased Southern Pacific in 1988 and adopted its name.
From Denver Northwestern & Pacific Ry. in 1913, became part of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Ry. in 1947.
Formed in Nov 1899 to lease Florence & Cripple Creek and Golden Circle RRs, F&CC:Opened in 1894, operations mostly suspended after flooding in Jul 1912, dissolved in April, 1915. GC: From 1896, leased by the F&CC in 1897, survived to become the Cripple Cr
From reorg. of Ry. (1909) in 1910, dismantled and part sold to Great Western Ry. in 1917.
From Denver South Park & Pacific RR in 1889, became part of the Colorado & Southern Ry. in 1898.
Opened in 1874, became the Denver Leadville & Gunnison RR in 1889.
UP after 1881
Opened in 1888, became part of the Union Pacific Denver & Gulf RR in 1890.
From Inter-urban Ry. in 1922, became part of the Chicago & North Western Ry. in 1984.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1949
From remnant of Wabash St. Louis & Pacific Ry. in 1892, became part of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul RR in 1899.
From Lima Northern RR in 1897, purchased out of bankruptcy as the Detroit Southern RR on 23 May 1901.
From Detroit & Pontiac RR in 1860, became reorganized after 1875 bankruptcy into the Detroit Grand Haven & Milwaukee RR in 1878.
From Rapid Railway System in May 1900, merged into Detroit United Lines in Dec 1900.
Opened in 1912, , bankrupt in 1922 and reorg. as freight only Detroit Caro & Sandusky RR in 1925.
From Detroit & Milwaukee RR in 1878, became part of the Grand Trunk Western RR in 1928.
From Detroit Lansing & Northern RR in 1897, became part of the Pere Marquette RR in 1900.
From Detroit Ypsilanti Ann Arbor & Jackson Ry. in 1907, became part of the Michigan Electric Ry. in 1928.
(Det. United 1907-1925)
From Detroit Lansing & Lake Michigan RR in 1876, became the Detroit Grand Rapids & Western RR in 1897.
Opened in 1880, became part of the Duluth South Shore & Atlantic RR in 1886.
From Toledo & Monroe Ry., which was extended to Detroit in 1904, acquired by Detroit United on 1 Mar 1906 became the Eastern Michigan Toledo RR in 1928.
(DU 1906-27)
From Detroit & Lima Northern Ry. in June, 1901, added the Ohio Southern; after bankruptcy (1904) became the Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR in May 1905.
From Detroit Southern RR in 1905, became part of the Grand Trunk Western RR in 1983.
(PRR 1931-73, GTW after 1979)1931,1954m
From Cincinnati Jackson & Mackinaw RR in 1897, split into parts of the LS&MS + MC in 1905.
(D&LN 1897, CinN 1898-1902)
Opened in 1898, became taken over by Detroit United Lines and operated as the Detroit Jackson & Chicago Ry. in 1907.
Opened in 1885, when timber lease expired, eqpt. moved to Newport & Sherman's Valley RR 1890.
From Windsor & Annapolis Ry. about in 1895, became part of the CP Rail in 1990.
(CP since 1912)
From Duluth Missabe & Northern Ry. in 1937, bacame part of Great Lakes Transportation in 2001.
Opened in 1907, became part of the Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific RR (but continued to use that name inCanada till 1917 in 1912.
Opened in 1886, became part of the Soo Line (1961-1966) RR in 1961.
From extension of Duluth Rainy Lake & Winnipeg Ry. compl. in 1913, .
(CNor,CN)
Opened in 1872, became part of the New York Central System in 1914.
(NYC&HR,LS&MS)
From Cape Fear & Northern 1906, became part of the Seaboard Coast Line RR in 1976.
Opened in 1869, became the Newburgh Dutchess & Connecticut RR in 1877.
(NYB&M 1872-4)
From 1903, operated as prt of Williamsport & North Branch 1901-21, abandoned 1928.
(Williamsport & North Branch RR 1901-21)
From consolidation in 1869, became part of the Southern Ry. in 1894.
(SOU 1887-8)
From Detroit Monroe & Toledo Short Line Ry. in 1928, abandoned in 1932.
(East. Mich.)
From consolidation of three lines in 1902, became bankrupt in 1904, reorg. & split into the Cleve. & E. Trac. and Cleve. Young. & E. in 1910.
Opened in 1912, became part of the Northern Alberta Rys. in 1929.
(CP 1921-5; AGL after 1927)
From Edmonton Radial Ry. (briefly "Transp. Sys.") in 1946, converted to bus 1951. Introduced LRT 1978.
Opened 1898, comprising the EP&NE RR (Texas) and Ry. (New Mexico) leased to the El Paso & Southwestern RR 1 May 1908.
Opened in 1902, became part of the El Paso & Southwestern RR in 1908.
(EP&NE)
from the Arizona & Southeastern RR (and related Phelps Dodge properties) in July 1901, became part of the Southern Pacific Lines on 1 Nov 1924.
Became the Untied Traction, Cohoes, Troy & New Eng., Hud. Val., Schenec., FJ&G in .
(Albany area)
Opened in 1915, became the Minnesota Western RR in 1924.
Opened in 1906, became part of the ElginBelvedere & Rockford RR in 1927.
From Lexington & Big Sandy RR in 1872, was operated as a dba division of co-owned C&O, then leased by the NN&MV in 1892.
(C&O)
Opened in 1906, bought by Elmira Power & Light in 1907 and fully merged in 1916.
From Utica Ithaca & Elmira Ry. in 1884, became part of the Lehigh Valley RR in 1896.
From Syracuse Lake Shore & Northern line of Empire State Utilities in 1917, converted to bus in 1931.
Clifford Beebe took control of the RS&E,BL&R,SLS&N,A&S,A&N,S&SB,N&M in 1911, named them the Empire United Rys. in 1913. Dispersed in 1916.
From Ephrata & Lebanon St. Ry. (1912) in 1915 acquired by the Lancaster Ephrata & Lepanon in 1924.
Opened in 1858, taken over as a division of the Pennsylvania Co. in 1890.
(PaCo after 1870)
Opened in 1891, became the Northwestern Pennsylvania Ry. in 1912.
From Erir & Delaware Lackawanna & Western RRs in 1960, merged into the Conrail in 1976.
Opened in 1891, became the Northwestern Pennsylvania Ry. in 1912.
(dba Erie Edinboro & Cambridge Springs)
Opened 1916, became the Evansv. ind. & Terre Haute sub of the Big 4 in 1920.
Opened in 1897, merged into the Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR in 1911.
(SLSF [C&EI] after 1904)
From Evansville St. Ry. in 1901, to Evansville & Southern Indiana Traction Co. in 1906.
From Evansville & Princeton Traction Co. in 1906, became the Evansville & Southern Indian Traction Co. in 1908.
Consolidation in 1899, converted to bus 26 Jan 1926.
(New Hampshire Traction/Electric Rys. 1901-1906)
Opened in 1859, consolidated as the Fall Brook Ry. In July 1892, became part of the New York Central & Hudson River RR on 1 May 1899.
DBA of the consolidation of Fall Brook Coal Co's Rys. On 1 Jul 1892 under the Corning C&A, became part of the New York Central & Hudson River RR on 1 May 1899.
(DBA of Corning Cowanesque & Antrim after 1892)
Opened in 1918 and completed in 1921, became the Camilo Cienfuegos Div. of FN Cuba in 1960..
(electric)
From split of KCM&O in 1929, nationalized in 1940 and became the Chihuahua-Pacific in 1955.
Opened in 1905, became part of the Ferdinand & Huntingburg Ry. in 1987.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1940
Opened in 1843, became part of the Boston & Maine RR in 1900.
Opened in 1894, operations mostly suspended after flooding in Jul 1912, dissolved in April, 1915.
(D&SW 1903-4, Cripple Creek Cent. 1904-1915)
Opened in 1894, became part of the Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs Ry. in 1915.
Issued to promote Robert Benchey's book Pluck and Luck.
From Florida Railway & Navigation RR in 1889, became part of the Seaboard Air Line Ry. in 1900.
Consolidation of three roads in 1884, became part of the Florida Central & Peninsular RR in 1889.
Opened in 1881, leased by the Jacksonville Tampa & Key West Ry. in 1889.
(JT&KW 1889-95, SF&W 1896-1903)
From Florida Transit Co. in 1883, consolidated into Florida Ry. & Nav. Co. in 1884.
From Atlantic Gulf & West India Transit RR, became the Florida Transit & Peninsular RR in 1883.
Rescued abandoned Denver & Interurban local lines, last Birney car operation in US, discontinued in 1951.
Opened in 1907, became part of the Chicago & North Western Ry. in 1971.
From Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Ry. in 1911, became the Indiana Service Corp. in 1919.
From Toledo & Chicago Interurban Ry. in 1913, became part of the indiana Service Corp. in 1924.
Opened in 1904, became the Fort Wayne & Northern indiana Traction Co. in 1911.
Opened in 1881, became part of the Lake Erie & Western RR in 1890.
From breakup of Ohio Electric Ry. in 1921, became the Fort Wayne-Lima RR in 1927.
Opened in 1882, became the Fort Worth & Denver RR in 1951.
(UPD&G 1891-9, C&S 1902-51)
From Fort Worth & Denver City Ry. (C&S) in 1951, became part of the Burlington Northern Ry. in 1982.
From Waxahachie Tap RR in 1881, absorbed by the H&TC in 1901
From 1887, controlled and eventually merged into SL-SF in 1937.
(SLSF after 1902)
From Kentucky Midland in 1897, owned by L&N 1909-1912, abandoned in 1986.
(L&N 1909-1912)
Opened in 1884, became part of the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR in 1908.
Opened in 1871 and leased to the Sioux City & Pacific. Both leased by the C&NW in 1884 and absorbed in 1903.
(SC&P until 1884, C&NW after 1884)
Opened in 1910, became the Gulf Coast Lines 1 Jun 1916.
(SLSF)
From Gainesville Jefferson & Southern (NG) in 1904, merged into Seaboard Sys. in 1984.
(SAL)
From Galesburg & Oneida Electric Ry. in 1902, to Kewanee Public Service Co. in 1924.
From Buffalo Bayou Brazos & Colorado Ry. (1850) in 1870, leased by SP 1885-95, became part of the Texas & New Orleans RR (SP) in 1927.
(SP after 1881, leased 1885-95)
From Galveston LaPorte & Houston RR in 1899, became part of the Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio in 1905.
From Chicago-New York Electric Air Line and Gary & Interurban RY 28 Jan 1913, split in 1917 into Gary & Valparaiso Ry. and Gary St. Ry.
From reconsol. of Gary & Valparaiso Ry. and Gary Street Ry. in 1925, interurban abandoned in 1938, city lines converted to bus in 1947.
Opened in 1878, leased by the CC&A dba Fall Brook Ry. on 1 Jul 1892.
From Georgetown & Lanes RR in 1887, acquired by the Carolina Atlantic & Western Ry. in early 1915.
From Savannah Americus & Montgomery RR in 1895, became part of the Seaboard Air Line RR/Ry. in 1901.
Opened in 1888, became part of the Seaboard Air Line Ry. in 1900.
(R&G)
From consolidation of Darien & Western and others in 1906, to Collins & Ludowici in 1919.
From Ga. Ry. & Electric Co. in 1912, became Southeastern Power and Light Company in 1926
Opened in 1888, merged into the Norfolk Southern Corp. in 1982.
(SOU after 1903)
From Albany & Northern RR in 1910, became the Albany & Northern RR in 1942.
Opened in 1894, became part of the Arizona Eastern RR in 1909.
(SP after 1901)
From Glendale & Eagle Rock (1909) in 1910, abandoned in 1930.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1930
From 1896, leased by the F&CC in 1897, survived to become the Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs Ry.in 1915
From Grafton Center RR (1874) in 1888, electrified 1902-1946, in operation as of 2009.
(Electric Psgr but classified as steam)Psgr. Svc. ended 1928
From Grand Rapids Holland & Lake Michigan Rapid Ry. (1902), leased by Michigan Ry. (1916-1924), abandoned 1926.
(Michigan Ry. 1916-1924)
From Grand Trunk Ry. in 1918, became part of the Grand Trunk Ry. in 1920.
Opened in 1903, became part of the Canadian National Rys. in 1921.
(CN after 1919)
From about in 1850, merged into the Canadian National & Grand Trunk Western Rys. in 1923.
From Chicago & Grand Trunk Ry. in 1900, commuter operations taken over to SEMTA in 1974.
(CN)
From CH&D's leasing of PM in 1905, became the separate identities againin 1906.
(CH&D,PM,CC&L)
Opened in 1890, became Montana Great Northern Ry. (Great Northern) in 1903.
(GN after 1902)
Became part of the Illinois Central RR in 1882.
(IC after 1882)
From W&A trade name, ref. NY-NO route in 1877, disbanded in 1886.
(1877-86) (see W&A)
DBA of VM+N&W+ETV&G as of 13 Mar 1887, soon disbanded as partners went different ways by 1890.
(1887-89) (VM N&W ETV&G)
From St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry. in 1890, merged into the Burlington Northern Ry. in 1970.
Opened in 1901, became amalgamated into the Canadian Northern Quebec Ry. in 1906.
Opened in 1915, became private carrier of the Winnipeg Water & Waste Dept. inabout 1993.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1983
From Green Bay Winona & St. Paul RR in 1896, acquired by Wisconsin Central RR (CN) in 1993.
Frm Fox River Electric Railway Co. in 1905, became part of Wisconsin Public Service Co. in 1911.
Opened in 1897, destroyed in 1900, rebuilt by 1903, operated by the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe Ry. after 1912 1912.
(AT&SF after 1912)
From Frisco Coast Lines in 1915, leased by the Missouri Pacific Lines in 1924.
(St.LB&M + NOT&M)
Opened in 1876, became part of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. in 1934.
(ATSF)
From Flint River & Gulf in 1908, reclaimed earlier name of Hawkinsville & Florida Southern RR in 1911.
The New Orleans Mobile & Chicago RR was reorganized in 1917, as the GM&N and merged into the Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR in 1940.
From Coast Ry. of Nova Scotia (1897) in 1899, absorbed by the Halifax & South-Western Ry. on May 25, 1905.
Opened in 1896, abandoned in 1931.
(GT 1902-4, Hamilton CPL&T 1902-07, Dominion P&T 1907-31)
Opened in 1910, sold to the Moorefield & Virginia RR in 1912 (B&O on 1 Jul 1914)
From New York Boston & Montreal Ry. (CV) in 1876, became the Lebanon Springs RR in 1881.
From Harriman Coal & Iorn RR in 1895, finally folded into CNO&TP in 1970.
(CNO&TP 1906-70)
From Connecticut Valley RR in 1880, became part of the New York New Haven & Hartford RR in 1887.
From Connecticut Western RR in 1881, became the Central New England & Western RR. in 1889.
Northern Pacific leased the Everett & Monte Cristo Ry. (1893) in 1903, spun off on 11 May 1915. Impractical to maintain, it was abandoned 1935.
(NP 1903-25)
Opened in 1849, became part of the New York & New England RR in 1878.
(BH&E 1868-72)
From 1905, operated as part of Unidos de la Habana (FC) after 1907.
(Unidos de la Habana after 1907)
From Enterprise Lumber Co. in 1896, Flint River & Gulf 1904-8, Gulf Line 1908-12, became Ga. Ashburn Sylvester & Camilla in 1921.
(Flint River & Gulf 1904-8, Gulf Line 1908-12)
Opened in 1918 and completed in 1921, became the Camilo Cienfuegos Div. of FN Cuba in 1960..
Railroad of the City of San Francisco to service Hetch Hetchy Dam. Ceased being a common carrier in 1925. Never in the Guide.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1924
From Carolina & Yadkin River RR in 1923, now jointly owned by NS and CSX.
From Columbus Hocking Valley & Toledo RR in 1899, became part of the Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. in 1930.
From Fitchburg + Troy & Boston RRs in 1875, became part of the Fitchburg RR in 1887.
From 1891, merged into Hornell Traction Co. in 1910.
Opened in 1907, became part of the Missouri Pacific Lines in 1956.
(MKT 1921-2, NOT&M/MP after)
Opened 1892 (ng till 1894), became part of the T&NO (Southern Pacific Sunset Central Lines) in 1927.
(T&NO after 1893)
Opened in 1857, became part of the T&NO (Southern Pacific Sunset Central Lines) in 1927.
(T&NO after 1893)
Opened in 1877, became part of the T&NO (Southern Pacific Sunset Central Lines) in 1927.
(T&NO after 1893)
The Essex Div. was the Sandwich, Windsor & Amherstburg Ry. under operating contract by Hydro from 1920 to1934.
The Indianapolis Bloomington & Western RR went bankrupt in 1887, became the Ohio Indiana & Western RR. The leased Cin. San. & Cle. resumed independent operation.
Opened in 1852, merged into the Illinois Central Gulf RR in 1972, dropped Gulf in 1988, acquired by CN in 1998.
(ICG 1972-1988)
From Illinois Traction System in 1928, became part of the Norfolk & Western Ry. in 1981.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1956
Opened in 1904, as holding co. based on Danville Urbana & Champaign, became Ill. Traction Inc. (still dba IT Syatem) in 1923 and Illinois Terminal RR Sys. in 1928.
From Illinois Valley Traction Co. in 1904, became the Chicago Ottawa & Peoria RR in 1908.
From Indianapolis Bloomington & Western RR in 1879, lost its leased lines and became the Ohio indiana & Western RR in 1887.
From Appleyard System 14 Apr 1906, leased to Ohio Electric Ry. from 31 Aug 1907 to dissolution in 1922, became part of the Cincinnati & Lake Erie RR in 1929.
(OE 1907-1922)
From Indianapolis Decatur & Western RR in 1894, became the Cincinnati Indianapolis & Western RR (CH&D) in 1902.
Opened in 1882, became the Chicago indiana & Southern RR (NYC) in 1906.
(LSMS after 1902)
From Union Traction Co. of Indiana in 1904, became part of the Union Traction Co. of indiana in 1905.
From KM&WT + KF&W in 1912, became the Northern indiana Power Co. in 1922.
From Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana RR in 1920, became part of the Indiana RR in 1930.
Leased the Union Traction Co. of Indiana in 1903, reverted to Union Traction Co. of indiana in 1912.
(lessor of the Union Traction Co. 1903-12)
Opened in 1903, became the indianapolis & Southeastern RR in 1928.
Opened in 1900, became part of the Terre Haute indianapolis & Eastern RR in 1907.
Opened in 1903, became part of the Terre Haute indianapolis & Eastern RR in 1907.
Opened in 1903, became part of the Terre Haute indianapolis & Eastern RR in 1907.
Opened in 1902, became part of the Terre Haute indianapolis & Eastern RR in 1907.
From Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Co. in 1928, abandoned in 1932.
Opened in 1867, leased the St.LA&TH mainline in 1882 and became part of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry. in 1889.
(CCC&I)
From consolidation in 1869, reorganized as the Indiana Bloomington & Western RR in 1879.
(see also Indiana...)
From Indianapolis & Cincinnati and Lafayette & Indianapolis in 1867, became the Cincinnati Indianapolis Louisville & Chicago in 1880
Opened in 1903, became the Louisville & Northern Ry. & Lighting Co. in 1905.
Opened in 1907, became the indianapolis Crawfordsville & Danville RR, then THI&E in 1912.
From Indiana & Illinois Central RR in 1875, became the Indianapolis Decatur & Western RR in 1887.
(IB&W 1882-85)
Opened in 1906, became part of the Union Traction Co. in 1912.
From half the Spokane & Inland Empire RR in 1919, became the Spokane Coeur d'Alene & Palouse (GN) in 1927.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1927
Opened in 1873, became the International-Great Northern RR (MP) in 1922.
Opened in 1910, became part of the intercolonial Ry. in 1912.
From Guatemala Central RR in 1912, taken over by FC de Guatemala (FEGUA) in 1968.
Consolidated in 1902, psgr service ended 1937, freight taken over by Erie in 1948.
(Elec.)
Opened in 1922, became part of the Missouri Pacific Lines in 1956.
(NOT&M/MP)
Chartered in 1888 and completed in 1891, leased by the National RR of Mexico in 1904.
Formed to acquire interurbans north of Louisvlle in 1912. consolidated the in 1921, became the Public Service Co. of indiana in 1931.
From Park Point Traction Co. in 1898, became part of the Duluth St. Ry. in 1917.
(MN)
Consolidation of three Cincinnati lines (New Richmond, Bethel, Lebanon) that all were ended by 1922.
Opened in 1904, became part of the Clinton Davenport & Muscatine Ry. in 1916.
(United Light & Rys. after 1913)
From Central Iowa Ry. in 1889, became part of the Minneapolis & St. Louis RR in 1912.
Opened in 1887, became part of the Canadian Northern RR in 1914.
(Can. Nor. after 1906)
Opened in 1903, became part of Michigan United Traction Co. in 1906.
From Jacksonville Louisville & St. Louis Ry. on 1 Jul 1896, became part of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR in 1905.
From Jacksonville Southeastern Line in 1890, became the Jacksonville & St. Louis Ry. in 1896.
Organized by the JSE to control the JSE, CP&StL and LC&W, split up in 1890
From Jacksonville Northwestern & Southeastern Ry. in 1879, part of Jacksonville Southestern Line in 1887
Opened in 1883, became the Jacksonville St. Augustine & Indian River RR in 1893.
From Jacksonville St. Augustine & Halifax River RR in 1893, became the Florida East Coast Ry. in 1895.
Opened in 1884, became part of the Savannah Florida & Western Ry. in 1899.
From Jamestown & Lake Erie Ry. in 1899, reorganized as the Jamestown Chautauqua & Lake Erie Ry1900.
From Chautauqua Lake Ry. in 1894, reorganized as the Jamestown & Chautauqua Ry. in 1899.
Leased the Jamestown & Chautauqua Ry. in 1902, bought out of bankruptcy and electrified by the Jamestown Westfield & Northwestern RR1913.
From Jamestown Chautauqua & Lake Erie Ry. (steam) in 1913, abandoned in 1950.
Opened 1866, became part of the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry. (PCo) in 1890.
From Joliet Plainfield & Aurora (1903), split under receivership in 1914 into Aurora Plainfield & Joliet and Joliet & Eastern.
From a street ry consolidation in 1907, became the Joplin-Pittsburg (steam) RR in 1951.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1930
Opened in 1906, abandoned in 1924.
(MU 1911-16, but never electrified)
From Kanawha & Ohio RR in 1890, became part of the New York Central RR in 1922.
(T&OC 1895-1903, HV/C&O 1904-14, T&OC 1915-22)
Opened in 1905, became part of the New York Central RR in 1922.
(K&M after 1917)
From the Parkersburg Marietta & Interurban Ry. in 1920, becane the Monongahela Traction Co. in 1920.
Opened in 1896, converted to standard guage before 1910, discontinued in 1931, abandoned in 1945.
From Kansas City - Leavenworth Ry. in May 1905, became the Kansas City Leavenworth & Western Ry. in 1920.
From Chicago Kansas City & Texas Ry. in 1893, acq. by Kansas City & Northtern Connecting RR. in 1897.
From KCS built this as their own access to KC in in 1929, Opened in 1929.
From Kansas City & Atlantic Ry. in 1897, became the Kansas City Peoria & Chicago Ry. in 1901.
(KCP&G 1897-9)
Dummy line acquired from KC & Southeastern (1887) in 1897. Operated by the KCP&L (Metropolitan St. Ry.) from c1907 until its bankruptcy in 1911 and thrown into that receivership in 1915.
(KC Interurban 1898-1903)
Opened in 1885, became part of the St. Louis & San Francisco RR in 1924.
(KCFS&M 1888-1901)
Opened in 1879, became part of the Kansas City Fort Scott & Memphis RR in 1888.
From Kansas City Fort Scott & Gulf RR in 1888, became part of the St. Louis & San Francisco RR in 1901.
From Kansas City Lawrence & Southern RR in 1880, became part of the Southern Kansas Ry. in 1883.
From Leavenworth Lawrence & Galveston in 1879, became Kansas City Lawrence & Southern Kansas Ry. in 1880
Partially opened about 1906, suspended operations in 1928, which were briefly resumed by the Kansas City Merriam & Shawnee RR
Reorganization of Kansas City - Western in 1920, abandoned in 1938.
From consolidation in 1887, became absorbed by the St. Louis & San Francisco RR in 1902.
(KCFS&M)
Resurrected the suspended operation of the Kansas City Lawrence & Topeka Electric RR 6 May 1928, abandoned in 1934. The passenger service was operated under contract by KC Pub. Serv. Co. and never mentioned in the Guide.
Opened in 1902, became part of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. in 1929.
From Kansas City Wyandotte & Northwestern RR in 1895, became part of the Missouri Pacific Lines Opened in 1901 to 1917, abandoned1919.
MP (1901-1917)
Opened in 1891, became part of the St. Louis & San Francisco RR in 1900.
From Kansas City & Northern Connecting RR in 1901, purchased on 1 Oct 1902 by the Quincy Omaha & Kansas City RR.
From Kansas City Fort Smith & Southern Ry. in 1893, became succeeded by the Kansas City Southern Ry. in 1900.
Reorg. of Kansas City Rys. after bitter strike; converted to bus by 1957.
Opened in 1886, became the Kansas City North Western Ry. in 1895.
From Missouri Oklahoma & Gulf Ry. in 1920, leased by the Texas & Pacific Ry. in 1964.
Opened in 1890, electrified Opened in 1905 to 1911 and abandoned in 1924.
Acquired The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Co. interurban rail services in 1943- 1945, sold them to Milwaukee Rapid Transit & Speedrail Co in 1949.
(Northern Greyhound after 1948)
Built to serve their company town by Swift & Co., abandoned about 1932
From 1859, reorg. as Ry. after 1887; became part of the Louisville & Nashville in Feb 1891.
From Lexington & Interurban Rys.(Opened in 1905) in 1911, abandoned in 1934.
From Wabash St. Louis & Pacific Ry. in 1896, became part of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR in 1901.
Opened in 1891, became part of the Green Bay & Western RR in 1969.
(GB&W)
Opened in 1902, became part of the indiana Rys. & Light Co. in 1912.
Alberta Gov't takeover of Lacombe and Blindman Valley Electric Ry. in 1918, acquired by the CP in 1928.
Opened in 1905, became partly abandoned, and part to the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific RR in 1933.
Opened in 1879, became part of the New York Chicago & St. Louis RR (Nickel Plate Road) in 1922.
(LS&MS/NYC Lines after 1901)
Organized to revive the Bruce Mines & Algoma in 1913, suspended service in 1921 and abandoned in 1927.
Opened in 1869, became part of the New York Central RR in 1914.
(NYC&HR after 1898)
Opened in 1900, became part of the SP in 1925, standard guaged in 1926, abandoned in 1943.
Opened in 1887, abandoned in 1964. Lake Erie Limestone carrier.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1930
From startup in 1892, operated by Duluth Street Ry. by 1897 and both were consol. into Duluth-Superior Traction Co. in June, 1900.
From Colorado Wyoming & Eastern Ry. in 1924, became part of the Union Pacific Ry. in 1951.
Reorg. of the Kansas Central RR out of the UP in 1897, again fully absorbed by the UP in 1908
(UP)
From Harlem Ext. RR So. Coal Transp. in 1881, operated as NYR&M 1885-9 and became Chatham & Lebanon Valley RR in 1899.
(NYR&M 1885-89)
Opened in 1867, leased by the Central RR of New Jersey in 1871.
(see Lehigh Coal & Nav. Co.)
From Penn. Poughkeepsie & Boston, after temporary operation by the LV and NYS&W in 1895, abandoned in 1961.
(LV to 1895)
Opened in 1840, leased by the Central RR of New Jersey in 1871.
L&S opened in 1840; all leased by the Central RR of New Jersey in 1871.
From Philadelphia & Lehigh Valley Traction Co. in 1903, became Lehigh Valley Transit Co. in 1903.
From Augusta Winthrop & Gardiner Ry. in 1908, failed, and reorg. as Androscoggin& Kennebec Ry. in 1919.
Fromn Lexington & West Cambridge in 1868, absorbed by Boston & Lowell in 1870.
Joint service launched in 1929, but all participants met their demise in 1932.
From Ohio Electric Ry. in 1919, became part of the Cincinnati & Lake Erie RR in 1929.
Split from CP&StL in 1900, which ended control 30 June 1904, acq. by C&NW in Jan 1958.
(CP&StL 1900-1904)
Opened in 1883, became the Quincy Carrolton & St. Louis RR in 1899.
(JSEL 1890-1895)
Opened in 1839, became part of the Pittsburgh Cincinnati& St. Louis RR in 1869.
Opened in 1869, became part of the St Louis Iron Mountain& Southern Ry. in 1894.
(SLIM&S after 1890)
Opened in 1899, became part of the Choctaw Oklahoma & Gulf RR in St Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Ry. in 1910.
From LRPB&NO and MO&RR in 1875, became part of the St Louis Iron Mountain& Southern Ry. in 1887.
From Live Oak & Perry in 1905, became part of Live Oak Perry & South Georgia on 1972.
(SOU after 1954)
From Live Oak Perry & Gulf and S. Ga. RRs in 1972, absorbed by Norfolk Southern Corp.in 1994.
Opened in 1925 (psgr svc-1928), operating as of 2012.
(International Paper Co.)Psgr. Svc. ended Sep-29
From Redondo Ry. in 1896, electrified by 1903, acquired and standard-guaged by the Pacific Electric Ry. in 1910.
(Narrow guage)
From San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake RR in 1916, became part of the Union Pacific Ry. in 1936.
(UP after 1917)
From San Diego Pacific Beach & La Jolla Ry. in 1906, discontinued in 1917.
Opened in 1885, became part of the California Southern RR in 1887.
Took over Metropolitan Coach and LA Transit in 1958, last interurban line replaced by bus in 1961.
From Pasadena & Pacific Ry. In 1898, merged into the Pacific Electric Ry. in 1911.
From Los Angeles Pasadena & Glendale RR in 1891, became the San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake RR in 1901.
From Louisiana Ry. and Navigation Co. of Texas (LR&N) in 1930, became part of the Louisiana & Arkansas Lines in 1939.
(L&A)
From Shreveport & Red River Valley RR in 1903, became part of the Louisiana & Arkansas Lines in 1929.
From Missouri Kansas & Texas RR/Ry. in 1923, became the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway of Texas (L&A) in 1930.
(LR&N)
Opened in 1880, merged into T&NO (Southern Pacific Sunset Central LInes) in 1927.
(T&NO after 1885)
From merger of L&N and Nashvill & Decatur in 1872, renamed L&N by 1878.
Opened in 1854, became part of the Seaboard System in 1983.
(L&GS 1871-1878)
Opened in 1905, became part of the Interstate Public Service Co. in 1912.
(Interstate after 1912)
Opened in 1903, became part of the Interstate Public Service Co. in 1912.
(Interstate after 1912)
From Louisville Evansville & St. Louis RR in 1889, became part of the Southern Ry. in 1901.
From Louisville New Albany & St. Louis RR in 1881, became part of the Louisville Evansville & St. Louis consol. RR in 1889.
From Louisville St. Louis & Texas RR in 1888, became part of the Louisville & Nashville RR in 1929.
Opened in 1859, became the Chicago indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) Ry. in 1898.
Opened in 1884, became acq. by the Ill. Cent. and merged into their previously non-operating sub. the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RR in 1892.
Opened in 1888, leased by the ETV&G 1 Jul 1890 and merged with it into the Southern in 1894.
(ETV&G from 1890)
Opened in 1888, became the Louisville Henderson & St. Louis RR in 1896.
Consolidated in 1892. became part of Boston & Northern St. Ry. in 1902
Consolidation of Mahoning Valley Electric Ry. and others in 1905, becamne the Penn Ohio Electic Co. in 1920.
(Republic Ry. & Lt. after 1911)
Consolidation of Youngstown St. Ry. and Mahoning Valley Electric Ry. in 1896, became the Mahoning and Shenango Ry. & Lt. in 1905.
From Manchester St. Rys. in 1925, acquired by the Public Service Co, in 1926.
From a reorganization in 1884, electrified and then leased to the Interborough Rapid Transit Co. in 1903.
Opened in 1913, became the Richland Public Service Co. in 1918.
Opened in 1903, became the Mansfield Public Utility & Service Co. in 1913.
From Marcellus Electric [not] RR in 1905, abandoned in 1959.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1917
From Maricopa Phoenix & Salt River Valley RR in 1908, became part of the Arizona Eastern RR in 1909.
From Toledo & Ohio Central Extension RR in 1900, acquired by the NYC in 1916.
From Marion Bluffton & Eastern Traction Co. in 1914, became part of the indiana Service Corp. in 1926.
Reorg. of Newark & Marion Ry., acquired by the PRR in 1930, when electrification and passenger svc. ended.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1930
Bought these isolated local lines From Indiana RR in 1933, converted to bus in 1947.
Opened in 1872, became part of the Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Ry. in 1887.
From Maryland Delaware & Virginia Ry. in 1924, became the Maryland & Delaware Seacoast RR in 1932.
From Queen Anne's RR in 1905, split into the B&E + M&DC in 1924.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1931
In 1908, Maryland Electric took control and converted to electric; acquired by Washington Baltimore & Annapolis RR in 1921.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1950
Ry. from Mason City & Clear Lake Traction Co. (1897) in May 1904. Renamed "RR" under People's Gas control 19 Jul 1910. Became the Iowa Terminal RR in 1961.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1936
Mule powered Opened in 1827 to 1846, abandoned in 1937.
(LC&N to 1874, CNJ 1874-1929)
Opened in 1903, became part of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Ry. in 1912.
From Memphis Paris & Gulf RR in 1910, became the Graysonia Nashville & Ashdown RR in 1922.
Opened in 1885, became the Meriden Waterbury & Connecticut River RR (NY&NE 1892-6) in 1889.
From Meriden & Cromwell RR in 1889, became part of the New York New Haven & Hartford RR in 1898.
(NY&NE 1892-6)
Reorg. of Regional Transp. Auth. in 1984; dba Metra.
1965 Transit Authority introduced rail in 1979.
Pax operations sold by Pacific Electric in 1953, taken over by the Los Angeles MTA in 1958.
Northern extension of street ry. began in 1890, bacame part of Toronto & York Radial Ry. inlate 1904.
(Canadian)
From Boston Elevated Ry. in 1948, to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in 1964.
From Metorpolitan Coach Lines (with only the Long Beach line remaining) in 1958, Opened in 1961.
Inc. in 1880 and completed in 1884, folded into the Nat'l Rys.of Mexico in 1909.
(Juarez Route)
Started in 1883 and comoleted in 1892, became the Nat'l Rys.of Mexico in 1910.
(Eagle Pass Route)
Opened in 1884, became part of the Cincinnati Jackson & Mackinaw RR (emerging as the DT&M in 1897) in 1887.
Opened in 1846, became part of the New York Central RR in 1930.
(NYCHR-NYC 1890-1930)
From Michigan Traction Co. in 1900, abandoned in 1928.
(leased by MU 1906-23, ME after 1923)
From amalgamation in 1906, leased to Michigan United Traction Co. in 1912
(leased by MUT 1912-1916, MRy 1916-1921)
Leased Michigan United Rys. from 1912 to 1916 when lease assigned to Michigan Ry. (to 1921).
From a Susquehanna branch in 1913, became the Middletown & New Jersey in 1947.
Opened in 1904, became part of the Texas & Pacific Ry. in 1967.
Psgr. Svc. ended Oct-34
Opened in 1897, became the Mount Tamalpais & Muir Woods Ry. in 1913.
Opened in 1870, became part of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. in 1893.
(WC 1873-1882)
From The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Co. in 1953, converted to bus by 1958.
Opened in 1873, became part of the Chicago & North Western Ry. in 1893.
Opened in 1905, became part of the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Co. The in 1928.
From 1913, to Minneapolis Anoka & Cuyana Range RR which electrified it in 1915.
Opened in 1886, became the Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. (Soo) in 1888.
Interurban subsidiary formed by TCRT in 1910, continued to operate as Twin City Lines .
From Minneapolis & Northern Ry. (steam) in 1915, abandoned in 1971.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1939
Opened in 1878, became part of the Minneapolis Street Ry.(TwinCity Lines) in 1887.
From Minneapolis St. Paul Rochester & Dubuque [not] Electric Traction Co. in 1918, became part of the Soo Line RR in 1982.
From Red Lake Transp. (1898) logging road on 28 Jun 1904, abandoned in 1938.
Opened in 1884, became the Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. (Soo) in 1881.
From Minneapolis Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic RR in 1888, became the Soo Line RR in 1961.
(CP)
Opened in 1910, became the Minneapolis Northfield & Southern RR in 1918.
From Brainerd & Northern Minnesota Ry. in 1901, became part of the Northern Pacific Ry. in 1941.
(NP)
Opened in 1916, intended to extend to Int'l Falls, abandoned in 1940.
From Electric Short Line Ry. 1 May 1924, abandoned in 1959.
(MN&S 12/1927-1956, MStL/CNW after 1956)Psgr. Svc. ended 10-Sep-47
Opened in 1855, became part of the New Orleans St. Louis & Chicago RR in 1874.
From Missouri & North Arkansas Ry. in 1935, split into the small short lines in 1949.
Opened in 1869, mostly became the Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR in 1923, and the O-A-A Ry. in 1924.
The Pacific RR under A&P lease, in 1874, became the Missouri Pacific Ry. in 1876.
From the Pacific RR under A&P lease, in 1876, merged with SLIMS into the Missouri Pacific RR in 1917.
From Dakota Pacific in 1905, became the Rapid City Black Hills & Western in 1909
From Illinois Southern RR in 1921, became part of the Missouri Pacific Lines in 1978.
(MP after 1929)
From Adirondack & St. Lawrence Ry. on 22 Jun 1892, bought by the New York Central & Hudson River RR in Aug 1892 and absorbed in 1893.
(NYC&HR 1892-3)
From Chicago Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) Ry. in 1956, became part of the Louisville & Nashville RR in 1971.
From Monongahela Power & Ry. Co. in 1923, became the City Lines of West Va. in 1944.
Opened in 1869, merged into T&NO (Southern Pacific Sunset Central Lines) in 1927.
(T&NO after 1885)
Opened in 1903, acquired by the B&O in 1919 and absorbed in 1922.
(B&O after 1919)
From Morgantown & Dunkard Valley RR in 1913, became the Scotts Run RR in 1924.
(Monongahela after 1921)
Narrow guage from 1889 to1892, remnant to B&O in 1931.
From Saratoga Mt. McGregor & Lake George RR in 1889, became the Saratoga & Mt. McGregor RR in 1897.
From Mill Valley & Mount Tamalpais Scenic Ry. in 1913, abandoned in 1930.
dba of Cleveland Akron & Columbus RR
From a takeover of the Geary St. line in 1912, operating as a transit authority as of 2011.
Opened in 1911, became part of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming RR in 1924.
From Muscatine North & South RR in 1916, cut back to a switching terminal (Burlington Muscatine & Northwestern) in 1925.
From Gulf Florida & Alabama in 1922, absorbed by SLSF in 1928.
Government consolidation in 1909, privatized into Ferromex (freight only) in 1997.
From Napierville Jct. & Quarry Co. in 1888, absorbed by D&H in 1970.
(D&H after 1907)
Opened in 1876, operation suspended in 1981.
(Rhode Island Co. @1916)Psgr. Svc. ended 1952
Consolidated in 1838, leased by the B&L from 1858 to 1878 and after 1880.
(B&L 1858-1878)
Opened in 1834, leased by the Boston & Lowell RR in Oct 1880.
(joint under B&L 1857-1878, dba Boston Lowell & Nashua RR)
Opened Nov 1874 under Worcester & Nashua and consol. into Worcester Nashua & Rochester on 1 Dec 1883.
(Worcester & Nashua RR)
Opened in 1873, became part of the Louisville & Nashville RR in 1957.
from Natchez, Red River and Texas RR, absorbed by the SL&IM in 1909
(SLIM&S from 1905)
Government consolidation in 1909, privatized into Ferromex (freight only) in 1997.
From Mexican National RR in 1902, became the Nat'l Rys.of Mexico in 1909.
Opened in 1913, when the GTP failed to take it over, it was turned over to Canadian Government Rys. on 1 May 1915.
Opened in 1906, became the suspended, then abandoned in 1983.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1941
From New York & New England RR in 1896, became part of the New York New Haven & Hartford RR in 1898.
Built by the Canal Co. in 1847, used the New Haven & Northampton RR dba after leases expired in 1869.
(NY&NH 1849-69)
DBA of the New Haven & Northampton Co. after 1869, became part of the New York New Haven & Hartford RR in 1887.
Opened in 1857, leased by the New York & New Haven RR in 1870.
From Bergen Co. Traction Co. in 1900, became part of the Public Service Ry. in 1911.
From Hackensack & New York RR in 1874, became part of the Erie-Lackawanna Ry in 1960.
(Erie after 1895)
From Rockaway Valley Ry. in 1904, became Pennsylvania & New Jersey RR in 1915.
Consolidation in 1901, became Trenton-Princeton Traction Co. in 1922.
Opened in 1872 controlled by the NY&OM until it went bankrupt in 1873; became the NY Susq. & West. RR in 1881.
(NY&OM 1872-3)
Opened in 1832, became the pooled into New York & Philadelphia RR Line (United Rys. Of New Jersey) in 1867.
Opened in 1859, leased by the Central Vermont RR 1891-6 and absorbed in 1899.
(VC, CV after 1871)
From Santa Fe Central Ry., became part of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. in 1926.
Opened in 1916, became the leased by the Missouri Pacific Lines in 1926.
Opened 1882, dba Q&C,
(Owned by the ANOT&PJct Rys. DBA Queen & Crescent Route 1882-1917, SOU after 1917)
From New Orleans & Southern RR in 1891, became the Louisiana Southern RR in 1897.
Opened in 1916, became the New Orleans & Lower Coast RR in 1916.
Opened in 1853, became part of the New Orleans St. Louis & Chicago RR in 1874.
A reorg. of the Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR in 1910, became the Gulf Mobile & Northern RR in 1916.
(brief control during bankruptcy by SLSF/L&N jointly in 1911)
Opened in 1911, became the New Orleans Fort Jackson & Grand Isle RR in 1916.
From Canal St. City Park & Lake RR in 1879, purchased by the East Louisiana Ry. 15 Nov 1895, sold to NO & Western 1 Jul 1897, abandoned July 12, 1903.
(East Louisiana 1895-97, NO & West. 1897-1901, NO Belt & Term 1901-03)
Name applied to the receivership of the NOJ&GN + MC in 1874, became the Chicago St. Louis & New Orleans RR in 1877.
From Colo. Sou. N.O. & Pacific RR 1910, became part of the Missouri Pacific Lines in 1956.
(SLSF 1910-15, MP after 1924)
From New Paltz & Wallkill Valley RR on 1 Jan 1900, became the New Paltz Highland & Poughkeepsie Traction Co. in 1903.
Opened in 1897, became the New Paltz & Poughkeepsie Traction Co. on 1 Jan 1900.
From the New Paltz & Poughkeepsie Traction Co. in 1903, abandoned in 1925.
From Plattsburgh & Whaitehalll RR in 1873, acquired by the D&HCC in 1891.
(D&HCC Champlain Div.)
From Montclair & Greenwood Lake RR in 1878, became part of the Erie RR in 1896.
(NYLE&W/Erie)
From consolidation I 1881, then op. under contract by CNJ/PRR until lease inin 1888, became part of the Conrail in 1976.
(CNJ/PRR after 1888)
From New York City & Northern RR in 1887, became part of the New York Central & Hudson River RR in 1894.
Opened in 1869, became the New York Ontario & Western RR in 1880.
New Jersey Midland Ry. (1873-75)
Opened in 1897, leased by the New York Central & Hudson River RR in 1905.
Built to connect the No.Pa. with the CNJ in 1876, became part of the Phila. & Reading RR in 1879.
From New Jersey RR & Camden & Amboy in 1867, became part of the Pennsylvania RR in Dec 1871.
From New York Woodhaven & Rockaway Beach RR in 1887, became part of Long Island RR in 1901
From street car consolidation in 1901, converted to bus operation in 1927.
(NH from 1905)
Opened in 1906, became the Central New York Southern RR in 1914.
From consol. of Harlem Ext, D&C in 1873, broken into the Harlem Ext.So.Coal, Newbergh Dutchess & Ct. in 1876.
(CV1873-6)
From merger in 1853, merged into the New York Central & Hudson River RR in 1869.
From LS&MS, Big4,MC, etc. lines in 1914 when NYC created, form lasted to 1918.
From New York Central & Hudson River RR in 1914, merged into the Penn Central RR in 1968.
Opened in 1882, became part of the Norfolk & Western Ry. in 1964.
(NYCHR 1883-1916)
Created to run the IND subway in 1932, took over the IRT and BMT in 1940, reconstituted as the NYCTA in 1953.
Reconstitution of the NYC Board of Transportation, renamed the Metropolitan Transit Authority in 1990.
From New York & New Haven RR in 1872, became part of the Penn Central RR in 1968.
From Atlantic & Great Western RR in 1880, fully absorbed by the New York Lake Erie & Western RR by 1887.
(Chicago & Atlantic or NYLE&W variously)
From Peninsula RR of Va. in 1882, became part of the Pennsylvania RR in 1920.
(PRR after 1904)
Opened in 1837, became part of the New York New Haven & Hartford RR in 1893.
From Lebanon Springs Ry. in 1885, reorg. failed, it reverted to the Leb. Sprs. RR in 1889.
From all NYS Electric Rys. Only issue year seen.
From break up of New York Boston & Montreal RR in 1876, became part of the Central New England RR in 1905.
From Reid Newfoundland Co. in 1923, became part of the Canadian National Ry. in 1949.
Opened in 1904, taken over by Vanderbilt bus interests and converted to bus in 1925.
Constructed with equip. From the Diamond Valley 1892, became part of the Susquehanna River & W. RR in 1920.
Opened in 1873, became part of the New York New Haven & Hartford RR in 1909.
From Elizabethtown Lexington & Big Sandy RR in 1886, became part of the Chesapeake & Ohio RR in 1891.
From Chesapeake Ohio & Southwestern RR in 1886, became the Chesapeake Ohio & Southwestern RR in 1893.
From 1910, to Nezperce RR in 1946 (abandoned 1984).
(Lewiston Nez Perce & Eastern 1915-7)
From (Tourist line run by Int'l Ry. & Niagara Gorge Ry.) in 1901, became the suspended in 1932.
Opened in 1900. Dieselized in 1960 and absorbed by CN in 1961.
(CNER after 1917)Psgr. Svc. ended 1959
From Atlantic Mississippi & Ohio RR in 1881, merged into the Norfolk Southern Corp. in 1982.
From Norfolk & Virginia Beach RR in 1891, became the Norfolk Virginia Beach & Southern RR in 1896.
From Norfolk & Southern RR in 1910, became the Carolina & Northwestern Ry.(SOU) in 1981.
From Norfolk Albemarle & Atlantic RR in 1896, became part of the Norfolk & Southern RR in 1899.
Opened in 1909, became part of the Carolina Atlantic & Western Ry. in 1914.
From North East Oklahoma Traction Co. in 1920, acquired by SLSF in 1964 and absorbed in 1967.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1940
From Oklahoma Kansas & Missouri Inter-Urban Ry. in 1919, electrified and became North East Oklahoma RR in 1920.
From 1910, converted to bus and acquired by Pub. Serv. Coord. Transp. in 1929.
From North Pacific Coast RR in 1902, became part of the Northwestern Pacific RR in 1907.
Opened in 1878, became part of the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha RR in 1880.
Reorg. of Regional Transp. Auth. in 1984, dba Metra.
Merger in 1879 of Northern Ry. and Hamilton & Northewestern Ry., acquired by Grand Trunk in 188.
Took over Alberta Gov't Rys. in 1929, became part of CN in 1981.
(joint CN-CP to 1980, then CN)
From Indiana Rys. & Light Co. in 1922, became part of the Indiana RR in 1932.
From Gardner Westminster & Fitchburg + Athol & Orange St. Rys. in 1913, converted to bus by 1924.
From Northern Ohio Power & Light RR in June, 1930, abandoned 1 Apr 1932.
NOT&L renamed Northern Ohio Power & Light RR in June, 1926; became Northern Ohio Interurban Ry. in June, 1930
From Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co. in 1926, became the Northern Ohio Interurban RR in 1930.
From Pittsburgh Akron & Western RR in 1895, operated as a div. of LE&W until sold to Akron Canton & Youngstown RR in 1920.
(LE&W 1895-1920)
From Northern Ohio Traction Co. in 1902, renamed the Northern Ohio Power & Light Co. in 1926.
From Akron Bedford & Cleveland RR in 1899, to Northern Ohio Tr. & Light Co. in 1902
From Kenosha Motor Coach Lines (Interurban Div.) in 1948, became the Milwaukee Rapid Transit & Speedrail Co. in 1949.
From Northwestern Pennsylvania Ry. in 1922, converted to bus in 1928.
From Toledo Port Clinton & Lakeside RR in 1912, became the Ohio Public Service Co. in 1924.
From Cal&NW + NS + others in 1907. Absorbed by parent in 1992.
(SP after 1929)
From Erie Traction Co. in 1912, became the Northwestern Electric Service Co.of Pa. in 1922.
From Norwich & Westerly Ry. (1906) in 1909, abandoned in 1922.
(Shore Line Electric after 1913)
From Oakland & Antioch RR (built in 1910) in 1913, became reorg. as the San Francisco-Sacramento RR in 1920.
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From Central Vermont Ry. in 1897, became part of the Rutland RR in 1901 1901.
Opened in 1853, merged with the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern RR into the B&OSW Ry, in 1893.
From Cincinnati & Eastern RR in 1887, became reorg. as the Cincinnati Portsmouth & Virginia RR in 1891.
From Lima & Toledo Electric Co. in 1907, dissolved back into predecessor cos. in 1922.
From Indiana Bloomington & Western RR in 1887, split between the Peoria & Eastern Ry. and the Big4 in 1890.
From Northwestern Ohio Railway and Power in 1924, became the Toledo & Eastern RR in 1945.
From Charleton Cincinnati & Chicago (TN) RR in 1894. The Carolina part became the SC&GEx in 1899 and the remainder, became the South & Western RR in 1902.
From Bellaire Zanesville & Cincinnati RR in 1902, mostly abandoned by 1930.
(NG) (PRR after 1912)
From Cambridge P&L (1903), Midland P&T (1912), New Midland P&T (1915), converted to bus by 1929.
The last line of the MK&T RR, separately reorganized in 1924, became part of the AT&SF in 1965.
Opened in 1909, dropped the "Interurban" after 1917, became North East Oklahoma Traction Co. in 1919.
From Old Colony & Newport RR in 1872, became part of the New York New Haven & Hartford RR in 1893.
From Brockton St. Ry. in 1901, merged into Bay State St. Ry. in 1911.
Massachusetts Electric Cos.
Acquired the Omaha Div. of the WStL&P on 18 May 1887, rejoined the Wabash RR in 1901.
(KCP&G 1898-9)
From Quincy Omaha & Kansas City RR in 1897, became lease expired the Quincy Omaha & Kansas City RR in 1902.
(KCP&G 1898-9)
From electrification of West Shore tracks in 1907, operated as part of NY State Rys. after about 1912.
(NYC)
From Oneonta Cooperstown & Richfield Springs Ry. in 1906, became the Otsego & Herkimer RR in 1908.
Company started by the UP in 1907, leased the NP Portland-Seattle line inJan. 1910, became part of the Oregon-Washington RR & Navigation RR at its creation inDec. 1910.
(UP)
Opened in 1908, dieselized in 1945 and became part of the Burlington Northern Ry. in 1981.
(SPS after 1910)Psgr. Svc. ended 1933
From Oregon & Southeastern (1902) in 1914, acquired by Kyle Rys. in 1970 and abandoned in 1994.
Lease by UP terminated by receivership in 1894, became part of the Oregon-Washington RR & Navigation RR (UP) in 1910.
(UP after 1901)
From Walla Walla & Columbia River in 1879, reorganized and acquired by the Oregon Short Line (UP) in 1887 and operated as part of the UP by 1889.
(UP after 1887)
Opened in 1882, became part of the Union Pacific Ry. in 1936.
(UP before 1894 and after 1901)
From East Side Ry. in 1902, merged into Portland Railway Light & Power in 1906.
From Dayton Sheridan & Grand Ronde in 1879, fell into disarray c1885, acquired by the SP in 1890.
(OR&N 1881-4, SP after 1885)
From Oregon RR/Ry & Navigation Co. in 1910, became part of the Union Pacific Ry. in 1936.
(UP)
From Oneonta & Mohawk Valley RR in 1908, became the Southern New York Power & Ry. Co. in 1916.
From Ottawa & Gatineau Valley RR (opened 1893) in 1894, name changed to Ottawa Northern & Western in 1901.
From merger in 1891, absorbed into the Canadia Atlantic Ry. in 1899.
From Ottawa & Gatineau in 1901, acquired by the Canadian Pacific in 1902.
(CP after 1902)
From Pacific Electric Ry. (SP) in 1959, became part of the Southern Pacific Lines in 1965.
(SP)
Reorg of Oregon Improvement Co. in 1897, incl. Pacific Coast Steamship, reverted to Pacific Coast Ry. and RR in 1916.
From Columbia & Puget Sound RR in 1916, merged into BN in 1970.
(Pacific Coast Co. 1897-1916, GN 1951-1970)Psgr. Svc. ended 1932
From 1882, abandoned 1941.
(Pacific Coast Co. 1897-1916 qv)
Opened in 1901, became freight only, with remaining pax operations taken over by the Metropolitan Coach Lines in 1954.
(SP)
From Seattle-Everett Traction Co. in 1912, became the North Coast Lines in 1930.
Opened in 1905, became part of the Southern Pacific Lines in 1915.
(SP 1908-12)
From Southern Pacific RR of Mexico in 1951, became part of the National Railways of Mexico in 1980.
DBA of Waukegan Rockford & Elgin Traction Co., 1912-18, became actual name in 1918 and then the Chicago Palatine & Wauconda Ry. (abnd. 1924) on 6 Apr 1921.
(Waukegan Rockford & Elgin Traction Co. 1912-18)
Opened as a dummy line in 1894, operated after 1895 as part of the North Hudson County Ry.
Opened from 1901 to 1908, merged into National Rys. of Mexico by 1913.
(NdM after 1911)
From Southern Kansas Ry. of Texas in 1914, became part of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. in 1934.
(ATSF)
From 1894, became the Los Angeles & Pasadena Electric Ry. in 1898..
Acquired Los Angeles & Pacific in 1896, became the Los ANgeles-Pacific in 1898.
Opened in 1850, leased by the Boston & Lowell RR on 1 Jan 1887.
Opened in 1899, leased by the Panhandle & Santa Fe Ry. (ATSF) in 1900.
( Pecos System, P&SF after 1901)
From 1892, leased by the P&SF in 1900 (part of Eastern Ry. of NM under P&SF)
( Pecos System, P&SF after 1901)
Opened in 1927, part of original Northern Alberta Rys. in 1929.
From Mahoning & Shenango Ry. & Light in 1920, became the Penn Ohio Public Service Co. in 1926.
From Penn Ohio Electric Co. in 1926, subsidiary West End Traction Co. survived after 1932.
From Penn Yan Keuka Park & Branchport Ry. (1897) in 1913, abandoned in 1928.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1927
Opened in 1871, became part of the Pennsylvania RR in 1920.
Opened in 1889, bankrupt in 1891, leased to P&R in 1892, temp. op. by LV inlate 1893, reorg. as the Lehigh & New England RR in 1895.
(P&R 1892-1893)
Merger of Atlantic City RR (RDG) and West Jersey & Seashore (PRR) in 1933, became part of the Conrail in 1976.
Completed 1 Feb 1883, operated by L&N after 1 Jan 1885, acquired in Jul 1891.
(L&N after 1 Jan 1885)
From a consolidation in 1879, bankrupt in 1894, became part of the Illinois Central RR in 1901.
From Flint & Pere Marquette RR in 1900, became part of the Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. in 1947.
(CH&D 1905-7)
From 1875, always operated as a branch of the Reading, which absorbed it in 1929
(P&R,RDG)
Opened in 1903, became part of the Northwestern Pacific RR in 1985.
(NWP after 1932)Psgr. Svc. ended 1932
From Philadelphia & Easton Ry. in 1907, became the Philadelphia & Easton Transit Co. (abd. 1926) in 1921.
From Philadelphia & Easton Electric Ry. in 1921, converted to bus in 1926.
From Sunbury & Erie in 1861, became a div. of PRR in 1862 but name continued.
(PRR)
From Inland Traction Co. in 1902, became Lehigh Valley Traction Co. in 1903.
Consolidate in 1896, taken over by Phiula. & Suburban Transp. in 1936.
Opened in 1907, became part of the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co. in 1953.
From Central New England & Western RR in 1892, became the Central New England Ry. in 1899.
(P&R to 1893)
From Phila. & West Chester Traction Co. in 1936, taken over by SEPTA in 1970.
From 1837, became Philadelphia Baltimore & Washington in 1902.
(PRR)
Opened in 1893, became the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR in 1908.
Opened in 1905, became part of the Arizona Eastern RR in 1910.
(AT&SF 1905-06,SP after 1906)
Opened in 1910, became part of the Seaboard Coast Line RR in 1969.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1951
From Richmond & Danville and various to Atlanta in 1874, replaced by the consolidation of member lines in 1891.
From Jersey Shore, Pine Creek and Buffalo Ry. in 1884, leased by the CC&A dba Fall Brook Ry. on 1 Jul 1892.
From 1860 (Pittsburg Washington & Baltimore RR (1871-4), leased to the B&O Dec. 13, 1875
(B&O)
From Pittsburgh Shenango & Lake Erie RR in 1896, became the Bessemer & Lake Erie RR in 1901.
Formed in 1856, , became part of the Pennsylvania Co. (Lines West) in 1921.
(PRR afdter 1869)
Opened in 1879, became the independent againin 1979.
(LS&MS/NYC/PC 1894-1979)
From Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Ry. in 1917, became part of the Norfolk & Western Ry. in 1964.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1931
Opened in 1879, became part of the Baltimore & Ohio RR in 1902.
(B&O after 1891)
Opened in 1868, became part of the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry. in 1890.
From Pittsburgh Cincinnati & St. Louis Ry. 1890, became part of the Pennsylvania Co. (Lines West) in 1921.
Opened in 1865, became part of the Pittsburgh Cincinnati & St. Louis Ry. in 1868.
From Pittburgh & Butler St. Ry. (1907) in 1917, converted to bus in 1931.
(PHB&NC)
From a consolidation in 1888, became the Pittsburg Bessemer & Lake Erie RR in 1896.
DBA applied to Savannah Florida & Western Ry. in 1890, became part of the Atlantic Coast Line RR in 1902.
(SF&W)
From Pontiac Oxford & Port Austin RR in 188, became part of Grand Trunk Western in 1928.
(GTW after 1910)
Opened in 1887, acquired by Ottawa Northern & Western Ry. on 20 Sep 1902
From Port Jevis & Monticello in 1886, became part of the NY Ontario & Western in 1902
Opened in 1878, became the Charleston & Western Carolina Ry. in 1896.
(CoG 1889-1893)
Opened in 1878, became the Charleston & Western Carolina Ry. in 1896.
From Portland Railway Light & Power in 1924, became the Portland Traction Co. div. Portland Transit in 1946.
Opened in 1912, became part of the Southern Pacific in 1915.
(SP after 1913)
From Portland Ry. and OWP in 1906, became the Portland Electric Power Co. in 1924.
From Portland Electric Power Co. 1946, discontinued service in 1958.
From Portland Gray & Lewiston RR in 1914, abandoned in 1933.
(Androscoggin Electric Co.)
From consolidation in 1903, acquired by the Atlantic Shore Line Ry. in 1905.
From New York & Massachusetts RR in 1893, became part of the Central New England Ry. in 1907.
Opened 29 May 1865, became part of the United RRs of New Jersey before Sep 1870
(Camden & Amboy RR)
Opened 1882, leased and electrified by the BrooklyRapid Transit Co. in 1899.
Early through route between Portland and St. John.
(St. John & Maine + E&NA + MC)
From Interstate on 30 March 1931, acuired by Indiana RR March 1932
(Indiana RR after 1932)
From Manchester Traction Light & Power Co. in 1925, converted to bus by 1940.
From Public Service Ry. in 1928. Became Transport of NJ in 1971.
From omnibus consolidation in 1903, vested rail ops. in subsidiary Pub. Serv Ry. in 1907.
Formed as subsidiary in 1907, merged with bus ops as Pub. Serv. Coord. Transp. in 1928.
Completed 1898. Became the Quakertown & Delaware River in 1911.
(Penn. Eastern 1907-9)
From Quebec & Gosford Ry. in 1871, became part of the Canadian Northern Quebec Ry. in 1907.
(CNQ after 1906)
From 1889, electrified and changed to Quebec Light & Power in 1904.
From merger of Quebec Southern and South Shore Rys., became part of CN in 1929.
(D&H)
From steam Quebec Montmorency & Charlevoix Ry. 1904, taken over by CN in 1951. De-electrified when passenger service ended in 1959.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1959
DBA of AGS in 1881, applied to assoc. lines by 1884, leased by the Southern Ry. in 1917.
(R&D/ETVG after 1890)
From Wabash St. Louis & Pacific Ry. in 1886, became the leased by the Quincy Omaha & Kansas City RR (OKC&E 1897-1902) in 1888.
From Quincy Missouri & Pacific RR in 1888, became mostly abandoned in 1939.
(OKC&E 1897-1902, CB&Q after 1902)
From Quincy Horse Ry. and Carrying Co. in c1905, became part of Ill. Power & Light in 1912.
1911 consolidation of four short lines under NS control to complete a line to Charlotte, absorbed by the NS on 1 Jan 1914.
(NS)
Opened in 1838, became part of the Seaboard Air Line Ry. in 1900.
From 1895, became the Detroit & Port Huron Shore Line Ry for six mos. before merging into the Detroit United Lines in Dec 1900.
(dba of Detroit & Port Huron Shore Line Ry. Jul-Dec 1900)
From 1925, discontinued common carrier service in 1974, but revived as a tourist line until 1991.
Established in 1974 to operate Chicago commuter lines, reorganized as Metra (Northeast Ill. Regional Commuter RR) in 1984.
Opened in 1835, became part of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. in 1891.
(D&HC after 1871)
Opened in 1881, became part of the Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. in 1890.
(C&O after 1888)
Opened in 1836, always controlled by connecting carriers, absorbed by CSX in 1991.
(PRR,B&O,SCL)
Opened in 1903, became part of the Terre Haute indianapolis & Eastern RR in 1907.
From Richmond & York River RR in 1872, became part of the Richmond & Danville RR in 1881.
From Denver & Rio Grande Western Ry. (NG) in 1889, became part of the Denver & Rio Grande Western RR in 1901.
Opened in 1903, became part of the New York State Rys. in 1912.
(NYSRy after 1912)
Rochester & Lake Ontario Ry.1893, became part of Rochester & Suburban (elec.)1900.
From reorg of Rochester, Charlotte & Manitou Beach Ry. in 1908, discontinued after the Summer of 1924.
Opened in 1900, abandoned beyond Glenhaven, remainder absorbed by city system in 1929.
(Roch.Ry, 1902-12, NYSRy 1912-29)
Subway constructed in 1927, taken over by newly formed Rochester Transit Corp. in late 1938.
(NY State Rys.)Psgr. Svc. ended 1956
From leased consolidation of R&SB in 1902, became part of the New York State Rys. in 1912.
Opened in 1906 became Roch. & Syr. in 1917.
(Empire United Lines 1913-5)(see also NYSERG)
Took over Rochester Rapid Transit & Industrial Ry.in 1938, discontinued 30 Jun 1956.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1956
From Peoria & Rock Island RR in 1877, became part of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR in 1903.
From 1904, and purchased by the Rockford & Interurban RR the same year.
From consol. of Rockford lines in 1901, split back into the pre-consol. units in 1927.
From St. Louis Rocky Mountain & Pacific RR in 1915, became the Atcheson Topeka & Santa Fe in 1915.
Opened in 1861, became part of the New York Central & Hudson River RR in 1895.
(NYC&HR after 1892)
From Portland & Oxford Central RR in 1878, became part of the Portland & Rumford Falls RR in 1890.
Opened in 1895, leased by the Portland & Rumford Falls Ry. in 1899.
From Central Vermont Ry. in 1896, reorganized as Rutland Ry. inOctober, 1950.
(NYC&HR 1905-11)Psgr. Svc. ended 1953
From Rutland RR in October, 1950, split into various short lines in 1964.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1953
From Northern Electric Ry. in 1919, became part of the Union Pacific Ry. in 1987.
(Ry.-WP after 1922)Psgr. Svc. ended 1947
From Saginaw Valley Traction Co. in 1910, became bankrupt in 1921 and susp. Ops. until partly restored by the Saginaw Transit Co. in 1923.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1923
From Salisbury & Harvey Ry., taken over by Canadian Cov't Rys. in 1918 (just before creation of CN).
From 1883, became the Utah Central RR in 1890.
(NG)
From Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs RR in 1896, electrified in 1910, became the Bamberger Electric RR in 1917.
From Salt Lake & Los Angeles RR in 1916, became the Salt Lake Garfield & Western (non-elec.) Ry. in 1952.
From Salt Lake Garfield & Western (Elec.) Ry. in 1952, .
Psgr. Svc. ended 1958
Opened in 1886, became part of the Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio RR in 1925.
(T&NO 1893-1904 and informally after)
From Crystal City & Uvalde RR in 1912, leased by the New Orleans Texas & Mexico (MP) in 1925.
From San Diego & Arizona Ry. in 1933, became the San Diego & Imperial Valley in 1984.
(SP)Psgr. Svc. ended 1951
Opened in 1911, became the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Ry. in 1933.
(SP after 1920)
From San Diego Cuyamaca & Eastern RR in 1909, became with SD & Sou part of the San Diego & South Eastern Ry. in 1912.
From San Diego Southern in 1912, became part of the San Diego & Arizona Ry. in 1917.
From 1891 consolidation, acquired by Western Transit Co. in 1948; converted to bus by 1949.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1949
Opened in 1894, became the Los Angeles & San Diego Beach RR in 1906.
From San Francisco Napa & Calistoga Ry. in 1936, converted to bus when Golden Gate Br. opened in 1937.
From San Francisco Vallejo & Napa Valley Electric RR in 1911, became the San Francisco & Napa Valley RR in 1936.
Opened in 1906, merged into San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Rys. in 1912.
From San Francisco Benecia & Napa Valley RR in 1906, became the San Francisco Napa & Calistoga Ry. in 1911.
From San Francisco, Oakland & San Jose Consolidated Ry. in 1912, became Key System in 1923.
From Oakland Antioch & Eastern RR in 1920, became part of the Sacramento Northern RR (WP) in 1928.
(WP after 1922)
From 1899 consolidation, merged into "San Jose RRs" (SP) in Dec 1909.
San Jose Railroads (SP) after 1909
From San Luis Southern Ry. in 1928, became the Southern San Luis Valley Rr in 1953.
From Los Angeles Terminal RR in 1901, became the Los Angeles & Salt Lake RR in 1916.
Opened in 1892, merged into Columbus Sandusky & Hocking RR on 23 Dec 1893.
Opened in 1904, abandoned service in 1921, replaced by Norwalk & Shelby RR doodlebugs from 1922 to 1924.
From 1887, converted to bus in 1938. Operated by Hydro Electric 1920-1934.
(Detroit United, 1901-20)
Opened in 1879, became part of the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR in 1908.
From Orange Belt RR in 1894, became part of the Atlantic Coast Line RR in 1903.
From Atlantic & Pacific RR in 1897, became part of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. in 1903.
(ATSF)
From 1893, became part of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. in 1911.
(ATSF after 1902)
From Atlantic & Gulf RR in 1879, DBA as the Plant System in 1890.
A steam connection to the Metropolitan Ry., opened in 1902, became part of the Toronto & York Radial Ry. in 1904.
From the Scioto Valley Traction Co. in 1923, became the Ohio Midland Light & Power Co. in 1932.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1930
From Morgantown & Wheeling RR in 1924, became part of the Monongahela RR in 1925.
(Monongahela)
From Northern Electric St. Ry. in 1910, to Scranton Montrose & Binghamton RR in 1919
Opened in 1846, became part of (operated by) the Seaboard Air Line Ry. in 1900.
Seaboard & Roanoke + Raleigh Gaston and controlled lines From 1881, became consol. into the Seaboard Air Line Ry. about in 1900.
From merger of Seaboard & Roanoke and Raleigh & Gaston in 1900, merged into the Seaboard Coast Line RR in 1967.
From Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern RR in 1896, became part of the Northern Pacific Ry. in 1901.
Opened in 1890, became the Seattle & International Ry. in 1896.
(NP 1892-3)
Built in 1914 separately from Seattle Electric and then took it over in 1919. Renamed Seattle Transit in 1939.
From Seattle Municipal Ry. in 1939, converted to bus or trackless trolley in 1941.
From Cleveland Interurban RR in 1944. Overtaken by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Auty. in 1975.
From Sheboygan Light Power & Ry. in 1910, became part of the Eastern WisconsinElectric Co. in 1916.
From Shepaug RR in 1887, leased and merged into the New York New Haven & Hartford RR in Jul 1898
From reorg of Shepaug Valley RR in 1873, became the Shepaug Litchfield & Northern RR in 1887.
Organized in 1868 and opened in 1872, fared badly and reorganized as the Shepaug RR in 1873
Opened in 1910, discontinued service in 1919, partly resumed by the New Haven & Shore Line Ry. in 1923.
Opened in 1867, C&NW took control in 1884 and absorbed it in 1901.
(C&NW after 1884)
From Pacific Short Line in 1892, became the Sioux City & Western RR in 1899.
Opened in 1882, became consolidated with the Southern Pacific de Mexico in 1912.
(AT&SF owned 1882-1911, leased to SP after 1898, part of West Coast Route (SP) after 1903)
From Ohio River & Charleston Ry. in 1902, became the Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Rr in 1908.
From Ohio River & Charleston RR (Carolina Section) in 1899, became part of the Southern Ry. in 1902.
Opened in 1911, became part of the Carolina Atlantic & Western Ry. in 1914.
Opened in 1880, became part of the Plant System in 1895.
(SF&W after 1883)
From Algiers Ry. & Lighting Co. in 1917, became the Louisiana Power & Light Co. in 1927.
Formed to operate GTW rail commuter services; ended in 1983.
Created in 1963 to operate Philadelphia area transit services.
From South Eastern Co. Jct. Ry. in 1872, became part of the Canadian Pacific Ry in 1887.
(Passum. 1878-82)
Built as a dummy line in 1886, leased by the San Bernardino & Redlands RR c1888 and absorbed c1896 before being leased to the SP.
(SB&R after 1887)
From CA Cent. + CA Sou. in 1889, became part of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. in 1904.
(ATSF)
From Evansville & Richmond RR in 1897, became part of the Chicago Terre Haute & Southeastern RR in 1911.
From Otsego & Herkimer RR in 1916, became the Southern New York Ry. in 1924.
From Otsego & Herkimer RR in 1916, became the Southern New York Ry. in 1924.
From Portland Eugene & Eastern Ry. in 1915, mostly abandoned in 1929.
(part of SP)Psgr. Svc. ended 1929
From Cananea Yaqui River & Pacific in 1909, became the Pacifico (FC del) in 1951.
From NO&T, H&TC, HE&WT in 1901, became part of the Southern Pacific Lines in 1927.
(SP)
Brought out of the bankrupt R&D on 18 Jun 18u94, merged into the Norfolk Southern Corp. in 1982.
1979 (Amtrak)
From Georgia Pacific Ry. in 1894, became the Columbus & Greenville Ry. in 1920.
(SOU)
From a consolidation begun in 1892 and reorganized in 1896, became part of the Northeast Oklahoma Ry. in 1939.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1939
Opened in 1845, leased by the Central of Georgia RR in 1869.
(Leased by CoGa after 1869)
From Spokane & Inland Empire RR 1919, became aprt of the inland Empire RR in 1926.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1927
From Coeur d'Alene & Spokane 1906, split into Spokane & Eastern and inland Empire RRs 1919.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1927
Opened in 1890, became part of the Great Northern Ry. in 1907.
(GN after 1897)
Opened in 1906, became almost completely absorbed the Union Pacific Ry. in 1958.
(CP 1917-41)
From the Athol & Enfield in 1873, to Springfield & NE in 1879 and Boston & Albany in 1880
From Spr. Clear Lake & Rochester (which had opened a few months earlier) in 1909, became the Miss. Val. interb.(which only lasted till 1912) in 1910.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1947
From Springfield Troy & Piqua Ry. in 1917, abandoned in 1923.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1947
From 1888, became St. Johns Lt. & Power Co. (elec) in 1908, St. Johns Electric Co. (1911), ended circa 1929.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1929
From 1886, acquired by the Jacksonville, St. Aug. & Halifax River in 1889.
From European & North American RR (NB) in 1878, leased to the New Brunswick Ry. in 1883.
From wood-rail Jacksonville & St. Augustine (1858) in 1876, became part of St. Augustine & Halifax River in 1890.
(ng)
From Portland & Ogdensburg RR in 1880, became the St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County RR in 1949.
(B&L 1884-7; B&M 1887-1927)
From St. Johnsbury & Lake ChamplainRR (B&M 1888-1927) in 1949, became the Vermont Northern RR in 1976.
Opened in 1885, the UP regained control after 1911 and absorbed it in 1936.
(UP 1889-96 and after 1911)
Opened in 1906, became the leased St. Joseph Valley Ry. in 1909.
From St. Louis & San Francisco RR in 1916, became part of the Burlington Northern RR in 1976.
From Alton Granite & St. Louis Traction Co. in 1926, became part of the Illinois Traction System in 1927.
Built as the St. Louis, Chicago & Paducah and immediately leased to the St. L. Alton & Terre Haute in 1882. Became part of the Illinois Central RR in 1895.
From branch of Wabash St. Louis & Pacific in Dec 1886, became St. Louis Alton & Springfield in Dec 1887.
Opened in 1856, consol. into the St. Louis Iron Mtn. & So. RR on 11 Apr 1874.
Open in 1905, fully subsumed into IT System after 1908.
(Illinois Traction System, qv)
Second DBA of St. Louis Alton & Terre Haute RR
From the Atlantic & Pacific RR in 1876, became the St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. on 31 Oct 1916.
(AT&SF 1891-3)
From St. Louis & Central Illinois RR in Dec 1887, became the St. Louis Chicago & St. Paul RR in 1892.
Opened in 1862, leased its mainline to the Indianapolis & St. Louis in 1882. The remaining "Cairo Short Line" became part of the Ill. Cent. in 1895.
From Texas & St. Louis Ry. in 1886, became the St. Louis Southwestern Ry. in 1891.
Opened in 1904, became part of the Missouri Pacific Lines in 1956.
(MP after 1880)
From St. Louis Alton & Springfield RR in 1892, became part of the Chicago Peoria & St. Louis RR in 1900.
CP&StL after 1895)
Open 31 Jan 1907, fully subsumed into IT System after 1908.
(Illinois Traction System, qv)
Opened in 1881, became the Ft. Scott Wichita & Western in 1887 and part of the MP in 1888.
(MP after 1885)
From St. Louis & Iron Mtn and others on April 11 1874, merged into the Missouri Pacific RR on 1 Jun 1917.
(MP after 1880)
Opened in 1884, part of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry. in 1904.
AT&SF (1889-1902)
Opened in 1872, merged into the Wabash St. Louis & Pacific Ry. in 1879.
From consol. of StL&E+SL&Peoria+No.&So. on 29 Feb 1896, acq. by C&A and split with IC on 1 Dec 1899.
From United Rys. Co. of St. Louis in 1927, acquired by National City Lines in 1939.
From St. Louis Arkansas & Texas RR in 1891, became part of the Union Pacific Ry. in 1996.
(SP 1932-96)
From St. Louis Arkansas & Texas RR in 1891, became part of the Union Pacific Ry. in 1996.
(see SSW)
From Kansas City Watkins & Gulf Ry. in 1902, became the leased by the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Ry. (MP 1880-1917) in 1905.
From Northern Pacific Ry. in 1877, became part of the Northern Pacific Ry. in 1901.
From St. Paul & Pacific RR in 1879, became the Great Northern Ry. in 1890.
From "RR" in 1899, controlled by B&O; in 1971 operations were split into freight (SIR) and pax (SIRTOA).
(B&O)
Opened in 1873, became part of the Staten Island Rapid Transit Ry. in 1916.
(SIRT 1884-99)x
From consolidation in 1917, converted to bus 1939.
Emerged from Wheeling Traction in 1931, operated until 1936.
NG opened in 1871, absorbed by the Central Pacific in 1874.
(NG, Central Pacific)
Narrow guage opened in 1882, became part of the Ulster & Delaware in 1900
From Sonora RR in 1897, became the Pacifico (FC del) in 1951.
Opened in 1849, owned by Rutland 1871-7, sold to Vermont Valley in 1880.
(Rutland 1871-77, Vermont Valley after 1880)
Opened in 1869 and leased by the Boston & Maine RR Opened in 1870 until 1924, abandoned in 1952.
Opened in 1950, became the Unidos del Sureste (FC) in 1969 and taken over by the FNM in 1982.
From Central Pennsylvania & Western Ry. in 1902, became part of the Pennsylvania RR in 1918.
(PRR after 1911)
Opened in 1907, became the Syracuse Northern Electric Ry. in 1917.
(Empire United Rys., 1913-1916)
Opened in 1877, leased by the CC&A dba Fall Brook Ry. on 1 Jul 1892.
From Syracuse Lakeside & Baldwinsville Ry. in 1905, became the Empire United Lines in 1913.
From Syracuse & South Bay Electric RR in 1917, abandoned on 11 Jul 1932.
From amalgamation in 1899, became part of the Puget Sound Electric Ry. in 1916.
Opened in 1897, acquired by Brockton St. Ry. in 1901.
(see Taunton St. Ry.)
From an 1872 horsecar line electrified in 1893, acquired by Brockton St. Ry. in 1901.
From unfinished projects (begun in 1894), in 1907, became part of the National Rys. of Mexico in 1924.
From Chattanooga Southern RR in 1911, leased by the Southern Ry. in 1971.
From Terre Haute & Richmond in 1866, became part of the Vandalia RR in 1905.
Split from TH&I in1898, became part of the Vandalia RR in 1905.
Opened in 1907, became part of the Public Service Company of indiana in 1931.
Reopened original trackage from 1859-1865 in 1876, leased by the Southern Pacific (Sunset Central Lines) in 1885.Not actually merged in to SP until 1 Nov 1961.
(SP after 1881, leased 1885-95)
Opened in 1871, became part of the Missouri Pacific Lines in 1976.
(MP after 1924)
Opened in 1910, operating as of 2004.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1948
Opened in 1896, became the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Co. The in 1928.
From Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. The in 1928, interurbans to Milwaukee Rapid Transit & Speedrail RR in 1949, city lines to Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Corp..
Opened in 1912, became part of the Union Pacific Ry. in 1987.
(WP after 1917)Psgr. Svc. ended 1932
From Tiffin & Interurban in 1898, became the Tiffin & Fostoria in 1923.
Opened in 1907, became reorganized as the Fort Wayne & Northwestern RR in 1913.
From assembly of short line leases by Pa Co in 1872, taken over as a div. of the Pennsylvania Co. in 1890.
(PaCo)
From Marietta Columbus & Northern RR in 1889, became the Marietta Columbus & Cleveland RR. in 1900.
From Ohio Central RR in 1885, became part of the New York Central RR in 1922.
(HV 1904-9, LSMS/NYC 1910-22)1
Opened in 1901, split into the short switching lines in 1935.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1933
From Toledo Delphos & Burlington on 1 Apr 1882, CN merged 30 May 1983, completed June 1883, receiver appointed 1 August 1883, then barely operated until conversion to standard Toledo St. L. & K.C. on 26 June 1887.
(NG)
From Toledo Columbus & Southern RR in 1889, became part of the Toledo & Ohio Central RR in 1892.
From Wabash St. Louis & Pacific Ry. in 1885, became part of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. in 1986.
From Toledo Cincinnati & St. Louis RR in 1886, reopened standard guage 26 Jun 1887, became the Tol. St. L. & Western in 1900.
From Toledo St. Louis & Kansas City Ry. in 1900, became part of the New York Chicago & St. Louis RR (Nickel Plate Road) in 1923.
From Tombigbee Northern RR in 1904, connected to the AT&N inJune, 1912 and absorbed by 1913.
From consolidation of T&T Ry. and Bullfrog Goldfield in 1908, abandoned in 1942.
Opened in 1895, psgr, operations assumed by VIA in 1978.
(CP after 1977)
From Toronto Suburban Street Ry. in 1911, became part of the Canadian Northern Ry., then CN Electric Opened in 1923 to 1931 in 1918.
Opened in 1913, when the GTP failed to take it over, it was turned over to Canadian Government Rys. on 1 May 1915.
From Public Service Coord. Transport in 1971, to New Jersey Transit Corp. in 1980.
Opened 1902, bankrupt 1908, reorg with New Jersey Short Line as Elizabeth & Trenton in 1910.
!898 consolidation, taken over by Trenton Transit Co. in 1929 which converted to bus by 1934.
Opened in 1903, became the Burlington-Rock Island RR in 1930.
(C&S 1905-1914)
From East Liverpool & Wellsville St. Ry. in 1911, became the Steubenville East Liverpool & Beaver Valley Tr. Co. in 1917.
1912 Regional Guide (WV Pan Handle area)
Opened 10 March 1852, became part of the Fitchburg RR in 1887.
Opened in 1859, leased by the Vermont & Massachusetts RR in 1868.
A through car route sponsored by the Brunswick & Western.
From UdeYuc + Sureste in 1969, absorbed by the NdeM in 1977.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1997
From consolidation of DT&FW and others in 1890, was bankrupt by 1893 and became part of the Colorado & Southern Ry. in 1898.
From merger of three car lines in 1895, leased by the the Phila. Rapid Transit Co. in 1902.
From a consolidation in 1899, became the foundation of the Indiana RR in 1930.
(leased to Indiana Union T. Co. 1903-1912)
Formed to operate the Pemberton & Hightstown (1868) in 1888, suspended operations in 1977.
(PRR, PC)Psgr. Svc. ended 1931
Opened 1909, de-electrified in 1923, absorbed by SP&S in 1944.
(SP&S)Psgr. Svc. ended 1934
From St. Louis Transit Co. in 1907, reorganized into the St. Louis Public Service Co. in 1927.
Merger of Camden & Amboy and NJRR in 1867, folded into PRR in 1971.
From WWI Government takeover in 1918, 1920.
From Salt Lake & Ft. Douglas and Salt Lake & Eastern Rys.; taken over by RGW and converted to standard guage in 1900.
(NG to 1900)
From Black River & Utica RR in 1861, became part of the Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg RR in 1886.
From 1911, abandoned 1921. Part of Hampton Springs Route.
From 1905, became the San Francisco Vallejo & Napa Valley Electric RR in 1906.
From Vandalia Line (L&T + TH&L + TH&I) in 1905, became part of the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Ry. in 1917.
(PCCSL)
From Bakersfield & Ventura RR in June, 1911, still operating as of 2007.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1926
From Vera Cruz & Pacific RR in 1908, became part of the Nat'l Rys.of Mexico in 1910.
Opened in 1851, leased by the Rutland in1871, then the Connecticut River RR in 1877 (but operated by the B&M).
(Rutland 1871-77, then B&M/Conn. River)
From Southern RR of Miss. in 1867, became the Alabama & Vicksburg Ry. in 1889.
Opened in 1879, became part of the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RR in 1926.
(dba Queen & Crescent Route to 1916)
From Orange & Fredericksburg (NG) in 1927, main line abandoned in 1938 but switching continued until 1984.
From Virginia Ry. & Power Co. in 1925, converted to bus in1949 (Richmond, Norfolk earlier))
From Wash. City, Va. Mid. & Gt. Sou. in 1881, leased by the Richmond & Danville RR in 1886.
(R&D after 1886)
From SV+N&W+ETV&G in 1882, disbanded as parts went different ways in 1890.
Successor to Iron Mtn. Chester & Eastern RR in 1878, became part of the Missouri Pacific Lines in 1928.
Opened in 1904, became the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry. in 1917.
(WAB to 1913)
Emerged from Wabash Western receivership and rejoined with Wabash RY, in 1889. Leased by Norfolk & Western in 1964
From Toledo Wabash & Western Ry. in 1877, merged into the Wabash St. Louis & Pacific Ry. in 1879.
Spun off from bankrupt Wabash St. Louis & Pacific Ry. from March 1887, emerged as the Wabash RR in May,1889.
From TW&W + TP&W + StLKC&N in 1879, entered receivership as the Wabash Western in April, 1887, lines spun off as the Wab.RY.,, Cairo V&C Line, TP&W, K&W, O&StL.
Formed to acquire part of the bankrupt WStL&P on 1 Apr 1887, split into the reformed Wab. RR and Om. & St. L. Ry. on 29 Jul 1889.
Opened in 1875, became part of the New York Providence & Boston RR in 1879.
From Great Falls & Old Dominion in 1912, leased by the Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. in 1956.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1951
From Arlington & Fairfax Psgr. RR. in 1892, consol. into Washington & Virginia Ry. in 1912.
Created to build the Metro train system (1969)
Opened in 1908, in 1935, Baltimore line became the Baltimore & Annapolis RR.
From Orange, Alexandria & Manassas Gap in 1872, Became Virginia Midland in Feb 1881.
Opened in 1898, reorganized under the Maine Central as W. Co. Ry. on 18 Dec. 1903.
Opened in 1903 reorg. of W.Co. RR, opened in 1899, absorbed by the Maine Central in 1911.
(MeC)
From consolidation in 1902, merged into Capital Transit Co. in 1933.
From Alexandria & Fedricksburg + Alexandria & Washington in 1890, became part of the Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac RR in 1920.
(PW&B 1891-1901)
From Washington Alexandria & Mount Vernon RR in 1912, split into the WA&MV and A&FE in 1927.
Opened in 1904, became the Waterloo RR (IC&RI) in 1958.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1958
From consolidation of CYR&P and later Sonora+P&E+A&C+GVG&N+M&P under SP manager Epes Randolph in 1902, split into the Arizona Eastern RR & SP de Mexico in 1909.
(Randolph System, SP owned)
Subsidiary of the Penn Ohio Electric Co. emerged in 1932, ended on 10 Mar 1939.
PRR sponsored consol. of West Jersey RR + Camden & Atlantic RR in 1896, fully owned by PRR in 1930, then merged into Penn-Reading Seashore Lines in 1933.
(PRR)
From New Orleans & Western Ry. in 1917, became part of the Louisiana Power & Light Co. in 1927.
From New York West Shore & Buffalo RR in 1885, became part of the New York Central RR in 1914.
(NYCHR after 1886)
Opened in 1897, became part of the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry. in 1921.
(WPT after 1906)
Opened in 1881, became part of the Western Maryland RR in 1905.
Opened in 1842, leased by the Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry. in 1890.
(NC&SL after 1890)
Opened in 1858, became part of the Chessie System in 1973.
(C&O after 1964)Psgr. Svc. ended 1959
From RR of same name in 1895, became part of the Pennsylvania RR in 1900.
(Pa. Co. after 1900)
From consolidation of local lines in 1906, became the Olean Bradford & Salamanca Ry. in 1921.
Opened in 1902, became the Western Ohio Ry. & Power Co. (see also Lima Route) in 1928.
Opened in 1909 (passenger: 1910), became part of the Union Pacific Ry. in 1984.
(see also D&RG, D&RGW) (D&RG 1906-16)
Opened in 1839, consol. with the B&W into the Boston & Albany RR in 1867.
From Morris Co. RR in 1905, absorbed and then abandoned by Conrail in 1976.
(CNJ after 1930)
Opened in 1878, became part of the New York Chicago & St. Louis RR (Nickel Plate Road) in 1949.
(WPT 1904-16)Psgr. Svc. ended 17-Jul-38
Opened in 1896, consolidated many area lines but went bankrupt in 1931; became the Cooperative Transit Co. in 1933.
From 1907, absorbed by Missouri-Kansas-Texas in 1923.
(MK&T after 1912)
From W-B & Wyoming Valley Ry. before 1924, converted to trackeless trolley and became W-B Transit in 1947.
From Wilmington & Reading RR in 1877, became part of the Philadelphia & Reading RR in 1900.
Opened in 1893, became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Assn. in 1897.
From Wpg Electric Street Ry. in 1904, to Greater Wpg Transit Co. in 1953.
Opened in 1910, became integrated with both owners' operations in 1967.
(N&W/ACL)
From Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. in 1907, became part of the Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie (Soo Line) Ry. in 1921.
From leasing the WC and new construction north of Neenah in 1874, reorganized as a Ry. in 1899.
(NP 1891-3)
Reorganized From the RR of the same name in 1899, merged into the Soo Line RR in 1961 after having been leased by the MSPSSM in 1909.
(MSP&SSM after 1909)
From Worcester & Nashua RR on 1 Dec 1883, leased by the Boston & Maine RR on 1 Jan 1886.
(B&M 1886-)
Opened in 1907, abandoned in 1985.
(UP)1935, with local car service till 1946
From a non-operating sub. of the IC that took over the Louisville New Orleans & Texas Ry. in 1892, not absorbed by the IC until 1946.
(IC)
From Mahoning & Shenango Ry. & Light Co. in 1911, became the Penn-Ohio Electric Co. in 1920.
From Youngstown & Suburban 1944, became the Youngstown & Suburban RR againin 1948.
Psgr. Svc. ended 1948
