List of Louisiana railroads
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- Acadiana RailwayAcadiana RailwayThe Acadiana Railway Company is a short line railroad based in Opelousas, Louisiana. It operates about of track, not including trackage rights....
(AKDN) - Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi RailroadArkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi RailroadThe Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad is a short-line railroad in northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas. Opened in 1908, it has undergone several corporate reorganizations, but has remained independent of larger carriers. In 2004, paper producer Georgia-Pacific sold the company to...
(ALM) - Baton Rouge Southern Railroad (BRS)
- BNSF RailwayBNSF RailwayThe BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
(BNSF) - Canadian National RailwayCanadian National RailwayThe Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
(CN) through subsidiary Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Central RailroadThe Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
(IC) - CG RailwayCG RailwayThe CG Railway is a terminal railroad as reported by the Association of American Railroads. The CGR is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama and is owned and operated by the International Shipholding Corporation. The railroad operates an approximate train ferry between the Port of Mobile at Mobile,...
(CGR) - CSX TransportationCSX TransportationCSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
(CSXT) - Delta Southern RailroadDelta Southern RailroadThe Delta Southern Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Tallulah, Louisiana.DSRR operates three disconnected lines, all of which interchange with Union Pacific:...
(DSRR) - Gloster Southern RailroadGloster Southern RailroadThe Gloster Southern Railroad is a United States shortline railroad that operates in Mississippi and Louisiana. The GLSR began operation in 1986 and provides freight service from Gloster, Mississippi, to the Illinois Central Railroad interchange at Slaughter, Louisiana.The line was owned by...
(GLSR) - Kansas City Southern RailwayKansas City Southern RailwayThe Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
(KCS) - Louisiana and Delta RailroadLouisiana and Delta RailroadLouisiana and Delta Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in New Iberia, Louisiana.LDRR operates over 114 miles of branch line in southern Louisiana between Lafayette, Louisiana and Raceland, Louisiana, with most of the lines near US 90...
(LDRR) - Louisiana and North West RailroadLouisiana and North West RailroadThe Louisiana and Northwest Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Homer, Louisiana.LNW operates a line in Arkansas and Louisiana from McNeil, Arkansas , to Gibsland, Louisiana...
(LNW) - Louisiana Southern Railroad (LAS)
- New Orleans and Gulf Coast RailwayNew Orleans and Gulf Coast RailwayThe New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway is a small railroad that operates around New Orleans. It operates about 32 miles of track on the "Westbank" of New Orleans, running from Westwego, LA to Algiers , and then down river from Algiers to just below Belle Chasse, LA. It is a subsidiary of the Rio...
(NOGC) - New Orleans Public Belt RailroadNew Orleans Public Belt RailroadThe New Orleans Public Belt Railroad is a non-profit terminal switching railroad, owned by the City of New Orleans. It connects with six Class I railroads serving the city, and provides switching and haulage service....
(NOPB) - Norfolk Southern RailwayNorfolk Southern RailwayThe Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
(NS) through subsidiary Alabama Great Southern RailroadAlabama Great Southern RailroadThe Alabama Great Southern Railroad is a railroad in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It is an operating subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation , running southwest from Chattanooga to New Orleans through Birmingham and Meridian...
(AGS) - Ouachita RailroadOuachita RailroadThe Ouachita Railroad Company is a short-line railroad headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas.OUCH operates a 26.2 mile line in Arkansas and Louisiana from El Dorado to Lille, Louisiana....
(OUCH) - Timber Rock Railroad (TIBR)
- Operates the Southern Gulf Railway
- Union Pacific RailroadUnion Pacific RailroadThe Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
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Defunct railroads
| Name | Mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... |
SystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroad Class I railroad A Class I railroad in the United States and Mexico, or a Class I rail carrier in Canada, is a large freight railroad company, as classified based on operating revenue.Smaller railroads are classified as Class II and Class III... s that the railroad became part of, if any. |
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| Alexandria and Western Railway Alexandria and Western Railway The Alexandria & Western Railway was a regional railroad chartered in 1909 with George F. Cotter of Fort Worth, Texas as its president and a number of investors from Kansas City, Missouri. Its purpose was to transport lumber from Alexandria, Louisiana west to Texas, though it only reached as far... |
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| Alexandria, Junction City and Shreveport Railroad | RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:... |
1897 | 1899 | Arkansas Southern Railroad Arkansas Southern Railroad The Arkansas Southern Railroad is a short-line railroad which started service in October 2005.ARS operates two disconnected lines consisting of 61 total miles, which are leased from the Kansas City Southern Railway :... |
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| Alexandria and St. Louis Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1892 | 1893 | Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern Railway | ||
| Alexandria, Woodworth and Beaumont Railway | ||||||
| Anacoco Valley Railway | ||||||
| Angola Transfer Company Angola Transfer Company The Angola Transfer Company, organized in November 1906, was a railroad car float operation that primarily ferried cars of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company across the Mississippi River between Angola and Naples, Louisiana... |
KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
1906 | 1929 | Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company | ||
| Arkansas and Gulf Railroad | N/A | |||||
| Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad | 1914 | 1915 | N/A | Leased the Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railway | ||
| Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railway | AL&G | 1906 | 1915 | Arkansas and Louisiana Midland Railway | ||
| Arkansas and Louisiana Midland Railway | A&LM | 1915 | 1920 | Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railway | ||
| Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railway | A&LM, ALM | 1920 | 1991 | Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad The Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad is a short-line railroad in northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas. Opened in 1908, it has undergone several corporate reorganizations, but has remained independent of larger carriers. In 2004, paper producer Georgia-Pacific sold the company to... |
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| Arkansas, Louisiana and Southern Railway | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
1897 | 1900 | Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad | ||
| Arkansas Southeastern Railway | ||||||
| Arkansas Southern Railroad Arkansas Southern Railroad The Arkansas Southern Railroad is a short-line railroad which started service in October 2005.ARS operates two disconnected lines consisting of 61 total miles, which are leased from the Kansas City Southern Railway :... |
RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:... |
1899 | 1905 | Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad | ||
| Arkansas and Southern Railway | SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern... |
1887 | 1887 | St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway | ||
| Arkansas Southern Extension Railway | RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:... |
1903 | 1905 | Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad | ||
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859... |
ATSF | ATSF | 1965 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | |
| Avoyelles Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1898 | 1900 | Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific Railway The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California.... |
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| Baton Rouge, Hammond and Eastern Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1900 | 1946 | Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
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| Bernice and Northwestern Railway | 1908 | N/A | ||||
| Black Bayou Railroad | 1904 | N/A | ||||
| Bodcaw Valley Railway | 1904 | N/A | ||||
| Boston and Little River Railway | ||||||
| Brimstone Railroad and Canal Company | 1905 | 1931 | N/A | |||
| Calcasieu, Vernon and Shreveport Railroad | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
1897 | Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Railway | |||
| Central Louisiana and Gulf Railroad | CLGR | 1981 | 1987 | MidLouisiana Rail Corporation | ||
| Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:... |
RI, ROCK | RI | 1947 | 1980 | Central Louisiana and Gulf Railway, South Central Arkansas Railway | |
| Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway | RI | RI | 1906 | 1948 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:... |
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| Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1878 | 1951 | Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
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| Christie and Eastern Railway | 1917 | 1934 | N/A | |||
| Cinclare Central Factory Railroad | ||||||
| Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1833 | 1889 | Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway | ||
| Colorado Southern, New Orleans and Pacific Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1905 | 1910 | New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railroad | ||
| Commercial Transit Company | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1877 | 1878 | New Orleans Belt Railroad | ||
| Delhi, Baskin and Southwestern Railway | ||||||
| Donaldsonville and Napoleonville Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1902 | 1903 | Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific Railway The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California.... |
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| Dorcheat Valley Railroad | 1906 | N/A | ||||
| East Camden and Highland Railroad East Camden and Highland Railroad The East Camden and Highland Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in East Camden, Arkansas.EACH operates a 47.6 mile line in Arkansas from East Camden to Eagle Mills... |
EACH | 1983 | 1990 | Ouachita Railroad Ouachita Railroad The Ouachita Railroad Company is a short-line railroad headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas.OUCH operates a 26.2 mile line in Arkansas and Louisiana from El Dorado to Lille, Louisiana.... |
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| East Louisiana Railroad | GM&O Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St... |
1887 | 1905 | New Orleans Great Northern Railroad | ||
| Englewood, Alexandria and Southwestern Railroad | ||||||
| Enterprise Railway | 1903 | N/A | ||||
| Farmerville and Southern Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1903 | 1909 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.... |
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| Franklin and Abbeville Railroad | SP | 1903 | Franklin and Abbeville Railway | |||
| Franklin and Abbeville Railway | SP | 1903 | 1934 | Texas and New Orleans Railroad Texas and New Orleans Railroad The Texas and New Orleans Railroad is a former railroad in Texas and Louisiana. At one point the company was the largest railroad in Texas, with of trackage in 1934, but by 1961 there were only remaining when it was merged with parent company Southern Pacific.... |
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| Garyville Northern Railroad | 1915 | 1932 | N/A | |||
| Glenmora and Western Railway | G&W | |||||
| Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway was a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in eastern Texas and to Purcell, Oklahoma.- Nineteenth Century :... |
ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859... |
1906 | 1965 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859... |
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| Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad The Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad was a railroad in the Southern United States. The first World War had forced government operation upon the company; and in 1919, when it became once more a free agent, it chose Ike Tigrett to charter its new course... |
GM&N | GM&O Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St... |
1933 | 1940 | Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St... |
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| Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St... |
GM&O | GM&O | 1940 | 1972 | Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | |
| Gulf, Sabine and Red River Railroad | ||||||
| Gulf and Sabine River Railroad | 1906 | 1927 | N/A | |||
| Helena Southwestern Railroad | ||||||
| Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1887 | 1893 | Alexandria and St. Louis Railway | ||
| Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1893 | 1893 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.... |
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| Houston and Shreveport Railroad | HEWT | SP | 1891 | 1934 | Texas and New Orleans Railroad Texas and New Orleans Railroad The Texas and New Orleans Railroad is a former railroad in Texas and Louisiana. At one point the company was the largest railroad in Texas, with of trackage in 1934, but by 1961 there were only remaining when it was merged with parent company Southern Pacific.... |
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| Iberia, St. Mary and Eastern Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1909 | 1956 | Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
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| Iberia and Vermilion Railroad | I&V | SP | 1891 | 1934 | Texas and New Orleans Railroad Texas and New Orleans Railroad The Texas and New Orleans Railroad is a former railroad in Texas and Louisiana. At one point the company was the largest railroad in Texas, with of trackage in 1934, but by 1961 there were only remaining when it was merged with parent company Southern Pacific.... |
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| Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
IC | IC | 1883 | 1972 | Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | |
| Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | ICG | 1972 | 1988 | Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
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| Jasper and Eastern Railway | ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859... |
1904 | 1948 | Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway was a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in eastern Texas and to Purcell, Oklahoma.- Nineteenth Century :... |
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| Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad The Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad was a predecessor to the Kansas City Southern Railway that was started by Arthur Stilwell in 1897.... |
KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
1895 | 1900 | Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
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| Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Railway | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
1894 | 1935 | Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
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| Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Terminal Company | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
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| Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1887 | 1902 | St. Louis, Watkins and Gulf Railway | ||
| Kentwood and Eastern Railroad | 1922 | N/A | ||||
| Kentwood and Eastern Railway | K&E | 1906 | 1922 | N/A | ||
| Kentwood, Greensburg and South Western Railroad | 1905 | 1921 | N/A | |||
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| Kingston Railroad | ||||||
| Lake Charles Railway and Navigation Company | 1908 | N/A | ||||
| Lake Charles and Leesville Railway | ||||||
| Lake Charles and Northern Railroad | LC&N | SP | 1906 | 1934 | Texas and New Orleans Railroad Texas and New Orleans Railroad The Texas and New Orleans Railroad is a former railroad in Texas and Louisiana. At one point the company was the largest railroad in Texas, with of trackage in 1934, but by 1961 there were only remaining when it was merged with parent company Southern Pacific.... |
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| Lake Providence, Texarkana and Western Railroad | 1911 | 1930 | N/A | |||
| Leesville East and West Railroad | ||||||
| Leesville, Slagle and Eastern Railway | ||||||
| Little Rock and Monroe Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1903 | 1909 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.... |
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| Loranger, Louisiana and Northeastern Railroad | 1916 | 1926 | N/A | |||
| Loring and Western Railway | ||||||
| Louisiana Railway | N/A | |||||
| Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
1903 | 1934 | Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Louisiana and Arkansas Railway The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway was a railroad that operated in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. The railroad's main line extended 332 miles, from Hope, Arkansas to Shreveport and New Orleans... |
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| Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
1898 | 1902 | Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Louisiana and Arkansas Railway The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway was a railroad that operated in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. The railroad's main line extended 332 miles, from Hope, Arkansas to Shreveport and New Orleans... |
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| Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Louisiana and Arkansas Railway The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway was a railroad that operated in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. The railroad's main line extended 332 miles, from Hope, Arkansas to Shreveport and New Orleans... |
L&A, LA | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
1902 | 1992 | Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
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| Louisiana Central Railroad | 1904 | N/A | ||||
| Louisiana Central Railroad of Louisiana | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1868 | 1870 | New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad | ||
| Louisiana Central Stem Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1856 | 1868 | Louisiana Central Railroad of Louisiana | ||
| Louisiana East and West Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1904 | 1907 | Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific Railway The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California.... |
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| Louisiana Midland Railway Louisiana Midland Railway The Louisiana Midland Railway, was a Class III railroad operating in the US state of Louisiana. The branch of the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway that would become the Louisiana Midland fell under different names those names and time line are as followed:... |
LOAM | 1974 | 1981 | N/A | ||
| Louisiana Midland Railway Louisiana Midland Railway The Louisiana Midland Railway, was a Class III railroad operating in the US state of Louisiana. The branch of the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway that would become the Louisiana Midland fell under different names those names and time line are as followed:... |
IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1945 | 1967 | Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
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| Louisiana Nickel Plate Railway | 1908 | N/A | ||||
| Louisiana North and South Railroad | 1885 | 1890 | Louisiana and North West Railroad Louisiana and North West Railroad The Louisiana and Northwest Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Homer, Louisiana.LNW operates a line in Arkansas and Louisiana from McNeil, Arkansas , to Gibsland, Louisiana... |
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| Louisiana and Pacific Railway | 1904 | 1926 | N/A | |||
| Louisiana Southern Railway Louisiana Southern Railway The Louisiana Southern Railway was a railroad in southern Louisiana that eventually became part of the Southern Railway system.... |
LSO | SOU | 1897 | 1993 | Alabama Great Southern Railroad Alabama Great Southern Railroad The Alabama Great Southern Railroad is a railroad in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It is an operating subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation , running southwest from Chattanooga to New Orleans through Birmingham and Meridian... |
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| Louisiana Western Railroad | LW | SP | 1878 | 1934 | Texas and New Orleans Railroad Texas and New Orleans Railroad The Texas and New Orleans Railroad is a former railroad in Texas and Louisiana. At one point the company was the largest railroad in Texas, with of trackage in 1934, but by 1961 there were only remaining when it was merged with parent company Southern Pacific.... |
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| Louisville and Nashville Railroad Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business... |
L&N, LN | L&N | 1880 | 1983 | Seaboard System Railroad Seaboard System Railroad The Seaboard System Railroad was a former Class I railroad created by merging the railroads of the Family Lines System. Although sharing common ownership, the railroads of the Family Lines System used different names when conducting business... |
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| Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1884 | 1892 | Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system . Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expanded through the Mississippi Delta and on to Memphis, Tennessee... |
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| Mandeville and Sulphur Springs Railroad | SOU | 1868 | 1870 | New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad The New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad was a Class I railroad in Louisiana and Mississippi in the United States. The railroad operated of track from its completion in 1883 until it was absorbed by the Alabama Great Southern Railroad subsidiary of the Southern Railway in 1969.- History :The... |
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| Mangham and Northeastern Railway | 1905 | N/A | ||||
| Mansfield Railway and Transportation Company | 1881 | 1959 | N/A | |||
| Memphis, Helena and Louisiana Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1902 | 1903 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.... |
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| Mexican Gulf Railway | SOU | 1837 | 1867 | Southeastern Railroad | ||
| MidLouisiana Rail Corporation | MDR | 1987 | 1993 | Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
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| MidSouth Rail Corporation | MSRC | 1986 | 1993 | Kansas City Southern Railway Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
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| Mill Creek and Little River Railway and Navigation Company | 1905 | N/A | ||||
| Minden Railroad and Compress Company | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
1882 | 1898 | Arkansas, Louisiana and Southern Railway | ||
| Minden East and West Railway | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
1906 | 1909 | Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Louisiana and Arkansas Railway The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway was a railroad that operated in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. The railroad's main line extended 332 miles, from Hope, Arkansas to Shreveport and New Orleans... |
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| Mississippi and La Fourche Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1896 | 1900 | Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific Railway The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California.... |
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| Mississippi, Terre-aux-Boeuf and Lake Railroad | SOU | 1877 | 1886 | New Orleans and Gulf Railroad | ||
| Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas | MKTT | MKT | 1901 | 1923 | Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company | |
| Missouri and Louisiana Railroad | 1902 | 1914 | Neame, Carson and Southern Railroad | |||
| Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
MP | MP | 1917 | 1997 | Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
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| Monroe and Southwestern Railway | 1904 | N/A | ||||
| Monroe and Texas Railroad | ||||||
| Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad | SP | 1869 | 1878 | Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company | ||
| Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company | ML&T | SP | 1877 | 1934 | Texas and New Orleans Railroad Texas and New Orleans Railroad The Texas and New Orleans Railroad is a former railroad in Texas and Louisiana. At one point the company was the largest railroad in Texas, with of trackage in 1934, but by 1961 there were only remaining when it was merged with parent company Southern Pacific.... |
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| Natchez, Ball and Shreveport Railway | N/A | |||||
| Natchez, Red River and Texas Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1881 | 1897 | Natchez and Western Railway | ||
| Natchez, Urania and Ruston Railway | 1899 | 1970 | N/A | |||
| Natchez and Western Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1904 | 1905 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.... |
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| Natchitoches Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1887 | 1893 | Natchitoches and Red River Valley Railroad | ||
| Natchitoches Land and Railway Company | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1885 | 1887 | Natchitoches Railroad | ||
| Natchitoches and Red River Valley Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1893 | 1894 | Natchitoches and Red River Valley Railway | ||
| Natchitoches and Red River Valley Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1894 | 1901 | Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific Railway The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California.... |
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| Neame, Carson and Southern Railroad | NC&S | 1914 | 1929 | N/A | ||
| New Iberia and Northern Railroad | NI&N | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1909 | 1956 | Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
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| New Iberia, St. Martin and Northern Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1907 | 1909 | New Iberia and Northern Railroad | ||
| New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1869 | 1881 | New Orleans Pacific Railway | ||
| New Orleans Belt Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1878 | 1886 | Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad | ||
| New Orleans Belt and Terminal Company | SOU | 1901 | 1903 | New Orleans Terminal Company | ||
| New Orleans, Fort Jackson and Grand Isle Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1888 | 1911 | New Orleans Southern and Grand Isle Railway | ||
| New Orleans Great Northern Railroad | NOGN | GM&O Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St... |
1905 | 1933 | New Orleans Great Northern Railway | |
| New Orleans Great Northern Railway | GM&O Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St... |
1933 | 1983 | Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | ||
| New Orleans and Gulf Railroad | SOU | 1886 | 1891 | New Orleans and Southern Railroad | ||
| New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1853 | 1874 | New Orleans, St. Louis and Chicago Railroad | ||
| New Orleans, Jackson and Northern Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1877 | 1878 | Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad | ||
| New Orleans Lower Coast Railroad | NOLR | 1991 | 1999 | New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway The New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway is a small railroad that operates around New Orleans. It operates about 32 miles of track on the "Westbank" of New Orleans, running from Westwego, LA to Algiers , and then down river from Algiers to just below Belle Chasse, LA. It is a subsidiary of the Rio... |
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| New Orleans and Lower Coast Railroad | NLC | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1916 | 1978 | Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
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| New Orleans and Mississippi Valley Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1881 | 1884 | Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway | ||
| New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad | L&N Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business... , MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... , SP |
1868 | 1871 | New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad | ||
| New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad | GM&O Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St... |
1912 | 1913 | N/A | ||
| New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad | L&N Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business... , MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... , SP |
1871 | 1881 | Louisiana Western Railroad, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business... , Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company |
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| New Orleans, Natalbany and Natchez Railway | 1902 | 1938 | N/A | |||
| New Orleans, Natchez and Fort Scott Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1886 | 1890 | New Orleans and Northwestern Railway | ||
| New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad The New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad was a Class I railroad in Louisiana and Mississippi in the United States. The railroad operated of track from its completion in 1883 until it was absorbed by the Alabama Great Southern Railroad subsidiary of the Southern Railway in 1969.- History :The... |
N&NE | SOU | 1870 | 1969 | Alabama Great Southern Railroad Alabama Great Southern Railroad The Alabama Great Southern Railroad is a railroad in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It is an operating subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation , running southwest from Chattanooga to New Orleans through Birmingham and Meridian... |
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| New Orleans and Northwestern Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1902 | 1909 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.... |
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| New Orleans and Northwestern Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1890 | 1902 | New Orleans and Northwestern Railroad | ||
| New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad The New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad was chartered in 1852. Construction began at Algiers, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, in late 1852. By 1857, the track had reached Brashear on Berwick Bay, and this remained the end of the line for over 20 years... |
SP | 1852 | 1869 | Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad | ||
| New Orleans Pacific Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1876 | 1881 | Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific Railway The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California.... |
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| New Orleans, St. Louis and Chicago Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1874 | 1877 | New Orleans, Jackson and Northern Railroad | ||
| New Orleans and San Francisco Railroad | SOU | 1902 | 1903 | New Orleans Terminal Company | ||
| New Orleans and Southern Railroad | SOU | 1891 | 1897 | Louisiana Southern Railway Louisiana Southern Railway The Louisiana Southern Railway was a railroad in southern Louisiana that eventually became part of the Southern Railway system.... |
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| New Orleans Southern Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1908 | 1911 | New Orleans Southern and Grand Isle Railway | ||
| New Orleans Southern and Grand Isle Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1911 | 1916 | New Orleans and Lower Coast Railroad | ||
| New Orleans, Spanish Fort and Lake Railroad | ||||||
| New Orleans Terminal Company | NOT | SOU | 1903 | 1993 | Alabama Great Southern Railroad Alabama Great Southern Railroad The Alabama Great Southern Railroad is a railroad in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It is an operating subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation , running southwest from Chattanooga to New Orleans through Birmingham and Meridian... |
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| New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1910 | 1916 | New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway | ||
| New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1916 | 1956 | Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
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| New Orleans and Western Railroad | SOU | 1895 | 1901 | New Orleans Belt and Terminal Company | ||
| North Louisiana and Gulf Railroad | NL&G, NLG | 1906 | 1987 | MidLouisiana Rail Corporation | ||
| North Louisiana and Texas Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1868 | 1875 | Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad | ||
| Oakdale and Gulf Railway | O&G | 1916 | 1927 | N/A | ||
| Oberlin, Hampton and Eastern Railway | ||||||
| Old River and Kissatchie Railway | ||||||
| Opelousas, Gulf and Northeastern Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1904 | 1915 | Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific Railway The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California.... |
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| Ouachita and Northwestern Railroad | 1905 | 1947 | N/A | |||
| Pontchartrain Railroad | L&N Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business... |
1830 | 1935 | N/A | ||
| Red River Railroad Red River Railroad The Red River Railroad, also known as the Ralph Smith Smith Railroad, was the first railroad built west of the Mississippi River in the United States... |
MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1835 | 1878 | New Orleans Pacific Railway | ||
| Red River and Gulf Railroad | 1905 | 1954 | N/A | |||
| Red River and Rocky Mount Railway | 1904 | N/A | ||||
| Robeline and Sabine Pass Railway | ||||||
| Rochelle and Western Railway | ||||||
| Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad | RI Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:... |
1905 | 1948 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:... |
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| Roosevelt and Western Railroad | 1909 | N/A | ||||
| Sabine and Northern Railway | ||||||
| St. Bernard Railroad | SOU | 1834 | Mexican Gulf Railway | |||
| St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway | SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern... |
1887 | 1891 | St. Louis Southwestern Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern... |
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| St. Louis, Avoyelles and Southwestern Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1894 | 1895 | St. Louis, Avoyelles and Southwestern Railway | ||
| St. Louis, Avoyelles and Southwestern Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1895 | 1899 | Avoyelles Railroad | ||
| St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.... |
MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1891 | 1917 | Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
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| St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad | SLSF | 1905 | 1913 | N/A | ||
| St. Louis Southwestern Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern... |
SSW | SSW | 1891 | 1997 | Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
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| St. Louis, Watkins and Gulf Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1902 | 1909 | St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was a historic railroad that operated in Missouri, and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.... |
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| Seaboard System Railroad Seaboard System Railroad The Seaboard System Railroad was a former Class I railroad created by merging the railroads of the Family Lines System. Although sharing common ownership, the railroads of the Family Lines System used different names when conducting business... |
SBD | 1983 | 1986 | CSX Transportation CSX Transportation CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles... |
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| Sherman, Shreveport and Southern Railway | MKT | 1900 | 1901 | Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas | ||
| Shreveport, Alexandria and Southwestern Railway | ||||||
| Shreveport and Arkansas Railway | SSW St. Louis Southwestern Railway The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern... |
1887 | 1887 | Arkansas and Southern Railway | ||
| Shreveport and Houston Railway | SP | 1883 | 1890 | Houston and Shreveport Railroad | ||
| Shreveport and Red River Valley Railway | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
1897 | 1903 | Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company | ||
| Sibley, Lake Bisteneau and Southern Railway | 1900 | 1942 | N/A | |||
| South Central Arkansas Railway | SCK | 1982 | 1983 | East Camden and Highland Railroad East Camden and Highland Railroad The East Camden and Highland Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in East Camden, Arkansas.EACH operates a 47.6 mile line in Arkansas from East Camden to Eagle Mills... |
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| Southeastern Railroad | SOU | 1855 | 1882 | Mississippi, Terre-aux-Boeuf and Lake Railroad | ||
| Southern Railway and Navigation Company | ||||||
| Southern Pacific Company | SP | SP | 1961 | 1969 | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | |
| Southern Pacific Company | SP | 1885 | 1901 | N/A | ||
| Southern Pacific Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1862 | 1872 | Texas Pacific Railroad | ||
| Southern Pacific Transportation Company | SP | SP | 1969 | 1998 | Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
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| Teche Railroad and Sugar Company | ||||||
| Texarkana, Shreveport and Natchez Railway | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1895 | 1901 | Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific Railway The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California.... |
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| Texas and New Orleans Railroad Texas and New Orleans Railroad The Texas and New Orleans Railroad is a former railroad in Texas and Louisiana. At one point the company was the largest railroad in Texas, with of trackage in 1934, but by 1961 there were only remaining when it was merged with parent company Southern Pacific.... |
T&NO, TNO | SP | 1927 | 1961 | Southern Pacific Company | |
| Texas Pacific Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1872 | 1872 | Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific Railway The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California.... |
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| Texas and Pacific Railway Texas and Pacific Railway The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California.... |
T&P, TP | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1872 | 1976 | Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
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| Texas Pacific – Missouri Pacific Terminal Railroad of New Orleans | TPMP | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1924 | 1978 | Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
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| Tioga and Southeastern Railway | 1905 | N/A | ||||
| Trans-Mississippi Terminal Company | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1912 | 1914 | Trans-Mississippi Terminal Railroad | ||
| Trans-Mississippi Terminal Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1914 | 1924 | Texas Pacific – Missouri Pacific Terminal Railroad of New Orleans | ||
| Tremont and Gulf Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1902 | 1908 | Tremont and Gulf Railway | ||
| Tremont and Gulf Railway | T&G | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1907 | 1959 | Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
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| Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1879 | 1901 | Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway | ||
| Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway | VS&P | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1901 | 1959 | Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
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| Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1852 | 1879 | Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad | ||
| Victoria, Fisher and Western Railroad | 1902 | N/A | ||||
| Vidalia and Lake Concordia Railroad and Steamboat Transportation Company | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1876 | 1881 | Vidalia and Western Railroad | ||
| Vidalia and Western Railroad | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
1881 | 1881 | Natchez, Red River and Texas Railroad | ||
| West Feliciana Railroad | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1831 | 1888 | Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway | ||
| West Feliciana Railway | 1944 | 1948 | N/A | |||
| White Castle and Lake Natchez Railway | ||||||
| Woodworth and Louisiana Central Railway | 1900 | 1926 | N/A | |||
| Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system . Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expanded through the Mississippi Delta and on to Memphis, Tennessee... |
IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
1892 | 1946 | Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
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| Zachary and Northeastern Railroad | ||||||
| Zimmerman, Leesville and Southwestern Railway | ||||||
| Zwolle and Eastern Railway | 1904 | 1922 | N/A |
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- New Orleans and Carrollton RailroadNew Orleans and Carrollton RailroadThe New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad was one of six short-line rail systems built to connect the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, with surrounding neighborhoods, in this case, four-and-a-half miles to the resort village of Carrollton...