List of New York railroads
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The following railroads operate in the U.S. state
of New York
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Other passenger carriers
Private carriers
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U.S. state
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of New York
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Common freight carriers
- Albany Port Railroad (APD)
- Arcade and Attica Railroad (ARA)
- B&H Rail Corporation (BH)
- Batten Kill RailroadBatten Kill RailroadThe Batten Kill Railroad is a class III railroad operating in New York. The BKRR was formed in 1982 beginning operations on October 22 of a pair of abandoned Delaware and Hudson Railway branch lines, totaling about 30 miles of track.-History:...
(BKRR) - Buffalo and Pittsburgh RailroadBuffalo and Pittsburgh RailroadThe Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad is a Class II railroad operating in New York and Pennsylvania.The BPRR is owned by Genesee and Wyoming Industries. Its main line runs between Buffalo, New York and Eidenau, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh. Here, connections are made to the city center via the...
(BPRR) - Buffalo Southern RailroadBuffalo Southern RailroadThe Buffalo Southern Railroad is a class III railroad operating in western New York.The BSOR is locally owned and operates in the Buffalo area. It should not be confused with the South Buffalo Railway which is a separate railroad....
(BSOR) - 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) - Canadian Pacific RailwayCanadian Pacific RailwayThe Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
(CP) including subsidiary Delaware and Hudson RailwayDelaware and Hudson RailwayThe Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
(DH) - Central New York RailroadCentral New York RailroadThe Central New York Railroad is a short line railroad operating local freight service along the ex-Erie Railroad Southern Tier Line in the U.S states of New York and Pennsylvania. The line begins at Port Jervis, following the West Branch Delaware River to Deposit and the Susquehanna River from...
(CNYK) - Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad (CLP)
- Conrail Shared Assets OperationsConrail Shared Assets OperationsConrail Shared Assets Operations is an American railroad company. It operates three networks—the North Jersey, South Jersey/Philadelphia, and Detroit Shared Assets Areas, where it serves as a local carrier and switching company for CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway...
operates Staten Island Railroad - 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) - Depew, Lancaster and Western RailroadDepew, Lancaster and Western RailroadThe Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad is a class III railroad operating in New York. It is a subsidiary of Genesee Valley Transportation . The DLWR is composed of two operations, one located between Depew, New York and Lancaster, New York and the other in Batavia, New York...
(DLWR) - Falls Road RailroadFalls Road RailroadThe Falls Road Railroad is a Class III short line railroad owned by Genesee Valley Transportation. The railroad operates in Niagara, Orleans, and Monroe counties in New York. The railroad's right-of-way consists of of track, known as the Falls Road Branch, that were acquired from Conrail on...
(FRR) - Finger Lakes RailwayFinger Lakes RailwayThe Finger Lakes Railway is a class III railroad in the Finger Lakes region of New York.The Finger Lakes Railway began operation on July 23, 1995 and operates in Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Ontario, Schuyler and Yates counties....
(FGLK) - Genesee and Mohawk Valley Railroad operated by Depew, Lancaster and Western RailroadDepew, Lancaster and Western RailroadThe Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad is a class III railroad operating in New York. It is a subsidiary of Genesee Valley Transportation . The DLWR is composed of two operations, one located between Depew, New York and Lancaster, New York and the other in Batavia, New York...
and Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad - Housatonic RailroadHousatonic RailroadThe Housatonic Railroad is a Class III railroad operating in southwestern New England. It was chartered in 1983 to operate a short section of ex-New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in northwestern Connecticut, and has since expanded north and south, as well as west into New York State.The...
(HRRC) - Livonia, Avon and Lakeville RailroadLivonia, Avon and Lakeville RailroadThe Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad is a short line railroad that operates in Livingston County and Monroe County in New York, United States...
(LAL) - Lowville and Beaver River RailroadLowville and Beaver River RailroadThe Lowville and Beaver River Railroad is a short-line railroad owned by Genesee Valley Transportation of Batavia, New York. The Lowville & Beaver River runs from an interchange, with GVT subsidiary Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad to Croghan, New York.-History:The Lowville &...
(LBR) - Massena Terminal Railroad (MSTR)
- Middletown and New Jersey Railroad (MNJ)
- Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad (MHWA)
- New York and Atlantic RailwayNew York and Atlantic RailwayThe New York and Atlantic Railway is a short line railroad formed in 1997 to provide freight service over the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road, a public commuter rail agency which had decided to privatize its freight operations...
(NYA) - New York and Lake Erie RailroadNew York and Lake Erie RailroadThe New York & Lake Erie is a class III railroad operating in Western New York. The NYLE was formed in 1978 to operate a portion of former Erie trackage that Conrail no longer wanted. Today, the railroad operates between Gowanda to Conewango Valley, New York with a branch between Dayton, New York...
(NYLE) - New York New Jersey Rail, LLC (NYNJ)
- New York and Ogdensburg RailwayNew York and Ogdensburg RailwayThe Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority owns two segments of shortline railroad that are operated by a private contractor d/b/a the New York and Ogdensburg Railway...
(NYOG) - New York, Susquehanna and Western RailwayNew York, Susquehanna and Western RailwayThe New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...
(NYSW) - 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) - Ontario Central RailroadOntario Central RailroadThe Ontario Central Railroad is an American class III railroad company operating in Ontario County, New York. As of 2007, the ONCT has been under the ownership of the Finger Lakes Railway....
(ONCT) - Ontario Midland RailroadOntario Midland RailroadThe Ontario Midland Railroad is an American railroad company operating in western New York.It was founded on 5 October 1979 and was created to save the entire Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad line from Oswego's West Yard to Suspension Bridge in Niagara Falls. However, the railroad managed...
(OMID) - Owego and Harford Railway (OHRY)
- Providence and Worcester RailroadProvidence and Worcester RailroadThe Providence and Worcester Railroad is a Class II railroad in the United States. The railroad connects from Gardner in central Massachusetts, south through its namesake cities of Worcester and Providence, Rhode Island, and west from Rhode Island through Connecticut and into New York City...
(PW) - Rochester and Southern RailroadRochester and Southern RailroadThe Rochester and Southern Railroad , a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., is a class III shortline that runs from the city of Rochester in Monroe County to Silver Springs, NY. The RSR started in 1986, when the B&O sold off its Buffalo and Rochester branches...
(RSR) - SMS Rail Lines of New York (SNY)
- Somerset Railroad (SOM)
- South Buffalo RailwaySouth Buffalo RailwayThe South Buffalo Railway operates more than fifty miles of railway lines along the southeast shore of Lake Erie. South Buffalo connects to CSX, Norfolk Southern, Canadian Pacific, and Canadian National Railway.-Historical connections:...
(SB) - Springfield Terminal Railway (ST) including subsidiary Pan Am SouthernPan Am SouthernPan Am Southern, LLC is a freight railroad jointly owned by Norfolk Southern Railway and Pan Am Railways . PAS owns trackage known as the Patriot Corridor between Albany, New York and the greater Boston, Massachusetts area, utilizing rail lines formerly owned by the Boston and Maine Corporation...
- Vermont RailwayVermont RailwayThe Vermont Railway is a shortline railroad in Vermont and eastern New York, operating much of the former Rutland Railway. It is the main part of the Vermont Rail System, which also owns the Green Mountain Railroad, the Rutland's branch to Bellows Falls...
(VTR) - Wellsboro and Corning RailroadWellsboro and Corning RailroadThe Wellsboro and Corning Railroad is a shortline railroad that operates between Wellsboro, Pennsylvania and Corning, New York, passing through Tioga, and Lawrenceville. It parallels PA Route 287 and U.S. Route 15, following the valleys of Marsh Creek, Crooked Creek, and the Tioga River...
(WCOR) - Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad (WNYP)
Private carriers
- Kodak Park RailroadKodak Park RailroadOwned by Eastman Kodak Company, the Kodak Park Railroad is a private railroad that services Kodak Park in Rochester, New York....
- New York Container Terminal
- South Brooklyn RailwaySouth Brooklyn RailwayThe South Brooklyn Railway is a railroad in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It continues to operate today as a subsidiary of MTA New York City Transit...
- Town of Corinth
Passenger carriers
- Adirondack Scenic RailroadAdirondack Scenic RailroadThe Adirondack Scenic Railroad is a tourist railway located in Adirondack Park that runs during the summer months from Utica to Thendara, and from Saranac Lake to Lake Placid...
(tourist railway/ heritage railroad) - AirTrain JFKAirTrain JFKAirTrain JFK is a 3-line, -long people mover system and elevated railway in New York City providing service to John F. Kennedy International Airport...
(people moverPeople moverA people mover or automated people mover is a fully automated, grade-separated mass transit system.The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks, but is sometimes applied to considerably more complex automated...
) - AmtrakAmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
(AMTK) (high-speed railHigh-speed railHigh-speed rail is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic. Specific definitions by the European Union include for upgraded track and or faster for new track, whilst in the United States, the U.S...
, intercity rail, and long distance rail) - Arcade and Attica Railroad (ARA) (seasonally runs tourist trains; mostly a freight carrier)
- Atlantic City Express ServiceAtlantic City Express ServiceACES is an inter-city train service offered by the Borgata, Caesars Atlantic City, and Harrah's Entertainment. It is operated by New Jersey Transit under contract, and funded by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority...
(tourist rail service/ intercity rail) - Buffalo Metro RailBuffalo Metro RailThe NFTA has a fleet of 26 rigid-bodied LRVs for the Metro Rail system, numbered sequentially from 101 to 127. They were built by Tokyu Car Corporation of Japan. One car was damaged in transit and later purchased by a restaurateur, Bertrand H. Hoak, of Hamburg, as an addition to Hoak's Armor Inn...
(light rail metroLight railLight rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
) - Catskill Mountain RailroadCatskill Mountain RailroadThe Catskill Mountain Railroad , is a heritage railroad based in Shokan, New York, United States that began operations in 1983. It leases from Ulster County the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad tracks from Mile Post 2.8 in Kingston to MP 41.4 in Highmount, where it connects with the Delaware...
(heritage railroad) - Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley RailroadCooperstown and Charlotte Valley RailroadThe Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad Company is a heritage railroad in New York operated by the Leatherstocking Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society since 1996.-History:...
(heritage railroad) - Delaware and Ulster RailroadDelaware and Ulster RailroadThe Delaware and Ulster Railroad is a heritage railroad based in Arkville, New York.-History:The last regularly scheduled passenger train over the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad tracks was operated between Kingston and Oneonta by the New York Central on March 31, 1954. The tracks were then...
(heritage railroad) - Long Island Rail RoadLong Island Rail RoadThe Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
(LI) (commuter rail) - Medina Railroad MuseumMedina Railroad MuseumThe Medina Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located at 530 West Avenue in Medina, New York.The museum is housed in one of the largest standing wooden freight depots, built in 1905...
(heritage railroad) - Metro-North RailroadMetro-North RailroadThe Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , an authority of New York State. It is the busiest commuter railroad in the United...
(commuter rail) - New Jersey Transit Rail OperationsNew Jersey Transit rail operationsNew Jersey Transit Rail Operations is the rail division of New Jersey Transit. It provides regional rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered around transportation to and from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark...
(commuter rail) - New York City SubwayNew York City SubwayThe New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
(rapid transitRapid transitA rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
/heavy rail) - New York Museum of TransportationNew York Museum of TransportationThe New York Museum of Transportation is a non-profit organization located at 6393 East River Road, in the Rochester suburb of Rush. The museum is open all year, on Sundays only, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m....
(heritage railroad) - Port Authority Trans-HudsonPort Authority Trans-HudsonPATH, derived from Port Authority Trans-Hudson, is a rapid transit railroad linking Manhattan, New York City with Newark, Harrison, Hoboken and Jersey City in metropolitan northern New Jersey...
(rapid transit/heavy rail) - Staten Island RailwayStaten Island RailwayThe Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway or SIR, is the operator of the lone rapid transit line in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA...
(heavy rail/commuter rail/rapid transit) - Tioga Central RailroadTioga Central RailroadThe Tioga Central Railroad is a heritage railroad operating on a portion of the Wellsboro and Corning Railroad. It operates north from Wellsboro, Pennsylvania during the tourist season, which lasts from June to October....
(heritage railroad) - Trolley Museum of New York (heritage light rail)
- Upper Hudson River RailroadUpper Hudson River RailroadThe Upper Hudson River Railroad was a heritage railroad that operates in the upper Hudson River in New York State's Adirondack Mountains that operated from 1999 to 2010....
(heritage railroad)
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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| Addison Railroad | R | 1867 | 1951 | N/A | ||
| Addison and Northern Pennsylvania Railway | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1882 | 1887 | Addison and Pennsylvania Railway | ||
| Addison and Pennsylvania Railway | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1887 | 1898 | Addison and Susquehanna Railroad | ||
| Addison and Susquehanna Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1898 | 1954 | Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad The Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad was a railroad company that formerly operated in western and north central Pennsylvania and western New York states. It was created in 1893 by the merger and consolidation of several smaller logging railroads. It operated independently until 1929 when a... |
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| Adirondack Company | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1863 | 1882 | Adirondack Railway Adirondack Railway The Adirondack Railway was a railroad that connected Saratoga Springs to North Creek, New York. Built by Dr. Thomas Clark Durant, vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad, it was started in 1864 and completed in 1871 by the Adirondack Company. After Durant's death, it was taken over by his... |
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| Adirondack Railway Adirondack Railway The Adirondack Railway was a railroad that connected Saratoga Springs to North Creek, New York. Built by Dr. Thomas Clark Durant, vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad, it was started in 1864 and completed in 1871 by the Adirondack Company. After Durant's death, it was taken over by his... |
D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1882 | 1902 | Delaware and Hudson Company | ||
| Adirondac Estate and Railroad Company | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1860 | 1863 | Adirondack Company | ||
| Adirondack and St. Lawrence Railroad Adirondack and St. Lawrence Railroad The Adirondack and St. Lawrence Railroad operated between DeKalb Junction and Hermon in St. Lawrence County, New York over a four mile standard gauge railroad. The Adirondack&St. Lawrence was founded by the St. Lawrence Pyrites Company on April 19, 1906, and shortly thereafter the line was opened... |
1906 | 1925 | N/A | |||
| Albany and Hudson Railway and Power Company | 1899 | 1903 | Albany and Hudson Railroad | Electrified in 1900 | ||
| Albany Northern Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1851 | 1856 | Albany, Vermont and Canada Railroad | ||
| Albany and Schenectady Railroad Albany and Schenectady Railroad The Albany & Schenectady Railroad, originally the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad, was the first railroad built in the State of New York and one of the first railroads in the United States.... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1847 | 1853 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Albany and Susquehanna Railroad Albany and Susquehanna Railroad The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad was a railroad running from Albany to Binghamton, operating 1851 to 1870-History:Construction began on April 19, 1851 from Albany to Schoharie Junction, New York, a distance of 35 miles . This phase was completed in 1863... |
D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1851 | 1945 | Delaware and Hudson Railroad | ||
| Albany and Vermont Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
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| Albany, Vermont and Canada Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1856 | 1859 | Albany and Vermont Railroad | ||
| Albany and West Stockbridge Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1836 | 1870 | Boston and Albany Railroad Boston and Albany Railroad The Boston and Albany Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system, Conrail and CSX. The line is used by CSX for freight... |
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| Allegany Central Railroad Allegany central railroad The Allegany Central Railroad inaugurated a steam excursion railroad between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland, in 1989. Two Pacific class steam locomotives, numbers 1238 and 1286 were used, and for a short time, ran double-headed... |
PS&N Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
1881 | 1883 | Lackawanna and Pittsburgh Railroad | ||
| Amsterdam, Chuctanunda and Northern Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Atlantic Avenue Railroad Atlantic Avenue Railroad The Atlantic Avenue Railroad was a railroad company in the U.S. state of New York, with a main line connecting downtown Brooklyn with Jamaica along Atlantic Avenue. It was largely a streetcar company that operated its own trains, but the Long Island Rail Road operated both streetcars and steam... |
LIRR Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1872 | 1899 | Nassau Electric Railroad Nassau Electric Railroad The Nassau Electric Railroad was an electric street railway company in the U.S. state of New York. The company operated throughout the borough of Brooklyn, as well as over the Brooklyn Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge into Manhattan.... |
Main line operated by Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... under a 99-year lease from 1877 |
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| Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Atlantic and Great Western Railroad The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad began as three separate railroads: the Erie and New York City Railroad based in Jamestown, New York; the Meadville Railroad based in Meadville, Pennsylvania ; and the Franklin and Warren Railroad based in Franklin Mills, Ohio... |
ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1871 | 1880 | New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad The Nypano Railroad, earlier the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad, was organized from the bankrupt Atlantic and Great Western Railroad in March 1880.... |
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| Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Atlantic and Great Western Railroad The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad began as three separate railroads: the Erie and New York City Railroad based in Jamestown, New York; the Meadville Railroad based in Meadville, Pennsylvania ; and the Franklin and Warren Railroad based in Franklin Mills, Ohio... |
ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1859 | 1865 | Atlantic and Great Western Railway | ||
| Atlantic and Great Western Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1865 | 1871 | Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Atlantic and Great Western Railroad The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad began as three separate railroads: the Erie and New York City Railroad based in Jamestown, New York; the Meadville Railroad based in Meadville, Pennsylvania ; and the Franklin and Warren Railroad based in Franklin Mills, Ohio... |
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| Attica and Allegheny Valley Railroad | 1852 | 1856 | Attica and Arcade Railroad | |||
| Attica and Buffalo Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1836 | 1850 | Buffalo and Rochester Railroad Buffalo and Rochester Railroad The Buffalo and Rochester Railroad, like many others of its day, was a short line that lasted a short time.-The gist of the idea:Initially, the germ of the idea for this line came from the perceived need for a rail line to serve Steuben and Livingston Counties in New York. Farmers and merchants in... |
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| Attica and Arcade Railroad | 1870 | 1880 | Tonawanda Valley Railroad | |||
| Attica and Freedom Railroad | 1891 | 1894 | Buffalo, Attica and Arcade Railroad | |||
| Attica and Hornellsville Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1845 | 1851 | Buffalo and New York City Railroad | ||
| Auburn and Ithaca Railway | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1889 | 1890 | Geneva and Van Ettenville Railway | ||
| Auburn and Rochester Railroad Auburn and Rochester Railroad -Introduction:The Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company was built to bring Canandaigua access to regional and national markets and sources. Extending southeast from Rochester to Geneva and Canandaigua with a trackage length of 78½ miles, its right-of-way exceeded that of the contemporaneous and... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1836 | 1850 | Rochester and Syracuse Railroad Rochester and Syracuse Railroad The Rochester and Syracuse Railroad was incorporated on August 1, 1850 authorizing the consolidation of the Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company and the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company... |
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| Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Auburn and Syracuse Railroad The Auburn and Syracuse Railroad was incorporated on May 1, 1834 to provide easy access to and from Syracuse, New York and the Erie Canal. Construction was begun in 1835, however, was delayed during the Panic of 1837... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1834 | 1850 | Rochester and Syracuse Railroad Rochester and Syracuse Railroad The Rochester and Syracuse Railroad was incorporated on August 1, 1850 authorizing the consolidation of the Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company and the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company... |
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| Avon, Geneseo and Mount Morris Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1860 | 1940 | N/A | ||
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
B&O, BO | B&O | 1932 | 1987 | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P... |
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| Bath and Hammondsport Railroad Bath and Hammondsport Railroad B&H Rail Corporation , formerly the Bath and Hammondsport Railroad, is a Class III shortline railroad. Initially the line served the communities of Bath, New York and Hammondsport, New York. In Bath, the railroad connected with the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad... |
BH | 1872 | 1993 | Champagne Railroad | ||
| Battenkill Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1902 | 1903 | Greenwich and Johnsonville Railway | ||
| Bennington and Rutland Railroad | R | 1865 | 1870 | Harlem Extension Railroad | ||
| Bennington and Rutland Railway | R | 1877 | 1901 | Rutland Railroad Rutland Railroad The Rutland Railway was a small railroad in the northeastern United States, primarily in the state of Vermont but extending into the state of New York. The earliest ancestor of the Rutland, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad, was chartered in 1843 by the state of Vermont to build between Rutland... |
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| Black River and Morristown Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1870 | 1883 | Utica and Black River Railroad | ||
| Black River and St. Lawrence Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1868 | 1883 | Carthage and Adirondack Railway | ||
| Black River and Utica Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1853 | 1860 | Utica and Black River Railroad | ||
| Blossburg and Corning Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1854 | 1873 | Corning, Cowanesque and Antrim Railway | ||
| Bombay and Moira Railroad Bombay and Moira Railroad The Bombay and Moira Railroad is a historic railroad in New York.The Saratoga and St. Lawrence Railroad began operations on December 27, 1888 on a line running from Moira to Bombay... |
1898 | 1898 | N/A (operated by Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad) | |||
| Boston and Albany Railroad Boston and Albany Railroad The Boston and Albany Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system, Conrail and CSX. The line is used by CSX for freight... |
B&A, BA | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1870 | 1961 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1864 | 1874 | New York and New England Railroad New York and New England Railroad The New York and New England Railroad was a major railroad connecting southern New York state with Hartford, Connecticut, Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts. It operated from 1873 to 1893. Prior to 1873 it was known as the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad, which had been formed by... |
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| Boston, Hartford and Erie Extension Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1863 | 1864 | Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad | ||
| Boston, Hartford and Erie Ferry Extension Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1864 | 1864 | Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad | ||
| Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway | B&M | 1877 | 1892 | Fitchburg Railroad Fitchburg Railroad The Fitchburg Railroad is a former railroad company, which built a railroad line across northern Massachusetts, USA, leading to and through the Hoosac Tunnel. The Fitchburg was leased to the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1900... |
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| Boston and Maine Corporation | BM | B&M | 1964 | Still exists as a lessor of Pan Am Railways Pan Am Railways Pan Am Railways, Inc. , known as Guilford Rail System before March 2006, is a holding company that owns and operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine to Rotterdam Junction, New York... operating subsidiary Operating subsidiary An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States in corporate profile descriptions. In the railroad industry, for example, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock... Springfield Terminal Railway |
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| Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century... |
B&M, BM | B&M | 1900 | 1964 | Boston and Maine Corporation | |
| Bradford, Eldred and Cuba Railroad | 1881 | 1893 | N/A | |||
| Bradford, Richburg and Cuba Railroad | 1881 | 1893 | N/A (operated by Bradford, Eldred and Cuba Railroad) | |||
| Brighton and Bensonhurst Railroad | 1892 | N/A | Never operated | |||
| Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad | 1862 | 1885 | Brooklyn, Bath and West End Railroad | |||
| Brooklyn, Bath and West End Railroad | 1885 | 1898 | Atlantic Avenue Railroad Atlantic Avenue Railroad The Atlantic Avenue Railroad was a railroad company in the U.S. state of New York, with a main line connecting downtown Brooklyn with Jamaica along Atlantic Avenue. It was largely a streetcar company that operated its own trains, but the Long Island Rail Road operated both streetcars and steam... |
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| Brooklyn and Brighton Beach Railroad | 1887 | 1899 | Sea View Railroad | |||
| Brooklyn Central and Jamaica Railroad | LIRR Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1860 | 1865 | Brooklyn and Jamaica Railway | ||
| Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal The Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal was a Rail-Marine Terminal with its main facilities and administrative offices located on 86–88 Kent Avenue in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York.-Background:... |
BEDT | 1906 | 1983 | New York Cross Harbor Railroad Terminal Corporation | ||
| Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway | 1877 | 1887 | Brooklyn and Brighton Beach Railroad | |||
| Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad | LIRR Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1832 | 1860 | Brooklyn Central and Jamaica Railroad | ||
| Brooklyn and Jamaica Railway | LIRR Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1866 | 1872 | Atlantic Avenue Railroad Atlantic Avenue Railroad The Atlantic Avenue Railroad was a railroad company in the U.S. state of New York, with a main line connecting downtown Brooklyn with Jamaica along Atlantic Avenue. It was largely a streetcar company that operated its own trains, but the Long Island Rail Road operated both streetcars and steam... |
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| Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1879 | 1889 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad | 1863 | 1906 | Canarsie Railroad | |||
| Buffalo and Allegheny Valley Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1853 | 1865 | Buffalo and Washington Railway | ||
| Buffalo, Attica and Arcade Railroad | 1894 | 1917 | Arcade and Attica Railroad | |||
| Buffalo and Black Rock Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1833 | 1834 | Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad The Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad was a part of the New York Central Railroad system, connecting Buffalo, New York to Niagara Falls. It is still used by CSX for freight and Amtrak for passenger service.-History:... |
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| Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad The Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad was formed on February 26, 1859, by the merger of the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad and the Buffalo and Bradford Railroad. The Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad was leased to the Erie Railroad on January 6, 1866, for period of 499 years... |
ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1859 | 1941 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Buffalo Branch of the Erie Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1861 | 1862 | Erie Railway | ||
| Buffalo, Chautauqua Lake and Pittsburgh Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1879 | 1880 | Pittsburgh, Titusville and Buffalo Railway | ||
| Buffalo, Cleveland and Chicago Railway Buffalo, Cleveland and Chicago Railway The Buffalo, Cleveland and Chicago Railway was a proposed railroad in the United States during the late 19th Century. The company was incorporated in the states of New York and Pennsylvania in January 1881 by three New York bankers: Clark, Post, and Martin.The railroad was to be parallel to... |
NKP New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad , abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. Commonly referred to as the Nickel Plate Road, the railroad served a large area, including trackage in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois... |
1881 | 1881 | New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | ||
| Buffalo and Cohocton Valley Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1850 | 1852 | Buffalo, Corning and New York Railroad | ||
| Buffalo, Corning and New York Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1852 | 1857 | Buffalo, New York and Erie Railroad | ||
| Buffalo, Corry and Pittsburgh Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1867 | 1872 | Dunkirk, Chautauqua Lake and Pittsburgh Railroad | ||
| Buffalo Creek Railroad | BCK | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... / LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1869 | 1983 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| Buffalo Creek Transfer Railroad | 1881 | 1914 | N/A | |||
| Buffalo and Erie Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1867 | 1869 | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, NY to Chicago, primarily along the south shore of Lake Erie and across northern Indiana... |
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| Buffalo Erie Basin Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1876 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Buffalo Extension of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1864 | 1865 | Atlantic and Great Western Railway | ||
| Buffalo and Geneva Railway | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1889 | 1890 | Lehigh Valley Railway | ||
| Buffalo and Jamestown Railroad Buffalo and Jamestown Railroad The Buffalo and Jamestown Railroad was a railroad that ran between the towns of Jamestown, NY and Buffalo, NY. It was a predecessor of the Erie Railroad.- History :The Buffalo and Jamestown Railroad company was incorporated on March 23, 1872... |
ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1872 | 1877 | Buffalo and South Western Railroad | ||
| Buffalo and Lockport Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1852 | 1853 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Buffalo and New York City Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1851 | 1861 | Buffalo Branch of the Erie Railway, Buffalo, New York and Erie Railroad | ||
| Buffalo, New York and Erie Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1857 | 1896 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1883 | 1887 | Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway of New York | ||
| Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1871 | 1883 | Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad | ||
| Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad The Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad was a part of the New York Central Railroad system, connecting Buffalo, New York to Niagara Falls. It is still used by CSX for freight and Amtrak for passenger service.-History:... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1834 | 1869 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Buffalo and Oil Creek Cross Cut Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1865 | 1867 | Buffalo, Corry and Pittsburgh Railroad | ||
| Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad The Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad is a Class II railroad operating in New York and Pennsylvania.The BPRR is owned by Genesee and Wyoming Industries. Its main line runs between Buffalo, New York and Eidenau, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh. Here, connections are made to the city center via the... |
ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1852 | 1859 | Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad The Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad was formed on February 26, 1859, by the merger of the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad and the Buffalo and Bradford Railroad. The Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad was leased to the Erie Railroad on January 6, 1866, for period of 499 years... |
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| Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad The Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad was a railroad in western New York. On January 22, 1881, the Pittsburgh, Titusville & Buffalo Railway Company merged with the Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railway Company, the Salamanca, Bradford and Allegheny River Railroad Company, the Salamanca,... |
PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1881 | 1883 | Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad | ||
| Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1880 | 1881 | Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad The Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad was a railroad in western New York. On January 22, 1881, the Pittsburgh, Titusville & Buffalo Railway Company merged with the Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railway Company, the Salamanca, Bradford and Allegheny River Railroad Company, the Salamanca,... |
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| Buffalo and Rochester Railroad Buffalo and Rochester Railroad The Buffalo and Rochester Railroad, like many others of its day, was a short line that lasted a short time.-The gist of the idea:Initially, the germ of the idea for this line came from the perceived need for a rail line to serve Steuben and Livingston Counties in New York. Farmers and merchants in... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1850 | 1853 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1885 | 1887 | Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway was one of the more than ten thousand railroad companies founded in North America, most of which came and went. It lasted much longer than most, serving communities from the shore of Lake Ontario to the center of western Pennsylvania.One of the minor... |
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| Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1881 | 1881 | Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad | ||
| Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway was one of the more than ten thousand railroad companies founded in North America, most of which came and went. It lasted much longer than most, serving communities from the shore of Lake Ontario to the center of western Pennsylvania.One of the minor... |
BR&P | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1887 | Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of 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... , leased to the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad The Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad is a Class II railroad operating in New York and Pennsylvania.The BPRR is owned by Genesee and Wyoming Industries. Its main line runs between Buffalo, New York and Eidenau, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh. Here, connections are made to the city center via the... |
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| Buffalo and South Western Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1877 | 1895 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Buffalo and State Line Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1848 | 1867 | Buffalo and Erie Railroad | ||
| Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad The Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad was a railroad company that formerly operated in western and north central Pennsylvania and western New York states. It was created in 1893 by the merger and consolidation of several smaller logging railroads. It operated independently until 1929 when a... |
B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1954 | 1954 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
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| Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad The Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad was a railroad company that formerly operated in western and north central Pennsylvania and western New York states. It was created in 1893 by the merger and consolidation of several smaller logging railroads. It operated independently until 1929 when a... |
B&S | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1910 | 1932 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
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| Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad The Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad was a railroad company that formerly operated in western and north central Pennsylvania and western New York states. It was created in 1893 by the merger and consolidation of several smaller logging railroads. It operated independently until 1929 when a... |
B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1896 | 1907 | Buffalo and Susquehanna Railway | ||
| Buffalo and Susquehanna Railway | 1902 | 1915 | Wellsville and Buffalo Railroad | |||
| Buffalo, Thousand Islands & Portland Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1850 | 1907 | Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad, commonly known as The Hojack Line, operated along the south shore of Lake Ontario, from Niagara Falls, New York to Oswego, New York. Different segments of the line were abandoned at different times... |
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| Buffalo and Washington Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1865 | 1865 | Buffalo and Washington Railway | ||
| Buffalo and Washington Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1865 | 1871 | Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway | ||
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| Cairo Railroad | 1884 | 1918 | N/A (operated by Catskill Mountain Railroad Catskill Mountain Railroad The Catskill Mountain Railroad , is a heritage railroad based in Shokan, New York, United States that began operations in 1983. It leases from Ulster County the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad tracks from Mile Post 2.8 in Kingston to MP 41.4 in Highmount, where it connects with the Delaware... ) |
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| Campbell Hall Connecting Railroad | LNE Lehigh and New England Railroad The Lehigh and New England Railroad was a connection from northeastern Pennsylvania towards the Poughkeepsie Bridge across the Hudson River. Originally planned as a continuous line east to Boston, plans were later cut back to a section west of the river.... |
1889 | 1961 | N/A | ||
| Canada Southern Railway Canada Southern Railway The Canada Southern Railway was a railway in southern Ontario, Canada, founded on February 28, 1868 as the Erie and Niagara Extension Railway. It adopted the Canada Southern Railway name on December 24, 1869. In 1904 the railway was leased to the Michigan Central Railroad for 99 years; in 1929 it... |
CASO | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1883 | 1904 | Michigan Central Railroad Michigan Central Railroad The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada... |
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| Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad The Canajoharie and Catskill Rail Road ran from Catskill, NY to Potter's Hollow, NY. Originally it was intended to extend the railroad to Canajoharie, New York.Chartered in 1830, it never achieved its intended goal of connecting its namesake villages... |
1830 | 1842 | Catskill Mountain Railroad Catskill Mountain Railroad The Catskill Mountain Railroad , is a heritage railroad based in Shokan, New York, United States that began operations in 1983. It leases from Ulster County the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad tracks from Mile Post 2.8 in Kingston to MP 41.4 in Highmount, where it connects with the Delaware... |
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| Canal Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1878 | 1905 | Lehigh Valley Railway | ||
| Canandaigua and Corning Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1845 | 1852 | Canandaigua and Elmira Railroad | ||
| Canandaigua and Elmira Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1852 | 1857 | Elmira, Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad | ||
| Canandaigua Lake Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1887 | 1888 | Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of the Northern Central Railway and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, formed to give the Northern Central an outlet for coal traffic on Lake Ontario.-Horseheads–Canandaigua:... |
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| Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1851 | 1857 | Niagara Bridge and Canandaigua Railroad | ||
| Canarsie Railroad | 1906 | 1912 | New York Consolidated Railroad | Electrified in 1906 | ||
| Canastota Northern Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1886 | 1905 | Elmira, Cortland and Northern Railroad | ||
| Carthage and Adirondack Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1883 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Carthage and Copenhagen Railroad | 1906 | 1917 | Deer River Railroad | |||
| Carthage, Watertown and Sackets Harbor Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1869 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Castleton and West Stockbridge Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1834 | 1836 | Albany and West Stockbridge Railroad | ||
| Catskill Mountain Railroad | 1917 | 1918 | N/A | |||
| Catskill Mountain Railroad | 1880 | 1885 | Catskill Mountain Railway Catskill Mountain Railway The Catskill Mountain Railway was a narrow gauge railroad, long, running from Catskill to Palenville in Greene County, New York.... |
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| Catskill Mountain Railway Catskill Mountain Railway The Catskill Mountain Railway was a narrow gauge railroad, long, running from Catskill to Palenville in Greene County, New York.... |
1885 | 1916 | Catskill Mountain Railroad | |||
| Catskill and Tannersville Railway Catskill and Tannersville Railway The Catskill and Tannersville Railway was a historic narrow gauge railroad operating in New York.Also known as "The Huckleberry", the C&T operated tracks that were laid to a three foot gauge... |
1892 | 1916 | Catskill Mountain Railroad | |||
| Cayuga Railway | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1874 | 1877 | Cayuga Southern Railroad | ||
| Cayuga Lake Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1867 | 1874 | Cayuga Railway | ||
| Cayuga Southern Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1877 | 1879 | Geneva, Ithaca and Sayre Railroad | ||
| Cayuga and Susquehanna Railroad | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1843 | 1946 | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
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| Cazenovia and Canastota Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1868 | 1873 | Cazenovia and Canastota Railway | ||
| Cazenovia and Canastota Railway | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1873 | 1873 | Cazenovia, Canastota and De Ruyter Railroad | ||
| Cazenovia, Canastota and De Ruyter Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1873 | 1876 | Cazenovia, Canastota and De Ruyter Railway | ||
| Cazenovia, Canastota and De Ruyter Railway | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1876 | 1884 | Elmira, Cortland and Northern Railroad | ||
| Cazenovia and De Ruyter Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1872 | 1873 | Cazenovia, Canastota and De Ruyter Railroad | ||
| Central Railroad Extension Company | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1873 | 1882 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Central Railroad of Long Island Central Railroad of Long Island Central Railroad of Long Island is a former railroad on Long Island built by Alexander Turney Stewart, who was also the founder of Garden City. The railroad was established in 1871, was merged with the Flushing and North Side Railroad in 1874 to form the Flushing, North Shore, and Central Railroad,... |
LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1871 | 1879 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Central New England Railway Central New England Railway The Central New England Railway was a railroad from Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts west across northern Connecticut and across the Hudson River on the Poughkeepsie Bridge to Maybrook, New York... |
CNE | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1899 | 1927 | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
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| Central New England and Western Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1889 | 1892 | Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad | ||
| Central New York and Northern Railroad | PS&N Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
1899 | 1899 | Central New York and Western Railroad | ||
| Central New York Southern Railroad | 1914 | 1923 | N/A | |||
| Central New York and Western Railroad | PS&N Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
1892 | 1899 | Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
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| Central Valley Railroad | 1870 | 1875 | N/A | |||
| Central Vermont Railroad | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1873 | 1899 | Central Vermont Railway Central Vermont Railway The Central Vermont Railway was a railroad that operated in the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, as well as the Canadian province of Quebec.... |
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| Central Vermont Railway Central Vermont Railway The Central Vermont Railway was a railroad that operated in the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, as well as the Canadian province of Quebec.... |
CV | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1898 | 1962 | N/A | |
| Champagne Railroad | CGNE | 1993 | 1996 | Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad The Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad is a short line railroad that operates in Livingston County and Monroe County in New York, United States... |
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| Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad The Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad was a historic railway in Lower Canada, the first Canadian public railway and one of the first railways built in British North America.-Origin:... |
CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1851 | 1960 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
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| Chateaugay Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1879 | 1903 | Chateaugay and Lake Placid Railway | ||
| Chateaugay Railway | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1887 | 1903 | Chateaugay and Lake Placid Railway | ||
| Chateaugay and Lake Placid Railway | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1903 | 1957 | Delaware and Hudson Railroad | ||
| Chatham and Lebanon Valley Railroad | R | 1899 | 1901 | Rutland Railroad Rutland Railroad The Rutland Railway was a small railroad in the northeastern United States, primarily in the state of Vermont but extending into the state of New York. The earliest ancestor of the Rutland, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad, was chartered in 1843 by the state of Vermont to build between Rutland... |
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| Chautauqua Lake Railway | 1886 | 1894 | Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway | |||
| Chemung Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1845 | 1886 | Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of the Northern Central Railway and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, formed to give the Northern Central an outlet for coal traffic on Lake Ontario.-Horseheads–Canandaigua:... |
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| Cherry Valley and Mohawk River Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1864 | 1869 | Cherry Valley, Sharon and Albany Railroad | ||
| Cherry Valley, Sharon and Albany Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1869 | 1908 | Delaware and Hudson Company | ||
| Cherry Valley and Sprakers Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1860 | 1864 | Cherry Valley and Mohawk River Railroad | ||
| Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P... |
C&O, CO | C&O | 1947 | 1987 | 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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| Clayton and Theresa Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1871 | 1886 | Utica and Black River Railroad | ||
| Clove Branch Railroad | 1868 | 1898 | N/A (operated by Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad) | |||
| Conesus Lake Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1882 | 1932 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Coney Island and East River Railway | 1876 | 1877 | Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway | |||
| Conhocton Valley Railroad | 2001 | 2001 | B&H Rail Corporation | |||
| Connecting Terminal Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1881 | 1931 | Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (1895–1955) The Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway was a railroad in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1887 as the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad from the reorganization of the Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia, and reorganized in 1895 as the Western New York... |
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| Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
CR | 1976 | 1999 | 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... , Norfolk Southern Railway Norfolk Southern Railway The 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... |
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| Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad The Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad Company is a heritage railroad in New York operated by the Leatherstocking Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society since 1996.-History:... |
D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1888 | 1957 | Delaware and Hudson Railroad | ||
| Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railway | CACV | 1971 | 1989 | N/A | ||
| Cooperstown and Susquehanna Valley Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1865 | 1957 | Delaware and Hudson Railroad | ||
| Corning and Blossburg Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1851 | 1852 | Blossburg and Corning Railroad | ||
| Corning, Cowanesque and Antrim Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1873 | 1892 | Fall Brook Railway | ||
| Cornwall Bridge Company | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1897 | 1917 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Cranberry Lake Railroad | 1902 | 1914 | N/A | |||
| Danbury Terminal Railroad | DTRR | 1993 | 1996 | Housatonic Railroad Housatonic Railroad The Housatonic Railroad is a Class III railroad operating in southwestern New England. It was chartered in 1983 to operate a short section of ex-New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in northwestern Connecticut, and has since expanded north and south, as well as west into New York State.The... |
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| Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad The Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad is a short line railroad located in Dansville, New York.The Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad first opened in the 1870s. It extended the entire length from Dansville to Mount Morris, New York.... |
D&MM, DMM | 1891 | Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the Rochester and Southern Railroad Rochester and Southern Railroad The Rochester and Southern Railroad , a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., is a class III shortline that runs from the city of Rochester in Monroe County to Silver Springs, NY. The RSR started in 1986, when the B&O sold off its Buffalo and Rochester branches... |
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| Deer River Railroad | 1917 | 1918 | N/A | |||
| Degnon Terminal Railroad | LIRR Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1913 | 1928 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Delaware and Eastern Railroad | 1904 | 1911 | Delaware and Northern Railroad Delaware and Northern Railroad The Delaware and Northern Railroad was a small railroad in Delaware County that was founded in 1905, and was planned to go from East Branch, where it would make a connection with the New York, Ontario and Western Railway, to Arkville, where it would connect with the Ulster and Delaware... |
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| Delaware and Eastern Railway | 1907 | 1911 | Delaware and Northern Railroad Delaware and Northern Railroad The Delaware and Northern Railroad was a small railroad in Delaware County that was founded in 1905, and was planned to go from East Branch, where it would make a connection with the New York, Ontario and Western Railway, to Arkville, where it would connect with the Ulster and Delaware... |
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| Delaware and Hudson Company | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1899 | 1930 | Delaware and Hudson Railroad | ||
| Delaware and Hudson Railroad | D&H | D&H | 1930 | 1968 | Delaware and Hudson Railway Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
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| Delaware and Hudson Canal Company | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1867 | 1899 | Delaware and Hudson Company | ||
| Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
DL&W, DLW | DL&W | 1870 | 1960 | Erie–Lackawanna Railroad | |
| Delaware and Northern Railroad Delaware and Northern Railroad The Delaware and Northern Railroad was a small railroad in Delaware County that was founded in 1905, and was planned to go from East Branch, where it would make a connection with the New York, Ontario and Western Railway, to Arkville, where it would connect with the Ulster and Delaware... |
D&N | 1911 | 1928 | Delaware and Northern Railway | ||
| Delaware and Northern Railway | D&N | 1928 | 1942 | N/A | ||
| Delaware and Otsego Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1887 | 1901 | Ulster and Delaware Railroad Ulster and Delaware Railroad The Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company was a Class I railroad located in New York State, headquartered in Rondout and founded in 1866. It was often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains." At its greatest extent, the U&D ran from Kingston Point, on the Hudson River,... |
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| Depew and Tonawanda Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1895 | 1903 | Lehigh Valley Railway | ||
| Dexter and Northern Railroad | 1908 | 1956 | N/A | |||
| Direct Railway between Syracuse and Rochester | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1848 | 1850 | Rochester and Syracuse Railroad Rochester and Syracuse Railroad The Rochester and Syracuse Railroad was incorporated on August 1, 1850 authorizing the consolidation of the Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company and the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company... |
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| Dolgeville and Salisbury Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1907 | 1917 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad The Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad is a historic railroad company that operated in Pennsylvania and New York.Chartered in 1867, its first passenger train ran in 1871. After several mergers and name changes, it was leased to the New York Central and Hudson River RR in 1873 for a... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1873 | 1914 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Dunkirk, Chautauqua Lake and Pittsburgh Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1879 | 1879 | Buffalo, Chautauqua Lake and Pittsburgh Railway | ||
| Dunkirk and State Line Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1850 | 1851 | Buffalo and State Line Railroad | ||
| Dunkirk, Warren and Pittsburgh Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1867 | 1870 | Dunkirk, Warren and Pittsburgh Railway | ||
| Dunkirk, Warren and Pittsburgh Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1870 | 1873 | Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad The Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad is a historic railroad company that operated in Pennsylvania and New York.Chartered in 1867, its first passenger train ran in 1871. After several mergers and name changes, it was leased to the New York Central and Hudson River RR in 1873 for a... |
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| Dutchess and Columbia Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1866 | 1872 | New York, Boston and Northern Railway | ||
| Dutchess County Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1890 | 1907 | Central New England Railway Central New England Railway The Central New England Railway was a railroad from Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts west across northern Connecticut and across the Hudson River on the Poughkeepsie Bridge to Maybrook, New York... |
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| East River Terminal Railroad | 1907 | 1916 | Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal The Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal was a Rail-Marine Terminal with its main facilities and administrative offices located on 86–88 Kent Avenue in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York.-Background:... |
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| Ellenville and Kingston Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1901 | 1957 | N/A | ||
| Elmira, Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1857 | 1858 | Elmira, Jefferson and Canandaigua Railroad | ||
| Elmira, Cortland and Northern Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1884 | 1905 | Lehigh Valley Railway | ||
| Elmira, Jefferson and Canandaigua Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1859 | 1886 | Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of the Northern Central Railway and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, formed to give the Northern Central an outlet for coal traffic on Lake Ontario.-Horseheads–Canandaigua:... |
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| Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of the Northern Central Railway and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, formed to give the Northern Central an outlet for coal traffic on Lake Ontario.-Horseheads–Canandaigua:... |
PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1886 | 1956 | Northern Central Railway Northern Central Railway The Northern Central Railway was a Class I Railroad connecting Baltimore, Maryland with Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1858, the line came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1861, when the PRR acquired a controlling interest in the Northern Central's stock to compete with the... |
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| Elmira State Line Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1872 | 1942 | N/A | ||
| Elmira and Williamsport Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1860 | 1969 | Penndel Company | ||
| Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
ERIE | ERIE | 1895 | 1960 | Erie–Lackawanna Railroad | |
| Erie Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1861 | 1878 | New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad | ||
| Erie and Black Rock Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1882 | 1932 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Erie and Central New York Railroad Erie and Central New York Railroad The Erie and Central New York Railroad was first graded in 1870 and was abandoned and the bridges rotted. Reconstruction was started in 1895, opened May 1, 1898, and sold to the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1903. The railroad ran from Cortland Junction to Cincinnatus, and an... |
DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1902 | 1945 | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
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| Erie and Central New York Railway | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1863 | 1902 | Erie and Central New York Railroad Erie and Central New York Railroad The Erie and Central New York Railroad was first graded in 1870 and was abandoned and the bridges rotted. Reconstruction was started in 1895, opened May 1, 1898, and sold to the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1903. The railroad ran from Cortland Junction to Cincinnatus, and an... |
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| Erie and Genesee Valley Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1868 | 1891 | Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad The Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad is a short line railroad located in Dansville, New York.The Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad first opened in the 1870s. It extended the entire length from Dansville to Mount Morris, New York.... |
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| Erie International Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1872 | 1895 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Erie and Jersey Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1905 | 1915 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Erie–Lackawanna Railroad | EL | 1960 | 1968 | Erie Lackawanna Railway Erie Lackawanna Railway The Erie Lackawanna Railway , known as the Erie–Lackawanna Railroad until 1968, was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad... |
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| Erie Lackawanna Railway Erie Lackawanna Railway The Erie Lackawanna Railway , known as the Erie–Lackawanna Railroad until 1968, was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad... |
EL | 1968 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| Erie and New York City Railroad Erie and New York City Railroad -History:Among the earliest supporters of the New York and Erie Railroad were prominent Jamestown residents who lobbied for the railroad to go through their town... |
ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1851 | 1860 | Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Atlantic and Great Western Railroad The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad began as three separate railroads: the Erie and New York City Railroad based in Jamestown, New York; the Meadville Railroad based in Meadville, Pennsylvania ; and the Franklin and Warren Railroad based in Franklin Mills, Ohio... |
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| Erie Terminals Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1907 | 1915 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Fall Brook Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1892 | 1909 | Geneva, Corning and Southern Railroad | ||
| Far Rockaway Branch Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1868 | 1872 | South Side Railroad of Long Island | ||
| Fitchburg Railroad Fitchburg Railroad The Fitchburg Railroad is a former railroad company, which built a railroad line across northern Massachusetts, USA, leading to and through the Hoosac Tunnel. The Fitchburg was leased to the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1900... |
B&M | 1887 | 1919 | Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century... |
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| Flatbush and Coney Island Park and Concourse Railroad | 1876 | 1877 | Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway | |||
| Flushing Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1852 | 1859 | New York and Flushing Railroad | ||
| Flushing and North Side Railroad Flushing and North Side Railroad The Flushing and North Side Railroad is a former railroad on Long Island built by Conrad Poppenhusen as a replacement for the former New York and Flushing Railroad. The railroad was established in 1868, was merged with the Central Railroad of Long Island in 1874 to form the Flushing, North Shore,... |
LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1868 | 1881 | Long Island City and Flushing Railroad | ||
| Flushing and Woodside Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1864 | 1871 | Flushing and North Side Railroad Flushing and North Side Railroad The Flushing and North Side Railroad is a former railroad on Long Island built by Conrad Poppenhusen as a replacement for the former New York and Flushing Railroad. The railroad was established in 1868, was merged with the Central Railroad of Long Island in 1874 to form the Flushing, North Shore,... |
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| Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad The Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad was at one point a 132 mile steam engine and electric interurban railroad that connected its namesake towns in east central New York State to Schenectady, New York... |
FJG | 1867 | 1984 | N/A | ||
| Friendship Railroad | PS&N Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
1880 | 1881 | Allegany Central Railroad Allegany central railroad The Allegany Central Railroad inaugurated a steam excursion railroad between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland, in 1989. Two Pacific class steam locomotives, numbers 1238 and 1286 were used, and for a short time, ran double-headed... |
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| Fulton Chain Railroad Fulton Chain Railroad The Fulton Chain Railway was incorporated as the Fulton Chain Railroad in 1896, and opened that year. After reorganization in 1902, the company, then operated by the New York Central Railroad, was renamed the Fulton Chain Railway... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1896 | 1902 | Fulton Chain Railway | ||
| Fulton Chain Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1902 | 1937 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Fulton and Oswego Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1885 | 1886 | Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railway Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railway The Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railroad was chartered on November 29, 1871, and had a route from Woodard, located north of Syracuse, New York, to Fulton, New York, a distance of... |
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| Garnerville Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Genesee River Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1905 | 1915 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Genesee Valley Canal Railroad Genesee Valley Canal Railroad The Genesee Valley Canal Railroad was a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system in central New York. It was built on the former Genesee Valley Canal alignment.-Genesee Valley Canal: 1836-1878:... |
PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1880 | 1912 | Pennsylvania and Rochester Railroad | ||
| Genesee Valley Terminal Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1882 | 1912 | Pennsylvania and Rochester Railroad | ||
| Genesee and Wyoming Railroad Genesee and Wyoming Railroad Genesee & Wyoming Inc. is a short-line railroad holding company that owns or maintains interests in 63 railroads throughout six countries , and operates more than of owned and leased track, with more than under additional track-access arrangements... |
GNW, GNWR | 1899 | Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the Rochester and Southern Railroad Rochester and Southern Railroad The Rochester and Southern Railroad , a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., is a class III shortline that runs from the city of Rochester in Monroe County to Silver Springs, NY. The RSR started in 1986, when the B&O sold off its Buffalo and Rochester branches... |
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| Genesee and Wyoming Valley Railway | 1891 | 1899 | Genesee and Wyoming Railroad Genesee and Wyoming Railroad Genesee & Wyoming Inc. is a short-line railroad holding company that owns or maintains interests in 63 railroads throughout six countries , and operates more than of owned and leased track, with more than under additional track-access arrangements... |
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| Geneseo Valley Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1857 | 1860 | Avon, Geneseo and Mount Morris Railroad | ||
| Geneva, Corning and Southern Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1909 | 1914 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Geneva, Corning and Southern Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1875 | 1909 | Geneva, Corning and Southern Railroad | ||
| Geneva and Hornellsville Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1875 | 1876 | Geneva, Hornellsville and Pine Creek Railway | ||
| Geneva, Hornellsville and Pine Creek Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1876 | 1879 | Lake Ontario Southern Railway | ||
| Geneva and Ithaca Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1870 | 1874 | Geneva, Ithaca and Athens Railroad | ||
| Geneva, Ithaca and Athens Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1874 | 1876 | Geneva, Ithaca and Sayre Railroad | ||
| Geneva, Ithaca and Sayre Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1876 | 1889 | Geneva and Sayre Railroad | ||
| Geneva and Lyons Railroad Geneva and Lyons Railroad The Geneva and Lyons Railroad was organized in 1877 and opened in 1878, leased by the New York Central from opening. This was a north-south railroad between Syracuse and Rochester, running from the main line at Lyons south to the Auburn Road at Geneva. It was merged into the New York Central in... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1877 | 1890 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Geneva and Sayre Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1889 | 1890 | Geneva and Van Ettenville Railway | ||
| Geneva and Southwestern Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1871 | 1875 | Geneva and Hornellsville Railway | ||
| Geneva Southwestern and Hornellsville Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1872 | 1875 | Geneva and Hornellsville Railway | ||
| Geneva and Van Ettenville Railway | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1889 | 1890 | Lehigh Valley Railway | ||
| Glendale and East River Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1874 | 1928 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Glenfield and Western Railroad | 1901 | N/A | ||||
| Glens Falls Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1867 | 1906 | Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad The Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad was chartered on April 14, 1832. It completed between Troy and Ballston Spa on March 19, 1836. The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company leased the line on May 1, 1871, and it was consolidated into the Delaware and Hudson Railroad effective January 30, 1945.... |
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| Gloversville and Broadalbin Railroad | 1895 | 1931 | Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad The Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad was at one point a 132 mile steam engine and electric interurban railroad that connected its namesake towns in east central New York State to Schenectady, New York... |
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| Gloversville and Northville Railroad | 1872 | 1881 | Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad The Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad was at one point a 132 mile steam engine and electric interurban railroad that connected its namesake towns in east central New York State to Schenectady, New York... |
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| Goshen and Deckertown Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1868 | 1954 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Gouverneur and Oswegatchie Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1892 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Grand Trunk Railway Grand Trunk Railway The Grand Trunk Railway was a railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The railway was operated from headquarters in Montreal, Quebec; however, corporate... |
GT | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1864 | 1923 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
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| Grasse River Railroad | GR | 1915 | 1959 | N/A | ||
| Great Neck and Port Washington Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1896 | 1902 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Great Valley and Bradford Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1881 | 1881 | Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad | ||
| Great Western Railway Great Western Railway (Ontario) The Great Western Railway was a historic Canadian railway that operated in Canada West and later the province of Ontario, following Confederation... |
CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1855 | 1882 | Grand Trunk Railway Grand Trunk Railway The Grand Trunk Railway was a railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The railway was operated from headquarters in Montreal, Quebec; however, corporate... |
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| Greigsville and Pearl Creek Railroad Greigsville and Pearl Creek Railroad The Greigsville and Pearl Creek Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. state of New York. Despite its name, it only existed in the immediate vicinity of Greigsville, a small community in the town of York, and did not reach Pearl Creek, a hamlet in Covington.... |
1897 | 1899 | N/A | |||
| Greene Railroad | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1869 | 1946 | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
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| Greenwich and Johnsonville Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1874 | 1879 | Greenwich and Johnsonville Railway | ||
| Greenwich and Johnsonville Railway | G&J, GJ | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1879 | 1982 | Batten Kill Railroad Batten Kill Railroad The Batten Kill Railroad is a class III railroad operating in New York. The BKRR was formed in 1982 beginning operations on October 22 of a pair of abandoned Delaware and Hudson Railway branch lines, totaling about 30 miles of track.-History:... |
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| Greenwood and Coney Island Railroad | 1872 | 1874 | Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad | |||
| Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1869 | 1873 | New Jersey and New York Railway | ||
| Halite and Northern Railroad | 1910 | 1933 | N/A (operated by Genesee and Wyoming Railroad Genesee and Wyoming Railroad Genesee & Wyoming Inc. is a short-line railroad holding company that owns or maintains interests in 63 railroads throughout six countries , and operates more than of owned and leased track, with more than under additional track-access arrangements... ) |
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| Hancock and East Branch Railroad | 1906 | 1907 | Delaware and Eastern Railway | |||
| Hancock and Pennsylvania Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1889 | 1889 | Ontario, Carbondale and Scranton Railway | ||
| Harlem Extension Railroad | R | 1870 | 1873 | New York, Boston and Montreal Railway | ||
| Harlem Extension Railroad South Coal Transportation Company | R | 1877 | 1880 | N/A | Leased the New York, Boston and Montreal Railway | |
| Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad The Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad was a branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, upgraded to main line status in 1917 with the completion of the New York Connecting Railroad and its Hell Gate Bridge... |
NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1866 | 1927 | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
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| Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1882 | 1947 | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
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| Hayts Corners, Ovid and Willard Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1882 | 1959 | N/A | ||
| Hempstead and Rockaway Railroad | LIRR Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1869 | 1871 | New York and Hempstead Railroad | ||
| Herkimer, Newport and Poland Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1891 | 1892 | Mohawk and Malone Railway Mohawk and Malone Railway Dr. William Seward Webb's Mohawk and Malone Railway crossed the northern Adirondacks at Tupper Lake Junction, just north of Tupper Lake. Webb was president of the Wagner Palace Car Company... |
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| Herkimer, Newport and Poland Extension Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1891 | 1892 | Mohawk and Malone Railway Mohawk and Malone Railway Dr. William Seward Webb's Mohawk and Malone Railway crossed the northern Adirondacks at Tupper Lake Junction, just north of Tupper Lake. Webb was president of the Wagner Palace Car Company... |
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| Herkimer, Newport and Poland Narrow Gauge Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1880 | 1891 | Herkimer, Newport and Poland Railway | ||
| Hicksville and Cold Spring Branch Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1853 | 1870 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Hobart Branch Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1884 | 1901 | Ulster and Delaware Railroad Ulster and Delaware Railroad The Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company was a Class I railroad located in New York State, headquartered in Rondout and founded in 1866. It was often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains." At its greatest extent, the U&D ran from Kingston Point, on the Hudson River,... |
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| Hoosac Tunnel and Saratoga Railway | B&M | 1881 | 1886 | Troy, Saratoga and Northern Railroad | ||
| Hudson and Berkshire Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1832 | 1854 | Hudson and Boston Railroad | ||
| Hudson and Boston Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1855 | 1870 | Boston and Albany Railroad Boston and Albany Railroad The Boston and Albany Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system, Conrail and CSX. The line is used by CSX for freight... |
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| Hudson Connecting Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1887 | 1889 | Central New England and Western Railroad | ||
| Hudson Light and Power and Railroad Company | 1899 | 1899 | Albany and Hudson Railway and Power Company | |||
| Hudson River Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1846 | 1869 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Hudson River Bridge Company at Albany | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1856 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| Hudson River Connecting Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1913 | 1964 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Hudson River West Shore Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1867 | 1868 | West Shore Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Hunter's Point and South Side Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1870 | 1872 | South Side Railroad of Long Island | ||
| International Bridge Company | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1857 | 1956 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
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| Ithaca and Athens Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1870 | 1874 | Geneva, Ithaca and Athens Railroad | ||
| Ithaca, Auburn and Western Railroad Ithaca, Auburn and Western Railroad The Ithaca, Auburn and Western Railroad was a short-lived railroad connecting Ithaca and Auburn.In 1876, it bought part of the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad's Auburn Branch, extending from Freeville on the Utica, Ithaca and Elmira Railroad to Scipio, and was operated by the UI&E. It... |
LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1876 | 1890 | Auburn and Ithaca Railway | ||
| Ithaca and Cortland Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1869 | 1871 | Utica, Ithaca and Elmira Railroad | ||
| Ithaca and Owego Railroad | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1828 | 1843 | Cayuga and Susquehanna Railroad | ||
| Ithaca and Tonawanda Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1865 | 1870 | Ithaca and Athens Railroad | ||
| Jamaica and South Shore Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1903 | 1912 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Jamestown and Chautauqua Railway | 1898 | 1913 | Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad The Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad was an electric interurban railroad that served the New York towns of Jamestown and Westfield from 1914 to 1950.-Heyday:... |
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| Jamestown, Chautauqua and Lake Erie Railway | 1900 | 1913 | Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad The Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad was an electric interurban railroad that served the New York towns of Jamestown and Westfield from 1914 to 1950.-Heyday:... |
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| Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway | 1894 | 1898 | Jamestown and Chautauqua Railway | |||
| Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad The Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad was an electric interurban railroad that served the New York towns of Jamestown and Westfield from 1914 to 1950.-Heyday:... |
1913 | 1950 | N/A | Electric from 1914 to 1947 | ||
| Jay Street Connecting Railroad | 1909 | |||||
| Jay Street Extension Railroad | 1916 | 1916 | Jay Street Connecting Railroad | |||
| Jersey City and Albany Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1873 | 1877 | Jersey City and Albany Railway | ||
| Jersey City and Albany Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1878 | 1881 | North River Railroad | ||
| Junction Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1870 | 1879 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Kaaterskill Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1882 | 1901 | Ulster and Delaware Railroad Ulster and Delaware Railroad The Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company was a Class I railroad located in New York State, headquartered in Rondout and founded in 1866. It was often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains." At its greatest extent, the U&D ran from Kingston Point, on the Hudson River,... |
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| Kanona and Prattsburg Railroad | 1886 | 1893 | Kanona and Prattsburg Railway | |||
| Kanona and Prattsburg Railway | 1897 | 1917 | Prattsburg Railway | |||
| Keeseville, Ausable Chasm and Lake Champlain Railroad | 1889 | 1924 | N/A | Electric from 1905 to 1911 | ||
| Kinderhook and Hudson Railway | 1889 | 1899 | Hudson Light and Power and Railroad Company | |||
| Kings County Central Railroad | 1876 | 1878 | N/A | |||
| Lackawanna and Pittsburgh Railroad | PS&N Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
1882 | 1889 | Lackawanna and Southwestern Railroad | ||
| Lackawanna and Southwestern Railroad | PS&N Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
1889 | 1892 | Central New York and Western Railroad | ||
| Lackawanna and Susquehanna Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
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| Lake Ontario Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1874 | 1875 | Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad, commonly known as The Hojack Line, operated along the south shore of Lake Ontario, from Niagara Falls, New York to Oswego, New York. Different segments of the line were abandoned at different times... |
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| Lake Ontario and Hudson River Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1857 | 1860 | Adirondac Estate and Railroad Company | ||
| Lake Ontario Shore Railroad Lake Ontario Shore Railroad The Lake Ontario Shore Railroad was a short-lived common carrier railroad in New York that was absorbed by the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad.- Construction :... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1868 | 1874 | Lake Ontario Railroad | ||
| Lake Ontario Southern Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1879 | 1882 | Sodus Bay and Southern Railroad | ||
| Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, NY to Chicago, primarily along the south shore of Lake Erie and across northern Indiana... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1869 | 1914 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Lebanon Springs Railroad | R | 1893 | 1899 | Chatham and Lebanon Valley Railroad | ||
| Lebanon Springs Railroad | R | 1852 | 1870 | Harlem Extension Railroad | ||
| Lehigh – Buffalo Terminal Railway | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
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| Lehigh and Hudson River Railway Lehigh and Hudson River Railway The Lehigh and Hudson River Railway was the smallest of the six railroads that were merged into Conrail in 1976. It was a bridge line running northeast-southwest across northwestern New Jersey, connecting the line to the Poughkeepsie Bridge at Maybrook, New York with Easton, Pennsylvania, where it... |
L&HR, LHR | L&HR | 1882 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| Lehigh and Lake Erie Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1896 | 1907 | Lehigh Valley Railway | ||
| Lehigh and New England Railroad Lehigh and New England Railroad The Lehigh and New England Railroad was a connection from northeastern Pennsylvania towards the Poughkeepsie Bridge across the Hudson River. Originally planned as a continuous line east to Boston, plans were later cut back to a section west of the river.... |
LNE | LNE | 1895 | 1961 | N/A | |
| Lehigh and New York Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1895 | 1949 | Lehigh Valley Railroad Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
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| Lehigh Valley Railroad Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
LV | LV | 1888 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| Lehigh Valley Railway | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1882 | 1949 | Lehigh Valley Railroad Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
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| Lewiston Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1836 | 1855 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Lincoln Park and Charlotte Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1888 | 1899 | Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway was one of the more than ten thousand railroad companies founded in North America, most of which came and went. It lasted much longer than most, serving communities from the shore of Lake Ontario to the center of western Pennsylvania.One of the minor... |
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| Little Falls and Dolgeville Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1891 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Lockport and Buffalo Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1871 | 1895 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1834 | 1850 | Rochester, Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad Rochester, Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad Incorporated December 14, 1850. This company rebuilt and opened in July 1852, the road originally incorporated April 24, 1834, as the Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad. The original line was opened in 1838 and sold June 2, 1850. Consolidated into the New York Central Railroad under the act of 1853.... |
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| Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
LI | LI | 1834 | 1997 | New York and Atlantic Railway New York and Atlantic Railway The New York and Atlantic Railway is a short line railroad formed in 1997 to provide freight service over the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road, a public commuter rail agency which had decided to privatize its freight operations... |
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| Long Island Railroad North Shore Branch | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1892 | 1921 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Long Island City and Flushing Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1881 | 1889 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Long Island City and Manhattan Beach Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1883 | 1885 | New York, Brooklyn and Manhattan Beach Railway | ||
| Mahopac Falls Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1884 | 1913 | New York and Putnam Railroad | ||
| Malone and St. Lawrence Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1891 | 1895 | St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railway | ||
| Marcellus Electric Railroad | 1887 | 1905 | Marcellus and Otisco Lake Railway | |||
| Marcellus and Otisco Company | 1919 | 1959 | N/A | |||
| Marcellus and Otisco Lake Railway | 1905 | 1920 | Marcellus and Otisco Company | |||
| Marion Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1917 | 1931 | Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of the Northern Central Railway and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, formed to give the Northern Central an outlet for coal traffic on Lake Ontario.-Horseheads–Canandaigua:... |
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| Massena Springs and Fort Covington Railroad | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1884 | 1888 | United States and Canada Railroad | ||
| Mayville Extension Railroad | 1881 | 1887 | Chautauqua Lake Railway | |||
| Mechanicville and Fort Edward Railroad | B&M | 1880 | ||||
| Michigan Central Railroad Michigan Central Railroad The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada... |
MC | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1904 | 1930 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Middleburgh and Schoharie Railroad | 1867 | 1936 | N/A | |||
| Middlesex Valley Railroad Middlesex Valley Railroad The Middlesex Valley Railroad was formed in 1892 to build a railroad from Geneva about 30 miles to Naples. The Geneva and Southwestern Railroad was incorporated to build along this route more than 20 years earlier but only got as far as grading the route. The line was completed in 1894 and the... |
LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1892 | 1903 | Lehigh Valley Railway | ||
| Middletown and Crawford Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1868 | 1932 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Middletown and New Jersey Railway Middletown and New Jersey Railway The Middletown and New Jersey Railroad is one of two railroads in the city of Middletown, New York; the other being its interchange partner, Norfolk Southern Railway. The railroad operates one diesel-electric locomotive along 7 miles of track, delivering polystyrene pellets to its sole customer,... |
MNJ | 1947 | 2009 | Middletown and New Jersey Railroad | ||
| Middletown and Unionville Railroad | M&U, MU | 1913 | 1947 | Middletown and New Jersey Railway Middletown and New Jersey Railway The Middletown and New Jersey Railroad is one of two railroads in the city of Middletown, New York; the other being its interchange partner, Norfolk Southern Railway. The railroad operates one diesel-electric locomotive along 7 miles of track, delivering polystyrene pellets to its sole customer,... |
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| Middletown, Unionville and Water Gap Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1866 | 1913 | Middletown and Unionville Railroad | ||
| Midland Railroad of New Jersey | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1880 | 1881 | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad | ||
| Mohawk and Adirondack Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1891 | 1891 | Herkimer, Newport and Poland Extension Railway, St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railroad | ||
| Mohawk and Hudson Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1826 | 1847 | Albany and Schenectady Railroad Albany and Schenectady Railroad The Albany & Schenectady Railroad, originally the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad, was the first railroad built in the State of New York and one of the first railroads in the United States.... |
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| Mohawk and Malone Railway Mohawk and Malone Railway Dr. William Seward Webb's Mohawk and Malone Railway crossed the northern Adirondacks at Tupper Lake Junction, just north of Tupper Lake. Webb was president of the Wagner Palace Car Company... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1892 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Mohawk Valley Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1851 | 1853 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Mohawk Valley and Northern Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1890 | 1891 | Herkimer, Newport and Poland Narrow Gauge Railway | ||
| Montauk Extension Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1893 | 1902 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Montclair Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1867 | 1875 | Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railway | ||
| Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1875 | 1878 | New York and Greenwood Lake Railway New York and Greenwood Lake Railway (1878–1943) The New York and Greenwood Lake Railway owned a line between Croxton, Jersey City, New Jersey and Greenwood Lake, New York.The railroad was formed by combining the Montclair Railway, from Montclair, New Jersey to Jersey City, and the Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railroad, from Montclair to... |
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| Montgomery and Erie Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1866 | 1954 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Monticello and Port Jervis Railway | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1869 | 1875 | Port Jervis and Monticello Railroad | ||
| Montreal and Champlain Railroad | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1857 | 1864 | Grand Trunk Railway Grand Trunk Railway The Grand Trunk Railway was a railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The railway was operated from headquarters in Montreal, Quebec; however, corporate... |
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| Montreal and Plattsburgh Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1868 | 1873 | New York and Canada Railroad | ||
| Mount McGregor Railroad | 1889 | 1898 | Saratoga Northern Railway | |||
| Nanuet and New City Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1871 | New Jersey and New York Railroad | |||
| Napierville Junction Railway | NJ | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
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| New England Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1895 | 1908 | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
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| New Jersey Midland Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1874 | 1880 | Midland Railroad of New Jersey | ||
| New Jersey and New York Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1880 | 1967 | Erie–Lackawanna Railroad | ||
| New Jersey and New York Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1873 | 1880 | New Jersey and New York Railroad | ||
| New Jersey and New York Extension Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1886 | 1936 | New Jersey and New York Railroad | ||
| New York and Albany Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1832 | 1846 | New York and Harlem Railroad New York and Harlem Railroad The New York and Harlem Railroad was one of the first railroads in the United States, and possibly also the world's first street railway. Designed by John Stephenson, it was opened in stages between 1832 and 1852 between Lower Manhattan to and beyond Harlem... |
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| New York and Atlantic Railway New York and Atlantic Railway The New York and Atlantic Railway is a short line railroad formed in 1997 to provide freight service over the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road, a public commuter rail agency which had decided to privatize its freight operations... |
1880 | 1887 | West Brooklyn Railroad | |||
| New York, Auburn and Lansing Railroad | 1900 | 1914 | Central New York Southern Railroad | |||
| New York Bay Extension Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1892 | 1902 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| New York, Bay Ridge and Jamaica Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1875 | 1885 | New York, Brooklyn and Manhattan Beach Railway | ||
| New York and Boston Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1869 | 1872 | New York, Boston and Northern Railway | ||
| New York, Boston and Montreal Railway | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... , NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... , R |
1873 | 1876 | Bennington and Rutland Railway, New York, Rutland and Montreal Railroad, New York, Westchester and Putnam Railway, Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad | ||
| New York, Boston and Northern Railway | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... , NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1872 | 1873 | New York, Boston and Montreal Railway | ||
| New York and Brighton Beach Railway | 1878 | 1884 | Sea Beach and Brighton Railroad | |||
| New York, Brooklyn and Manhattan Beach Railway | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1885 | 1925 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| New York and Canada Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1872 | 1908 | Delaware and Hudson Company | ||
| New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
NYC | NYC | 1914 | 1968 | Penn Central Transportation Company | |
| New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1853 | 1869 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1869 | 1914 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| New York Central Niagara River Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1877 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad , abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. Commonly referred to as the Nickel Plate Road, the railroad served a large area, including trackage in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois... |
NKP | NKP | 1887 | 1964 | Norfolk and Western Railway Norfolk and Western Railway The Norfolk and Western Railway , a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It had headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia for most of its 150 year existence.... |
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| New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | NKP New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad , abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. Commonly referred to as the Nickel Plate Road, the railroad served a large area, including trackage in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois... |
1881 | 1887 | New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad , abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. Commonly referred to as the Nickel Plate Road, the railroad served a large area, including trackage in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois... |
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| New York City and Northern Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1878 | 1887 | New York and Northern Railway | ||
| New York and Coney Island Railroad | 1879 | Electrified in 1899 | ||||
| New York Connecting Railroad New York Connecting Railroad The New York Connecting Railroad or NYCR is a rail line in the borough of Queens in New York City. It links New York City and Long Island by rail directly to the North American mainland. Amtrak, CSX, Canadian Pacific Railway, Providence and Worcester Railroad and New York and Atlantic Railway... |
NYCN | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... / PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1892 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| New York Cross Harbor Railroad Terminal Corporation | NYCH | 1983 | 2006 | New York New Jersey Rail, LLC | ||
| New York Dock Railway | NYD | 1910 | 1983 | New York Cross Harbor Railroad Terminal Corporation | ||
| New York and Eastern Railway | NYER | 2003 | 2004 | N/A | Never operated | |
| New York and Erie Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1832 | 1861 | Erie Railway | ||
| New York and Flushing Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1859 | 1891 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| New York and Greenwood Lake Railway New York and Greenwood Lake Railway (1878–1943) The New York and Greenwood Lake Railway owned a line between Croxton, Jersey City, New Jersey and Greenwood Lake, New York.The railroad was formed by combining the Montclair Railway, from Montclair, New Jersey to Jersey City, and the Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railroad, from Montclair to... |
ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1878 | 1943 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| New York and Harlem Railroad New York and Harlem Railroad The New York and Harlem Railroad was one of the first railroads in the United States, and possibly also the world's first street railway. Designed by John Stephenson, it was opened in stages between 1832 and 1852 between Lower Manhattan to and beyond Harlem... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1831 | Still exists as a lessor of the Metro-North Commuter Railroad | |||
| New York and Hempstead Railroad | LIRR Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1871 | 1875 | Southern Hempstead Branch Railroad | ||
| New York and Hempstead Plains Railroad | LIRR Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1870 | 1871 | New York and Hempstead Railroad | ||
| New York, Housatonic and Northern Railroad | 1863 | 1881 | Westchester Railway | |||
| New York and Jamaica Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1859 | 1860 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| New York, Kingston and Syracuse Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1872 | 1875 | Ulster and Delaware Railroad Ulster and Delaware Railroad The Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company was a Class I railroad located in New York State, headquartered in Rondout and founded in 1866. It was often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains." At its greatest extent, the U&D ran from Kingston Point, on the Hudson River,... |
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| New York, Lackawanna and Western Railway | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1880 | 1945 | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
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| New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1878 | 1895 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| New York and Long Beach Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1880 | 1907 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| New York and Mahopac Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1871 | 1880 | New York and Harlem Railroad New York and Harlem Railroad The New York and Harlem Railroad was one of the first railroads in the United States, and possibly also the world's first street railway. Designed by John Stephenson, it was opened in stages between 1832 and 1852 between Lower Manhattan to and beyond Harlem... |
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| New York and Manhattan Beach Railway | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1876 | 1885 | New York, Brooklyn and Manhattan Beach Railway | ||
| New York and Massachusetts Railway | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1887 | 1893 | Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway The Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway was the first railroad to run east from Poughkeepsie, New York, and was taken over by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and assigned to the Central New England Railway in 1907.-History:... |
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| New York and New England Railroad New York and New England Railroad The New York and New England Railroad was a major railroad connecting southern New York state with Hartford, Connecticut, Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts. It operated from 1873 to 1893. Prior to 1873 it was known as the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad, which had been formed by... |
NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1873 | 1895 | New England Railroad | ||
| New York and New Haven Railroad New York and New Haven Railroad The New York and New Haven Railroad was a railroad connecting New York City to New Haven, Connecticut along the shore of the Long Island Sound. It opened in 1849, and in 1872 it merged with the Hartford and New Haven Railroad to form the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad... |
NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1846 | 1872 | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
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| New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
NH | NH | 1872 | 1969 | Penn Central Transportation Company | |
| New York and Northern Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1887 | 1893 | New York and Putnam Railroad | ||
| New York, Ontario and Western Railway New York, Ontario and Western Railway The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, more commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in 1868, lasting until March 29, 1957 when it was ordered liquidated by a US bankruptcy judge. The O&W holds the distinction of being the first major U.S... |
O&W, OW | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1880 | 1957 | N/A | |
| New York and Oswego Midland Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1866 | 1879 | Ithaca, Auburn and Western Railroad Ithaca, Auburn and Western Railroad The Ithaca, Auburn and Western Railroad was a short-lived railroad connecting Ithaca and Auburn.In 1876, it bought part of the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad's Auburn Branch, extending from Freeville on the Utica, Ithaca and Elmira Railroad to Scipio, and was operated by the UI&E. It... , New York, Ontario and Western Railway New York, Ontario and Western Railway The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, more commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in 1868, lasting until March 29, 1957 when it was ordered liquidated by a US bankruptcy judge. The O&W holds the distinction of being the first major U.S... |
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| New York and Ottawa Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1897 | 1904 | New York and Ottawa Railway New York and Ottawa Railway The New York and Ottawa Railway was a railroad connecting Tupper Lake in northeastern New York to Ottawa, Ontario, becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system in 1913 although it was under the larger company's possession since the end of 1904... |
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| New York and Ottawa Railway New York and Ottawa Railway The New York and Ottawa Railway was a railroad connecting Tupper Lake in northeastern New York to Ottawa, Ontario, becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system in 1913 although it was under the larger company's possession since the end of 1904... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1905 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad The Nypano Railroad, earlier the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad, was organized from the bankrupt Atlantic and Great Western Railroad in March 1880.... |
ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1880 | 1896 | Nypano Railroad | ||
| New York and Pennsylvania Railroad | 1896 | 1902 | New York and Pennsylvania Railway | |||
| New York and Pennsylvania Railway | 1904 | 1935 | N/A | |||
| New York and Putnam Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1894 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| New York and Rockaway Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1870 | 1903 | Jamaica and South Shore Railroad | ||
| New York and Rockaway Beach Railway | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1887 | 1921 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| New York, Rutland and Montreal Railroad | R | 1883 | 1893 | Lebanon Springs Railroad | ||
| New York and Sea Beach Railway | 1876 | 1896 | Sea Beach Railway | |||
| New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1881 | 1958 | N/A | ||
| New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1880 | 1885 | West Shore Railroad West Shore Railroad The West Shore Railroad was the final name of a railroad from Weehawken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, north along the west shore of the river to Albany, New York and then west to Buffalo... |
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| New York, West Shore and Chicago Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1870 | 1879 | New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railway | ||
| New York, Westchester and Putnam Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1877 | 1878 | New York City and Northern Railroad | ||
| New York, Woodhaven and Rockaway Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1877 | 1887 | New York and Rockaway Beach Railway | ||
| Newark and Marion Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1900 | 1917 | Marion Railway | ||
| Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1877 | 1907 | Central New England Railway Central New England Railway The Central New England Railway was a railroad from Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts west across northern Connecticut and across the Hudson River on the Poughkeepsie Bridge to Maybrook, New York... |
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| Newburgh and New York Railway | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1865 | 1895 | New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad | ||
| Newton Falls and Northern Railroad | 1908 | 1919 | N/A | |||
| Newtown and Flushing Railroad | LIRR Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1871 | 1876 | N/A | ||
| Niagara Bridge and Canandaigua Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1858 | 1890 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Niagara Falls Branch Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1875 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Niagara Falls International Bridge Company | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
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| Niagara Junction Railway | NJ, NIAJ | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... / LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... / NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1892 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| Niagara River Bridge Company | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1881 | 2002 | N/A | Still exists as an abandoned subsidiary of CNCP Niagara–Windsor Partnership, a nonoperating joint subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... and Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
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| Nickel Plate Connecting Railroad | NKP New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad , abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. Commonly referred to as the Nickel Plate Road, the railroad served a large area, including trackage in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois... |
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| Norfolk and Western Railway Norfolk and Western Railway The Norfolk and Western Railway , a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It had headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia for most of its 150 year existence.... |
N&W, NW | 1964 | 1998 | Norfolk Southern Railway Norfolk Southern Railway The 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... |
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| North River Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1881 | 1881 | New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railway | ||
| North River Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1880 | 1881 | North River Railroad | ||
| North Shore Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1863 | 1884 | Long Island City and Flushing Railroad | ||
| Northern Railroad | R | 1845 | 1865 | Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad | ||
| Northern Railroad of New Jersey | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1858 | 1943 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Northern Adirondack Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1883 | 1895 | Northern New York Railroad | ||
| Northern Adirondack Extension Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1886 | 1890 | Northern Adirondack Railroad | ||
| Northern Central Railway Northern Central Railway The Northern Central Railway was a Class I Railroad connecting Baltimore, Maryland with Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1858, the line came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1861, when the PRR acquired a controlling interest in the Northern Central's stock to compete with the... |
PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1956 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| Northern Central Railway Northern Central Railway The Northern Central Railway was a Class I Railroad connecting Baltimore, Maryland with Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1858, the line came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1861, when the PRR acquired a controlling interest in the Northern Central's stock to compete with the... |
PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1863 | 1911 | Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
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| Northern Extension of the Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1872 | 1872 | Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania Railroad Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania Railroad Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania Railroad was a New York railroad. Trains ran from Sonyea south through Nunda to Swain. Parts of the railroad were sold to the Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad. Other parts of the RN&P were graded near York, NY and Fowlerville, NY and also near Chili, New... |
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| Northern New York Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1895 | 1897 | New York and Ottawa Railroad | ||
| Norwood and Montreal Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1884 | 1889 | Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad, commonly known as The Hojack Line, operated along the south shore of Lake Ontario, from Niagara Falls, New York to Oswego, New York. Different segments of the line were abandoned at different times... |
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| Norwood and St. Lawrence Railroad | NSL | 1901 | 1974 | Ogdensburg and Norwood Railway | ||
| Nyack and Northern Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1868 | 1892 | Nyack and Southern Railroad | ||
| Nyack and Southern Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1899 | 1944 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Nypano Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1896 | 1941 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad | R | 1864 | 1898 | Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railway | ||
| Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railway | R | 1898 | 1899 | Rutland Railroad Rutland Railroad The Rutland Railway was a small railroad in the northeastern United States, primarily in the state of Vermont but extending into the state of New York. The earliest ancestor of the Rutland, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad, was chartered in 1843 by the state of Vermont to build between Rutland... |
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| Ogdensburg and Morristown Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1871 | 1886 | Utica and Black River Railroad | ||
| Ogdensburg and Norwood Railway | ONRY | 1965 | 1977 | St. Lawrence Railroad | ||
| Olean Railroad | PS&N Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
1880 | 1881 | Allegany Central Railroad Allegany central railroad The Allegany Central Railroad inaugurated a steam excursion railroad between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland, in 1989. Two Pacific class steam locomotives, numbers 1238 and 1286 were used, and for a short time, ran double-headed... |
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| Olean, Bradford and Warren Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1877 | 1916 | Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (1895–1955) The Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway was a railroad in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1887 as the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad from the reorganization of the Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia, and reorganized in 1895 as the Western New York... |
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| Olean and Salamanca Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1882 | 1883 | Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad | ||
| Ontario, Carbondale and Scranton Railway | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1889 | 1957 | N/A | ||
| Ontario Southern Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1875 | 1879 | Lake Ontario Southern Railway | ||
| Orange County Railroad | L&HR Lehigh and Hudson River Railway The Lehigh and Hudson River Railway was the smallest of the six railroads that were merged into Conrail in 1976. It was a bridge line running northeast-southwest across northwestern New Jersey, connecting the line to the Poughkeepsie Bridge at Maybrook, New York with Easton, Pennsylvania, where it... |
1888 | 1907 | Lehigh and Hudson River Railway Lehigh and Hudson River Railway The Lehigh and Hudson River Railway was the smallest of the six railroads that were merged into Conrail in 1976. It was a bridge line running northeast-southwest across northwestern New Jersey, connecting the line to the Poughkeepsie Bridge at Maybrook, New York with Easton, Pennsylvania, where it... |
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| Oswego Railroad Bridge Company | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1872 | 1885 | Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad, commonly known as The Hojack Line, operated along the south shore of Lake Ontario, from Niagara Falls, New York to Oswego, New York. Different segments of the line were abandoned at different times... |
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| Oswego and Rome Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1863 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Oswego and Syracuse Railroad Oswego and Syracuse Railroad The Oswego and Syracuse Railroad was formed April 29, 1839, and the route was surveyed during the summer of that year. The Company was fully organized March 25, 1847. The road was opened on May 14, 1848, and ran a total distance of from Syracuse, New York to Oswego, New York... |
DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1839 | 1945 | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
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| Otis Railway | 1899 | 1916 | Catskill Mountain Railroad | |||
| Otis Elevating Railway Otis Elevating Railway The Otis Elevating Railway was a cable funicular railroad to the Catskill Mountain House in Palenville, New York. For the first 64 years of its existence, the Catskill Mountain House was accessible only by a long stage coach from Catskill Landing on the Hudson... |
1885 | 1899 | Otis Railway | |||
| Owasco River Railway Owasco River Railway The Owasco River Railway was a switching railroad that provided rail service to several industries on the Owasco River in Auburn, New York, interchanging with the New York Central Railroad and the Lehigh Valley Railroad via trackage rights on the New York Central... |
OR | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... / NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1881 | 1976 | N/A | |
| Oyster Bay Extension Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1886 | 1913 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Pecksport Connecting Railway | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1886 | 1957 | N/A | ||
| Penn Central Transportation Company | PC | 1968 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| Penn Yan and New York Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1877 | 1885 | Syracuse, Geneva and Corning Railway Syracuse, Geneva and Corning Railway The Syracuse, Geneva and Corning Railway was established in 1875 and opened their road on December 10, 1877. The company was leased to and operated by the Fall Brook Coal Company for 20 years beginning in 1881.... |
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| Penndel Company | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1955 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
PRR | PRR | 1900 | 1968 | Penn Central Transportation Company | |
| Pennsylvania, New York and Long Island Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1902 | 1907 | Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad The New York Tunnel Extension , was a major project of the Pennsylvania Railroad at the beginning of the 20th century, to improve railroad access throughout the greater New York City area... |
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| Pennsylvania and New York Canal and Railroad Company | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1867 | 1888 | Lehigh Valley Railroad Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
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| Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie and Boston Railroad | LNE Lehigh and New England Railroad The Lehigh and New England Railroad was a connection from northeastern Pennsylvania towards the Poughkeepsie Bridge across the Hudson River. Originally planned as a continuous line east to Boston, plans were later cut back to a section west of the river.... |
1887 | 1895 | Lehigh and New England Railroad Lehigh and New England Railroad The Lehigh and New England Railroad was a connection from northeastern Pennsylvania towards the Poughkeepsie Bridge across the Hudson River. Originally planned as a continuous line east to Boston, plans were later cut back to a section west of the river.... |
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| Pennsylvania and Rochester Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1912 | 1916 | Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (1895–1955) The Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway was a railroad in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1887 as the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad from the reorganization of the Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia, and reorganized in 1895 as the Western New York... |
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| Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad The New York Tunnel Extension , was a major project of the Pennsylvania Railroad at the beginning of the 20th century, to improve railroad access throughout the greater New York City area... |
PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1907 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| Pere Marquette Railroad | C&O Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P... |
1904 | 1917 | Pere Marquette Railway Pere Marquette Railway The Pere Marquette Railway was a railroad that operated in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. The railroad had trackage in the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and the Canadian province of Ontario. Its primary connections included Buffalo; Toledo; and Chicago.The company was... |
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| Pere Marquette Railway Pere Marquette Railway The Pere Marquette Railway was a railroad that operated in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. The railroad had trackage in the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and the Canadian province of Ontario. Its primary connections included Buffalo; Toledo; and Chicago.The company was... |
PM | C&O Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P... |
1917 | 1947 | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P... |
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| Perry Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1882 | 1899 | Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway was one of the more than ten thousand railroad companies founded in North America, most of which came and went. It lasted much longer than most, serving communities from the shore of Lake Ontario to the center of western Pennsylvania.One of the minor... |
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| Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1892 | 1899 | Central New England Railway Central New England Railway The Central New England Railway was a railroad from Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts west across northern Connecticut and across the Hudson River on the Poughkeepsie Bridge to Maybrook, New York... |
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| Pine Plains and Albany Railroad | R | 1872 | 1872 | Harlem Extension Railroad | ||
| Pittsburgh and New York Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1881 | 1881 | Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad | ||
| Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
PS&N | 1899 | 1947 | N/A | ||
| Pittsburgh, Titusville and Buffalo Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1880 | 1881 | Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad The Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad was a railroad in western New York. On January 22, 1881, the Pittsburgh, Titusville & Buffalo Railway Company merged with the Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railway Company, the Salamanca, Bradford and Allegheny River Railroad Company, the Salamanca,... |
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| Plattsburgh and Dannemora Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
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| Plattsburgh and Montreal Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1850 | 1868 | Montreal and Plattsburgh Railroad | ||
| Pochuck Railroad | LNE Lehigh and New England Railroad The Lehigh and New England Railroad was a connection from northeastern Pennsylvania towards the Poughkeepsie Bridge across the Hudson River. Originally planned as a continuous line east to Boston, plans were later cut back to a section west of the river.... |
1897 | 1944 | N/A | ||
| Port Chester Terminal Railroad | 1901 | |||||
| Port Dickinson and Chenango River Railroad | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1881 | N/A | |||
| Port Jervis and Monticello Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1875 | 1886 | Port Jervis, Monticello and New York Railroad | ||
| Port Jervis, Monticello and New York Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1886 | 1902 | Port Jervis, Monticello and Summitville Railroad | ||
| Port Jervis, Monticello and Summitville Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1902 | 1957 | N/A | ||
| Potsdam and Watertown Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1852 | 1860 | Watertown and Rome Railroad | ||
| Poughkeepsie Bridge Company | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1871 | 1892 | Poughkeepsie Bridge and Railroad Company | ||
| Poughkeepsie Bridge Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1888 | 1907 | Central New England Railway Central New England Railway The Central New England Railway was a railroad from Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts west across northern Connecticut and across the Hudson River on the Poughkeepsie Bridge to Maybrook, New York... |
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| Poughkeepsie Bridge and Railroad Company | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1892 | 1892 | Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad | ||
| Poughkeepsie and Connecticut Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1888 | 1889 | Central New England and Western Railroad | ||
| Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1866 | 1875 | Poughkeepsie, Hartford and Boston Railroad | ||
| Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway The Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway was the first railroad to run east from Poughkeepsie, New York, and was taken over by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and assigned to the Central New England Railway in 1907.-History:... |
NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1893 | 1907 | Central New England Railway Central New England Railway The Central New England Railway was a railroad from Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts west across northern Connecticut and across the Hudson River on the Poughkeepsie Bridge to Maybrook, New York... |
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| Poughkeepsie, Hartford and Boston Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1875 | 1887 | Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad, New York and Massachusetts Railway | ||
| Prattsburg Railway | 1917 | 1962 | N/A | |||
| Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad | 1874 | Electrified in 1899 | ||||
| Prospect Park and South Brooklyn Railroad | 1888 | Electrified in 1899 | ||||
| Putnam and Dutchess Railroad | 1871 | 1872 | New York, Boston and Northern Railway | |||
| Raquette Lake Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1899 | 1933 | N/A | ||
| Raymondville and Waddington Railroad | 1907 | 1908 | Norwood and St. Lawrence Railroad | |||
| Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad The Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad was chartered on April 14, 1832. It completed between Troy and Ballston Spa on March 19, 1836. The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company leased the line on May 1, 1871, and it was consolidated into the Delaware and Hudson Railroad effective January 30, 1945.... |
D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1832 | 1945 | Delaware and Hudson Railroad | ||
| Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad The Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad was chartered on June 29, 1870 for the purpose of building a railroad from Rhinecliff on the Hudson River east to the Connecticut state line... |
NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1870 | 1882 | Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad | ||
| R.J. Corman Railroad/Allentown Lines | RJCN | 1996 | 2002 | N/A | ||
| Rochester and Charlotte Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1881 | 1881 | Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad | ||
| Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1851 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| Rochester and Honeoye Valley Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1888 | 1895 | Rochester Southern Railroad | ||
| Rochester, Hornellsville and Lackawanna Railroad | PS&N Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
1886 | 1889 | Lackawanna and Southwestern Railroad | ||
| Rochester, Hornellsville and Pine Creek Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1872 | 1876 | Geneva, Hornellsville and Pine Creek Railway | ||
| Rochester and Lake Beach Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1888 | 1888 | Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Terminal Railroad | ||
| Rochester and Lake Ontario Railroad Rochester and Lake Ontario Railroad The Rochester and Lake Ontario Railroad was incorporated May 17, 1852; it was merged September 30, 1855, into the New York Central Railroad.... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1852 | 1855 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Rochester, Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad Rochester, Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad Incorporated December 14, 1850. This company rebuilt and opened in July 1852, the road originally incorporated April 24, 1834, as the Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad. The original line was opened in 1838 and sold June 2, 1850. Consolidated into the New York Central Railroad under the act of 1853.... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1850 | 1853 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Rochester, New York and Pennsylvania Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... , PS&N Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
1881 | 1916 | Allegany Central Railroad Allegany central railroad The Allegany Central Railroad inaugurated a steam excursion railroad between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland, in 1989. Two Pacific class steam locomotives, numbers 1238 and 1286 were used, and for a short time, ran double-headed... , Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (1895–1955) The Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway was a railroad in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1887 as the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad from the reorganization of the Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia, and reorganized in 1895 as the Western New York... |
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| Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania Railroad Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania Railroad Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania Railroad was a New York railroad. Trains ran from Sonyea south through Nunda to Swain. Parts of the railroad were sold to the Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad. Other parts of the RN&P were graded near York, NY and Fowlerville, NY and also near Chili, New... |
PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... , PS&N Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
1870 | 1877 | Rochester, Nunda and Pittsburgh Railroad | ||
| Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania Extension Railroad | PS&N Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
1872 | 1872 | Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania Railroad Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania Railroad Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania Railroad was a New York railroad. Trains ran from Sonyea south through Nunda to Swain. Parts of the railroad were sold to the Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad. Other parts of the RN&P were graded near York, NY and Fowlerville, NY and also near Chili, New... |
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| Rochester, Nunda and Pittsburgh Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1877 | 1881 | Rochester, New York and Pennsylvania Railroad | ||
| Rochester and Ontario Belt Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1882 | 1887 | Rochester and Lake Beach Railroad | ||
| Rochester and Pine Creek Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1870 | 1877 | Silver Lake Railroad | ||
| Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1881 | 1885 | Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad | ||
| Rochester Southern Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1895 | 1903 | Lehigh Valley Railway | ||
| Rochester and Southern Railroad Rochester and Southern Railroad The Rochester and Southern Railroad , a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., is a class III shortline that runs from the city of Rochester in Monroe County to Silver Springs, NY. The RSR started in 1986, when the B&O sold off its Buffalo and Rochester branches... |
LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1895 | 1895 | Rochester Southern Railroad | ||
| Rochester and State Line Railroad Rochester and State Line Railroad The Rochester and State Line Railroad typifies those transportation companies of the 19th century which arose from more than the customary desire to amass great amounts of money... |
B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1869 | 1881 | Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad | ||
| Rochester and Syracuse Railroad Rochester and Syracuse Railroad The Rochester and Syracuse Railroad was incorporated on August 1, 1850 authorizing the consolidation of the Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company and the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1850 | 1853 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Rockaway Railway | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1871 | 1872 | South Side Railroad of Long Island | ||
| Rockland Central Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1870 | 1873 | Jersey City and Albany Railroad | ||
| Rockland Central Extension Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1872 | 1872 | Rockland Central Railroad | ||
| Rome and Clinton Railroad Rome and Clinton Railroad The Rome and Clinton Railroad was a railroad connecting Rome, New York with Clinton, New York. It was built by Willis Phelps & Company in 1871, initially as a coal route and leased by the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad as a branch line in connection with the Utica, Clinton and Binghamton... |
NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1869 | 1944 | New York, Ontario and Western Railway New York, Ontario and Western Railway The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, more commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in 1868, lasting until March 29, 1957 when it was ordered liquidated by a US bankruptcy judge. The O&W holds the distinction of being the first major U.S... |
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| Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad, commonly known as The Hojack Line, operated along the south shore of Lake Ontario, from Niagara Falls, New York to Oswego, New York. Different segments of the line were abandoned at different times... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1861 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Terminal Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1886 | 1890 | Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad, commonly known as The Hojack Line, operated along the south shore of Lake Ontario, from Niagara Falls, New York to Oswego, New York. Different segments of the line were abandoned at different times... |
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| Rondout and Oswego Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1866 | 1872 | New York, Kingston and Syracuse Railroad | ||
| Rutland Railroad Rutland Railroad The Rutland Railway was a small railroad in the northeastern United States, primarily in the state of Vermont but extending into the state of New York. The earliest ancestor of the Rutland, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad, was chartered in 1843 by the state of Vermont to build between Rutland... |
R | R | 1899 | 1950 | Rutland Railway | |
| Rutland Railway | R | R | 1950 | 1961 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Rutland–Canadian Railroad | R | 1898 | 1901 | Rutland Railroad Rutland Railroad The Rutland Railway was a small railroad in the northeastern United States, primarily in the state of Vermont but extending into the state of New York. The earliest ancestor of the Rutland, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad, was chartered in 1843 by the state of Vermont to build between Rutland... |
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| Rutland and Washington Railroad Rutland and Washington Railroad The Rutland and Washington Railroad was a railroad company based in Rutland, Vermont which was chartered in Vermont on November 13, 1847 and built between Rutland and Eagle Bridge in Rensselaer County, New York in 1851 and 1852. One of the company's founders was Merritt Clark, a Vermont politician,... |
D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1850 | 1865 | Troy, Salem and Rutland Railroad | ||
| Sackets Harbor and Ellisburg Railroad Sackets Harbor and Ellisburg Railroad Sackets Harbor & Ellisburgh Railroad was incorporated on April 19, 1850 and opened on June 1, 1853.On March 30, 1860, it was re-organized into Sackets Harbor, Rome & N.Y. Railroad before ceasing operation in 1862... |
1851 | 1858 | Sackett's Harbor, Rome and New York Railroad | |||
| Sackett's Harbor, Rome and New York Railroad | 1860 | 1862 | N/A | |||
| Sackets Harbor and Saratoga Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1852 | 1857 | Lake Ontario and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| St. Lawrence Railroad | SLAW | 1977 | 1990 | St. Lawrence and Raquette River Railroad | ||
| St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1891 | 1892 | Mohawk and Malone Railway Mohawk and Malone Railway Dr. William Seward Webb's Mohawk and Malone Railway crossed the northern Adirondacks at Tupper Lake Junction, just north of Tupper Lake. Webb was president of the Wagner Palace Car Company... |
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| St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1895 | Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of 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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| St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway The St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway.The SL&H arose out of a corporate reorganization at CPR that was announced on November 21, 1995... |
STLH | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1996 | 2001 | Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
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| St. Lawrence and Raquette River Railroad | SLRR | 1990 | 1998 | New York and Ogdensburg Railway New York and Ogdensburg Railway The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority owns two segments of shortline railroad that are operated by a private contractor d/b/a the New York and Ogdensburg Railway... |
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| Salamanca, Bradford and Allegheny River Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1880 | 1881 | Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad The Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad was a railroad in western New York. On January 22, 1881, the Pittsburgh, Titusville & Buffalo Railway Company merged with the Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railway Company, the Salamanca, Bradford and Allegheny River Railroad Company, the Salamanca,... |
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| Saranac and Lake Placid Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1890 | 1903 | Chateaugay and Lake Placid Railway | ||
| Saratoga and Fort Edward Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1832 | Saratoga and Washington Railroad | |||
| Saratoga and Hudson River Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1864 | 1867 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Saratoga Lake Railway | B&M | 1880 | 1886 | Troy, Saratoga and Northern Railroad | ||
| Saratoga and Mount McGregor Railway | 1896 | 1897 | Saratoga Northern Railway | |||
| Saratoga, Mount McGregor and Lake George Railroad Saratoga, Mount McGregor and Lake George Railroad The Saratoga, Mount McGregor and Lake George Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad leading from North Broadway in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. Construction was begun on March 17, 1882, and was completed on July 17 of the same year, for the purpose of conveying building materials and later... |
1882 | 1888 | Mount McGregor Railroad | |||
| Saratoga Northern Railway | 1899 | 1901 | Hudson Valley Railway (electric) | |||
| Saratoga and St. Lawrence Railroad | 1885 | 1897 | Bombay and Moira Railroad Bombay and Moira Railroad The Bombay and Moira Railroad is a historic railroad in New York.The Saratoga and St. Lawrence Railroad began operations on December 27, 1888 on a line running from Moira to Bombay... |
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| Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
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| Saratoga and Schuylerville Railroad | 1945 | 1956 | N/A | |||
| Saratoga and Washington Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1834 | 1855 | Saratoga and Whitehall Railroad | ||
| Saratoga and Whitehall Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1855 | 1868 | Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad The Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad was chartered on April 14, 1832. It completed between Troy and Ballston Spa on March 19, 1836. The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company leased the line on May 1, 1871, and it was consolidated into the Delaware and Hudson Railroad effective January 30, 1945.... |
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| Schenectady and Duanesburgh Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1873 | 1903 | Delaware and Hudson Company | ||
| Schenectady and Margaretville Railroad | 1906 | 1907 | Delaware and Eastern Railway | |||
| Schenectady and Mechanicville Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
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| Schenectady and Susquehanna Railroad Schenectady and Susquehanna Railroad The Schenectady and Duanesburgh Railroad, incorporated in July 1873, was a predecessor of the Delaware and Hudson Railway that owned the line between the Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad at Schenectady and the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad at Delanson... |
D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1869 | 1873 | Schenectady and Duanesburgh Railroad | ||
| Schenectady and Troy Railroad Schenectady and Troy Railroad The Schenectady and Troy Railroad was incorporated May 21, 1836. The stock was divided into five hundred shares at one hundred dollars each. The building of the road began in 1841, and trains began running from Schenectady to Troy, New York in the fall of 1841 . It was constructed by the city of... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1836 | 1853 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Schoharie Valley Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1865 | 1874 | Schoharie Valley Railway | ||
| Schoharie Valley Railway | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
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| Schuylerville and Upper Hudson Railroad | B&M | 1869 | 1877 | Mechanicville and Fort Edward Railroad | ||
| Scottsville and LeRoy Railroad Scottsville and LeRoy Railroad The Scottsville and LeRoy Railroad proved, as many short-lines do, short in life as well as in length. In one historian's words:"Horse cars were used upon this road for two seasons, principally to bring flour and plaster from the mills upon its line to Scottsville for shipment. Forty thousand... |
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| Sea Beach Railway | 1896 | 1912 | New York Consolidated Railroad | Electrified in 1898 | ||
| Sea Beach and Brighton Railroad | 1886 | 1892 | Brighton and Bensonhurst Railroad | |||
| Seneca County Railway | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1891 | 1903 | Lehigh Valley Railway | ||
| Sharon and Ceres Terminal Railroad | 1904 | 1904 | New York and Pennsylvania Railway | |||
| Shawmut Connecting Railroad | PS&N Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
1900 | 1905 | Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad also known as the Shawmut Line, was a Class I railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central Pennsylvania and western New York. The line was financially troubled for its entire life span and declared... |
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| Silver Creek and Dunkirk Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1890 | 1894 | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, NY to Chicago, primarily along the south shore of Lake Erie and across northern Indiana... |
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| Silver Lake Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1877 | 1886 | Silver Lake Railway | ||
| Silver Lake Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1869 | Rochester and Pine Creek Railroad | |||
| Silver Lake Railway | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1886 | 1910 | Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway was one of the more than ten thousand railroad companies founded in North America, most of which came and went. It lasted much longer than most, serving communities from the shore of Lake Ontario to the center of western Pennsylvania.One of the minor... |
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| Skaneateles Railroad | 1866 | 1941 | Skaneateles Short Line Railroad Skaneateles Short Line Railroad Skaneateles Short Line Railroad was a railroad that operated 3 miles of track between Skaneateles Junction, New York and Skaneateles, New York under several slightly different names from 1840 until 1981.- History :... |
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| Skaneateles Railroad | 1836 | 1841 | Skaneateles and Jordan Railroad | |||
| Skaneateles and Jordan Railroad | 1841 | 1851 | N/A | |||
| Skaneateles Short Line Railroad Skaneateles Short Line Railroad Skaneateles Short Line Railroad was a railroad that operated 3 miles of track between Skaneateles Junction, New York and Skaneateles, New York under several slightly different names from 1840 until 1981.- History :... |
SSL | 1940 | 1981 | N/A | ||
| Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1870 | 1892 | Long Island Railroad North Shore Branch | ||
| Sodus Bay and Southern Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1882 | 1886 | Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of the Northern Central Railway and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, formed to give the Northern Central an outlet for coal traffic on Lake Ontario.-Horseheads–Canandaigua:... |
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| Sodus Point and Southern Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1852 | 1875 | Ontario Southern Railroad | ||
| South Brooklyn Railroad and Terminal Company | 1887 | 1899 | South Brooklyn Railway South Brooklyn Railway The South Brooklyn Railway is a railroad in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It continues to operate today as a subsidiary of MTA New York City Transit... |
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| South Brooklyn Railway South Brooklyn Railway The South Brooklyn Railway is a railroad in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It continues to operate today as a subsidiary of MTA New York City Transit... |
SBK | 1900 | Electric until 1961 | |||
| South Brooklyn and Flatbush Railroad | 1885 | 1887 | South Brooklyn Railroad and Terminal Company | |||
| South Side Railroad of Long Island | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1860 | 1874 | Southern Railroad of Long Island Southern Railroad of Long Island The South Side Railroad of Long Island was a railroad company in the U.S. state of New York. Chartered in 1860 and first opened in 1867 as a competitor to the Long Island Rail Road, it was reorganized in 1874 as the Southern Railroad of Long Island and leased in 1876 to the LIRR... |
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| Southern Railroad of Long Island Southern Railroad of Long Island The South Side Railroad of Long Island was a railroad company in the U.S. state of New York. Chartered in 1860 and first opened in 1867 as a competitor to the Long Island Rail Road, it was reorganized in 1874 as the Southern Railroad of Long Island and leased in 1876 to the LIRR... |
LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1874 | 1880 | Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad | ||
| Southern Central Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1865 | 1895 | Lehigh and New York Railroad | ||
| Southern Hempstead Branch Railroad | LIRR Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1875 | 1882 | Stewart Railroad | ||
| Southern Westchester Railroad | 1871 | 1872 | New York, Housatonic and Northern Railroad | |||
| Southfield Branch Railroad | 1868 | 1894 | N/A | |||
| Springville and Sardinia Railroad Springville and Sardinia Railroad The Springville and Sardinia Railroad, a 11.57 mile narrow-gauge railroad organized by Springville, New York interests May 6, 1878 from Sardinia Junction with the Pennsylvania Railroad through Sardinia to Springville. It proved to be unprofitable once the Buffalo, Rochester, and Pittsburgh... |
1878 | 1886 | N/A | |||
| Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1867 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Staten Island Railroad | SIRC | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
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| Staten Island Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1851 | 1872 | Staten Island Railway Staten Island Railway The Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway or SIR, is the operator of the lone rapid transit line in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA... |
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| Staten Island Railway Staten Island Railway The Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway or SIR, is the operator of the lone rapid transit line in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA... |
B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1873 | 1944 | Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway | ||
| Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1880 | 1899 | Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway | ||
| Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway | SIR | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1899 | 1971 | Staten Island Railroad | |
| Sterling Mountain Railway | 1864 | 1955 | N/A | |||
| Stewart Railroad | LIRR Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1873 | 1892 | Long Island Rail Road Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
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| Stony Clove and Catskill Mountain Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1881 | 1901 | Ulster and Delaware Railroad Ulster and Delaware Railroad The Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company was a Class I railroad located in New York State, headquartered in Rondout and founded in 1866. It was often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains." At its greatest extent, the U&D ran from Kingston Point, on the Hudson River,... |
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| Suffern Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1907 | 1907 | Erie and Jersey Railroad | ||
| Suspension Bridge and Erie Junction Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1868 | 1896 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad The Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad was established in 1886 and opened for business in 1887. The line ran a distance of from Baldwinsville to Amboy.... |
DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1886 | 1891 | Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railway | ||
| Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railway | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
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| Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad The Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad was established on August 18, 1851, and opened for business on October 18, 1854. The road merged in 1856 into Syracuse and Southern Railroad which was renamed to Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad when the company reorganized after foreclosure in... |
DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1851 | 1856 | Syracuse and Southern Railroad | ||
| Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1857 | 1945 | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
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| Syracuse and Chenango Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1873 | 1877 | Syracuse, Chenango and New York Railroad Syracuse, Chenango and New York Railroad The Syracuse and Chenango Valley Railroad was incorporated April 16, 1868, and had routes through the Chenango Valley from the city of Syracuse in Onondaga County to the village of Earlville in Madison County, a distance of... |
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| Syracuse and Chenango Valley Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1868 | 1873 | Syracuse and Chenango Railroad | ||
| Syracuse, Chenango and New York Railroad Syracuse, Chenango and New York Railroad The Syracuse and Chenango Valley Railroad was incorporated April 16, 1868, and had routes through the Chenango Valley from the city of Syracuse in Onondaga County to the village of Earlville in Madison County, a distance of... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1877 | 1883 | Syracuse, Ontario and New York Railway | ||
| Syracuse, Geneva and Corning Railway Syracuse, Geneva and Corning Railway The Syracuse, Geneva and Corning Railway was established in 1875 and opened their road on December 10, 1877. The company was leased to and operated by the Fall Brook Coal Company for 20 years beginning in 1881.... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1875 | 1909 | Geneva, Corning and Southern Railroad | ||
| Syracuse Junction Railroad Syracuse Junction Railroad The Syracuse Junction Railroad, established in 1873 and opened in 1874, was built by the New York Central and Hudson Railroad to route two freight tracks of a four-track system around the city of Syracuse, New York.-History:... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1873 | 1879 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Syracuse Northern Railroad Syracuse Northern Railroad The Syracuse Northern Railroad, incorporated in 1868 and opened in 1871-1872, drew trade from Liverpool to Syracuse, New York. The line had routes to Watertown, New York, and in 1875, the road was extended to Pulaski and Lacona.... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1868 | 1875 | Syracuse and Northern Railroad | ||
| Syracuse and Northern Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1875 | 1875 | Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad, commonly known as The Hojack Line, operated along the south shore of Lake Ontario, from Niagara Falls, New York to Oswego, New York. Different segments of the line were abandoned at different times... |
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| Syracuse Northwestern Railroad Syracuse Northwestern Railroad The Syracuse Northwestern Railroad was established in 1874 and ran from Woodard to Haymarket Square in Syracuse, New York. The road was consolidated under the Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railroad in 1875 and was sold under a judgement in 1885 under the name Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railway.In... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1874 | 1875 | Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railroad | ||
| Syracuse, Ontario and New York Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1883 | 1891 | West Shore Railroad West Shore Railroad The West Shore Railroad was the final name of a railroad from Weehawken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, north along the west shore of the river to Albany, New York and then west to Buffalo... |
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| Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1871 | 1885 | Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railway Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railway The Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railroad was chartered on November 29, 1871, and had a route from Woodard, located north of Syracuse, New York, to Fulton, New York, a distance of... |
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| Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railway Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railway The Syracuse, Phoenix and Oswego Railroad was chartered on November 29, 1871, and had a route from Woodard, located north of Syracuse, New York, to Fulton, New York, a distance of... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1885 | 1889 | Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad, commonly known as The Hojack Line, operated along the south shore of Lake Ontario, from Niagara Falls, New York to Oswego, New York. Different segments of the line were abandoned at different times... |
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| Syracuse and Southern Railroad | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1856 | 1857 | Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad | ||
| Syracuse and Utica Railroad Syracuse and Utica Railroad The Syracuse and Utica Railroad was chartered May 1, 1836, and had to pay the state for any freight displaced from the Erie Canal. The full line opened July 3, 1839, extending the line further to Syracuse, New York to Rome, New York... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1836 | 1853 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Syracuse and Utica Direct Railroad Syracuse and Utica Direct Railroad The Syracuse and Utica Direct Railroad, chartered in 1853, a rival company to the Syracuse and Utica Railroad, threatened to build a line from Syracuse, New York to Utica by a more direct route, by way of Vernon. This reduced the total travel time from four hours to three and one-half hours... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1853 | 1853 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Terminal Railway of Buffalo | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1895 | 1914 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Ticonderoga Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1889 | 1957 | Delaware and Hudson Railroad | ||
| Tioga Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1876 | 1885 | New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad | ||
| Tioga Central Railroad Tioga Central Railroad The Tioga Central Railroad is a heritage railroad operating on a portion of the Wellsboro and Corning Railroad. It operates north from Wellsboro, Pennsylvania during the tourist season, which lasts from June to October.... |
TIOC | 1987 | 1992 | Owego and Harford Railway | ||
| Tioga Coal, Iron Mining and Manufacturing Company | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1833 | 1851 | Corning and Blossburg Railroad | ||
| Tivoli Hollow Railroad Tivoli Hollow Railroad The Tivoli Hollow Railroad was chartered in 1893. It was completed 1.23 mi. in City of Albany, New York prior to 1903 . It was merged into New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1913.... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1893 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Tonawanda Railroad Tonawanda Railroad Yet another of the bewildering array of small and impermanent rail companies of the nineteenth century, the Tonawanda Railroad was Rochester's first... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1832 | 1850 | Buffalo and Rochester Railroad Buffalo and Rochester Railroad The Buffalo and Rochester Railroad, like many others of its day, was a short line that lasted a short time.-The gist of the idea:Initially, the germ of the idea for this line came from the perceived need for a rail line to serve Steuben and Livingston Counties in New York. Farmers and merchants in... |
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| Tonawanda Island Railroad Tonawanda Island Railroad The Tonawanda Island Railroad operated on a 1.5 mile branch of railroad extending from the Niagara Branch in North Tonawanda, New York to Tonawanda Island.... |
TIRL | 1983 | 1996 | N/A | ||
| Tonawanda Island Bridge Company | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1883 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Tonawanda Valley Railroad | 1880 | 1881 | Tonawanda Valley and Cuba Railroad | |||
| Tonawanda Valley and Cuba Railroad | 1881 | 1886 | Attica and Freedom Railroad | |||
| Tonawanda Valley Extension Railroad | 1880 | 1881 | Tonawanda Valley and Cuba Railroad | |||
| Troy and Bennington Railroad | B&M | 1851 | 1946 | Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century... |
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| Troy and Boston Railroad Troy and Boston Railroad The Troy and Boston Railroad was chartered April 4, 1848 and organized November 22, 1849. It completed a railroad from Troy, New York to the Vermont state line in 1852. This was also the main track of the Troy and Rutland Railroad, Rutland and Washington Railroad, and the Rutland Railway... |
B&M | 1848 | 1887 | Fitchburg Railroad Fitchburg Railroad The Fitchburg Railroad is a former railroad company, which built a railroad line across northern Massachusetts, USA, leading to and through the Hoosac Tunnel. The Fitchburg was leased to the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1900... |
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| Troy and Greenbush Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1845 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail , was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. The federal government created it to take over the potentially profitable lines of bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and... |
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| Troy and Rutland Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1849 | 1865 | Troy, Salem and Rutland Railroad | ||
| Troy, Salem and Rutland Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1865 | 1868 | Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad The Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad was chartered on April 14, 1832. It completed between Troy and Ballston Spa on March 19, 1836. The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company leased the line on May 1, 1871, and it was consolidated into the Delaware and Hudson Railroad effective January 30, 1945.... |
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| Troy, Saratoga and Northern Railroad | B&M | 1886 | 1892 | Fitchburg Railroad Fitchburg Railroad The Fitchburg Railroad is a former railroad company, which built a railroad line across northern Massachusetts, USA, leading to and through the Hoosac Tunnel. The Fitchburg was leased to the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1900... |
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| Troy Union Railroad | B&M/ D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... / NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1851 | 1964 | N/A | ||
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| Ulster and Delaware Railroad Ulster and Delaware Railroad The Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company was a Class I railroad located in New York State, headquartered in Rondout and founded in 1866. It was often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains." At its greatest extent, the U&D ran from Kingston Point, on the Hudson River,... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1875 | 1932 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Unadilla Valley Railway Unadilla Valley Railway The Unadilla Valley Railway was a shortline railroad company that operated in the Unadilla Valley of upstate New York from its opening in 1895 to its abandonment in 1960. Originally only running between New Berlin and Bridgewater, the railroad later purchased the New Berlin Branch from the New... |
UV | 1890 | 1960 | N/A | ||
| Union Railroad | ERIE Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
1851 | 1946 | Erie Railroad Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie... |
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| Union Railroad | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1856 | 1858 | Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad | ||
| Union Terminal Railroad of Buffalo | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1884 | 1917 | Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (1895–1955) The Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway was a railroad in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1887 as the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad from the reorganization of the Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia, and reorganized in 1895 as the Western New York... |
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| Union Village and Johnsonville Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1866 | 1874 | Greenwich and Johnsonville Railroad | ||
| United States and Canada Railroad | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1883 | 1960 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
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| Upper Hudson Railroad | B&M | 1872 | 1872 | Schuylerville and Upper Hudson Railroad | ||
| Utica and Black River Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1860 | 1913 | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | ||
| Utica, Chenango and Cortland Railroad | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1870 | 1883 | Erie and Central New York Railway | ||
| Utica, Chenango and Susquehanna Valley Railway | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1866 | 1945 | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
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| Utica City Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1862 | 1866 | Utica and Waterville Railroad | ||
| Utica, Clinton and Binghamton Railroad Utica, Clinton and Binghamton Railroad The Utica, Clinton and Binghamton Railroad was a railroad in the state of New York. It was leased by the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad as a branch line in connection with the Rome and Clinton Railroad. After a few years under the Delaware and Hudson Company, it returned to the New York,... |
NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1868 | 1942 | New York, Ontario and Western Railway New York, Ontario and Western Railway The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, more commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in 1868, lasting until March 29, 1957 when it was ordered liquidated by a US bankruptcy judge. The O&W holds the distinction of being the first major U.S... |
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| Utica, Horseheads and Elmira Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1870 | 1871 | Utica, Ithaca and Elmira Railroad | ||
| Utica, Ithaca and Elmira Railroad | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1871 | 1878 | Utica, Ithaca and Elmira Railway | ||
| Utica, Ithaca and Elmira Railway | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1878 | 1884 | Elmira, Cortland and Northern Railroad | ||
| Utica and Schenectady Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1833 | 1853 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Utica and Unadilla Valley Railroad | 1888 | 1895 | Unadilla Valley Railway Unadilla Valley Railway The Unadilla Valley Railway was a shortline railroad company that operated in the Unadilla Valley of upstate New York from its opening in 1895 to its abandonment in 1960. Originally only running between New Berlin and Bridgewater, the railroad later purchased the New Berlin Branch from the New... |
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| Utica and Waterville Railroad | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1866 | 1868 | Utica, Clinton and Binghamton Railroad Utica, Clinton and Binghamton Railroad The Utica, Clinton and Binghamton Railroad was a railroad in the state of New York. It was leased by the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad as a branch line in connection with the Rome and Clinton Railroad. After a few years under the Delaware and Hudson Company, it returned to the New York,... |
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| Valley Railroad | DL&W Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
1869 | 1945 | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York... |
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| Vermont and Canada Railroad | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1845 | 1891 | Central Vermont Railroad | ||
| Vermont Central Railroad | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1870 | 1873 | Central Vermont Railroad | ||
| Vermont Central Railroad | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1849 | 1855 | N/A | Leased the Vermont and Canada Railroad | |
| Wabash Railroad Wabash Railroad The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including trackage in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and Ontario. Its primary connections included Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City, Missouri, Detroit,... |
WAB Wabash Railroad The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including trackage in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and Ontario. Its primary connections included Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City, Missouri, Detroit,... |
1898 | 1915 | Wabash Railway | ||
| Wabash Railroad Wabash Railroad The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including trackage in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and Ontario. Its primary connections included Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City, Missouri, Detroit,... |
WAB | WAB | 1942 | 1964 | Norfolk and Western Railway Norfolk and Western Railway The Norfolk and Western Railway , a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It had headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia for most of its 150 year existence.... |
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| Wabash Railway | WAB Wabash Railroad The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including trackage in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and Ontario. Its primary connections included Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City, Missouri, Detroit,... |
1915 | 1942 | Wabash Railroad Wabash Railroad The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including trackage in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and Ontario. Its primary connections included Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City, Missouri, Detroit,... |
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| Wallkill Valley Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1877 | 1952 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| Wallkill Valley Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1866 | 1877 | Wallkill Valley Railroad | ||
| Warwick Valley Railroad | L&HR Lehigh and Hudson River Railway The Lehigh and Hudson River Railway was the smallest of the six railroads that were merged into Conrail in 1976. It was a bridge line running northeast-southwest across northwestern New Jersey, connecting the line to the Poughkeepsie Bridge at Maybrook, New York with Easton, Pennsylvania, where it... |
1860 | 1882 | Lehigh and Hudson River Railway Lehigh and Hudson River Railway The Lehigh and Hudson River Railway was the smallest of the six railroads that were merged into Conrail in 1976. It was a bridge line running northeast-southwest across northwestern New Jersey, connecting the line to the Poughkeepsie Bridge at Maybrook, New York with Easton, Pennsylvania, where it... |
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| Watertown and Rome Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1832 | 1861 | Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad, commonly known as The Hojack Line, operated along the south shore of Lake Ontario, from Niagara Falls, New York to Oswego, New York. Different segments of the line were abandoned at different times... |
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| Waverly and State Line Railway | LV Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad... |
1867 | 1903 | Lehigh Valley Railway | ||
| Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad The Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad was formed in 1954 to operate a section of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad trackage which had been isolated from the rest of the system by a 1942 flood. This trackage was acquired by the B&O as part of the purchase of the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad... |
WAG | 1954 | 1973 | N/A | ||
| Wellsville, Bradford and Eldred Railroad | 1881 | 1893 | N/A (operated by Bradford, Eldred and Cuba Railroad) | |||
| Wellsville and Buffalo Railroad | 1915 | 1916 | N/A | |||
| Wellsville, Coudersport and Pine Creek Railroad | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
1881 | 1954 | Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad The Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad was a railroad company that formerly operated in western and north central Pennsylvania and western New York states. It was created in 1893 by the merger and consolidation of several smaller logging railroads. It operated independently until 1929 when a... |
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| West Brooklyn Railroad | 1887 | 1889 | N/A (operated by Brooklyn, Bath and West End Railroad) | |||
| West Davenport Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1891 | 1891 | Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad The Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad Company is a heritage railroad in New York operated by the Leatherstocking Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society since 1996.-History:... |
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| West Shore Railroad West Shore Railroad The West Shore Railroad was the final name of a railroad from Weehawken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, north along the west shore of the river to Albany, New York and then west to Buffalo... |
NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1885 | 1952 | New York Central Railroad New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
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| West Shore Hudson River Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1867 | 1877 | New York, West Shore and Chicago Railroad | ||
| West Side and Yonkers Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1879 | 1887 | New York City and Northern Railroad | ||
| West Troy and Green Island Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
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| Westchester Railway | 1881 | N/A (never completed) | ||||
| Western New York Railway | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1895 | 1895 | Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (1895–1955) The Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway was a railroad in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1887 as the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad from the reorganization of the Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia, and reorganized in 1895 as the Western New York... |
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| Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1887 | 1895 | Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (1895–1955) The Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway was a railroad in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1887 as the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad from the reorganization of the Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia, and reorganized in 1895 as the Western New York... |
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| Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (1895–1955) The Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway was a railroad in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1887 as the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad from the reorganization of the Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia, and reorganized in 1895 as the Western New York... |
PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1895 | 1955 | Penndel Company | ||
| Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway of New York | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1887 | 1887 | Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad | ||
| Western Vermont Railroad | R | 1845 | 1865 | Bennington and Rutland Railroad | ||
| Wharton Valley Railway | NH New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... |
1888 | 1942 | N/A | ||
| Whitehall and Plattsburgh Railroad | D&H Delaware and Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important... |
1866 | 1873 | New York and Canada Railroad | ||
| Whitestone and Westchester Railroad | LI Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US... |
1871 | 1887 | Long Island City and Flushing Railroad | ||
| Williamsport and Elmira Railroad Williamsport and Elmira Railroad The Elmira and Williamsport Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in Pennsylvania.The W&E was organized in 1832 and ran between Williamsport, Pennsylvania and Elmira, New York... |
PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
1850 | 1860 | Elmira and Williamsport Railroad | ||
| Williamstown and Redfield Railroad | 1865 | N/A | ||||
| Windsor Beach and Ontario Railroad | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1887 | 1888 | Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Terminal Railroad | ||
| Yonkers Rapid Transit Railway | NYC New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States... |
1879 | 1887 | New York and Northern Railway |
Street and electric railways
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- Albany and Hudson Railroad
- Albany and Hudson Railway and Power Company
- Albany Southern Railroad
- Amsterdam Street Railroad
- Atlantic Avenue RailroadAtlantic Avenue RailroadThe Atlantic Avenue Railroad was a railroad company in the U.S. state of New York, with a main line connecting downtown Brooklyn with Jamaica along Atlantic Avenue. It was largely a streetcar company that operated its own trains, but the Long Island Rail Road operated both streetcars and steam...
- Auburn and Northern Electric Railroad
- Auburn and Syracuse Electric RailroadAuburn and Syracuse Electric RailroadThe Auburn and Syracuse Electric Railroad was an interurban rail that ran from Auburn, New York to Syracuse, New York, a distance of . The railroad owned a total of of track which "was as fine as any in the state."...
- Babylon Railroad
- Ballston Terminal Railroad
- Batavia Traction Company
- Belt Line Railway
- Bennington and North Adams Street Railway
- Berkshire Street Railway
- Binghamton Railway
- Black River Traction Company
- Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad
- Bridge Operating Company
- Broadway Railroad
- Broadway Railway
- Broadway Ferry and Metropolitan Avenue Railroad
- Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad
- Bronx Traction Company
- Brooklyn Central Railroad
- Brooklyn Central and Jamaica Railroad
- Brooklyn City RailroadBrooklyn City RailroadThe Brooklyn City Railroad was the oldest and one of the largest operators of streetcars in the City of Brooklyn, New York, continuing in that role when Brooklyn became a borough of New York City in 1898....
- Brooklyn City and Newtown Railroad
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- Brooklyn Elevated RailroadBrooklyn Elevated RailroadThe Brooklyn Elevated Railroad was an elevated railroad company in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, operated from 1885 until 1899, when it was merged into the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company-controlled Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad.-Lines:...
- Brooklyn Elevated Railway
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- Brooklyn Heights RailroadBrooklyn Heights RailroadThe Brooklyn Heights Railroad was a street railway company in the U.S. state of New York. It leased and operated the streetcar lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, but started out with the Montague Street Line, a short cable car line connecting the Wall Street Ferry with downtown Brooklyn...
- Brooklyn and Jamaica Railway
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- Brooklyn and North River Railroad
- Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban RailroadBrooklyn, Queens County and Suburban RailroadThe Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad was a street railway company in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, United States. It originated as a horsecar line and was electrified in 1894....
- Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
- Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad
- Buffalo City Railway
- Buffalo and Depew Railway
- Buffalo and Erie Railway
- Buffalo and Lake Erie Traction Company
- Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester Railway
- Buffalo Southern Railway
- Buffalo and Williamsville Electric Railway
- Bush Terminal Railroad
- Bushwick Railroad
- Calvary Cemetery, Greenpoint and Brooklyn Railroad
- Canarsie Railroad
- Catskill Electric Railway
- Cayadutta Electric Railroad
- Cedarhurst Railway
- Central Crosstown Railroad
- Central Park, North and East River Railroad
- Chautauqua Traction Company
- Christopher and Tenth Street Railroad
- City Island Railroad
- Cohoes Railway
- Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad
- Coney Island Elevated Railway
- Coney Island, Fort Hamilton and Brooklyn Railroad
- Coney Island and Gravesend Railway
- Corning and Painted Post Street Railway
- Cortland County Traction Company
- Crosstown Street Railway of Buffalo
- DeKalb Avenue and North Beach Railroad
- Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Railroad
- East River and Atlantic Ocean Railroad
- Eastern New York Railroad
- Eighth Avenue Railroad
- Electric City Railway
- Elmira, Corning and Waverly Railway
- Elmira and Seneca Lake Traction Company
- Elmira Water, Light and Railroad Company
- Empire State Railroad
- Far Rockaway Railroad
- Fishkill Electric Railway
- Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville RailroadFonda, Johnstown and Gloversville RailroadThe Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad was at one point a 132 mile steam engine and electric interurban railroad that connected its namesake towns in east central New York State to Schenectady, New York...
- Fort George and Eleventh Avenue Railroad
- Fort George Extension Railway
- Forty-second Street and Grand Street Ferry RailroadForty-Second Street and Grand Street Ferry RailroadThe Forty-second Street and Grand Street Ferry Railroad was a horse-drawn streetcar line in Manhattan, New York City, USA. It ran from the 42nd Street Ferry on the Hudson River to the Grand Street Ferry on the East River...
- Forty-second Street, Manhattanville and St. Nicholas Avenue Railway
- Fulton Street Railroad
- Geneva, Seneca Falls and Auburn Railroad
- Geneva, Waterloo, Seneca Falls and Cayuga Lake Traction Company
- Gilbert Elevated Railway
- Glen Cove Railroad
- Gloversville Street Electric Railroad
- Grand Street and Newtown Railroad
- Great South Bay Ferry Company
- Greenbush and Nassau Electric Railway
- Greenpoint and Lorimer Street Railroad
- Greenwood and Coney Island Railroad
- Harlem Bridge, Morrisania and Fordham Railway
- Hornell Traction Company
- Hornellsville and Canisteo Railway
- Hornellsville Electric Railway
- Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry RailroadHouston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry RailroadThe Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad was a street railway company in the U.S. state of New York. It owned and operated a system in Lower Manhattan, and became part of the Metropolitan Street Railway....
- Hudson Light and Power and Railroad Company
- Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
- Hudson River and Eastern Traction Company
- Hudson Street Railway
- Hudson Tunnel Railway
- Hudson Valley Railway
- Huntington RailroadHuntington RailroadThe Huntington Railroad was established on July 19, 1890 with a trolley line between Huntington Village and Halesite. It was eventually extended to Huntington Railroad Station, then along what is today mostly NY 110 through Melville, Farmingdale, and as far south as the docks of Amityville...
- Independent City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad
- Interborough Rapid Transit CompanyInterborough Rapid Transit CompanyThe Interborough Rapid Transit Company was the private operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City. The IRT was purchased by the City in June 1940...
- International Railway
- Ithaca Street Railway
- Ithaca Traction Corporation
- Jamaica and Brooklyn Road Company
- Jamestown Street Railway
- Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern RailroadJamestown, Westfield and Northwestern RailroadThe Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad was an electric interurban railroad that served the New York towns of Jamestown and Westfield from 1914 to 1950.-Heyday:...
- Jerome Park Railway
- Johnstown, Gloversville and Kingsboro Horse Railroad
- Kaydeross RailroadKaydeross RailroadThe Kaydeross Railroad, earlier known as the Eastern New York Railroad and Ballston Terminal Railroad, was an electric-powered trolley line that served industries along the Kayaderosseras Creek in the town of Milton, Saratoga County, New York...
- Keeseville, Ausable Chasm and Lake Champlain Railroad
- Kings County Electric Railway
- Kings County Elevated RailwayKings County Elevated RailwayThe Kings County Elevated Railway Company was a builder and operator of elevated railway lines in Kings County, New York, now coextensive with the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Its original services were operated with steam locomotives....
- Kingsbridge Railway
- Kingston Consolidated Railroad
- Long Beach Marine Railway
- Long Island City and Newtown Railroad
- Long Island Electric RailwayLong Island Electric RailwayThe Long Island Electric Railway was a streetcar company operating in Brooklyn, Queens, and Nassau County, New York, United States. It connected the east end of the Fulton Street El at Crescent Street station in City Line, Brooklyn with Jamaica, Queens, and ran from there to the Nassau County line...
- Long Island Traction CompanyLong Island Traction CompanyThe Long Island Traction Company was a street railway holding company in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States.In order to get around anti-stock watering statutes, the owners of the Brooklyn City Rail Road, capitalized at $6 million, incorporated the Long Island Traction Company in West...
- Manhattan RailwayManhattan RailwayThe Manhattan Railway was an elevated railway company in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City, United States.It operated four lines* Second Avenue Line* Third Avenue Line* Sixth Avenue Line* Ninth Avenue Line-History:...
- Manhattan Bridge Three Cent Line
- Manhattan and Queens Traction Corporation
- Marine Railway
- Melrose and West Morrisania Railroad
- Metropolitan Crosstown Railway
- Metropolitan Elevated Railway
- Metropolitan Street Railway
- Mid-Crosstown Railway
- Mineola, Hempstead and Freeport Traction Company
- Mineola, Roslyn and Port Washington Traction Company
- Mount Beacon-on-Hudson Association
- Mount Vernon and Eastchester Railway
- Nassau County Railway
- Nassau Electric RailroadNassau Electric RailroadThe Nassau Electric Railroad was an electric street railway company in the U.S. state of New York. The company operated throughout the borough of Brooklyn, as well as over the Brooklyn Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge into Manhattan....
- New Paltz, Highland and Poughkeepsie Traction Company
- New Rochelle Railway and Transit Company
- New Williamsburgh and Flatbush Railroad
- New York RailwaysNew York RailwaysNew York State Railways was a grouping of several large city streetcar and electric interurban systems in upstate New York. It included the city transit systems in Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Oneida and Rome, plus various interurban lines connecting those cities.The company was formed in 1909 when...
- New York, Auburn and Lansing Railroad
- New York City Railway
- New York City Interborough Railway
- New York and Coney Island Railroad
- New York Consolidated Railroad
- New York Elevated Railroad
- New York, Fordham and Bronx Railway
- New York and Harlem RailroadNew York and Harlem RailroadThe New York and Harlem Railroad was one of the first railroads in the United States, and possibly also the world's first street railway. Designed by John Stephenson, it was opened in stages between 1832 and 1852 between Lower Manhattan to and beyond Harlem...
- New York and Jersey Railroad
- New York and Long Island Traction CompanyNew York and Long Island Traction CompanyThe New York and Long Island Traction Company was a street railway company in Queens and Nassau County, New York, United States. It operated from New York City east to Freeport, Hempstead, and Mineola....
- New York Municipal Railway
- New York and North Shore Railway
- New York and North Shore Traction Company
- New York and Queens County Railway
- New York and Stamford Railway
- New York State Railways
- New York, Westchester and Boston RailwayNew York, Westchester and Boston RailwayThe New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Company , known to its riders as "the Westchester" and colloquially as the "Boston-Westchester", operated as an electric commuter railroad in the Bronx and Westchester County, New York from 1912 to 1937...
(NW&B) - New York, Westchester and Connecticut Traction Company
- Newark and Marion Railway
- Niagara Gorge RailroadNiagara Gorge RailroadThe Niagara Gorge Railroad was an interurban railway which ran at the bottom of the Niagara Gorge from Niagara Falls, New York to Lewiston, New York....
- Niagara Junction Railway
- Ninth Avenue Railroad
- North and East River Railway
- North End Street Railway
- North Third Avenue and Fleetwood Park Railroad
- Northport Traction CompanyNorthport Traction CompanyNorthport Traction Company was a trolley service in the Town of Huntington in New York. It ran from 1902 to 1924 and served East Northport and Northport, New York. The company only had one line throughout its history which ran from Northport to Northport Harbor...
- Ocean Electric RailwayOcean Electric RailwayThe Ocean Electric Railway was a street car line that operated on The Rockaways. It ran parallel to parts of the Rockaway Beach Branch and Far Rockaway Branch of the Long Island Rail Road...
- Ogdensburg Street Railway
- One Hundred and Forty-fifth Street Crosstown Railroad
- Oneida RailwayOneida RailwayThe Oneida Railway, an interurban rail, was established in 1907 when the New York Central Railroad electrified of the West Shore Railroad between Syracuse, New York and Utica, New York....
- Oneonta and Mohawk Valley Railroad
- Orange County Traction Company
- Park Avenue Railroad
- Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company
- Peekskill Lighting and Railroad Company
- Pelham Park Railroad
- Pelham Park and City Island Railway
- Penn Yan, Keuka Park and Branchport Railway
- Penn Yan and Lake Shore Railway
- Plattsburgh Traction Company
- Port Jervis Electric Light, Power, Gas and Railroad Company
- Port Jervis Traction Company
- Poughkeepsie City and Wappingers Falls Electric Railway
- Poughkeepsie and Wappingers Falls Railway
- Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad
- Prospect Park and South Brooklyn Railroad
- Putnam and Westchester Traction Company
- Queens Railway
- Richmond County Railroad
- Richmond Light and Railroad Company
- Richmond Street Railway
- Rochester Railway
- Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway
- Rochester, Lockport and Buffalo Railroad
- Rochester and Manitou Railroad
- Rochester and Sodus Bay Railway
- Rochester and Suburban Railway
- Rochester SubwayRochester SubwayThe Rochester Subway or Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway was an underground rapid transit line in the city of Rochester, New York from 1927 to 1956. Contemporary photos show it used single streetcars, like Boston's Green Line, as a light rail line, with a large portion underground...
(RSB) - Rochester and Syracuse RailroadRochester and Syracuse RailroadThe Rochester and Syracuse Railroad was incorporated on August 1, 1850 authorizing the consolidation of the Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company and the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company...
- Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern Railroad
- Rockaway Village Railroad
- St. Lawrence International Electric Railroad and Land Company
- Schenectady Railway
- Sea Beach Railway
- Sea View Railroad
- Seashore Municipal Railroad
- Second Avenue RailroadSecond Avenue RailroadThe Second Avenue Railroad was a street railway company in Manhattan, New York City, United States. Its lines included the Second Avenue Line....
- Sixth Avenue Railroad
- South Brooklyn Street Railroad
- South Ferry Railroad
- South Shore Traction Company
- Southern Boulevard Railroad
- Southern New York Railway
- Southern New York Power and Railway Corporation
- Southfield Beach Railroad
- Staten Island Electric Railroad
- Staten Island Horse Railroad
- Staten Island Midland Railroad
- Staten Island Midland Railway
- Staten Island Traction Company
- Suburban Rapid Transit Company
- Suburban Traction Company
- Suffolk Traction Company
- Syracuse, Lake Shore and Northern RailroadSyracuse, Lake Shore and Northern RailroadThe Syracuse, Lake Shore and Northern Railroad, an interurban rail, was incorporated on September 9, 1905, after it was purchased by the Beebe Syndicate...
- Syracuse Northern Electric RailwaySyracuse Northern Electric RailwayThe Syracuse Northern Electric Railway, also known as the Syracuse and Northern Electric Railway, was an interurban rail that ran from Syracuse, New York to Oswego, New York, a distance of...
- Syracuse Rapid Transit RailwaySyracuse Rapid Transit RailwayThe Syracuse Rapid Transit Railway, an interurban rail, was chartered on May 21, 1896. The company was a consolidation of the Syracuse Street Railroad Company, the Syracuse Consolidated Street Railway Company and the People's Railroad Company which was formerly leased to the Syracuse Street...
- Syracuse and South Bay Electric Railroad
- Syracuse and Suburban RailroadSyracuse and Suburban RailroadThe Syracuse and Suburban Railroad, an interurban rail in Syracuse, New York, was chartered on June 29, 1895. The main line of this electric road, also known as the Syracuse and Suburban Electric Railroad and the Syracuse and Eastern Railroad, ran , over the beds of city streets, extending from...
- Tarrytown, White Plains and Mamaroneck Railway
- Third Avenue Railroad
- Third Avenue RailwayThird Avenue RailwayThe Third Avenue Railway System was a street railroad system in New York City in the 19th and early 20th century.-History:The principal company was the Third Avenue Railroad Company from 1853 to 1910, when it was succeeded in reorganization by the Third Avenue Railway Company...
- Third Avenue Bridge Company
- Thirty-fourth Street Railroad
- Thirty-fourth Street Crosstown Railway
- Thirty-fourth Street Ferry and Eleventh Avenue Railroad
- Troy and New England Railway
- Twenty-eighth and Thirtieth Streets Crosstown Railroad
- Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Streets Crosstown Railroad
- Twenty-third Street RailwayTwenty-Third Street RailwayThe Twenty-third Street Railway was a street railway in Manhattan, New York City, United States. It was originally operated as horse cars and later electric traction...
- Union Railroad
- Union Railway of New York City
- United Railroad
- United Traction Company
- Utica Belt Line Street Railroad
- Utica and Mohawk Valley Railway
- Van Brunt Street and Erie Basin Railroad
- Van Nest, West Farms and Westchester Traction Company
- Wakefield and Westchester Traction Company
- Wallkill Transit Company
- Warren and Jamestown Street RailwayWarren and Jamestown Street RailwayThe Warren and Jamestown Street Railway operated a 22 mile line between Jamestown, NY, Warren, PA, and Sheffield, PA. The company was incorporated January 15, 1904 from the consolidation of the Warren and Jamestown Electric Railroad and the Warren and Jamestown Street Railway of Pennsylvania....
- Waverly, Sayre and Athens Traction Company
- West Farms and Westchester Traction Company
- West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway
- Westchester Electric Railroad
- Westchester Street Railroad
- Western New York and Pennsylvania Traction Company
- Williamsbridge and Westchester Traction Company
- Yonkers Railroad
Other passenger carriers
- Niagara and Western New York RailroadNiagara and Western New York RailroadThe Niagara & Western New York Railroad was a company that operated a heritage railroad and excursion train service on the trackage of the Falls Road Railroad. Trains ran only for the 2002 season, between Lockport and Medina, New York.-Rolling stock:...
- OnTrackOnTrackOnTrack was a regional rail line that operated in Syracuse, New York from 1994 to 2007. During its operation, Syracuse was the smallest city in the United States to have regional train service. The line ran from Colvin Street on the city's south side via Syracuse University and Armory Square to the...
- Prospect Park Incline RailwayProspect Park Incline RailwayThe Prospect Park Incline Railway was a funicular railway in the city of Niagara Falls, New York, United States. It was built in 1845 on the United States side of the Niagara Falls at Prospect Point Park...
Private carriers
- Crown Point Iron Company's Railroad
- Fulton Chain RailroadFulton Chain Railroad (Peg Leg)The Fulton Chain Railroad, also known as the "Peg Leg", was a private railroad connecting Moose River to Minnehaha, New York in the Fulton Chain of Lakes. The line was built in 1888, and ceased running in 1892. The line was eight miles long, and had wooden rails, hence the nickname "Peg Leg". It...
- Marion River Carry Railroad
- Peekskill Iron Company
Not completed
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway
- New England and Oswego Railroad
- New York and Boston Rapid Transit CompanyNew York and Boston Rapid Transit CompanyThe New York and Boston Rapid Transit Company was a plan in the mid-1880s to build a rapid transit line between New York City and Boston, Massachusetts.Charles F...
- Ogdensburg, Clayton and Rome RailroadOgdensburg, Clayton and Rome RailroadOgdensburg, Clayton and Rome Railroad was founded to compete with the Black River and Utica on April 7, 1853. Both railroads were to head from their respective cities north to Boonville. From there, the BR&U took the low route and the OC&R took the high route...
- Portland, Rutland, Oswego and Chicago RailroadPortland, Rutland, Oswego and Chicago RailroadThe Portland, Rutland, Oswego and Chicago Railroad was a plan for a railroad between Portland, Maine and Chicago, Illinois, proposed as the first step of a transcontinental railroad. The plans were made by John A...