Western Railroad
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The following railroads have been known as Western Railroad or Western Railway:
- Western Railroad (Texas) of New Braunfels
- Western Railroad of Alabama
- Western Railway of AlabamaWestern Railway of AlabamaThe Western Railway of Alabama was created as the Western Railroad of Alabama by the owners of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad in 1860. It was built to further the M&WP's development West from Montgomery, Alabama to Selma, Alabama. When the line was finally constructed in 1870, the M&WP...
- Western Railway of Arizona
- Western Railway of Florida
- Western Railroad (Massachusetts), 1833-1867, predecessor of the Boston and Albany Railroad
- Western Railroad of Minnesota
- Western Railroad (North Carolina)Western Railroad (North Carolina)The Western Railroad was a railroad in North Carolina connecting Fayetteville to the coal fields of Egypt .A group of Fayetteville citizens obtained a charter from the North Carolina legislature in December 1852 to construct a railroad from Fayetteville to the coal fields of Chatham County...
, 1852-1879, predecessor of the Southern Railway - Rutland Railway
- Western Railway Zone (India)
- West railway of Austria
- Western Railways and Light Company (a holding companyHolding companyA holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...
for street railways in the U.S. Midwest)