Regional railroad

In the United States, a regional railroad is a railroad company that is not Class I but still has a substantial amount of traffic or trackage (and thus is not a short line railroad). The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has defined the lower bound as 350 miles (560 km) of track or $40 million in annual operating revenue.[1] (The Class I threshold is $250 million, adjusted for inflation since 1991.[2])

List of regional railroads

The following railroads were classified as regional by the AAR in 2007.[3]

Railroad Mileage Notes
Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway 348 Owned by Genesee & Wyoming
Alaska Railroad 506 Operates freight and passenger trains in the state of Alaska
Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad 729 Owned by Genesee & Wyoming. Operates in New York and Pennsylvania.
Central Maine and Quebec Railway 481 Purchased by Canadian Pacific Railway in 2020
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad 389 Owned by RailAmerica. Operates between Northern California and Eugene, Oregon.
Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad 1100 Purchased by Canadian Pacific Railway in 2008
Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad 523 Operates over 360 miles of former Soo Line Railroad track in Montana and North Dakota
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway 164 Purchased by Canadian National Railway in 2009
Florida East Coast Railway 386 Owned by Grupo México. Operates in Florida.
Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad 430 A shortline railroad owned and operated by RailUSA in the Florida Panhandle
Great Lakes Central Railroad 400 Operates in Michigan
Indiana Rail Road 155 Runs over former Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Newton, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana and Ohio Railway 560 Owned and operated by Genesee & Wyoming. Operates in Ohio, southern Michigan, and parts of southeastern Indiana.
Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad 1361 Purchased by Canadian Pacific Railway in 2008
Iowa Interstate Railroad 592 Owned by Railroad Development Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Operates in the central United States.
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad 869 Operates in the Midwestern United States. Entirely located in Kansas and, despite its name, owns no trackage in Oklahoma.
Kyle Railroad 554 Owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Runs from North Central Kansas into Eastern Colorado.
Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad 583 Owned by Genesee & Wyoming. Operates in the U.S. states of Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas.
Montana Rail Link 905 Acquired by BNSF Railway in 2022
Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway 509 Operates in Southwestern Nebraska, Northern Kansas and Northeastern Colorado
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway 357 Operates in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
Northern Plains Railroad 344 Operates in Minnesota and North Dakota
Paducah and Louisville Railway 290 Operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky
Pan Am Railways 1165 Purchased by CSX Transportation in 2020
Pan Am Southern 437 Purchased by CSX Transportation in 2020
Portland and Western Railroad 587 Owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Operates in Oregon.
Providence and Worcester Railroad 568 Owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Operates tracks in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, as well as New York via trackage rights.
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 400 Operates in eastern Pennsylvania
Red River Valley and Western Railroad 575 Operates in North Dakota and Minnesota
San Joaquin Valley Railroad 351 Owned by the Western Region Division of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Operates several lines in California's Central Valley/San Joaquin Valley around Fresno and Bakersfield.
South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad 398 Owned by Watco. Operates in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.
Texas Northeastern Railroad 665 Operates in Texas
Texas Pacifico Transportation 393 Owned by Grupo México. Operates in West Texas.
Utah Railway 430 Owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Operates in Utah and Colorado.
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway 878 Provides freight service in northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 837 Owned and run by Watco with lines in southern Wisconsin and Northeastern Illinois

References
  1. Association of American Railroads, Overview of America's Freight Railroads, May 2008
  2. Surface Transportation Board, FAQs, accessed October 2008
  3. Association of American Railroads, About the Industry: Railroads and States, accessed May 2009

See also
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