Railroads not only increased the speed of transport, but they also dramatically lowered its cost. For example, the first transcontinental railroad in...

The Underground Railroad was an organized network of secret routes underground and involving safe houses for fugitive slaves to escape to the abolitionist...

The Union Pacific Railroad Company (reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY) is an American Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over...

transcontinental railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the "Overland Route") was a 1,911-mile (3,075 km) continuous railroad line built...

Railroad classes are the system by which freight railroads are designated in the United States. Railroads are assigned to Class I, II or III according...

Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), officially the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy," was an American Class I railroad established...

A railroad apartment or railroad flat, sometimes referred to as a floor-through apartment, is an apartment with a series of rooms connecting to each other...

Colebrookdale Railroad (reporting mark EBGX), also known as the Secret Valley Line or colloquially as The Colebrookdale, is a tourist railroad located in...

Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in Flint, Michigan, in 1969 by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar, keyboards...

Look up railroad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A railroad is a means of transport. Railroad may also refer to: Railroad, Pennsylvania, a borough...

against all trains that carried Pullman passenger cars. The nationwide railroad boycott that lasted from May 11 to July 20, 1894, was a turning point for...

Vandalia Railroad may refer to: Vandalia Railroad (1983), a shortline subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp Vandalia Railroad (1905–1917), a subsidiary of the...

A railroad tie, crosstie (American English), railway tie (Canadian English) or railway sleeper (Australian and British English) is a rectangular support...

The Erie Railroad (reporting mark ERIE) was a railroad that operated in the Northeastern United States, originally connecting Pavonia Terminal in Jersey...

Railroad Tycoon Deluxe (1993), Railroad Tycoon II (1998), Railroad Tycoon 3 (2003), and Railroads! (2006). Railroad Tycoon was written by game designer...

Confederate Railroad (originally known as "Confederate RR"[citation needed]) is an American country rock band founded in 1987 in Marietta, Georgia, by...

shortline railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks...

Midland Railroad may refer to the following railroads: Florida Midland Railroad (current) Florida Midland Railroad (defunct) Midland Railroad (Massachusetts)...

Central Railroad (reporting mark NYC) was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily...

Alaska Railroad (reporting mark ARR) is a Class II railroad that operates freight and passenger trains in the state of Alaska. The railroad's mainline...

National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak (/ˈæmtræk/; reporting marks AMTK, AMTZ), is the national passenger railroad company of...

A railroad car, railcar (American and Canadian English), railway wagon, railway carriage, railway truck, railwagon, railcarriage or railtruck (British...

following railroads have been named Union Railroad or Union Railway, usually because they connected or merged several other railroads. Union Railroad (Pittsburgh)...

moves along a well integrated network of standard gauge private freight railroads that also extend into Canada and Mexico. The United States has the largest...

A railroad chronometer or railroad standard watch is a specialized timepiece that once was crucial for safe and correct operation of trains in many countries...

The Long Island Rail Road (reporting mark LI), or LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan...

A transcontinental railroad (or transcontinental railway) is contiguous railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass and has terminals at different...

845944; -70.772778 Edaville Railroad (also branded Edaville USA and Edaville Festival of Lights) is a heritage railroad and seasonal attraction in South...

A railroad switch (AE), turnout, or (set of) points (CE) is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such...

BNSF) is the largest of the many freight railroads in the United States. One of six North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 36,000 employees, 33,400 miles...

The Monon Railroad (reporting mark MON), also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railway (reporting mark CIL) from 1897 to 1971, was an...

The Cambridge Railroad (also known as the Cambridge Horse Railroad) was the first street railway in the Boston, Massachusetts area, linking Harvard Square...

Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. After working with his father's business, he worked his...

businesses including Aetna, Western Union, the Pullman Car Company, and 21 railroads. His grandfather Joseph Morgan was one of the co-founders of Aetna. Through...

The Florida Railroad was the first railroad to connect the east and west coasts of Florida, running from Fernandina to Cedar Key. The line later became...

Railroad Tigers is a 2016 Chinese action comedy film directed by Ding Sheng and starring Jackie Chan. It was released in China on December 23, 2016. The...

The Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRR) was founded in 1986 as a common freight carrier that operates between Moses Lake and Connell in the state of Washington...

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (reporting marks BO, B&O) was the oldest railroad in the United States and the first steam-operated common carrier. Construction...

manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States...

The Northwestern Pacific Railroad is a 271-mile (436 km) mainline railroad from the former ferry connections in Sausalito, California north to Eureka...

Railroad Guards, Railroad Guard or Railroad Guard Corps may refer to: Georgia Railroad Guards Independent State Road Guards Railroad Guards (Poland) Train...

Wigwag is a nickname for a type of railroad grade crossing signal once common in North America, referring to its pendulum-like motion that signaled a train's...

In the United States, a paper railroad is a company in the railroad business that exists "on paper only": as a legal entity which does not own any track...

The Disneyland Railroad (DRR), formerly known as the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad, is a 3-foot (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad and attraction...

A railroad plough is a rail vehicle which supports an immensely strong, hook-shaped plough. It is used for destruction of railroad ties (sleepers) in warfare...

A heritage railway or heritage railroad (U.S. usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage...

railroad track (NAmE), also known as permanent way (per way) (CwthE) or "P way" (BrE and Indian English), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting...

Railroad Wars were business rivalries between railroad companies, which occurred frequently in American history. Although they were usually little more...

Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Portland, Maine. Throughout its history, it competed with the Boston and Maine Railroad for...

The Fitchburg Railroad is a former railroad company, which built a railroad line across northern Massachusetts, United States, leading to and through...

such as multiple units or railcars. Passengers and cargo are carried in railroad cars, also known as wagons or carriages. Trains are designed to a certain...

The Tallahassee Railroad, headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida, was one of the first two railroads in Florida, starting operations in 1836 or 1837. It...

The Experimental Railroad was a horse-driven railroad in Raleigh, North Carolina built in 1833 to transport granite for the North Carolina State Capitol...

The Roosevelt Railroad, owned by the Roosevelt Railroad Museum Inc., runs southward for approximately seven miles from Towaliga in the north end of Spalding...

The Sandersville Railroad (reporting mark SAN) was originally operated from Tennille, Georgia, to Sandersville, Georgia and chartered in 1893 as a subsidiary...

The 5-mile (8.0 km) Reader Railroad was a tourist-only railroad operating in Reader, Arkansas from 1973 to 1991. As a 23-mile (37 km) common carrier prior...

Junction Railroad may refer to: Junction (rail), railway track interchange List of railway junction stations in India Junction Railroad (Buffalo, NY),...

Burlington Northern Railroad (reporting mark BN) was an American–based class 1 railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington...

league system. It is owned and operated by Korea Railroad Corporation, South Korea's national railroad operator. Their home venue is Daejeon Hanbat Sports...

The Tonawanda Railroad was a railroad company established in Rochester, New York in 1832. Its line ran 43 miles (69 km) from Rochester to Attica, New...

referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996. The Santa Fe was a pioneer...

The Chesterfield Railroad was located in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was a 13-mile (21-kilometer) long mule-and-gravity powered line that connected...

The Adirondack Railroad (formerly the Adirondack Scenic Railroad) (reporting mark ADIX) is a heritage railway serving the Adirondack Park that operates...

Alaska Railroad (ARR) Albany and Eastern Railroad (AERC) Albany Port Railroad (APD) Alexander Railroad (ARC) Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad (AOR) Allegheny...

The following railroads have been known as Western Railroad or Western Railway: Western Railroad Company, builders of a Heavener, Oklahoma to Waldron,...

The Everett Railroad (reporting mark EV) is a shortline and heritage railroad that operates on ex-Pennsylvania Railroad trackage in the Hollidaysburg...

The Huckleberry Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge heritage railroad located in Genesee Township, Michigan, near Flint. The railroad operates alongside...

A train station, railroad station, or railway station is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both. It generally...

Railroad Earth is a bluegrass-influenced Americana band formed in Stillwater, New Jersey in 2001. The band's music combines elements of progressive bluegrass...

Railroad police or railway police are people responsible for protecting railroad (or railway) properties, facilities, revenue, equipment (train cars and...

The Alabama Railroad (reporting mark ALAB) was a class III railroad as reported by the Association of American Railroads. The ALAB was owned and operated...

Peninsula Railroad may refer to: Peninsula Railroad (Maryland–Virginia), see list of Maryland railroads and list of Virginia railroads Peninsula Railroad of...

"I've Been Working on the Railroad" is an American folk song and nursery rhyme. The first published version appeared as "Levee Song" in Carmina Princetonia...

Railway modelling (British English) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale. The...

The Clinchfield Railroad (reporting mark CRR) was an operating and holding company for the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway (reporting mark CCO)...

The Stewartstown Railroad is a heritage railroad in Stewartstown, Pennsylvania. Chartered in 1884 by local interests in the Stewartstown area and opened...

A backyard railroad is a privately owned, outdoor railroad, most often in miniature, but large enough for one or several persons to ride on. The rail...

The Wabash Railroad (reporting mark WAB) was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including track...

Bryson suggests in Made in America (1998) that it might come from the railroad greeting, "Ho, beau!" or a syllabic abbreviation of "homeward bound". It...

Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation of 19th-century Canadian–American railroad entrepreneur...

The Alton Railroad (reporting mark A) was the final name of a railroad linking Chicago to Alton, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; and Kansas City, Missouri...

mining, logging and petroleum, transportation fields such as shipping and railroads, manufacturing such as automaking and steelmaking, in banking, as well...

The Longhorn Railroad (reporting mark LHRR) was a class III shortline railroad that operated as a division of the Central of Tennessee Railway and Navigation...

The Allegheny Railroad (reporting mark ALY) was an American railroad company operating in northwestern Pennsylvania. The Allegheny Railroad began operations...

Angel Maturino Reséndiz (August 1, 1959 – June 27, 2006), known as The Railroad Killer, was a Mexican serial killer suspected in as many as 23 murders...

Scenic railroad (American English) or Scenic railway (British English) may refer to: Heritage railways operating leisurely train tours of sights such as...

peasants arrived in Siberia. Historian Christian Wolmar argues that the railroad was a failure, because it was built for narrow political reasons, with...

Look up underground railroad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Underground Railroad was a network of escape routes for slaves in the 19th century...

Galactic Railroad (銀河鉄道の夜, Ginga Tetsudō no Yoru), sometimes translated as Milky Way Railroad, Night Train to the Stars or Fantasy Railroad in the Stars...

Somerset Railroad may refer to: Somerset Railroad (New York), operated by CSX Transportation to serve a power plant near Buffalo Somerset Railroad (Maine)...

A caboose is a crewed North American railroad car coupled at the end of a freight train. Cabooses provide shelter for crew (conductor and flagman) at the...

carrier railroad company operating in California. The company owns several rights of way originating from those of the former Sacramento Northern Railroad, Sierra...

Northern Railroad may refer to one of the following defunct American railroads: Northern Railroad (New Hampshire) (1847–1890), predecessor of the Boston...

The Alexander Railroad Company (reporting mark ARC) is a Class III shortline railroad operating in North Carolina. The railroad has 18 miles (29 kilometers)...

Susquehanna Railroad may refer to: Susquehanna Railroad (1833), a paper railroad conceived to connect the canal at Nanticoke with New York State Susquehanna...

The Housatonic Railroad (/ˌhuːsəˈtɒnɪk/ HOOS-ə-TON-ik; reporting mark HRRC) is a Class III railroad operating in southwestern New England and eastern New...

Valley Railroad may refer to: Connecticut Valley Railroad, 1868–1887, a defunct railroad in the US Valley Railroad (Connecticut), a heritage railroad Valley...

A gravity railroad (American English) or gravity railway (British English) is a railroad on a slope that allows cars carrying minerals or passengers to...

The Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company (reporting mark MNCW), branded as MTA Metro-North Railroad and commonly called simply Metro-North, is a suburban...

House by the Railroad is a 1925 oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist Edward Hopper. The house that is said to have inspired the painting is a...

Railroads played a large role in the development of the United States from the Industrial Revolution in the Northeast (1820s–1850s) to the settlement...

The Missouri Pacific Railroad (reporting mark MP), commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi...

The Montour Railroad (reporting mark MTR) was a short line railroad company operating passenger and freight service in southwestern Pennsylvania. At its...

The Michigan Central Railroad (reporting mark MC) was originally chartered in 1832 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph...

The Ouachita Railroad Company (reporting mark OUCH) is a short-line railroad headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas, United States. OUCH operates a 26.2...

Tyburn Railroad (reporting mark TYBR) is a short-line railroad in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania owned by Regional Rail, LLC. The railroad operates...

Schenectady New York between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in revenue service until 1962. The 25 Big Boy locomotives were built to...

Rainbow Railroad is a North American charitable organization that helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals escape...

The Kyle Railroad (reporting mark KYLE) is a regional railroad line that runs from North Central Kansas into Eastern Colorado. It is based in Phillipsburg...

spread or shape ballast profiles. The spreader spreads gravel along the railroad ties. The various ploughs, wings and blades of specific spreaders allow...

Valley Railroad is the name of two different railroads in Pennsylvania: Allegheny Valley Railroad (1852–1892), later part of the Pennsylvania Railroad Allegheny...

Northeastern Railroad may refer to: North Eastern Rail Road (Georgia), 1854-1895, predecessor of the Southern Railway Northeastern Railroad (South Carolina)...

The Delaware Railroad Company (DRC) was a railroad company that operated in the US state of Delaware from the mid-1850s until 1976, during which time...

50°46′47″N 1°52′17″W / 50.7798°N 1.8715°W / 50.7798; -1.8715 Plowman's Railroad operates the collection of 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge American outline steam...

Syntax diagrams (or railroad diagrams) are a way to represent a context-free grammar. They represent a graphical alternative to Backus–Naur form, EBNF...

Tweetsie Railroad is a family-oriented Wild West theme park located between Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States. The centerpiece of the...

During the 1880s, American railroads experienced what might today be called a "stock market bubble": investors flocked to railroads, and they were greatly...

The Pacific Railroad (not to be confused with Union Pacific Railroad) was a railroad based in Missouri. It was a predecessor of both the Missouri Pacific...

The railroad brotherhoods are labor unions of railroad workers in the United States. They first appeared in 1863 and they are still active. Until recent...

The Illinois Central Railroad (reporting mark IC), sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the Central United States that operated...

railroads have operated in the State of Alabama. BNSF Railway (BNSF) Canadian National Railway (CN) through its subsidiary Illinois Central Railroad (IC)...

Railfan & Railroad is an American monthly magazine that has been in publication since the 1970s. It was the first magazine title established in-house by...

referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, New York, to Chicago, Illinois, primarily...

The Grenada Railroad (reporting mark GRYR) is a 228-mile long (290 km) shortline railroad that runs from Southaven, Mississippi to Canton, Mississippi...

Interstate Railroad (reporting mark INT) was a railroad in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It extended from the Clinchfield Railroad at Miller...

Railroad Tycoon is a computer game series. Railroad Tycoon may also refer to: Railroad Tycoon (video game) Railroad Tycoon (board game) Business magnate...

The Tuckerton Railroad (reporting mark TRR) was a railroad that operated in New Jersey from 1871 to 1936. The Southern New Jersey Railroad operated part...

The Naugatuck Railroad (reporting mark NAUG) is a common carrier railroad owned by the Railroad Museum of New England and operated on tracks leased from...

The Valley Railroad (reporting mark VALE), operating under the name Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, is a heritage railroad based in Essex, Connecticut...

Railroad Pass can refer to: A rail pass that can be used to travel on a railway, usually for a specific period of time rather than specific place. These...

The Leiper Railroad was a 'family business–built' horse drawn railroad of 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km), constructed in 1810 after the quarry owner, Thomas Leiper...

company operated nine hydroelectricity plants, and a large network of railroads, ships, and ports used to transport its products. The company has had...

The Canton Railroad (reporting mark CTN) is a Class III switching and terminal railroad, operating in eastern Baltimore City and Baltimore County. It serves...

In railroading, a slug is a version of a diesel–electric locomotive which lacks a prime mover and often a cab. It derives the electrical power needed...

The Berkeley Railroad was a South Carolina railroad that served the Charleston area beginning in the late 19th century. The Berkeley Railroad was chartered...

(reporting mark CNW) was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles...

Railroad is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1983. It was originally released as Railroad 1 by mistake....

NASA Railroad (reporting mark NLAX) is a Class III industrial short-line railroad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The railroad consists...

The Manistee Railroad in Michigan was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad (F&PM). It was established on June 19, 1880,...

Thomas and the Magic Railroad is a 2000 children's fantasy adventure film written and directed by Britt Allcroft and produced by Allcroft and Phil Fehrle;...

The Underground Railroad is an American historical drama television miniseries created and directed by Barry Jenkins based on the 2016 novel of the same...

The Wolfeboro Railroad or Wolfeborough Railroad (later the Wolfeboro Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad) is a former short line that provided service...

managers who built the inaugural rail infrastructure. An example is the term railroad, used (but not exclusively) in North America, and railway, generally used...

(reporting mark CSXT), known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad company operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces...

The Lehigh Valley Railroad (reporting mark LV) was a railroad in the Northeastern United States built predominantly to haul anthracite coal from the Coal...

The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a rail company chartered by U.S. Congress in 1862 to build a railroad eastwards from Sacramento, California, to...

Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated...

The Almanor Railroad (reporting mark AL) was a Class III short-line railroad operating in Northern California, United States. It was owned by Collins Pine...

New York and New Haven Railroad and Hartford and New Haven Railroad. Boston and Providence Railroad 1888 Stoughton Branch Railroad 1872 Boston, Clinton...

escapes from the law in the style of Robin Hood. He acquired the name Railroad Bill. Although there was a price on his head for some years, he evaded...

on railroads - Ask Trains from the March 2015 issue". Kalmbach Publishing. February 15, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2018. "Erie Poling Car". Railroad Gazette...

The Sussex Railroad (later known as the Sussex Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad) was a short-line railroad in northwestern New Jersey...

The Rutland Railroad (reporting mark RUT) was a railroad in the northeastern United States, located primarily in the state of Vermont but extending into...

engineman, and locomotive driver. The term in North American English is railroad engineer, but the simpler term engineer is more commonly used. Terms for...

Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), better known as the Milwaukee Road (reporting mark MILW), was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest...

CR), formally the Consolidated Rail Corporation, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999. The trade name...

Railroad Jerk was a New York City–based indie rock band of the 1990s, specializing in a hard-driven punk blues sound. Railroad Jerk's lineup changed frequently...

Tennessee, doing as much damage as possible to the vital Western and Atlantic Railroad (W&A) line from Atlanta to Chattanooga as they went. They were pursued...

Aurora Railroad was a direct predecessor of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Its original incorporation as the Aurora Branch Railroad, chartered...

Railroad History (initially, The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin) is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Railway...

Georgia Southern Railroad Company was incorporated under act of the Georgia General Assembly on March 2, 1875. The line of railroad of the Selma, Rome...

Railroad ecology or railway ecology is a term used to refer to the study of the ecological community growing along railroad or railway tracks and the...

The Carolwood Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a 7+1⁄4-inch (184 mm) gauge ridable miniature railroad run by Walt Disney in the backyard of his home in the...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Nevada. BNSF Railway (BNSF) Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Nevada Industrial Switch (PGFX) Savage Rail...

York. In Bath, the railroad connected with the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. In 1996, the railroad was leased by the...

The Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company (reporting mark GTW) was an American subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Railway, later of the Canadian National Railway...

the Union Pacific Railroad stretches from 1862 to the present. For operations of the current railroad, see Union Pacific Railroad; for the holding company...

The Haysi Railroad Company (reporting mark HRR) was a terminal/switching railroad that owned and operated seven miles of track from Haysi, Virginia, to...

The South Mountain Railroad was an American railroad which operated in Pennsylvania. The railroad was incorporated May 5, 1854 by a group of largely local...

photography and videography, radio scanning, railway modelling, studying railroad history and participating in railway station and rolling stock preservation...

The Huntington Railroad was established on July 19, 1890 (although some sources claim it was in May, 1890) with a trolley line between Huntington Village...

The Hartwell Railroad (reporting mark HRT) dates to 1878 when the company was chartered to build a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge rail line between Hartwell...

Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway) (reporting marks CRI&P, RI, ROCK) was an American Class I railroad. It...

A railway town, or railroad town, is a settlement that originated, or was expanded, as a result of a railway line being constructed there. During the construction...

The Montana Railroad was an American railroad built and operated between the towns of Lombard and Lewistown, Montana, a distance of approximately 157...

California Western Railroad (reporting mark CWR), AKA Mendocino Railway, popularly called the Skunk Train, is a rail freight and heritage railroad transport railway...

The Blaenavon Railroad was a horse drawn tramroad built to link Blaenavon Ironworks with the Monmouthshire Canal in south east Wales. In 1789 most of the...

Georgetown Railroad (reporting mark GRR) is a class III short-line railroad headquartered in Georgetown, Texas. The original Georgetown Railroad Company...

Railroad Gazette (until 1870, Western Railroad Gazette) was a trade journal that focused on railroad, transportation and engineering topics from 1856 until...

The Overseas Railroad (also known as Florida Overseas Railroad, the Overseas Extension, and Flagler's Folly) was an extension of the Florida East Coast...

Railroaded! is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Anthony Mann starring John Ireland, Sheila Ryan, Hugh Beaumont and Jane Randolph. It was loosely...

Virginia and Truckee Railroad (stylized as Virginia & Truckee Railroad) (reporting mark VT) is a privately owned heritage railroad, headquartered in Virginia...

Yosemite Railroad may refer to: Yosemite Valley Railroad, a short-line railroad operating from 1907 to 1945 in the state of California, mostly following...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The agency was created by the Department...

The Petersburg Railroad ran from Petersburg, Virginia, south to Garysburg, North Carolina, from which it ran to Weldon via trackage rights over the Seaboard...

The Grizzly Flats Railroad (GFRR) was a 3 ft (914 mm) gauge backyard railroad owned by Disney animator Ward Kimball at his home in San Gabriel, California...

The West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (WJ&S) was a railway company in the U.S. state of New Jersey with a connection to Philadelphia. It was formed through...

Southern Railroad (TSRR) Tennken Railroad (TKEN) Tyner Terminal Railroad (TYNT) Union City Terminal Railroad (UCTY) Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Walking...

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a mine train roller coaster located at four Disney theme parks. Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, led by Imagineer...

Panhandle Railroad or Panhandle Railway may refer to: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad across the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia...

This is a list of the earliest railroads in North America, including various railroad-like precursors to the general modern form of a company or government...

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad later merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. The Georgia Railroad was partly owned...

Interstate Railroad (reporting mark IAIS) is a Class II regional railroad operating in the central United States. The railroad is owned by Railroad Development...

The Sierra Railroad Corporation is a privately owned common carrier. Its Sierra Northern Railway freight division handles all freight operations for all...

Great Northern Railway or Great Northern Railroad may refer to: Great Northern Railway (Queensland) Great Northern Rail Services in Victoria Central Australia...

The Monson Railroad was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway, which operated between Monson Junction on the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad and Monson, Maine...

Erie Railroad Station may refer to: Erie Railroad Station (Susquehanna, Pennsylvania) Erie Railroad Station (Jamestown, New York) Port Jervis station (Erie...

railroads operate in the U.S. state of Arizona. BNSF Railway (BNSF) Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Apache Railway (APA) Arizona and California Railroad (ARZC)...

The Soo Line Railroad (reporting mark SOO) is one of the primary United States railroad subsidiaries for the CPKC Railway (reporting mark CPKC), one of...

"Railroad" is the first solo single released by Maurice Gibb, best known as a member of the Bee Gees. It was released in April 1970. Like the Bee Gees'...

A railway gun, also called a railroad gun, is a large artillery piece, often surplus naval artillery, mounted on, transported by, and fired from a specially...

crossing (chiefly Australian), grade crossing/railroad crossing (chiefly American), road through railroad, criss-cross, train crossing, and RXR. There...

A train simulator (also railroad simulator or railway simulator) is a computer-based simulation of rail transport operations. They are generally large...

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (reporting mark CBQ) was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as...

The Rockingham Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that operated during most of the 20th century. The Rockingham Railroad was organized in 1910. The...

The Madison Railroad (reporting mark CMPA), a division of the City of Madison Port Authority, is a 26-mile (42 km) short-line railroad in southeastern...

The Richmond and Danville Railroad (reporting mark R&D) was a railroad that operated independently from 1847 until 1894, first in the U.S. state of Virginia...

The Newburyport Railroad (later known as the Newburyport Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad) was a railroad that came about from the merger of three...

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, also known as the DL&W or Lackawanna Railroad, was a U.S. Class 1 railroad that connected Buffalo, New York...

This list of Colorado railroads identifies the variety of active, historic, and defunct railroads in the U.S. State of Colorado. BNSF Railway Company...

major railroad hub) and is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. The magazine's original title was the Western Railroad Gazette...

The Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad was chartered in 1864 and completed...

The Old Colony Railroad (OC) was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island, which operated from 1845...

Railroad shopmen were employees of railroad companies charged with the construction, repair, and maintenance of the company's rolling stock. At the turn...

In railroad structures and rail terminology, a wye (like the 'Y' glyph) or triangular junction (often shortened to just triangle) is a triangular joining...

built by the Best Manufacturing Company in 1891 for San Jose and Alum Rock Railroad. It was only a limited success and was returned to Best in 1892. The first...

television series about the construction of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States, which broadcast in the United States and Canada...

taken when a non-compliant gauge is detected. For example, the Federal Railroad Administration in the US specifies that the actual gauge of a 1,435 mm...

Rossington – guitars (all except "Railroad Song") Leon Wilkeson – bass guitar, backing vocals on "Saturday Night Special", "Railroad Song", and "I'm a Country...

Railroad Simulator 2004 (known as Trainz Railway Simulator 2004 in the United Kingdom), or TRS2004, was released in September 2003. Trainz Railroad Simulator...

The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad (P≤ reporting mark PLE), also known as the "Little Giant", was a railroad. It was formed on May 11, 1875. Company...

The Roswell Railroad was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad that ran from south of Roswell, Georgia to Chamblee from 1881 until 1921, after which the...

The Hokuriku Railroad (北陸鉄道, Hokuriku Tetsudō) is a transportation company in Kanazawa, Japan. The company or its lines are commonly known as Hokutetsu...

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)...

Erie Lackawanna Railroad until 1968, was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. The official...

velocipede, gandy dancer cart, platelayers' cart, draisine, or railbike) is a railroad car powered by its passengers or by people pushing the car from behind...

The Tioga Railroad was a railway in Pennsylvania owned and operated by the Tioga Railroad Company, the successor of the Tioga Navigation Company. The...

Porky's Railroad is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The short was released on August 7, 1937, and stars Porky Pig. Porky...

The Great Walton Railroad (reporting mark GRWR) is a class III railroad that operates 10 miles (16 km) of track in Georgia, United States. In addition...

private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector...

The Cañon City & Royal Gorge Railroad, LLC (DBA "Royal Gorge Route Railroad") is a heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado. A 1950s-era domeliner...

Charles River Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It ran from a connection with the end of the Charles River Branch Railroad in Dover...

by yard hostlers Dewey and Gilleece at an Allegheny and West Virginia Railroad (AWVR) yard in northern Pennsylvania results in a runaway freight train...

The Lancaster Railroad, also known as the Lancaster and Hudson Railroad, was a shortline railroad in Massachusetts. The line ran 8.75 miles from a connection...

The Silverton Railroad, now defunct, was an American 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad constructed between Silverton, Colorado and mining districts near...

Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American class I railroad that operated from 1968 to 1976. Penn Central combined three traditional...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Airlake Terminal Railway (reporting mark ALT) BNSF Railway (reporting mark BNSF) Canadian...

The Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad (reporting mark ELS) is a Class III shortline railroad that operates 347 miles (558 km) of track in Northeastern...

The Tybee Railroad, also known as the Tybee Branchline, was a railroad in the United States which operated from 1887 to 1933. Originally chartered as the...

with a sharp drop in accidents on American railroads in the early 20th century. After the Civil War, railroads expanded rapidly throughout the United States...

Penn Railroad (ESPN) Maryland and Delaware Railroad (MDDE) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) Wilmington and Western Railroad (WWRC) Lehigh Eastern RailRoad (LHEN)...

The Chicago and West Michigan Railway (C&WM) is a defunct railroad which operated in the state of Michigan between 1881 and 1899. It was one of the three...

8101444 Railroad Park is a 19-acre park in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, that opened in the fall of 2010. Designed by architect Tom Leader, Railroad Park...

Railroad Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows into Lake Chelan in the unincorporated community of Lucerne. Railroad Creek was named...

a Magma Arizona Railroad locomotive, a railroad museum, three model railroad clubs and a 7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge live steam railroad. In 1967, the Fowler...

conserved for tourism purposes. Although Puerto Rico did not have a national railroad system until the last decade of the 19th, between the 1870s and 1890s,...

local communities and as a major tourist attraction. The concept of the railroad was officially recognized in 1880, when the president of Mexico, General...

Seaboard Air Line Railroad (reporting mark SAL), known colloquially as the Seaboard Railroad during its time, was an American railroad that existed from...

Alaskan Way, originally Railroad Avenue, is a major north-south street in Seattle, Washington, that runs along the Elliott Bay waterfront from just north...

was the first railway in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chartered in 1830, the railroad began carrying people and goods between the Mississippi River front and...

Pennsylvania Railroad 4935 is a preserved GG1 class electric locomotive. It is one of sixteen remaining Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1 locomotives, and...

The Yancey Railroad (reporting mark YAN) was an American Class III shortline railroad that operated for freight service from a connection with the Clinchfield...

The Maine Central Railroad (reporting mark MEC) was a U. S. class 1 railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations...

The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) class T1 duplex-drive 4-4-4-4 steam locomotives, introduced in 1942 with two prototypes and later in 1945-1946 with 50...

The Worcester Railroad was a 36 mile long railroad that ran between Selbyville, Delaware and Franklin City, Virginia during the late 19th Century. It passed...

A rail fastening system is a means of fixing rails to railroad ties (North America) or sleepers (British Isles, Australasia, and Africa). The terms rail...

The Fore River Railroad (reporting mark FRVT) is a class III railroad in eastern Massachusetts owned by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)...

The Northern Central Railway (NCRY) was a Class I Railroad in the United States connecting Baltimore, Maryland, with Sunbury, Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna...

The Norfolk Southern Railway (reporting mark NS) is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company...

Railroad Square Art District is an arts, culture and entertainment district of Tallahassee, Florida, located off Railroad Avenue (south of the Amtrak...

The Delmarva Central Railroad (reporting mark DCR) is an American short-line railroad owned by Carload Express, Inc. that operates 188 miles (303 km) of...

(1,422 mm). The New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad used 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm) The Pontchartrain Railroad used 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm) The trams in Nuremberg...

Salem Railroad, Swedesboro Railroad, Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad, Maurice River Railroad, Salem Branch Railroad, and West Jersey Terminal Railroad were...

Chattahoochee Bay Railroad (CHAT) Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad (CIRR) Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway (CCKY) Columbus and Chattahoochee Railroad (CHH) CSX...

mark WPY) is a Canadian and U.S. Class III 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska, with Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon...

Central Railroad of New Jersey, also known as the Jersey Central, Jersey Central Lines or New Jersey Central (reporting mark CNJ), was a Class I railroad with...

The Indiana Northeastern Railroad (reporting mark IN) is a Class III short line freight railroad operating on nearly 130 miles (210 km) in southern lower...

The Middletown and New Jersey Railroad (reporting mark MNJ) is one of two railroads in the city of Middletown, New York; the other being its interchange...

railway or garden railroad is a model railway system set up outdoors in a garden. G Scale is the most popular scale for garden railroads, though 16 mm scale...

Township, Pennsylvania; 60+ killed plus 100+ injured. Encouraged busier railroads in the Eastern U.S. to double track lines; also led to mandatory use of...

Railroad Man may refer to: Railroad Man's Magazine, a magazine published in 1906 The Railroad Man, a 1956 Italian film directed by Pietro Germi Poppoya...

Cadiz Railroad was a shortline railroad originating in Cadiz, Kentucky. Incorporated in 1901, it ran to a connection with the Illinois Central Railroad at...

Blacklands Railroad (reporting mark BLR) is a class III short-line railroad headquartered in Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States. The Blacklands Railroad began...

Allentown Railroad was a railway company in the United States. It was incorporated in 1853 with the original intention to connect the Central Railroad of New...

The Kiamichi Railroad Company (reporting mark KRR) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Hugo, Oklahoma. KRR operates two lines totaling...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Maine. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cumberland and Knox Railroad Eastern Maine Railway (EMRY) (Owned...

Railway (reporting mark NP) was an important American transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the Western United States, from...

Rockaway Beach Railroad, and the Far Rockaway Branch, formerly owned by the South Side Railroad of Long Island. Both were steam-operated railroads and required...

Railroad (reporting mark CSRX) is a heritage railroad located in North Conway, New Hampshire, owned by Profile Mountain Holdings Corp. The railroad operates...

Palmetto Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that served South Carolina and North Carolina in the late 19th century. The Palmetto Railroad was chartered...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of California. Freight carrier information is current since  2021[update]. Mare Island Rail Service...

The Pennsylvania Railroad Class GG1 is a class of streamlined electric locomotives built for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), in the northeastern United...

Florida Central Railroad and the Florida Northern Railroad). The Florida Midland Railroad operates two former CSX Transportation railroad lines including...

Valley (IV) Railroad was a shortline railroad that was constructed from the Engels Copper Mine to a connection with the Western Pacific Railroad at Paxton...

New Hope Railroad 40 is a 10-34-E class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive, built in December 1925 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) for the...

The Androscoggin Railroad was a railway company in the United States. It was incorporated in 1848 and completed its initial line in 1852. Its main line...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. BNSF Railway (BNSF) Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiaries Duluth, Missabe...

response, the railroad developed an advertising campaign around the image and chose the name Chessie as a derivation of the railroad's name. The promotion...

Seersucker, hickory stripe or railroad stripe is a thin, puckered, cotton fabric, usually striped or chequered, used to make clothing for hot weather....

Railroad pools in the United States were associations of competing railroads "for the purpose of a proper division of the traffic at competitive points...

to early 1980, the Fort Wilderness Railroad, a 3.5-mile (5.6 km), 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad, provided transportation to the resort's...

various modes of transport. A bogie may remain normally attached (as on many railroad cars and semi-trailers) or be quickly detachable (as for a dolly in a road...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway (AGR) Alabama Southern Railroad (ABS) BNSF Railway (BNSF)...

especially railways, is inadequate. In 1871, construction was started on a railroad from Alajuela to Puerto Limón, via San José, on the Caribbean coast; the...

"Northern" type steam locomotive, owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) for its heritage fleet. Built in December 1944 by the American Locomotive...

(reporting mark NW), commonly called the N&W, was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It was headquartered in...

Everett Railroad 11 is a 2-6-0 'Mogul' type steam locomotive, built in 1920 by the American Locomotive Company's (ALCO) Cooke Works for export to Cuba...

Railroad Tycoon 3 is a video game, part of the Railroad Tycoon series, that was released in 2003. With nearly 60 locomotives in the game (nearly 70 in...

The Laurens Railroad was a 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge shortline railroad started in 1854 that served the South Carolina Upstate region before, during, and...

A railroad (or railway) cutoff (or cut-off) is a new railroad line built to replace or supplement an existing route, typically one where the old line...

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight railroads of North America (Canada, Mexico...

A ridable miniature railway (US: riding railroad or grand scale railroad) is a large scale, usually ground-level railway that hauls passengers using locomotives...

A railroad worm is a larva or larviform female adult of a beetle of the genus Phrixothrix in the family Phengodidae, characterized by the possession of...

The Providence and Worcester Railroad (P&W; reporting mark PW) is a Class II railroad operating 612 miles (985 km) of tracks in Rhode Island, Massachusetts...

The Ocean Shore Railroad was a railroad intended to run between San Francisco and Santa Cruz, California. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and financial...

Wales, Australia, a builder of small diesel locomotives for sugar cane railroads. Matthias W. Baldwin, the founder, was a jeweler and whitesmith, who,...

popular 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotive built for the New York Central Railroad (NYC). 275 of them were built in three different classes between 1927 and...

Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad, the second railway line to enter St. Petersburg and an affiliate of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL). The office building...

The Dorchester Railroad and Dorchester Extension Railroad was a horse car line in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 19th century. It ran from Downtown...

Arkansas Railroad (MNA) Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad (ALM) Arkansas Midland Railroad (AKMD) Arkansas and Missouri Railroad (AM) Arkansas...

The Railroad Fire was a wildfire that burned in between the communities of Sugar Pine and Fish Camp in the Sierra National Forest in California, United...

The Nut Tree Railroad is a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railroad within the Nut Tree Plaza in Vacaville, California. The Nut Tree Railroad was started in 1953 to...

"The Celestial Railroad", 1843, is a short story by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the allegorical tale, Hawthorne adopts the style and content...

The Eutawville Railroad was a South Carolina railroad company chartered near the end of the 19th century. The line was chartered in 1885 by the South Carolina...

The Chicago Railroad Fair was an event organized to celebrate and commemorate 100 years of railroad history west of Chicago, Illinois. It was held in...

This is a list of railroad companies which currently or formerly operated at least partially in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Entries in this list were...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Iowa. Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad (BSVY) BNSF Railway (BNSF) Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY)...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Alaska. Alaska Railroad (ARR) White Pass and Yukon Route (WPY) Alaska-Alberta Railway Alaska Anthracite...

The following railroads have been called International Railroad or International Railway: International Railway of Maine International Railway (New York...

form Mega Manila. The name "Meralco" is an acronym for Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company, the company's official name until 1919. Organized in...

of five railroads operated in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Freight services are largely operated by the Providence and Worcester Railroad, which interchanges...

Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad (reporting mark CNSM), also known as the North Shore Line, was an interurban railroad that operated passenger and...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Nebraska. BNSF Railway (BNSF) Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiary Chicago Central and...

The Batten Kill Railroad (reporting mark BKRR) is a class III railroad operating in New York. The BKRR was formed in 1982 beginning operations on October...

"Eight-Wheeler" type. In the first half of the 19th century, almost every major railroad in North America owned and operated locomotives of this type, and many...

The Gettysburg Railroad was a railway line in Pennsylvania that operated from 1858 to 1870 over the 17-mile (27 km) main line from the terminus in Gettysburg...

The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (CO&G), known informally as the "Choctaw Route," was an American railroad in the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma...

railroads. The magazine merged with Railfan to form the new Railfan & Railroad, published by Carstens Publications beginning after the final Railroad...

Grand Funk Railroad (shortened to Grand Funk) is an American hard rock band formed in 1969. The band is most notable for their peak in popularity during...

The Boston and Albany Railroad was chartered in 1891 to build a rail line from Boston, Georgia to Albany, Georgia, United States. After two years, very...

Texas State Railroad (reporting mark TSR), also referred to as the Lone Star and Eastern Railroad, is a historic 25 mi (40 km) heritage railroad between Rusk...

a transcontinental railroad which the Southern Pacific Railroad later completed in 1881–1883. These lands allowed the railroad to follow a flatter and...

This is a list of railroad executives, defined as those who are presidents and chief executive officers of railroad and railway systems worldwide. Contents: ...

The Virginia Central Railroad (reporting mark VC) was an early railroad in the U.S. state of Virginia that operated between 1850 and 1868 from Richmond...

and Potomac Railroad Station, also known as Pennsylvania Railroad Station, was a railroad station that was owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad and operated...

Louis Railroad, commonly called the Pan Handle Route (Panhandle Route in later days), was a railroad that was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system...

The Massachusetts Coastal Railroad (reporting mark MC) is a Class III railroad serving south-eastern Massachusetts. The railroad maintains track from Hyannis...

Railroad Tycoon II is a business simulation video game in the Railroad Tycoon series developed by PopTop Software and published by Gathering of Developers...

Western Railroad was an American railway company that operated in Georgia in the middle of the 19th century. Originally chartered as the Monroe Railroad and...

travelling on rails, called "road–rail vehicles" or hi-rails for "highway-railroad". Speeders are collected by hobbyists, who refurbish them for excursions...

Southern Railroad (reporting mark ABS) is a class III railroad that operates in the southern United States. The ABS is one of several short line railroads owned...

Francisco Railway (reporting mark SLSF), commonly known as the "Frisco", was a railroad that operated in the Midwest and South Central United States from 1876...

The Michigan Central Railway Tunnel is a railroad tunnel under the Detroit River connecting Detroit, Michigan, in the United States with Windsor, Ontario...

Terminal Railroad or Terminal Railway may refer to: Terminal railroad, a railroad that operates a terminal facility Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks...

River Indian Reservation. As a result of construction of the dam a major railroad track that connected Billings, Montana with Casper, Wyoming was flooded...

A passenger railroad car or passenger car (American English), also called a passenger carriage, passenger coach (British English and International Union...

and Western Railway, commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad founded in 1868. The last train ran from Norwich, New York, to Middletown...

GE designed the locomotive for use on the Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad (BM&LP), a dedicated coal-hauling route in Arizona, which began operation...

Taunton and Middleborough Railroad was a railroad in Massachusetts. It was incorporated in 1848 to connect the Taunton Branch Railroad in Weir Village, Taunton...

(SFSR) Santa Teresa Southern Railroad (STS) Southwestern Railroad (SW) Texas and New Mexico Railroad (TXN) Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Escalante Western Railway...

Train Mountain Railroad is the world's largest miniature hobbyist railroad near Chiloquin, Oregon, in Klamath County, which is in the south central region...

shootout over disputed land titles between settlers and the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). It took place on May 11, 1880, on a farm located 5.6 miles (9 km)...

boxcar is the North American (AAR) and South Australian Railways term for a railroad car that is enclosed and generally used to carry freight. The boxcar, while...

first transcontinental railroad across the United States. It was driven by Leland Stanford to connect the Central Pacific Railroad from Sacramento and the...

The Chicago Great Western Railway (reporting mark CGW) was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded...

The Southside Railroad was a railroad in Virginia that operated independently from 1854 until 1870, when it was absorbed to form the Atlantic, Mississippi...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Connecticut Southern Railroad (CSO) (Genesee and Wyoming) CSX Transportation (CSXT)...

following railroad companies operate in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Acadiana Railway (AKDN) Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad (ALM) Baton...

Band is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad, credited as Grand Funk. The album was released by Capitol Records in July...

Railway (SLGW) Savage Bingham and Garfield Railroad (SBG) Savage Tooele Railroad (STR) Union Pacific Railroad (UP): Cache Valley, Cane Creek, Cedar City...

(CSXT) First Coast Railroad (FCRD) (GWI) Florida Central Railroad (FCEN) Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FGA) Florida Midland...

people along a railroad line, as opposed to a freight train that carries goods. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known...

Eastern Railroad (DME) Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad (RCPE) Swan Ranch Railroad (SRRR) Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Wyoming Connect Railroad (WCT)...

The Deepwater Terminal Railroad was a 4.5 mile terminal railroad off the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in Richmond, Virginia. The line was used to service...

The Middlesex Railroad (later renamed to the Boston Consolidated Street Railway) was an early street railway company that operated in the Boston, Massachusetts...

Raritan River Rail Road (reporting mark RR) was a 12-mile (19 km) shortline railroad in Middlesex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, Founded in 1888, it...

The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad LLC (reporting mark RI) is an American Class III railroad operating in Mississippi and Kansas. It uses the name...

Eastern Railroad Corporation (DME) and Soo Line Railroad Company (SOO) D & I Railroad Co. (DAIR) Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western Railroad, Inc. (DMVW)...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Missouri. Arkansas and Missouri Railroad (AM) Affton Terminal Services Railroad (AT) Belton, Grandview...

was ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union. The railroad is now operated by the Russian Railways. The railroad is used by passenger trains between St. Petersburg...

The New Hope Railroad (reporting mark NHRR), formerly and colloquially known as the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad and the New Hope Steam Railway and Museum...

pounds (4,500 kg) against the slope. 1810–1829 The Leiper Railroad, a horse-drawn railroad three-quarters of a mile long, opens in 1810 after Thomas Leiper...

Railroad land grants in the United States made in the 1850s to 1870s, were instrumental in the building the nation's railway network in the Central United...

The Suffolk Railroad was a street railway company that operated in Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-nineteenth century. It provided horsecar service for...

Valley Railroad 3025 is a China Railways SY class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive. It was built in July 1989 by the Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling...

The BG&CM Railroad or Bountiful Grain and Craig Mountain Railroad (reporting mark BGCM) is a Class III shortline railroad located in North Central Idaho...

Precision railroading or precision scheduled railroading (PSR) is a concept in freight railroad operations pioneered by American railroad executive E...

The West Texas & Lubbock Railway (reporting mark WTLC) is a shortline railroad in Texas, owned by Watco. It connects the BNSF in Lubbock with agricultural...

Ashtabula Railroad (CP&A), also known informally as the Cleveland and Erie Railroad, the Cleveland and Buffalo Railroad, and the Lake Shore Railroad, was a...

(Virginia's first), the Manchester Turnpike in 1807; and the Chesterfield Railroad, Virginia's first, in 1831; each traveled the 13 miles (21 km) from the...

Detroit Terminal Railroad Company was incorporated in the State of Michigan, United States of America, on December 7, 1905, to own railroad track forming...

The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, often abbreviated as the C&TSRR, is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on 64 miles (103 km)...

Railroad Canyon, originally named San Jacinto Canyon, also known as Cottonwood Canyon, and Annie Orton Canyon, is a valley located in Riverside County...

Valley Railroad 97 is a preserved 200 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive, built in November 1923 by the American Locomotive Company's (ALCO)...

CN gained extensive capacity in the United States by taking over such railroads as the Illinois Central. CN is a public company with 24,671 employees...

In the United States, a Class II railroad, sometimes referred to as a regional railroad, is a railroad company that is not Class I, but still has a substantial...

Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad (P&CR) (1834) was one of the earliest commercial railroads in the United States, running 82 miles (132 km) from Philadelphia...

The Connecticut Valley Railroad was a railroad in the state of Connecticut founded in 1868. The company built a line along the Connecticut River between...

The Minnesota Northern Railroad (reporting mark MNN) is a Class III shortline railroad that operates over 224 miles (360 km) of track in northwestern...

The Central Vermont Railway (reporting mark CV) was a railroad that operated in the U.S. states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York...

Haarlem. However, the first plan for a railroad in the Netherlands was launched only shortly after the first railroad opened in Britain. The history of rail...

2010s, most North American Class I railroads have adopted some form of precision railroading. The Guatemala railroad is currently inactive, preventing...

The Housatonic Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts, chartered in 1836. Opened between Bridgeport, Connecticut...

The Grapevine Vintage Railroad (GVRR) is an excursion and special event railroad in Grapevine, Texas, USA, that runs from the Grapevine–Main Street station...

The Passumpsic Railroad was located in Barnet, Vermont. The railroad had the only operable steam locomotive in Vermont. Their steam engine was a two-truck...

The Mississippi Delta Railroad (reporting mark MSDR) is a shortline railroad company operating from Swan Lake to Jonestown, Mississippi, a distance of...

government established a Board of Railroad Commissioners in 1885 to oversee railroads, sleeping car companies, and express (railroad shipping) companies. When...

sections of trunk-line railways). It is especially adapted to industrial railroads in and around large manufacturing plants. Its value as a switching engine...

As of 2022, no trains are operated in El Salvador. The national railroad corporation is FENADESAL (Ferrocarriles Nacionales de El Salvador), a division...

Graham County Railroad was a logging railroad that began operations in 1925 and operated just over 15 miles of track. The Graham County Railroad was a logging...

The Waterloo Mining Railroad, also known as the Calico Railroad or Daggett-Calico Railroad, was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad built to carry silver...

The Lehigh and New England Railroad (reporting mark LNE) was a Class I railroad located in Northeastern United States that acted as a bridge line. It was...

narrow-gauge railroads still operating. In New England, the first narrow-gauge common-carrier railroad was the Billerica and Bedford Railroad, which ran...

On May 1, 1971, there were 26 railroads in the United States that were eligible to participate in the formation of Amtrak. Twenty chose to join Amtrak...

Peninsular Railroad or Peninsular Railway may refer to: Peninsular Railroad (Florida), a predecessor of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Peninsular Railway...

The Korea Railroad Corporation (Korean: 한국철도공사) is the national railway operator in South Korea. It is branded as KORAIL (코레일) and changed its official...

Little River Railroad 110 is a 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive, built in 1911 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW). It is preserved and operated...

The pass has been used by the California Trail, First transcontinental railroad, Overland Route, Lincoln Highway and Victory Highway (both later U.S. Route...

The Queen Anne's Railroad was a railroad that ran between Love Point, Maryland, and Lewes, Delaware during the late 19th and early 20th century. It connected...

Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon Deluxe is part of the Railroad Tycoon series, and was released in 1993. The deluxe version of Railroad Tycoon adds VGA graphics...

used for early railroad workers in the United States and Canada, more formally referred to as section hands, who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the...

The New England Central Railroad (reporting mark NECR) is a regional railroad in the New England region of the United States. It began operations in 1995...

The Hartsville Railroad was a railroad that served eastern South Carolina in the late 19th century. The Hartsville Railroad Company was chartered by the...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Kansas. Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad (BNG) Blue Rapids Railway (BRRY) Boot Hill and Western...

Grande Western Railroad (reporting mark DRGW), often shortened to Rio Grande, D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was an American...

The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU) was the first railroad constructed out of Chicago, intended to provide a shipping route between Chicago and...

The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad (reporting mark PN) is a short-line railroad operating on trackage mostly in Bucks and Montgomery counties to the...

Carolina Southern Railroad (reporting mark CALA) was a shortline railroad located off of Main Street in Conway, South Carolina, and was one of the few...

The Railroad Man (Italian: Il Ferroviere) is a 1956 Italian drama film directed by Pietro Germi. Train operator Andrea Marcocci witnesses the suicide of...

Lake Erie Railroad (reporting mark BLE) was a class II railroad that operated in northwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio. The railroad's main route...

This 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge railroad was first chartered as the Memphis Branch Railroad and Steamboat Company of Georgia in 1839. This company built a...

The South Carolina Rail Road Company was a railroad company that operated in South Carolina from 1843 to 1894, when it was succeeded by the Southern Railway...

Fitchburg Railroad in 1843–45, Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) in 1845, Old Colony Railroad and Fall River Railroad in 1845–46, and Norfolk County Railroad in...

United States, where it took off in the late 1950s after interest in model railroads as toys began to decline and more emphasis began to be placed on realism...

Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman and railroad magnate. Known as "Billy", he was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius...

Theodore Judah's idea to build the Central Pacific Railroad as part of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad. Huntington helped lead and develop other major...

Island and was operated by the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad (CI&B). It was the first railroad of any kind to reach Coney Island. The CI&B connected...

line through Bergen Hill.[page needed] The railroad paid substantial fees to both the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) (for passenger trains) and the Delaware...

and later added railroads. Built between 1826 and 1834, it established the Pennsylvania Canal System and the Allegheny Portage Railroad. Later amendments...

The California Northern Railroad (reporting mark CFNR) is one of several Class III short-line railroad companies owned by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. It operates...

restaurants, hotels and other hospitality industry businesses alongside railroads in the Western United States. It was founded in 1876 by Fred Harvey to...

The Bay Coast Railroad (reporting mark BCR) was a Class III short-line railroad that ran trains on the 96-mile (154 km) former New York, Philadelphia...

The West Chester Railroad (reporting mark WCRL) is a privately owned and operated tourist railroad that runs between Market Street in West Chester, Pennsylvania...

The Williamstown Railroad was a railway company in the United States. It was incorporated in 1861 and began operating between Williamstown, New Jersey...

The Boston and Maine Railroad (reporting mark BM; commonly known as Boston & Maine, abbreviated B&M) was a U.S. Class I railroad in northern New England...

includes commemorative and historic equipment owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The fleet currently consists of two historic steam locomotives, three...

on tourist railroads, and various other locations all across North America. "Northern Pacific Railway No. 2435". Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Retrieved...

list of terms, jargon, and slang used to varying degrees by railfans and railroad employees in the United States and Canada. Although not exhaustive, many...

The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (SP&S; reporting mark SPS) was a railroad in the northwest United States. Incorporated in 1905, it was a joint venture...

and Western Railroad (known earlier as the Brunswick and Florida Railroad and the Brunswick and Albany Railroad) is a historic railroad in southern Georgia...

The Kahului Railroad (KRR) was formerly a common carrier railway company in Hawaii (United States). It operated on 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge track 15...

Monroe Railroad may refer to: Monroe Railroad (1833–1836), predecessor of the Central of Georgia Railway Its successor, the Monroe Railroad and Banking...

The Denver Pacific Railway was a historic railroad that operated in the western United States during the late 19th century. Formed in 1867 in the Colorado...

Georgia RailRoad Anniston and Atlantic Railroad Anniston and Cincinnati Railroad Marietta and North Georgia Railroad Knoxville Southern Railroad Source:...

The Sequatchie Valley Railroad (reporting mark SQVR) was originally part of the Jasper Branch Railroad that was founded in 1860. The SQVR took over in...

Shore Railroad could refer to: Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad (North Shore Line) North Shore Railroad (Pennsylvania) North Shore Railroad (Long...

Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW) Illinois Central Railroad (IC) Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through 1 subsidiary: Soo Line Railroad (SOO) Central Indiana...

Railroad Gin were an Australian soul and R&B group from Brisbane, formed in 1968. In 1970 they were joined by Laurie Stone on keyboards, vocals, saxophone...

Edwin Arnold, then the editor of The Daily Telegraph. The proposal for a railroad connecting Cairo with the Cape of Good Hope was later promoted by Cecil...

Pacific Railroad and the Crédit Mobilier of America construction company in the building of the eastern portion of the first transcontinental railroad from...

following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad (AOR) Genesee & Wyoming Allegheny Valley Railroad (AVR) Allentown...

following railroads operate in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Aiken Railway (AIKR) Camp Hall Rail (CHRL) (Proposed){{ Carolina Piedmont Railroad (CPDR)...

Chicago and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads. Metra operates 243 stations on 11 rail lines. Metra...

Baja California Railroad, Inc. (reporting mark BJRR) is a class III railroad operating in the northwest of Baja California, interchanging with San Diego...

The Gulf Railroad was incorporated under the laws of Oklahoma Territory on June 2, 1896. In 1897 it built 10.1 miles of track from Wakita, Oklahoma to...

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Michigan. Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road (ADBF) Ann Arbor Railroad (AA) Canadian National Railway...

The Lehigh and Hudson River Railway (L&HR) was the smallest of the six railroads that were merged into Conrail in 1976. It functioned primarily as a bridge...

The Pere Marquette Railway (reporting mark PM) was a railroad that operated in the Great Lakes region of the United States and southern parts of Ontario...

defunct railroads of North America regrouped several railroads in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The following is a list of the past railroad companies...

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (BRT) was a labor organization for railroad employees founded in 1883. Originally called the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen...

The Alcolu Railroad was a shortline railroad that served South Carolina in the early 20th century. It was incorporated in 1902 to help to carry passengers...

of Railroads and Canals in the United States. This book compiled comprehensive information about the financial and operational state of U.S. railroad companies...

Madeira-Mamoré Railroad is an abandoned railroad built in the Brazilian state of Rondônia between 1907 and 1912, during the rubber boom. The railroad links the...

Southern Railroad of Long Island in 1874 and its lease by the LIRR in 1876, this line became the Southern Railroad Division, Southern Railroad of Long...

A flanger (also known as a scraper or digger) is a railroad car that clears the space between the rails, generally of ice and snow. While a wedge plow...

North Side Railroad was a former railroad on Long Island built by Conrad Poppenhusen as a replacement for the former New York and Flushing Railroad. The railroad...

The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway (SFP&P) was a common carrier railroad that later became an operating subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa...

The Railroad Cottage is a historic house at 208 North Rust Street in Gentry, Arkansas. It is a small single-story L-shaped wood-frame house with Folk Victorian...

Tidewater Railroad (reporting mark T&T) was a former class II railroad that served eastern California and southwestern Nevada. The railroad was built...

The Railroad Sock, Inc. is an American sock manufacturer, established in 1901. Its logo depicts an illustration of a locomotive. As of 2022, the socks...

The Florida Railroad Museum (reporting mark FGCX) is a railroad museum located in Parrish, Florida. The museum operates a heritage railroad and offers...

Southern Shorthaul Railroad (SSR) is an Australian rail freight services operator in New South Wales and Victoria. The company also provides workshop services...

The Toyohashi Railroad (豊橋鉄道, Toyohashi Tetsudō) is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Meitetsu Group. The company or its lines...

Magazine Street Railroad Company, which soon merged with the second, the Crescent City Railroad Co. The St. Charles Street Railroad Company was next...

Rail Road Company Alaska Railroad Amtrak AN Railway Arizona & California Railroad Baltimore and Ohio Railroad BHP Nevada Railroad BNSF Railway Brightline...

American railroad holding company that is headquartered in Cooperstown, New York. The company was established in 1965 as the Delaware Otsego Railroad by Walter...

again to Andy Muller to operate on his Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (RBMN) alongside 4-6-2 No. 425, until its flue time expired, on October...

Night on the Galactic Railroad (銀河鉄道の夜, Ginga Tetsudō no Yoru), also known as Giovanni and Campanella in some markets, is a 1985 Japanese anime film directed...

as they roll past them and reduce the gap that must be left between the railroad vehicle and the platform, improving safety. Yaw dampers control the sine...

The Whitewater Valley Railroad is a heritage railroad in southeastern Indiana between Connersville and Metamora. The railroad is dedicated to the preservation...

major railroad company during the Meiji period in Japan. The railroad was headquartered in Kobe, and Nakamigawa Hikojirō served as head of the railroad. The...

following railroads operate in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Green Mountain Railroad (GMRC) (owned by Vermont Railway) Milford-Bennington Railroad (MBRX)...

The Boston and Albany Railroad (reporting mark B&A) was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts, to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New...

Rockfish Railroad (reporting mark AR) is a short-line railroad operating in North Carolina, United States. At one time, the AR was a Class 2 railroad. The...

Camas Prairie Railroad Camas Prairie Railroad Company (reporting mark CSP) was a short line railroad in northern Idaho jointly owned and operated by Northern...

Trestle, also known as the Cimarron Canyon trestle, is a narrow-gauge railroad deck truss bridge crossing the Cimarron River near Cimarron, Colorado....

was a historic railroad company that operated in the western United States in the late 19th century. It was a federally chartered railroad, backed with...

South Station in Boston and Cape Cod since 1961. The Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad operated scheduled service between Braintree station, south of Boston (the...

The Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad (formerly the San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad) is a class III railroad operating in south-central Colorado. It...

Elk Railroad (reporting mark GDLK) is a Class III railroad which operates in the states of Indiana and Michigan. It is one of 40+ short-line railroads owned...

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC; also sometimes called the Texas Railroad Commission, TRC) is the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry...

following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Washington. Ballard Terminal Railroad (BDTL) BNSF Railway (BNSF) Cascade & Columbia River Railroad (CSCD)...

Southern Railway or Southern Railroad may refer to: Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway, Argentina Main Southern railway line, New South Wales, Australia...

Coast Railroad may refer to: North Coast Railroad Authority, owner of the former Northwestern Pacific Railroad in California North Coast Railroad (1992–1996)...

The Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad (reporting mark PIR) was a Class III short-line railroad operating about 42 miles of track over the Chartiers Branch...

The Manassas Gap Railroad (MGRR) was a railroad that ran from Mount Jackson, Virginia, to the Orange and Alexandria Railroad's Manassas Junction, which...

on February 25, 2019. The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad, marine, mining, drilling and energy generation industries. The company...

The Rahway Valley Railroad (RV) was a shortline railroad in the Northeastern United States. During their operations, the RV was considered as one of the...

The North Alabama Railroad Museum, Inc. (reporting mark NARM) is a railroad museum in Huntsville, Alabama. The museum, incorporated in 1966, is an all...

There are no Class II Railroads in Texas. Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad (AGCR) - (Martin Marietta Inc.) Alliance Terminal Railroad (ATR) - (OmniTRAX) Angelina...