Abandoned LinesAt its peak during the 1920's, Florida's rail network resembled a Midwestern state like Iowa, Kansas, or Minnesota; tracks crisscrossed in every direction and served the smallest town to largest city. Even more surprising is that railroads were late to develop the state; while...
Direct rail service across the state was now established although much work remained to make the PRR a superior railroad. In 1851 it began construction of a new and improved crossing of the Allegheny summit via the appropriately-named Mountain Division. ...
Rail Maps of the US Interactive Maps of U.S. Freight Railroads Railroads are the lifeblood for North America's freight transportation. There are seven major railroads in the United States (Class I railroads) and over 500 shortline and regional railroads
In all, the ACL's own lines comprised about 5,575 miles. However, including subsidiaries it boasted a gigantic system of nearly 12,000 miles serving nearly every major southeastern market from Kentucky and Virginia to Alabama and Florida. A system map of the Atlantic Coast Line as it appeared...
Today, most of Indiana's rails are operated by four Class I railroads; CSX, Norfolk Southern, Canadian National Railway, and Canadian Pacific Railway. The rest is operated by short lines and regionals some of which include: Indiana Rail Road Indiana & Ohio Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern ...
Today, Pennsylvania's rail network, after the splitting of Conrail in 1999, is mostly operated by CSX and Norfolk Southern. Additionally, there are several regionals and short lines that also operate in the Keystone State. Current Railroads ...
Today, through mergers, abandonments, and acquisitions Alabama has been reduced to just two Class I railroads, CSX and Norfolk Southern which command 86% of the state's rail mileage although BNSF Railway, Canadian National and Kansas City Southern also have a presence (although their total ...
During the height of rail travel the L&N was an important link for passengers either reaching the Gulf or East Coasts. It worked with railroads such as the ACL, Florida East Coast, Pennsylvania, B&O, Southern, and others in this regard handling well-known passenger trains such as the ...
Currently, New Hampshire's railroads include one Class I (CSX Transportation) and a handful of short lines. Historically, the state has never boasted more than 1,000 miles of rails. Unfortunately, like the rest of New England, New Hampshire has lost a great deal of its infrastructure to...
Today, many key Penn Central routes remain in use under Amtrak, CSX Transportation, and Norfolk Southern while numerous branches are operated by short lines. Photos Penn Central E8A #4290 has train #54, the "Pennsylvania Limited," on Horseshoe Curve on a snowy February 23, 1969. Roger Puta ...