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...
Today Tennessee railroads are mostly the domain of CSX and Norfolk Southern (with a few miles also operated by KCS reaching Counce and Middleton, Tennessee) along with the hub of Memphis which sees interchange traffic among UP, BNSF and Canadian National along with the aforementioned railroads. Cu...
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
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 ...
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, 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 ...
Many of these lines were either duplicate Atlantic Coast Line or Seaboard Air Line secondary routes, abandoned in the Seaboard System/early CSX era. Other lines were former Southern Railway corridors. Perhaps the most well-known abandonment is the most historic, the South Carolina Canal & Rail Ro...
CSX Transportation Norfolk Southern Conrail Shared Assets Delmarva Central Railroad East Penn Railway Wilmington & Western Railroad Maryland & Delaware Railroad These small railroads operate the remains of the PRR's branch line network in the state. ...
The railroad also operated most of the state's rail lines until the Penn Central merger of 1969. In addition to its key Boston-New York route to the south, the New Haven operated numerous secondary corridors into the northern interior. ...
For whatever reason, Virginia has not suffered the rail losses of other states; roughly, only 1,600 miles have been abandoned of a total reaching 4,700 miles. Main lines of the Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western, and Chesapeake & Ohio all remain quite active under Norfolk Southern and CSX...