List of U.S. Class II railroads

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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 amount of traffic or trackage (and is thus not a short line). 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] ). As of 2021, a Class II railroad in the United States has an operating revenue greater than $39.2 million but less than $489.9 million. [3]

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Current Class II railroads

NameLengthReferences
Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway 292 mi (470 km) [4] [5] [6]
Alaska Railroad 656 mi (1,056 km) [7]
Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad 658 mi (1,059 km) [8] [9]
Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad 502 mi (808 km) [10] [11] [12]
Decatur and Eastern Illinois Railroad 217 mi (349 km) [13] [14]
Evansville Western Railway 124 mi (200 km) [13] [14] [15]
Florida East Coast Railway 351 mi (565 km) [5]
Indiana Rail Road 250 mi (400 km) [13] [14]
Iowa Interstate Railroad 580 mi (930 km) [13] [16]
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad 820 mi (1,320 km) [17] [18]
Kyle Railroad 508 mi (818 km) [17] [18]
Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway 509 mi (819 km) [17] [18] [19]
New England Central Railroad 345 mi (555 km) [20] [21] [22]
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway 439 mi (707 km) [23] [8] [9]
Paducah and Louisville Railway 280 mi (450 km) [24]
Portland and Western Railroad 516 mi (830 km) [25]
Providence and Worcester Railroad 624 mi (1,004 km) [20] [21] [8] [26]
Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad 678 mi (1,091 km) [27] [19] [12] [28]
Red River Valley and Western Railroad 577 mi (929 km) [27] [11]
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway 840 mi (1,350 km) [29] [30] [9] [31]
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 748 mi (1,204 km) [13] [32]

Former Class II railroads

References

  1. ↑ Association of American Railroads (May 2008). "Overview of America's Freight Railroads" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ Surface Transportation Board, FAQs, accessed October 2008
  3. ↑ Marsh, Joanna (May 22, 2021). "Why are freight railroads separated into classes?". FreightWaves. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Alabama: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Florida: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Mississippi: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Alaska: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "New York: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Pennsylvania: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Montana: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  11. 1 2 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "North Dakota: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  12. 1 2 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "South Dakota: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Illinois: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Indiana: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Evansville Western Railway, Inc.-Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption-Illinois Central Railroad Company". Federal Register. June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  16. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Iowa: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  17. 1 2 3 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Colorado: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  18. 1 2 3 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Kansas: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  19. 1 2 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Nebraska: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  20. 1 2 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Connecticut: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  21. 1 2 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Massachusetts: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  22. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Vermont: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  23. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "New Jersey: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  24. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Kentucky: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  25. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Oregon: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  26. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Rhode Island: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  27. 1 2 Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Minnesota: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  28. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Wyoming: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  29. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Maryland: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  30. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Ohio: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  31. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "West Virginia: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  32. ↑ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Wisconsin: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  33. 1 2 3 Annual Report of Norfolk Southern Combined Railroad Subsidiaries to the Surface Transportation Board for the Year Ended December 31, 2007, p. 13
  34. ↑ Surface Transportation Board, FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, ET AL.--CONTROL--FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY, LLC, September 28, 2007
  35. 1 2 Surface Transportation Board, CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY AND GRAND TRUNK CORPORATION-CONTROL-DULUTH, MISSABE AND IRON RANGE RAILWAY COMPANY, BESSEMER AND LAKE ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY AND THE PITTSBURGH & CONNEAUT DOCK COMPANY, December 1, 2003
  36. ↑ Surface Transportation Board, DAKOTA, MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD CORPORATION--ACQUISITION EXEMPTION--LINE OF BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, May 14, 2008
  37. ↑ Surface Transportation Board, TRANSTAR, INC.-CONTROL EXEMPTION-TEXAS & NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, August 8, 2007
  38. 1 2 Surface Transportation Board, CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY, GRAND TRUNK CORPORATION, AND WC MERGER SUB, INC.--CONTROL--WISCONSIN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION, WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD., FOX VALLEY & WESTERN LTD., SAULTE STE. MARIE BRIDGE COMPANY, AND WISCONSIN CHICAGO LINK LTD., May 9, 2001
  39. ↑ Surface Transportation Board, THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY--ACQUISITION AND MERGER EXEMPTION--GATEWAY WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY AND KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, October 19, 2001
  40. ↑ Great Lakes Central, , 2011
  41. ↑ Surface Transportation Board, IOWA, CHICAGO & EASTERN RAILROAD CORPORATION--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--LINES OF I&M RAIL LINK, LLC, June 12, 2002
  42. ↑ Surface Transportation Board, IOWA, CHICAGO & EASTERN RAILROAD CORPORATION--ACQUISITION EXEMPTION--LINE OF BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, December 4, 2007
  43. ↑ Surface Transportation Board, DENNIS WASHINGTON et al.-CONTINUANCE CONTROL EXEMPTION-I&M RAIL LINK LLC, April 9, 1997
  44. ↑ "BNSF Railway sets date for taking control of Montana Rail Link". Trains. June 16, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  45. ↑ Surface Transportation Board, NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, PAN AM RAILWAYS, INC., ET AL.-JOINT CONTROL AND OPERATING/POOLING AGREEMENTS-PAN AM SOUTHERN LLC, June 26, 2008
  46. ↑ "STB Issues Additional Hearing Information in CSX/Pan Am Merger Application Review". Surface Transportation Board. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  47. ↑ Surface Transportation Board, KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN--CONTROL--THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, GATEWAY EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, AND THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY, November 29, 2004
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