 | This article needs to be updated.(March 2020) |
The following is a list of railroads owned by Genesee & Wyoming. Genesee & Wyoming owns or leases 122 railroads across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe. [1]
| This article needs to be updated.(March 2020) |
The following is a list of railroads owned by Genesee & Wyoming. Genesee & Wyoming owns or leases 122 railroads across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe. [1]
| Name | Mark | Class | Holding | Trackage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway [2] | AGR | II | Acquired - 2012a | 339 mi (546 km) | |
| Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad [3] | AOR | III | Acquired - 2008 | 9 mi (14 km) | |
| AN Railway [4] | AN | III | Acquired - 2005 | 119 mi (192 km) | |
| Arizona and California Railroad [5] | ARZC | III | Acquired - 2012a | 204 mi (328 km) | |
| Arizona Eastern Railway [6] | AZER | III | Acquired - 2011 | 206 mi (332 km) | |
| Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad [7] | ALM | III | Acquired - 2003 | 128 mi (206 km) | |
| Arkansas Midland Railroad [8] | AKMD | III | Acquired - 2015 | 140 mi (230 km) | |
| Atlantic and Western Railway [9] | ATW | III | Acquired - 2005 | 19 mi (31 km) | |
| Bauxite and Northern Railway [10] | BXN | III | Acquired - 2012a | 7 mi (11 km) | |
| Bay Line Railroad [11] | BAYL | III | Acquired - 2005 | 182 mi (293 km) | |
| Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad [12] | BPRR | II | Founded - 1988 | 728 mi (1,172 km) | Operates Allegheny and Eastern Railroad, Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad. |
| California Northern Railroad [13] | CFNR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 255 mi (410 km) | |
| Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway [14] | CBNS | III | Acquired - 2012a | 245 mi (394 km) | |
| Carolina Piedmont Railroad [15] | CPDR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 33 mi (53 km) | |
| Cascade and Columbia River Railroad [16] | CSCD | III | Acquired - 2012a | 145 mi (233 km) | |
| Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad [17] | CORP | II | Acquired - 2012a | 362 mi (583 km) | |
| Central Railroad of Indiana [18] | CIND | III | Acquired - 2012a | 92 mi (148 km) | |
| Central Railroad of Indianapolis [19] | CERA | III | Acquired - 2012a | 60 mi (97 km) | |
| CG Railway [20] | CGR | III | Acquired - 2017 | ||
| Chattahoochee Bay Railroad [21] | CHAT | III | Acquired - 2006 | 26 mi (42 km) | |
| Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad [22] | CIRR | III | Founded - 2003 | 15 mi (24 km) | |
| Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway [23] | CCKY | III | Acquired - 2008 | 49 mi (79 km) | |
| Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad [24] | CA | III | Acquired - 2012a | 68 mi (109 km) | |
| Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad [25] | CFE | III | Acquired - 2012a | 281 mi (452 km) | |
| Columbus and Chattahoochee Railroad [26] | CCH | III | Founded - 2012 | 26 mi (42 km) | |
| Columbus and Greenville Railway [27] | CAGY | III | Acquired - 2008 | 151 mi (243 km) | |
| Columbus and Ohio River Railroad [28] | CUOH | III | Acquired - 2008 | 247 mi (398 km) | |
| Commonwealth Railway [29] | CWRY | III | Acquired - 1996 | 24 mi (39 km) | |
| Conecuh Valley Railroad [30] | COEH | III | Acquired - 2012a | 13 mi (21 km) | |
| Connecticut Southern Railroad [31] | CSO | III | Acquired - 2012a | 23 mi (37 km) | |
| Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad [32] | CCPN | III | Founded - 1997 | 42 mi (68 km) | |
| Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad [33] | DGNO | III | Acquired - 2012a | 168 mi (270 km) | |
| East Tennessee Railway [34] | ETRY | III | Acquired - 2005 | 4 mi (6.4 km) | |
| Eastern Alabama Railway [35] | EARY | III | Acquired - 2012a | 26 mi (42 km) | |
| First Coast Railroad [36] | FCRD | III | Founded - 2005 | 32 mi (51 km) | |
| Fordyce and Princeton Railroad [37] | FP | III | Acquired - 2003 | 57 mi (92 km) | |
| Galveston Railroad [38] | GVSR | III | Acquired - 2005 | 39 mi (63 km) | |
| Georgia Central Railway [39] | GC | III | Acquired - 2005 | 171 mi (275 km) | |
| Georgia Southwestern Railroad [40] | GSWR | III | Acquired - 2008 | 231 mi (372 km) | |
| Goderich–Exeter Railway [41] | GEXR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 184 mi (296 km) | |
| Golden Isles Terminal Railroad [42] | GITM | III | Founded - 1998 | 13 mi (21 km) | |
| Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad [43] | GR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 22 mi (35 km) | |
| Heart of Georgia Railroad [44] | HOG | III | Acquired - 2017 | 219 mi (352 km) | |
| Hilton and Albany Railroad [45] | HAL | III | Founded - 2011 | 56 mi (90 km) | |
| Huron and Eastern Railway [46] | HESR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 320 mi (510 km) | |
| Huron Central Railway [47] | HCRY | III | Founded - 1997 | 173 mi (278 km) | |
| Illinois and Midland Railroad [48] | IMRR | III | Founded - 1996 | 97 mi (156 km) | |
| Indiana and Ohio Railway [49] | IORY | III | Acquired - 2012a | 469 mi (755 km) | |
| Indiana Southern Railroad [50] | ISRR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 166 mi (267 km) | |
| Kentucky West Tennessee Railway [51] | KWT | III | Acquired - 2005 | 69 mi (111 km) | |
| Kiamichi Railroad [52] | KRR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 231 mi (372 km) | |
| Knob Lake and Timmins Railway [53] | KLT | III | Founded - 2015 | 13 mi (21 km) | |
| Kyle Railroad [54] | KYLE | III | Acquired - 2012a | 505 mi (813 km) | |
| Little Rock and Western Railway [55] | LRWN | III | Acquired - 2005 | 79 mi (127 km) | |
| Louisiana and Delta Railroad [56] | LDRR | III | Founded - 1987 | 86 mi (138 km) | |
| Luxapalila Valley Railroad [57] | LXVR | III | Acquired - 2008 | 34 mi (55 km) | |
| Mahoning Valley Railway [58] | MVRY | III | Acquired - 2008 | 6 mi (9.7 km) | |
| Marquette Rail [59] | MQT | III | Acquired - 2012a | 126 mi (203 km) | |
| Maryland Midland Railway [60] | MMID | III | Acquired - 2007 | 70 mi (110 km) | |
| Massena Terminal Railroad [61] | MSTR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 3 mi (4.8 km) | |
| Meridian and Bigbee Railroad [62] | MNBR | III | Acquired - 2005 | 147 mi (237 km) | |
| Michigan Shore Railroad [63] | MS | III | Acquired - 2012a | 4 mi (6.4 km) | |
| Mid-Michigan Railroad [64] | MMRR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 87 mi (140 km) | |
| Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad [65] | MNA | II | Acquired - 2012a | 483 mi (777 km) | |
| New England Central Railroad [66] | NECR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 324 mi (521 km) | |
| North Carolina and Virginia Railroad [67] | NCVA | III | Acquired - 2012a | 53 mi (85 km) | |
| Ohio Central Railroad System [68] | OHCR | III | Acquired - 2008 | 70 mi (110 km) | |
| Ohio Southern Railroad [69] | OSRR | III | Acquired - 2008 | 18 mi (29 km) | |
| Olympia and Belmore Railroad [70] | OYLO | III | Acquired - 2016 | 12 mi (19 km) | |
| Ottawa Valley Railway [71] | OVR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 157 mi (253 km) | |
| Otter Tail Valley Railroad [72] | OTVR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 54 mi (87 km) | |
| Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad [73] | POHC | III | Acquired - 2008 | 35 mi (56 km) | |
| Point Comfort and Northern Railway [74] | PCN | III | Acquired - 2012a | 14 mi (23 km) | |
| Portland and Western Railroad [75] | PNWR | II | Founded - 1995 | 288 mi (463 km) | Operates Willamette and Pacific Railroad. |
| Prescott and Northwestern Railroad [76] | PNW | III | Acquired - 2015 | 6 mi (9.7 km) | |
| Providence and Worcester Railroad [77] | PWRR | II | Acquired - 2016 | 163 mi (262 km) | |
| Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad [78] | PSAP | III | Acquired - 2012a | 135 mi (217 km) | |
| Quebec Gatineau Railway [79] | QGRY | III | Founded - 1997 | 301 mi (484 km) | Lessee of Mirabel Railway |
| Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad [80] | RCPE | II | Founded - 2014 | 743 mi (1,196 km) | Purchased for $210 million from Canadian Pacific Railway.[24] |
| Riceboro Southern Railway [81] | RSOR | III | Acquired - 2005 | 18 mi (29 km) | |
| Rochester and Southern Railroad [82] | RSR | III | Founded - 1986 | 58 mi (93 km) | Operates original Genesee and Wyoming Railroad and Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad. |
| Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad [83] | RSS | III | Acquired - 2012a | 4 mi (6.4 km) | |
| St-Laurent et Atlantique Railroad [84] | SLQ | III | Acquired - 2002 | 95 mi (153 km) | |
| St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad [85] | SLR | III | Acquired - 2002 | 143 mi (230 km) | |
| San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad [86] | SDIY | III | Acquired - 2012a | 1 mi (1.6 km) | |
| San Joaquin Valley Railroad [87] | SJVR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 297 mi (478 km) | |
| Savannah Port Terminal Railroad [88] | SAPT | III | Founded - 1998 | 18 mi (29 km) | |
| South Buffalo Railway [21] | SB | III | Acquired - 2001 | 54 mi (87 km) | |
| South Carolina Central Railroad [89] | SCRF | III | Acquired - 2012a | 47 mi (76 km) | |
| Southern Ontario Railway [90] | SOR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 46 mi (74 km) | |
| Tazewell and Peoria Railroad [91] | TZPR | III | Founded - 2004 | 24 mi (39 km) | Lessee of Peoria and Pekin Union Railway |
| Texas Northeastern Railroad [92] | TNER | III | Acquired - 2012a | 67 mi (108 km) | |
| Three Notch Railroad [93] | TNHR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 34 mi (55 km) | |
| Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway [94] | TPW | III | Acquired - 2012a | 207 mi (333 km) | |
| Tomahawk Railway [95] | TR | III | Acquired - 2005 | 6 mi (9.7 km) | |
| Utah Railway [96] | UTAH | III | Acquired - 2002 | 41 mi (66 km) | Operates Salt Lake City Southern Railroad. |
| Valdosta Railway [97] | VR | III | Acquired - 2005 | 10 mi (16 km) | |
| Ventura County Railroad [98] | VCRR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 9 mi (14 km) | |
| Warren and Saline River Railroad [99] | WSR | III | Acquired - 2015 | 5 mi (8.0 km) | |
| Warren and Trumbull Railroad [100] | WTRM | III | Acquired - 2008 | 4 mi (6.4 km) | |
| Wellsboro and Corning Railroad [101] | WCOR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 35 mi (56 km) | |
| Western Labrador Rail Services | WLRS | III | Founded - 2010 | ||
| Wilmington Terminal Railroad [102] | WTRY | III | Acquired - 2005 | 17 mi (27 km) | |
| Wiregrass Central Railroad [103] | WGCR | III | Acquired - 2012a | 20 mi (32 km) | |
| York Railway [104] | YRC | III | Acquired - 2002 | 42 mi (68 km) | |
| Youngstown and Austintown Railroad [105] | YARR | III | Acquired - 2008 | 5 mi (8.0 km) | |
| Youngstown Belt Railroad [106] | YB | III | Acquired - 2008 | 14 mi (23 km) | |
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Pinsly Railroad Company, based in Westfield, Massachusetts, is a short line railroad holding company. It is one of the oldest such companies in the United States, and has owned railroads continuously since its founding in 1938. As of 2022 Pinsly's sole railroad subsidiary is the Pioneer Valley Railroad in Massachusetts. In August 2023, Macquarie Infrastructure Partners reached an agreement with Pinsly to acquire the railroad through its subsidiary Gulf & Atlantic Railways.
The Illinois and Midland Railroad is a railroad in the U.S. state of Illinois, serving Peoria, Springfield and Taylorville. Until 1996, when Genesee & Wyoming Inc. bought it, the company was named the Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway. It was once a Class I railroad, specializing in the hauling of coal. At the end of 1970 it operated 121 route-miles on 214 miles of track; it reported 255 million ton-miles of revenue freight that year.
The Tazewell & Peoria Railroad (T&P) is a short-line railroad, running entirely in Peoria County and Tazewell County, Illinois, and formed by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. to lease the assets of the century-old Peoria and Pekin Union Railway (P&PU), which is owned by Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern and Canadian National. It switches close to 100,000 cars per year and has about 142 miles of track. Genesee & Wyoming owns 81 miles of TZPR and can handle freight cars with up to 286,000 pounds of cargo.
The Indiana & Ohio Railway is an American railroad that operates 570 miles (920 km) of track in Ohio, southern Michigan, and parts of southeastern Indiana. It is owned and operated by Genesee & Wyoming, who acquired the railroad in the 2012 purchase of RailAmerica.
The Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad is a short line railroad offering service from Tolleston, Indiana to Crestline, Ohio, United States over the former Fort Wayne Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It began operations in 2004 as a division of the Central Railroad of Indianapolis (CERA), under the overall corporate ownership of RailAmerica. CFE operates 273 miles (439 km) of rail leased from CSX.
The Ohio Central Railroad System is a network of ten short line railroads operating in Ohio and western Pennsylvania. It is owned by Genesee & Wyoming.
The Jake Award is an annual award presented to North American short line railroads by rail transport industry group American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. The award recognizes railroads with a frequency-severity index (FSI) rating of 0.00, thus having no FRA reportable injuries.
The Warren and Trumbull Railroad is a part of the Ohio Central Railroad System, which was bought by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. in 2008, operating three lines in and near Warren. It began operations in 1994 on a line formerly operated by CSX Transportation, and expanded in 1996 on two ex-Conrail lines.
The following is a brief history of the North American rail system, mainly through major changes to Class I railroads, the largest class by operating revenue.
The following is a brief history of the North American rail system, mainly through major changes to Class I railroads, the largest class by operating revenue.
Huron and Eastern Railway is a short line railroad operating 394 miles (634 km) of track in The Thumb and Flint/Tri-Cities area of the lower peninsula of Michigan. It is currently owned by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., who purchased it from RailAmerica in 2012. Its headquarters is in the former Michigan Central Railroad depot in Vassar, Michigan.
The Columbus & Ohio River Railroad is a railroad in the U.S. state of Ohio owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Mahoning Valley Railway (MVRY) is a short-line railroad in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It has an interchange with Norfolk Southern Railway at its east end. The west end is Youngstown Belt Railroad which is also owned by Genesee & Wyoming. This services Youngstown, Ohio area for its steel mills. The line connects Struthers, Ohio with Youngstown.
