CLASS III RAILROAD

A 'Class III railroad', as defined by the American Association of Railroads, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $10 million (1978 dollars). The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries. Class III railroads are typically local short line railroads, serving a very small number of towns or industries; many Class III railroads were once branch lines of larger railroads that were spun off, or portions of mainlines that had been abandoned.

Contents

Current Railroads by State

Alabama

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Massachusetts

Michigan

Missouri

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Interstate

See also

Current Railroads by State

Current Class III railroads in operation in the United States are:

Alabama

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Alabama and Tennessee River Railway	ATN

Arkansas

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Arkansas and Missouri Railroad	AM
Fort Smith Railroad	FSR

California

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Almanor Railroad	AL
Carrizo Gorge Railway	CZRY
Central California Traction	CCT
McCloud Railway	CZRY
Pacific Harbor Line	PHL
Richmond Pacific Railroad	RPRC
San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad	SDIY
Santa Maria Valley Railroad	SMV
Sierra Northern Railroad	SERA
California Northern Railroad	CFNR

Colorado

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Denver Rock Island Railroad	DRIR
San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad	SLRG

Florida

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Apalachicola Northern Railroad	AN
Seminole Gulf Railway	SGLR
South Central Florida Express	SCFE

Georgia

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Georgia Central Railway	GC

Illinois

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Bloomer Line	BLOL

Indiana

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad	CKIN

Iowa

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Appanoose County Community Railroad	APNC
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway	CIC
Iowa Northern Railway	IANR

Kansas

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Kansas City Terminal Railway	KCT

Massachusetts

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Grafton and Upton Railroad	GU

Michigan

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Adrian and Blissfield Railroad	ADBF
Charlotte Southern Railroad	CHS
Detroit Connecting Railroad	DCON
Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad	LSI
Lapeer Industrial Railroad	LIRR
Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad	TCBY

Missouri

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Kansas City Terminal Railway	KCT

New York

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Bath and Hammondsport Railroad	BH
Finger Lakes Railway	FGLK
Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad	LAL
Ontario Central Railroad	ONCT
New York and Atlantic Railway	NYA
Rochester and Southern Railroad	RSR
Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad	WNYP

North Carolina

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad	AR
Atlantic and Western Railway	ATW

North Dakota

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Red River Valley and Western Railroad	RRVW

Ohio

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad	CVSR

Pennsylvania

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad	DL
Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad	POHC

South Carolina

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Greenville & Western Railway	GRLW

Utah

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Utah Railway	UTAH

Vermont

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
New England Central Railroad	NECR

Virginia

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Bay Coast Railroad	BCR
Buckingham Branch Railroad	BB
Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad	CA
Commonwealth Railway	CWRY
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad	NCVA
Shenandoah Valley Railroad	SV
Virginia Southern Railroad	VSRR
Winchester and Western Railroad	WW

Washington

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Ballard Terminal Railroad	BT
Cascade and Columbia River Railroad	CSCD
Columbia and Cowlitz Railway	CLC
Tacoma Rail	TMRW

Interstate

Railroad	AAR rep. mark
Bay Line Railroad (AL and FL)	BAYL
Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad (IL and IN)	KBSR
Rail Link, Inc, (operates 26 short line railroads)	RLIX
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (ME, NH and VT)	SLA
Watco Companies (owners of 17 short lines)	WATX, WAMX
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (IL and WI)	WSOR

See also

★ Class I railroad

★ Class II railroad