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Mississippian Railway

Mississippian Railway

The Mississippian Railway is a short line railroad operating from Amory, Mississippi to Fulton, Mississippi. It is operated by the Mississippian Railway Cooperative. A connection is provided with Burlington Northern Santa Fe at Amory, Mississippi.

Sources

- Amory Advertiser, 2005-04-13 Category:Mississippi railroads

Short line

:Short Line is also one of the four railroads in the popular board game Monopoly, probably named after the Shore Fast Line, an interurban streetcar line. A short line is an independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance. Short lines generally exist for one of three reasons: to link two industries requiring rail freight together (for example, a gypsum mine and a wall board factory, or a coal mine and a power plant); to interchange revenue traffic with other, usually larger, railroads; or to operate a tourist passenger train service. Often, short lines exist for all three of these reasons. Because of their small size and generally low revenues, the great majority of short line railroads in United States are classified by the American Association of Railroads as Class III. In Canada, Transport Canada classifies short line railroads as Class II. In the beginning of the railroad age, nearly all railway lines were short lines, locally chartered, financed and operated; as the railroad industry matured, local lines were merged or acquired to create longer mainline railroads. Especially since 1980 in the USA and 1990 in Canada, many short lines have been established when larger railroad companies sold off or abandoned low-profit portions of their trackage. Short line operators typically have lower labor, overhead and regulatory costs than Class I railroads and therefore are often able to operate profitably lines that lost money for their original owners.

External links

- [http://www.aslrra.org/ American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association] Category:Rail transport

Amory, Mississippi

Amory is a city located in Monroe County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,956.

History

2000 Amory is the first planned city in Mississippi. The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad needed a mid-point between Memphis, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama for their locomotives, and they laid out the new town of Amory in 1887. People from nearby Cotton Gin Port on the Tombigbee River abandoned their town and moved to Amory.

Geography

Amory is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.7 km² (8.0 mi²). 19.4 km² (7.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 6.37% water.

Transportation

mi²] Road transport is served by US 278, Mississippi State Highway 6, and Mississippi State Highway 25. Rail transport is offered by Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway, and the Mississippian Railway. Ship transport can be accommodated on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

Economy

Gilmore Memorial Hospital is well regarded as having one of the better maternal wards in northeast Mississippi—residents of other cities drive extra miles to give birth there. Other business sectors include sports equiptment manufacturing, wood pulp processing, and the furniture and textile industries.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 6,956 people, 2,876 households, and 1,903 families residing in the city. The population density is 358.1/km² (927.2/mi²). There are 3,147 housing units at an average density of 162.0/km² (419.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 69.85% White, 29.18% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,876 households out of which 30.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% are married couples living together, 19.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% are non-families. 31.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 2.97. In the city the population is spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 75.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $28,789, and the median income for a family is $37,891. Males have a median income of $30,913 versus $21,356 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,092. 20.7% of the population and 17.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 31.6% of those under the age of 18 and 17.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Culture and events

In honor of its cultural and historical heritage, the city of Amory holds an annual festival each April known as the "Railroad Festival" in Frisco Park in downtown Amory. Among other attractions, the Railroad Festival includes southern foods—such as fried catfish, barbeque, and apple fritters—rides, arts and crafts, and live music. Although the time of year—April—often results in rain during one or more days of the 3-day festival, turnout is generally quite large, with as many as 40,000 visiting the festival over the period of a weekend. In addition to the annual Railroad Festival, in September of every other year, Amory is host to "Entertainment for Education", also known as "Stars Over Mississippi", in which a number of celebrities and entertainers host a benefit concert to raise funds for local scholarships. Past performers and attendees have included Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, Nell Carter, Sandi Patty, Kathie Lee Gifford, Kathy Ireland, and Prince Edward.

Famous and notable Amorites

Among famous and notable individuals from Amory are actor John Dye, former entertainment executive Sam Haskell, professional football player Rufus French, college football coach Bobby Hall, and professional baseball player Brian Maxey.

External links

- [http://www.amoryms.us/ City of Amory, MS] Category:Cities in Mississippi Category:Monroe County, Mississippi

Burlington Northern Santa Fe

:This article is about the freight railroad company. For the Chicagoland commuter rail line, see BNSF Railway Line. The BNSF Railway , headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the largest railroad networks in North America (only its competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, is comparable in size). It was formed December 31, 1996 as the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was merged into the Burlington Northern Railroad. In January 2005 the name was changed to the BNSF Railway. The BNSF Railway is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, the holding company formed by the September 22, 1995 merger of Burlington Northern, Incorporated and the Santa Fe Pacific Corporation. According to corporate press releases, the BNSF Railway is among the top transporters of intermodal traffic in North America, and moves more grain than any other American railroad. It also hauls enough coal to generate roughly 10% of the electricity produced in the United States.

BNSF trackage

United States, August 8, 2004. Lead unit is painted in the Heritage II scheme.]] The BNSF Railway directly owns and operates track in 27 U.S. states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. In addition, the railway also operates a small amount of track in British Columbia, Canada, including an approximate 30-mile (48 kilometer) section that runs from the U.S.-Canada border to Vancouver. For administrative purposes, BNSF is divided into thirteen different divisions: Chicago, Gulf, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Northern California, Northwest, Powder River, Southern California, Southwest, Springfield, Texas, and Twin Cities. Each division is further divided into hundreds of different subdivisions, which represent segments of track ranging from 300-mile mainlines to 10-mile branch-lines. Not including second, third and fourth main line trackage, yard trackage, and siding trackage, BNSF directly operates some 24,500 miles (39,429 kilometers) of track. When these additional tracks are counted, however, the amount of track that the railway has direct control over rises to over 50,000 miles (80,467 kilometers). Additionally, the BNSF Railway has been able to gain trackage rights on over 8,000 miles (12,875 kilometers) of track throughout the United States and Canada. These rights allow the BNSF to operate its own trains with its own crews on competing railroads' main tracks. BNSF locomotives also occasionally show up on competitors' tracks throughout the United States and Canada by way of lease and other contractual arrangements.

BNSF yards and facilities

BNSF operates various facilities all over the United States to support its transportation system. Some of the various facilities operated by the railway include yards and terminals throughout its rail network, system locomotive shops to perform locomotive service and maintenance, a centralized operations center for train dispatching and network operations monitoring in Fort Worth, Texas, regional dispatching centers, computers, telecommunications equipment, and signal systems. The BNSF Railway also operates numerous transfer facilities throughout the western United States in order to facilitate the transfer of intermodal containers, trailers, and other freight traffic. The BNSF Railway has direct control over a total of 36 intermodal hubs and 25 automotive distribution facilities. On February 9 2005, BNSF announced that it plans to build a new intermodal transfer facility near the port of Los Angeles; the new facility, with direct rail access to the recently constructed Alameda Corridor, would supplement the container transloading abilities of the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) built by Southern Pacific in the 1990s. Large freight car hump yards are also scattered throughout the BNSF system. In 2003, the Argentine Yard in Kansas City, Kansas processed the largest number of freight cars. The BNSF mechanical division is responsible for operating 8 locomotive maintenance facilities involved with preventive maintenance, repairs and servicing of equipment. The largest of these facilities are located in Lincoln, Nebraska and Topeka, Kansas. Furthermore, the mechanical division also controls 46 additional facilities that are responsible for car maintenance and daily running repairs. Meanwhile, the BNSF system mechanical division, a subset of the mechanical division, also operates two maintenance-of-way work equipment shops, responsible for performing repairs and preventative maintenance to BNSF's track and equipment, in Brainerd, Minnesota and Galesburg, Illinois. The system mechanical division is also responsible for the operation of the Western Fruit Express Company's refrigerated car repair shop in Spokane, Washington.

BNSF's northern route

Northern route overview

One of the routes operated by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe traverses the most northerly route of any railroad in the western United States. This route was originally part of the Northern Pacific Railway system, followed by the Burlington Northern Railroad system. The route starts at Chicago and runs west across northern Illinois to the Mississippi River; it follows the eastern shore of the river through La Crosse and Prairie du Chien before turning west again in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota to Grand Forks, North Dakota. From Grand Forks the route runs west through North Dakota, Montana, and Idaho to Spokane, Washington. At Spokane the route splits into two routes, one going to Seattle, Washington and the other to Portland, Oregon. This route required construction of the Flathead Tunnel through the Rocky Mountains in Montana and the new Cascade Tunnel through the Cascade Mountains in Washington. This route is traveled by Amtrak's Empire Builder.

Traveling east from Seattle, Washington to the western portal of the Cascade Tunnel

Traveling east from the King Street Station in Seattle, Washington, the main line of the BNSF heads north through a tunnel under downtown Seattle. After exiting the tunnel the main line continues north through the Interbay classification yard and maintenance facilities and across the Lake Washington Ship Canal on the Salmon Bay Bridge. The main line continues north along the shore of Puget Sound through the cities of Edmonds, Washington and Mukilteo, Washington past Rucker Hill in Everett, Washington to the old Everett station. From there the main line makes a 180 degree turn through a partially covered cut through downtown Everett to the new Everett station. From the new station, the main line heads south, then southeast along the Snohomish River through the cities of Snohomish, Washington and Monroe, Washington. From Monroe the main line follows the Skykomish River through the towns of Index, Washington and Skykomish, Washington to the western portal of the Cascade Tunnel.

BNSF's commitment to railway crossing safety

As one of the leading supporters of the Operation Lifesaver program to promote safety at railway crossings and right-of-ways, the BNSF Railway, in 2000, established a grade-crossing closure program. This program, wherein BNSF works with communities and landowners to identify crossings that are unnecessary or redundant, has helped close over 2,000 of BNSF's railway crossings throughout the United States. Largely thanks to this program, BNSF has been the industry leader in lowering the amount of grade-crossing collisions.

BNSF facts and figures

According to the BNSF's 2003 Annual Report to Investors, at the end of 2003, the BNSF Railway had more than 36,000 employees, 5,377 locomotives, and 87,549 freight cars.
- Broken down by specific kind of car, the BNSF owned:
- 36,255 covered hoppers
- 15,327 gondolas
- 10,021 boxcars
- 10,866 open hoppers
- 7,854 flatcars
- 5,427 refrigerated "reefer" cars
- 827 automobile cars
- 639 tank cars
- 31 general purpose boxcars
- 302 "other" types of cars
- In addition, the railway also owned:
- 10,627 domestic containers
- 9,864 domestic chassis
- 4,028 company service vehicles
- 2,152 trailers
- 163 commuter passenger cars The average age from date of manufacture for the BNSF's locomotive fleet was 15 years at the end of 2003, while the average age from date of manufacture for the freight car fleet at the end of 2003 was 16 years. In 2003, BNSF hauled 4 million intermodal containers and trailers, 236 million tons of coal, 47 million tons of grain, and 30 million tons of building products, in addition to thousands of various other products used by people throughout the United States every day. It may also be noted that on any given day BNSF is the single largest consumer of petroleum-based fuels in the world. The only larger consumer is the US Navy during a full force wartime deployment.

BNSF paint schemes

The assortment of colors used on the BNSF makes it one of the most colorful large railroads in North America. Many locomotives, sometimes affectionately called "pumpkins," are painted in "Heritage I" or "Heritage II" schemes, which are based on the Great Northern Railroad's colors of orange and dark green. Some locomotives are painted in Santa Fe's famous silver-and-red "warbonnet" scheme, sometimes with "BNSF" painted on the sides instead of "Santa Fe". Even more locomotives continue to be wear the green and white or blue and yellow colors of the two railroads that merged to create the BNSF. It is to note, however, that all engines are planned to be painted into Heritage colors as they undergo overhauls. Great Northern Railroad On January 24 2005, the railroad introduced a new logo to replace the circle and cross logo of Santa Fe heritage. The new logo symbolizes the railroad's goals to be "a leader in transportation service and innovation." This logo also marks a move away from the more verbose Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway moniker displayed in the old logo. The "Heritage III" paint scheme was introduced soon after, featuring the new logo painted on the nose and sides of the locomotive and black stripes instead of green. So far, not very many locomotives have this paint scheme, apparently because BNSF wants to use up the rest of the decals used for the Heritage II scheme. BNSF has also rolled out a number of freight cars featuring the new company logo. Heritage I
Photographed by Kevin Andrusia Photographed by William H. Davis Jr.
The original cross and circle company logo is displayed on the nose of the locomotive. On the sides, BNSF appears in dark green letters in the orange stripe. Solid yellow stripes separate orange and green. Side view photographed by Kevin Andrusia, front view by William H. Davis Jr. Heritage I was developed from two experimental paint schemes used on one unit, [http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?road_number=BNSF%209297 number 9297,] which had red stripes separating the central orange stripe from black on either side. Each side of number 9297 was painted differently. The left (fireman's) side had blue stripes set inside the red ones, and the red stripes had a central black band. Number 9297 has been called the guinea pig or even the Great Pumpkin. Heritage II
Photographed by Chris Starnes Photographed by Dave Touissant
The green stripes are smaller than on Heritage I. Broader yellow stripes with black bands separate the orange and green. The BNSF text on the sides is now yellow and outlined in black. The logo on the front is the "cigar band" from the ATSF warbonnet paint scheme, with BNSF printed across it. Sometimes the space on the nose under the lower yellow stripes is painted green, sometimes orange as shown here. Side view photographed by Chris Starnes, front view by Dave Touissant. Powerbar
Photographed by Peter K. Bieber Photographed by Chris Lastovich
This scheme is very similar to Heritage II. The green stripes are now black and banded yellow stripes like those on Heritage II separate them from the orange stripe. The new company logo is displayed on the nose and sides of the locomotive. One locomotive, [http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?road_number=BNSF%207695 number 7695,] had the logo in yellow type with a black outline, but BNSF has decided to use the opposite as shown here. Side view photographed by Peter K. Bieber, front view by Chris Lastovich.

External links

- [http://www.bnsf.com/ BNSF]
- [http://www.bnsf.com/tools/reference/division_maps/?menu=5&submenu=0 BNSF Division Maps]
- [http://www.bnsf.com/about_bnsf/html/history.html BNSF History]
- [http://www.bnsf.com/media/html/company_profile.html BNSF Company Profile]
- [http://www.bnsf.com/media/html/bnsf_facts.html Interesting BNSF Facts]
- [http://www.hoovers.com/free/co/factsheet.xhtml?ID=10250 Hoover's Company Profile]
- [http://www.bnsf.com/markets/intermodal/assets/pdf/intermodal_map.pdf BNSF Intermodal/Automotive Map in PDF Format]
- [http://www.railserve.com/railnews/bnsf_news.html BNSF News]
- [http://www.fobnr.org/ Friends of the Burlington Northern Railroad] - Historical society
- [http://www.bnsfstore.com/ BNSF Store] - Official company merchandise

References

- BNSF Railway (January 24 2005), [http://www.bnsf.com/employees/communications/bnsf_today/2005/01/2005-01-24-b2.html BNSF Adopts New Corporate and Subsidiary Logos and Changes Name of Railway Subsidiary as Part of Tenth Anniversary Celebration]. Retrieved January 25 2005.
- BNSF (February 9 2005), [http://www.bnsf.com/news/articles/2005/02/2005_02_09a.html?index=/news/index.html Port of Los Angeles begins discussions with BNSF Railway Company on new intermodal facility]. Retrieved February 10 2005.

List of United States railroads

There are approximately 150,000 miles (240,000 km) of railroad track in the United States, nearly all standard gauge. The following is a partial list of United States railroads which currently operate there. For former railroads, see List of defunct United States railroads.

Class I railroads

- BNSF Railway (BNSF) [http://www.bnsf.com/]
- CSX Transportation (CSXT) [http://www.csx.com/]
- Grand Trunk Corporation (GTW) (holding company owning all U.S. railroads controlled by the Canadian National Railway)
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) [http://www.kcsi.com/]
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) [http://www.nscorp.com/]
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO) (controlled by the Canadian Pacific Railway)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP) [http://www.uprr.com/]

Regional railroads

- Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway (AGR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/AGR.htm]
- Alaska Railroad (ARR) [http://www.akrr.com/]
- Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (BLE)
- Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (BPRR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B3a]
- Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (CORP) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CORP.htm]
- Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME) [http://www.dmerail.com/]
- Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad
- Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DMIR)
- Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (EJE) [http://www.tstarinc.com/eje/]
- Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) [http://www.feci.com/transportation.html]
- Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad (ICE) [http://www.icerail.com]
- Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) [http://www.iaisrr.com/]
- Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (CKRY) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/ko/ko.htm]
- Kyle Railroad (KYLE) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/KYLE.htm]
- Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad (MNA) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/MNA.htm]
- Montana Rail Link (MRL) [http://www.montanarail.com/]
- Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) [http://www.mmarail.com/]
- Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNet (NKCR)
- New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYSW) [http://www.nysw.com/]
- Northern Plains Railroad
- Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL) [http://www.palrr.com/]
- Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad (PCC) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/blmr_pcc/blmr_pcc.htm]
- Portland and Western Railroad (PNWR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B4a]
- Providence and Worcester Railroad (PW) [http://www.pwrr.com/]
- Red River Valley and Western Railroad (RRVW) [http://www.rrvw.net/]
- South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/sekr_skol/sekr_skol.htm]
- Springfield Terminal Railway (ST) [http://www.guilfordrail.com/] (operates the Guilford Rail System)
- Texas Mexican Railway (TM)
- Texas Pacifico Transportation
- Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway (TSBY) [http://www.tsbrailway.com/]
- Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (WE) [http://www.wlerwy.com/]
- Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR) [http://www.wsorrailroad.com/]

Local railroads

- Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway (ACWR) [http://www.acwr.com/]
- Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad (AR) [http://www.aberdeen-rockfish.com/]
- Acadiana Railway (AKDN)
- Albany and Eastern Railroad (AERC) [http://www.albanyeastern.com/pages/1/index.htm]
- Alexander Railroad (ARC) [http://www.cs.utah.edu/~zachary/arc/]
- Algers, Winslow and Western Railway (AWW)
- Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad
- Almanor Railroad (AL)
- AN Railway (AN) [http://rail-management.com/an.htm]
- Angelina and Neches River Railroad (ANR) [http://www.anrrr.com/]
- Ann Arbor Railroad (AA) [http://www.annarbor-railroad.com/]
- Apache Railway (APA)
- Arcade and Attica Railroad (ARA) [http://www.anarr.com/]
- Arizona and California Railroad (ARZC) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/ARZC.htm]
- Arizona Central Railroad (AZCR) [http://www.verdecanyonrr.com/]
- Arizona Railroad
- Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad (ALM) [http://www.almrailroad.com/]
- Arkansas Midland Railroad (AKMD) [http://www.pinsly.com/arkansas_midland.html]
- Arkansas and Missouri Railroad (AM) [http://www.arkansasmissouri-rr.com/]
- Arkansas and Oklahoma Railroad
- Ashland Railway (ASRY)
- AT&L Railroad (ATLT)
- Athens Line (ABR)
- Atlantic and Western Railway (ATW) [http://www.rail-management.com/aw.htm]
- B&H Rail Corporation (BH) [http://www.lalrr.com/bh.html]
- Batten Kill Railroad
- Bauxite and Northern Railway (BXN)
- Bay Colony Railroad (BCLR) [http://www.baycolonyrailroad.com/]
- Bay Line Railroad (BAYL) [http://www.rail-management.com/bay.htm]
- Belvidere and Delaware River Railway (BDRV) [http://www.brwrr.com/Freight/bdrv059.htm]
- Blacklands Railroad (BLR) [http://www.blacklandsrailroad.com/]
- Blackwell and Northern Railway (BNR)
- Bloomer Line (BLOL)
- Border Pacific Railroad (BOP) [http://www.starrbridge.com/Ingles/border_pacific_railroad.htm]
- Buckingham Branch Railroad (BB) [http://varail.com/bb/]
- Caddo Valley Railroad
- Caldwell County Railroad (CWCY)
- Caney Fork and Western Railroad (CFWR)
- Carolina Coastal Railway
- Carolina Southern Railroad (CALA)
- Carrizo Gorge Railway (CZRY) [http://www.carrizogorgerailway.com/]
- Cascade and Columbia River Railroad (CSCD) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CSCD.htm]
- Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CIC) [http://www.crandic.com/stellent2/groups/public/documents/pub/cr_000231.hcsp]
- Central Columbiana and Pennsylvania Railway (CQPA)
- Central Michigan Railway (CMGN)
- Central Montana Rail (CM)
- Central New England Railroad (CNZR)
- Central Railroad of Indiana (CIND) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CIND.htm]
- Central Railroad of Indianapolis (CERA) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CERA.htm]
- Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad (CHAT)
- Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad
- Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway (CCKY) [http://www.cagy.com/cckyrail.htm]
- Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad (CA) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CARR.htm]
- Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad (CSS) [http://www.southshorefreight.com/]
- City of Prineville Railway (COP) [http://www.cityofprinevillerailway.com/]
- Claremont Concord Railroad (CCRR) [http://www.theccrr.com/home.htm]
- Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad (CLP) [http://www.vermontrailway.com]
- Colorado, Kansas and Pacific Railway
- Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW) [http://www.cbrr.com/]
- Columbia and Cowlitz Railway (CLC)
- Columbus and Greenville Railway (CAGY) [http://www.cagy.com/cgrail.htm]
- Columbus and Ohio River Rail Road (CUOH) [http://www.ohiocentral.com/]
- Commonwealth Railway (CWRY) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B5a]
- Conecuh Valley Railroad (COEH)
- Connecticut Southern Railroad (CSO) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CSO.htm]
- Copper Basin Railway (CBRY) [http://www.rail-management.com/cb.htm]
- D and I Railroad (DAIR) [http://www.lgeverist.com/companies/dandi/dandifset.html]
- Dakota Short Line
- Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad (DR)
- De Queen and Eastern Railroad (DQE)
- Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad
- Delta Southern Railroad (DSRR) [http://www.deltasouthernrailroad.com/]
- Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad (DLWR)
- Dubois County Railroad (DCRR) [http://www.indianarailwaymuseum.org/DCRR_main.htm]
- East Cooper and Berkeley Railroad (ECBR)
- East Tennessee Railway (ETRY) [http://www.rail-management.com/et.htm]
- Eastern Alabama Railway (EARY) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/EARY.htm]
- Eastern Shore Railroad (ESHR)
- Eastern Idaho Railroad (EIRR) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/eirr/eirr.htm]
- Eastern Maine Railway (EMR) [http://www.nbsouthern.com/]
- Effingham Railroad (EFRR) [http://www.efrr.com/]
- El Dorado and Western Railway
- Elkhart and Western Railroad
- Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (ELS) [http://www.elsrr.com/]
- Everett Railroad (EV) [http://www.hometown.aol.com/everettrailroad/myhomepage/business.html]
- Falls Road Railroad (FRR)
- Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK) [http://www.fglkrail.com/]
- Florida Central Railroad (FCEN) [http://www.pinsly.com/florida_central.html]
- Florida Midland Railroad (FMID) [http://www.pinsly.com/florida_midland.html]
- Florida Northern Railroad (FNOR) [http://www.pinsly.com/florida_northern.html]
- Florida West Coast Railroad (FWCR)
- Fredonia Valley Railroad (FVRR)
- Fulton County Railroad
- Georgetown Railroad (GRR) [http://www.georgetownrailroad.com/]
- Georgia and Florida RailNet (GFRR)
- Georgia Central Railway (GC) [http://www.rail-management.com/gc.htm]
- Georgia Northeastern Railroad (GNRR) [http://www.gnrr.com/]
- Georgia Southwestern Railroad (GSWR) [http://www.gswrr.com/pages/782559/index.htm]
- Georgia Woodlands Railroad (GWRC) [http://www.omnitrax.com/gwrc.shtml]
- Gettysburg and Northern Railroad
- Gloster Southern Railroad (GLSR)
- Golden Isles Terminal Railroad (GITM)
- Golden Triangle Railroad (GTRA)
- Grainbelt Corporation (GNBC)
- Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad (GR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/GR.htm]
- Great Northwest Railroad (GRNW) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/gnr/grnw.htm]
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (GSMR) [http://www.gsmr.com/]
- Great Walton Railroad Company (GRWR)
- Great Western Railway of Colorado (GWR) [http://www.omnitrax.com/grw.shtml]
- Green Mountain Railroad (GMRC) [http://www.vermontrailway.com]
- Gulf, Colorado and San Saba Railway (GCSR)
- Hampton Railway
- Hampton and Branchville Railroad (HB)
- Hartwell Railroad (HRT)
- Heart of Georgia Railroad (HOG) [http://www.hograil.com/]
- Hollidaysburg and Roaring Spring Railroad
- Hollis and Eastern Railroad (HE)
- Hoosier Southern Railroad (HOS) [http://www.pcrailport.com/hsrailroad.htm]
- Housatonic Railroad (HRR)
- Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority (HMCR) [http://www.hmcrr.com/]
- Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/HESR.htm]
- Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad (INPR) [http://www.rgpc.com/inprgeneralinformation.htm]
- Illinois and Midland Railroad (IMRR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B1a]
- Illinois RailNet (IR)
- Illinois Western Railroad
- Indiana Rail Road (INRD) [http://www.inrd.com/main.html]
- Indiana Northeastern Railroad (IN)
- Indiana and Ohio Central Railroad
- Indiana and Ohio Railway (IORY) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/IORY.htm]
- Indiana Southern Railroad (ISRR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/ISRR.htm]
- Iowa Northern Railway (IANR)
- Iowa Northwestern Railroad (IANW)
- Iowa Traction Railroad (IATR)
- Juniata Valley Railroad (JVRR) [http://www.nshr.com/JVRR/jvrr.shtml]
- Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad (KBSR)
- Kentucky and Tennessee Railway (KT)
- Keokuk Junction Railway (KJRY) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/kjry/kjry.html]
- Kiamichi Railroad (KRR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/KRR.htm]
- Knox and Kane Railroad (KKRR)
- Kosciusko and Southwestern Railway (KSRY?) [http://www.ksry.com/]
- KWT Railroad (KWT) [http://www.rail-management.com/kwt.htm]
- Lake State Railway (LSRC) [http://www.lsrc.com/]
- Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad (LSI)
- Lancaster and Chester Railway (LC) [http://www.landcrailroad.com/]
- Laurinburg and Southern Railroad (LRS)
- Lewis and Clark Railway
- Little Rock and Western Railway (LRWN) [http://www.rail-management.com/lr.htm]
- Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad (LAL) [http://www.lalrr.com/]
- Louisiana and Delta Railroad (LDRR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B2a]
- Louisiana and North West Railroad (LNW)
- Louisville and Indiana Railroad (LIRC) [http://www.anacostia.com/lir/lir.html]
- Lowville and Beaver River Railroad
- Luxapalila Valley Railroad (LXVR) [http://www.cagy.com/lxvrrail.htm]
- Lycoming Valley Railroad (LVRR) [http://www.nshr.com/LVRR/lvrr.shtml]
- M and B Railroad (MB) [http://www.rail-management.com/mb.htm]
- Madison Railroad (CMPA) [http://www.madisonrailroad.com/]
- Maryland and Delaware Railroad (MDDE)
- Maryland Midland Railway
- Massachusetts Central Railroad (MCER) [http://www.masscentralrr.com/]
- McCloud Railway (MCR)
- Meridian Southern Railway (MDS)
- Mid-Michigan Railroad (MMRR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/MMRR.htm]
- Maryland Midland Railway (MMID) [http://www.mmidrwy.com/]
- Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad (MIDH) [http://www.mhrailroad.com/]
- Middletown and New Jersey Railway (MNJ)
- Milford-Bennington Railroad
- Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway (MDW)
- Minnesota Northern Railroad (MNN)
- Minnesota Prairie Line (MPLI)
- Minnesota Southern Railway (MSWY)
- Mississippi Export Railroad (MSE) [http://www.mserailroad.com/]
- Mississippi and Skuna Valley Railroad (MSV)
- Mississippian Railway Cooperative (MSRW)
- Morristown and Erie Railway (ME) [http://www.merail.com/]
- Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad
- Mount Hood Railroad (MH) [http://www.mthoodrr.com/]
- Nash County Railroad (NCYR)
- Nashville and Eastern Railroad (NERR)
- Naugatuck Railroad (NAUG) [http://www.rmne.org/]
- Nebkota Railway (NRI)
- Nebraska Central Railroad (NCRC) [http://www.rgpc.com/ncrcgeneralinformation.htm]
- Nebraska Northeastern Railway (NENE)
- New England Central Railroad (NECR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/NECR.htm]
- New England Southern Railroad
- New Hampshire Central Railroad
- New Hampshire Northcoast Corporation (NHN)
- New Hope and Ivyland Railroad
- New York and Atlantic Railway (NYA) [http://www.anacostia.com/nyar/nyar.html]
- New York and Greenwood Lake Railway (NYGL)
- New York and Lake Erie Railroad (NYLE) [http://www.nylerr.com/NYLE.php]
- New York and Ogdensburg Railway (NYOG) [http://www.vermontrailway.com]
- Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad (NBER) [http://www.nshr.com/NBER/nber.shtml]
- North Shore Railroad (NSHR) [http://www.nshr.com/NSHR/nshr.shtml]
- Northwestern Pacific Railway
- Octoraro Railroad
- Ogeechee Railway (OGEE)
- Ohio Central Railroad (OHCR) [http://www.ohiocentral.com/]
- Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad
- Ohio Southern Railroad
- Oil Creek and Titusville Lines (OCTL) [http://www.nylerr.com/OCTL.php]
- Old Augusta Railroad (OAR)
- Ontario Central Railroad
- Ontario Midland Railroad (OMID)
- Otter Tail Valley Railroad (OTVR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/OTVR.htm]
- Ouachita Railroad (OUCH)
- Panhandle Northern Railroad (PNR) [http://www.omnitrax.com/pnr.shtml]
- Pee Dee River Railway
- Pearl River Valley Railroad (PRV)
- Pecos Valley Southern Railway (PVS)
- Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA)
- Penn Eastern Rail Lines (PRL)
- Pickens Railway (PICK)
- Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR) [http://www.pinsly.com/pvrr.html]
- Point Comfort and Northern Railway (PCN)
- Prescott and Northwestern Railroad (PNW)
- Progressive Rail (PGR) [http://www.progressiverail.com/]
- Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad (PSAP) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/PSAP.htm]
- R. J. Corman Railroad Bardstown Line (RJCR) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/bardstown.shtml]
- R. J. Corman Railroad Cleveland Line (RJCL) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/cleveland.shtml]
- R. J. Corman Railroad Central Kentucky Lines (RJCC) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/centralky.shtml]
- R. J. Corman Railroad Memphis Line (RJCM) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/memphis.shtml]
- R. J. Corman Railroad Western Ohio Lines (RJCW) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/westohio.shtml]
- R. J. Corman Railroad Pennsylvania Lines (RJCP) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/penn.shtml]
- Rarus Railway (RARW)
- Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
- Redmont Railway (RRCI)
- Rochester and Southern Railroad (RSR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B3a]
- Rock and Rail (RRRR)
- Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad (RSS)
- St. Croix Valley Railroad
- St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (SLR) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B6a]
- St. Marys Railroad (SM) [http://www.stmarysrr.com]
- Sabine River and Northern Railroad (SRN)
- Saginaw Valley Railway
- Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway
- San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway (SDAE) [http://www.sdcommute.com/agencies/MTS/PDF/sdaefact.pdf]
- San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad (SDIY) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/SDIY.htm]
- San Diego Northern Railroad (SDNR) [http://www.sandiegocoaster.com]
- San Luis Central Railroad (SLC)
- San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad (SLRG) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/SLRG.htm]
- San Manuel Arizona Railroad (SMA)
- Sand Springs Railway (SS) [http://www.sheffieldsteel.com/ssrailway.htm]
- Sandersville Railroad (SAN)
- Santa Fe Southern Railway (SFSR) [http://www.sfsr.com]
- Santa Maria Valley Railroad (SMV) [http://www.smvrr.com]
- Savannah Port Terminal Railroad (SAPT)
- Seminole Gulf Railway (SGLR) [http://www.semgulf.com/]
- Sequatchie Valley Railroad (SQVR)
- Shamokin Valley Railroad (SVRR) [http://www.nshr.com/SVRR/svrr.shtml]
- Sierra Northern Railway (SERA?) [http://www.sierrarailroad.com/]
- Sisseton Milbank Railroad
- SMS Rail Service (SLRS) [http://www.sms-pennjerseyrail.com/]
- South Branch Valley Railroad (SBVR) [http://www.wvdot.com/4_railways/4c3_sbranch.htm]
- South Central Florida Express (SCFE) [http://www.ussugar.com/sugar/transportation.html]
- South Central Tennessee Railroad (SCTR)
- Southern Freight Railroad (?)
- Southern Indiana Railway
- Southern Railroad of New Jersey (SRNJ)
- Stillwater Central Railroad (SLWC) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/slwc/slwc.htm]
- Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad (STE) [http://www.sterailroad.com/]
- Stourbridge Railroad (SBRR) [http://www.nshr.com/SBRR/sbrr.shtml]
- Sunflour Railroad
- Tacoma Rail Mountain Division (TMRW) [http://www.ci.tacoma.wa.us/rail/]
- Tenneken Railroad
- Tennessee Southern Railroad (TSRR) [http://www.tnsou.com/]
- Texas-New Mexico Railroad (TNMR)
- Texas North Western Railway (TXNW)
- Texas and Northern Railway (TN)
- Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR)
- Thermal Belt Railway (TBRY)
- Three Notch Railroad
- Timber Rock Railroad (TIBR) [http://www.watcocompanies.com/Railroads/tibr/tibr.htm]
- Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway (TPW) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/TPW.htm]
- Tomahawk Railway (TR) [http://www.rail-management.com/tom.htm]
- Toppenish, Simcoe and Western Railroad
- Trona Railway (TRC)
- Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway (TSU) [http://www.tsurailway.com/]
- Twin Cities and Western Railroad (TCWR) [http://www.tcwr.net/www/tcwr/]
- Tyburn Railroad (TYBR)
- Union County Industrial Railroad (UCIR) [http://www.nshr.com/UCIR/ucir.shtml]
- Utah Railway (UTAH) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B15a]
- V and S Railway
- Valdosta Railway (VR) [http://www.rail-management.com/val.htm]
- Vandalia Railroad
- Ventura County Railroad
- Vermont Railway (VTR) [http://www.vermontrailway.com/]
- Wallowa Union Railroad Authority (WURR)
- Warren and Saline River Railroad (WSR)
- Washington County Railroad
- Wellsboro and Corning Railroad (WCOR) [http://www.nshr.com/WCOR/wcor.shtml]
- West Isle Line
- West Tennessee Railroad (WTNN)
- West Texas and Lubbock Railway (WTLR)
- West Virginia Central Railroad (WVC) [http://www.mountainrail.com/WVCentralFreight.htm]
- Western Kentucky Railway (WKRL) [http://www.rail-management.com/wk.htm]
- Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad (WNYP) [http://www.wnyprr.com/]
- Western Rail Road (WRRC)
- Willamette and Pacific Railroad (WPRR)
- Willamette Valley Railway (WVR)
- Winchester and Western Railroad (WW)
- Wiregrass Central Railroad (WGCR)
- Wyoming and Colorado Railroad
- Yadkin Valley Railroad (YVRR)
- York Railway (YRC)
- Yreka Western Railroad (YW)

Switching and terminal railroads

- Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road (ADBF) [http://www.murdermysterytrain.com/]
- Akron Barberton Cluster Railway (AB)
- Alabama and Florida Railway (AF) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/AF/af.html]
- Alabama Railroad (ALAB) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/ALAB/alab.html]
- Albany Port Railroad (ALBY)
- Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad (AGCR) [http://www.martinmarietta.com/]
- Allegheny Valley Railroad
- Amador Foothills Railroad [http://amadornet.safepages.com/directory/travelers/cities/martell/amadorfoothillsentry.html]
- Appanoose County Community Railroad (APNC)
- Arizona and Eastern Railway (AZER) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/AZER.htm]
- Ashtabula, Carson and Jefferson Railroad (ACJR) [http://www.acjrailroad.com/]
- Austin Area Terminal Railroad (AATR)
- Ballard Terminal Railroad (BDTL)
- Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) [http://www.beltrailway.com/]
- Bighorn Divide and Wyoming Railroad (BDW)
- Birmingham Southern Railroad (BS) [http://www.tstarinc.com/birmingham/]
- Black River and Western Railroad (BRW) [http://www.brwrr.com/]
- Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad (BSVY) [http://www.scenic-valleyrr.com/]
- Boot Hill and Western Railway (BHWY)
- Brandon Corporation
- Brandywine Valley Railroad (BVRY)
- Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railroad (BRG) [http://www.brgrr.com/]
- Buffalo Southern Railroad (BSOR) [http://members.aol.com/buffalosouthern/]
- Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY)
- C & NC Railroad (CNUR)
- C&S Railroad
- California Northern Railroad (CFNR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CFNR.htm]
- Camp Chase Industrial Railroad (CCRA)
- Canton Railroad (CTN) [http://www.cantonrr.com/]
- Cape Fear Railways (CF)
- Carolina Piedmont Railroad (CPDR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CPDR.htm]
- Carolina Rail Service (CRIJ)
- Central California Traction Company
- Central Illinois Railroad (CIRY)
- Central Midland Railway (CMR) [http://www.cmrailway.com/pages/1/index.htm]
- Chestnut Ridge Railway (CHR)
- Chicago Rail Link (CRL) [http://www.omnitrax.com/crl.shtml]
- Chillicothe-Brunswick Rail Authority
- Cimarron Valley Railroad (CVR)
- City of Rochelle Railroad
- Clinton Terminal Railroad (CTR)
- Cloquet Terminal Railroad (CTRR)
- CMC Railroad
- Coe Rail (CRLE)
- Colorado and Wyoming Railway (CW)
- Columbia Terminal (CT) [http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/WaterandLight/COLT/]
- Conemaugh and Black Lick Railroad (CBL) [http://www.bethintermodal.com/johnstown.htm]
- Connotton Valley Railway (CV?)
- Conrail (CSAO) [http://www.conrail.com/]
- Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad (CCTA) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B5a]
- Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad (COER)
- Dakota Southern Railway
- Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad (DGNO) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/DGNO.htm]
- Decatur Junction Railway (DT) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/dt/dt.html]
- Delray Connecting Railroad (DC) [http://www.delrayconnectingrailroad.com/]
- Delta Valley and Southern Railway (DVS)
- Denver Rock Island Railroad (DRIR)
- East Camden and Highland Railroad (EACH) [http://www.eachrailroad.com/]
- East Chattanooga Belt Railway
- East Erie Commercial Railroad (EEC)
- East Jersey Railroad and Terminal Company (EJR) [http://www.imtt.com/bayonne.html]
- East Penn Railways
- Eastern Illinois Railroad (EIRC)
- Ellis and Eastern Company
- Farmrail Corporation (FMRC) [http://www.farmrail.com/]
- Flats Industrial Railroad (FIR)
- Fordyce and Princeton Railroad (FP)
- Fore River Transportation Corporation (FOR)
- Fort Smith Railroad
- Fort Worth and Western Railroad (FWWR) [http://www.fwwr.net/]
- Galveston Railroad (GVSR) [http://www.rail-management.com/gr.htm]
- Garden City Western Railway (GCW) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/gcw/gcw.html]
- Grafton and Upton Railroad (GU)
- Great Miami and Scioto Railway (GMRY) [http://www.great-miami.com/html/g__m____s_.html]
- Great River Railroad (GTR)
- Great Western Railway of Iowa
- High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad
- Hutchinson and Northern Railway (HN)
- Indian Creek Railroad (ICRK)
- Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (IHB) [http://www.ihbrr.com/]
- Indiana Southwestern Railway
- ISG Cleveland Works Railway (CUVA)
- ISG South Chicago and Indiana Harbor Railway (SCIH)
- Jefferson Warrior Railroad (JEFW)
- Kendallville Terminal Railway
- Kiski Junction Railroad (KJR) [http://www.kiskijunction.com/]
- Knoxville and Holston River Railroad (KXHR)
- Lake County Railroad (LCR) [http://www.lakecountyor.org/Railroad.htm]
- Lake Terminal Railroad (LT)
- Landsville Terminal and Transfer Company
- Little Kanawha River Rail (LKRR)
- Little Rock Port Railroad (LRPA)
- Longview Switching Company
- Los Angeles Junction Railway
- Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad (LNAC)
- Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway
- Mahoning Valley Railway (MVRY)
- Manufacturers' Junction Railway (MJ) [http://www.omnitrax.com/mj.shtml]
- Manufacturers Railway (MRS) [http://www.anheuser-busch.com/overview/Railway.htm]
- Massena Terminal Railroad (MSTR)
- Maumee and Western Railroad
- McKeesport Connecting Railroad
- Meeker Southern Railroad
- MG Rail (MGRI)
- Michigan Shore Railroad
- Michigan Southern Railroad
- Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR) [http://www.tcwronline.net/MNNR.html]
- Mississippi Central Railroad (MSCI) [http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/msci/msci.html]
- Mississippi Delta Railroad (MSDR)
- Mississippi Tennessee Railroad (?)
- Missouri and Valley Park Railroad
- Modesto and Empire Traction Company (MET) [http://www.metrr.com/]
- Moscow, Camden and San Augustine Railroad
- Mount Vernon Terminal Railway
- Municipality of East Troy Railroad (METW) [http://www.easttroyrr.org/]
- N. D. C. Railroad
- Napa Valley Railroad (NVRR) [http://www.winetrain.com/]
- Nashville and Western Railroad
- New Castle Industrial Railroad (NCIR)
- New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway (NOGC) [http://www.rgpc.com/nogcgeneralinformation.htm]
- New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) [http://www.nopb.com/]
- New York Cross Harbor Railroad Terminal (NYCH) [http://www.nyrr.com/]
- Newburgh and South Shore Railroad (NSR) [http://www.omnitrax.com/nsr.shtml]
- North Carolina and Virginia Railroad (NCVA) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/NCVA.htm]
- Northern Ohio and Western Railway (NOW)
- Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad (NOKL)
- Oakland Terminal Railway (OTR)
- Ohi-Rail Corporation (OHIC)
- Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway
- Oregon Pacific Railroad
- Owego and Harford Railway
- Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) [http://www.anacostia.com/phl/phl.html]
- Patapsco and Back Rivers Railroad (PBR)
- Peninsula Terminal Company
- Pennsylvania Southwestern Railroad (PSWR)
- Peoria and Pekin Union Railway (PPU)
- Philadelphia, Bethlehem and New England Railroad (PBNE)
- Pioneer Industrial Railway
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad (PAM)
- Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad
- Port Bienville Railroad (PBVR) [http://www.portandharbor.com/railroad.html]
- Port Jersey Railroad (PJRR) [http://www.pjrr.com/]
- Port Terminal Railroad Association
- Port Terminal Railroad of South Carolina (PTR)
- Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB) [http://www.potb.org/railroad.htm]
- Port Utilities Commission of Charleston, South Carolina (PUCC)
- Portland Terminal Railroad
- Quincy Railroad (QRR)
- R. J. Corman Railroad Allentown Lines (RJCN) [http://www.rjcorman.com/shortline/allentown.shtml]
- Railroad Switching Service of Missouri (?)
- Raritan Central Railway (RCRY)
- Republic N and T Railroad
- Richmond Pacific Railroad (RPRC) [http://www.levinterminal.com/Rail.html]
- Rio Valley Switching Company (RVSC)
- Riverport Railroad (RVPR) [http://www.riverportrailroad.com/]
- St. Maries River Railroad (STMA)
- Salt Lake City Southern Railroad
- San Joaquin Valley Railroad (SJVR) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/SJVR.htm]
- San Pedro Southwestern Railroad (SWKR)
- Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway (SCBG)
- Semo Port Railroad (SE) [http://www.semoport.com/railroad/index.html]
- Shawnee Terminal Railway
- Sidney and Lowe Railroad
- South Brooklyn Railway
- South Buffalo Railway (SB) [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B3a]
- South Carolina Central Railroad (SCRF) [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/SCRF.htm]
- South Plains Lamesa Railroad (SLAL)
- South Plains Switching
- Southern Switching Company (SSC

Category:Mississippi railroads

Category:Railway companies of the United States Railroads

Mediaeval Inquisition

Presiding over an Auto-da-fe (1475).]] :See also inquisition for other inquisitions and time periods. The Medieval Inquisition is a term historians use to describe the various inquisitions that started around 1184, including the episcopal inquisition and later the papal inquisition. It was in response to large popular heretical movements throughout Europe, in particular Catharism and Waldensians in southern France and northern Italy. These were the first inquisition movements of many that would follow.

Origins

The Medieval Inquisitions were in response to growing mass heretical movements, in particular the Cathars first noted in the 1140s and the Waldensians starting around 1170. Heretical individuals, for example Peter of Bruis, had always been a challenge for the Church. However, the Cathars were the first mass heretical organization that posed a serious threat to both the authority of the Church and the accepted teachings of Christianity. To counter the threat of heresy the church used the weapon of inquisition.

History

All medieval inquisitions were decentralized. Authority rested with local officials based on guidelines from the Pope, but there was no central top-down authority running the inquisitions, as would be the case in post-medieval inquisitions. Thus there were many different types of inquisitions depending on the location and methods; historians have generally classified them into the episcopal inquisition and the papal inquisition. The first medieval inquisition, the episcopal inquisition, was established in the year 1184 by a papal bull entitled "Ad abolendam," "For the purpose of doing away with." The inquisition was in response to the growing Catharist heresy in southern France. It is called "episcopal" because it was administered by local bishops, which in Latin is episcopus. The episcopal inquisition was not very effective for many reasons. The bishops often did not reside in their dioceses, living in far-off cities such as Rome and rarely if ever visiting. When they did visit, bishops were busy and had many other responsibilities. Also, the procedures used in this inquisition were not effective. For example, according to the Ad abolendam, it was required to reveal the name of the accuser to the accused, and this would often lead to the revenge killing of the accuser before the trial. In the 1230s the Church responded to the failures of the episcopal inquisition with a series of papal bulls which became the papal inquisition. The papal inquisition was staffed by professionals, trained specifically for the job. Individuals were chosen from different orders and secular clergy, but primarily they came from the Dominican Order. The Dominicans were favored for their history of anti-heresy, education, and skill in debate. As mendicants, they were accustomed to travel and not interested in personal gain. Unlike the haphazard episcopal methods, the papal inquisition was thorough and systematic, keeping detailed records. Some of the most useful medieval documents from the Middle Ages involving first-person speech by medieval peasants come from papal inquisition records. After the 13th Century the Inquisition spread northward to Germany and Scandinavia. In northern Europe the Inquisition was considerably more benign: in the Scandinavian countries it had hardly any impact (although northern Europe had its own institutions such as the "witchhunt"). The Inquisition was never instituted in England, but Christopher Columbus carried it with him to the New World. It existed in the crown of Aragon during this period, but not elsewhere in the Iberian peninsula. This period also saw the expulsion of the Jews from England and France. However, there were times and places in this period when Jews, Christians, and (in Spain) Muslims coexisted, and non-Christians were immune from prosecution by the Inquisition. (Only later would the Inquisition be used as a tool against converts to Christianity who were accused of being insincere in their conversion.)

Inquisition procedure

The papal inquisition developed a number of procedures to discover and prosecute heretics.

Investigation

When a papal inquisition arrived at a town it had a set of procedures and rules to identify likely heretics. First, the townspeople would be gathered in a public place. Although attendance was voluntary, those who failed to show would automatically be suspect, so most would come. The inquisitors would provide an opportunity for anyone to step forward and denounce themselves in exchange for easy punishment. As part of this bargain they would need to inform on other heretics. In addition, the inquisitors could simply force people to be interrogated. Once information had been gathered, an inquisitorial trial could begin.

Trial

The inquisitorial trial generally favored the prosecution (the Church). The defendant would be allowed a lawyer, but if the defendant was convicted, the lawyer would lose his ability to practice. Therefore most lawyers never took the chance of defending a potential heretic. The trials were conducted in secret with only the inquisitors, the defendant and some inquisitorial staff to take notes. Inquisitors sequestered all of the property of the defendant. The defendant was not told the charges, but was always invited to confess, only guessing what for. The accused was expected to self-incriminate and did not have the right to face and question the accuser. It was acceptable to take testimony from criminals, persons of bad reputation, excommunicated people, and convicted heretics. Blood relationship did not exempt one from the duty to testify against the accused. Sentences could not be appealed once made. The inquisitor could keep a defendant in prison for years before the trial to obtain new information. Despite the seeming unfairness of the procedures, the inquisitors did provide rights to the defendant. At the beginning of the trial, defendants were invited to name those who had "mortal hatred" against them. If the accusers were among those named, the defendant was set free and the charges dismissed; the accusers would face life imprisonment. This option was meant to keep the inquisition from becoming involved in local grudges. A confession under torture was not admissible in court, although the inquisitor could threaten the accused with torture during the proceedings.

Torture

Torture was used after 1252. On May 15, Pope Innocent IV issued a papal bull entitled ad extirpanda, which authorized the use of torture by inquisitors. It was a common part of the medieval judicial system and not particular to the inquisition. The torture methods used by inquisitors were mild compared to secular courts, as they were forbidden to use methods that resulted in bloodshed, mutilation or death. One of the most common forms of medieval inquisition torture was known as strappado. The hands were bound behind the back with a rope, and the accused was suspended this way, dislocating the joints painfully in both arms. Weights could be added to the legs dislocating those joints as well.

Punishment

Once the trial was concluded the results might take years to be revealed, during which time the defendant stayed in prison. The inquisitors would save up the cases and announce them at once in a public ceremony called, in Latin, sermo generalis, or "general sermon". Among the possible punishments were a long pilgrimage for first offenders, wearing a yellow cross for life, confiscation of property, banishment, public recantation, or long-term imprisonment. Burning at the stake was only for the most serious cases, including repeat offenders and unrepentant heretics. Execution was done not by the Church, which was forbidden to kill, but by secular officials. The accused could have all of his property confiscated, and in many cases, accusers may have been motivated by a desire to take the property of the accused. The inquisitors generally preferred not to hand over heretics to the secular arm for execution if they could persuade the heretic to repent. It was in the inquisitors' interest to be perceived as merciful, and they generally preferred to keep defendants alive in hopes of obtaining confessions. For example, Bernard Gui, a famous inquisitor working in the area of Toulouse (in modern France), executed 42 people out of over 700 guilty verdicts in fifteen years of office. Execution was to admit defeat, that the Church was unable to save a soul from heresy, which was the goal of the inquisition.

Legacy

The inquisitions in combination with the brutal Albigensian Crusade were fairly successful in eliminating mass heresy. When they started, the heretical sects were quite strong and growing, but by 1300 the Waldensians had been driven underground and the Cathars had been slaughtered en masse or forced to recant.

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