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  • Sep 14, Railroads Of Today: Class I Map, PSR & the 2026 Industry
  • Sep 14, Railroads In The 2010s: PSR, Coal’s Decline & Positive Train Control
  • Sep 13, Railroads In The 1990s: Mega-Mergers, Conrail’s Split & the STB

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 14, Railroads Of Today: Class I Map, PSR & the 2026 Industry

U.S. freight rail in 2026—six Class I railroads on a nearly 140,000-mile network. PSR as everyday practice, how the STB works, traffic mix, short lines and regionals.

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 14, Railroads In The 2010s: PSR, Coal’s Decline & Positive Train Control

U.S. railroads 2010–2020—Class I mileage 95,573 to 91,773. Buffett closed BNSF Feb. 12 2010, Harrison at CP June 29 2012 and CSX 2017, PTC deadline Dec. 31 2018.

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 13, Railroads In The 1990s: Mega-Mergers, Conrail’s Split & the STB

U.S. railroads 1990–2000—Class I mileage 119,758 to 99,250. BNSF Sept. 22 1995, UP–SP Sept. 11 1996, Conrail split June 1 1999, ICC Termination Dec. 29 1995.

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american-rails.com /3 days ago

Oct 21, Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad: Route, Roster, Overview

Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad, reporting mark RCPE. Genesee & Wyoming Class II. Agreement of January 2, 2014, Finance Docket 35799. Freight service from June 1, 201...

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 15, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad: Linking 13 Great States With The Nation

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad—first U.S. common carrier, chartered February 28, 1827. Wheeling 1853, Chicago 1874, C&O control 1963, Chessie 1973, into CSX April 30, 1987. Comp...

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 12, Railroads In The 1980s: Staggers, Mega-Mergers & Conrail’s IPO

U.S. railroads 1980–1990—Class I mileage 164,822 to 119,758. Staggers Oct. 14 1980, CSX and Norfolk Southern, UP–Missouri Pacific–Western Pacific, Conrail IPO March 26 1987.

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 14, Railroads In The 2020s: CPKC, East Palestine & the UP–NS Case

U.S. railroads 2020–2026—Class I mileage 91,773 in 2020. COVID traffic drop, CPKC April 14 2023, East Palestine Feb. 3 2023, UP–NS $85 billion case still before the STB.

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american-rails.com /4 days ago

Oct 20, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway, "The Omaha Road"

The Omaha Road, reporting mark CMO. Formed May 26, 1880. North Western management on December 16, 1882. Leased January 1, 1957. Class K-1 No. 183 and the sublettered diesels.

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american-rails.com /1 day ago

Oct 22, Chicago & North Western Class E-4: Streamlined 4-6-4 Hudsons

C&NW Class E-4, nine streamlined 4-6-4s, 4001–4009, Alco 1938. 84-inch drivers, 25-by-29 cylinders, 300 psi. Conventional Chicago–Omaha trains. Oil in 1947–48. Retired 1953–195...

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 13, Railroads In The 2000s: Merger Freeze, Wisconsin Central & Buffett

U.S. railroads 2000–2010—Class I mileage 99,250 to 95,573. STB merger freeze March 17 2000, CN–WC Oct. 9 2001, BNSF Railway Jan. 24 2005, Buffett Nov. 3 2009.

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 15, Delaware & Hudson Railway: The Bridge Line

Delaware & Hudson Railway—Wurts brothers canal 1823, gravity railroad 1829, Stourbridge Lion, Bridge Line to Montreal. Guilford 1984, CP 1991, NS south line 2015, CPKC north.

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 16, Canadian National Railway: Map, Logo, History, Photos

Canadian National—name Dec 20 1918, incorporated June 6 1919, Grand Trunk Jan 20 1923. Crown corporation, IPO Nov 17 1995. IC, Wisconsin Central, BC Rail, EJ&E. Class I, mark C...

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 1, Milwaukee Road's Boxcab Electrics (EP-1/EF-1): History, Specs, Classes

Milwaukee Road Alco/GE boxcabs—42 pairs, 1915–16, 3,000 V DC. EP-1 and EF-1 through EF-5 and ES-3. Specs, classes, June 1974, E50 Duluth and E57B Harlowton.

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 12, Wabash Class O-1 4-8-4s: History, Roster & Specifications

Wabash Class O-1 4-8-4s—Baldwin 1930–31, twenty-five engines 2900–2924. Fast freight, complete roster, specifications. None preserved.

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american-rails.com /1 week ago

Oct 14, Oneida and Western Railroad (Shamrock Coal Company)

Shamrock Coal's mint-green coal trains, 1979–1987. Eight EMD SD40-2s, OWTX 9950–9957, order 786246. Two 72-car gondola sets. Louisville & Nashville, then CSX. Sold to BC Rail.

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american-rails.com /3 days ago

Oct 20, Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railroad

Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway, the DRI Line. Clinton to East Moline across the Crescent Bridge. Burlington and Milwaukee. Merged into the Soo Line on June 29, 19...

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 6, Railroads In The 1850s: Mileage, Land Grants, Trunk Lines & the West

U.S. railroads 1850–1860—9,021 to ~30,600 miles, Illinois Central land grant, NYC 1853, Erie to Dunkirk, PRR/B&O to the Ohio, Minot’s 1851 train order, Rock Island bridge. Fact...

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american-rails.com /1 week ago

Oct 14, Oneida & Western Railroad: Map, History, Timetable

Oneida & Western Railroad, a Tennessee short line from Oneida to Jamestown. Chartered in 1912, opened to East Jamestown in 1921, and to Jamestown on December 10, 1930. Last rev...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

BNSF, CPKC, and CSX to request broad access to a combined UP-NS network

BNSF, CPKC and CSX want broad operating rights over a merged UP-NS network. The post BNSF, CPKC, and CSX to request broad access to a combined UP-NS network appeared first on Freig...

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 14, Granite Railway, Our Country's First Railroad

Granite Railway of Quincy, Massachusetts—chartered March 4, 1826, opened October 7, 1826. Gridley Bryant, 5-foot gauge, horses, Bunker Hill Monument stone. First commercial U.S. ra...

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 18, Bessemer & Lake Erie Steam Roster (Post 1900)

Bessemer & Lake Erie steam—C3A 150–151, D1A/D2A Santa Fes, 47 H1 Texas types after Burlington. Post-1900 class roster after Drury. Last steam 2-8-0 156, May 14, 1953.

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american-rails.com /1 day ago

Oct 23, Grand Trunk Western Railroad: Map, Roster, History

Grand Trunk Western, reporting mark GTW, Canadian National's railroad between Port Huron and Chicago. Trade name adopted in 1923. Steam class list quantity 232. Diesel quantity col...

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american-rails.com /2 weeks ago

Oct 6, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad: "Standard Railroad of the South"

Atlantic Coast Line, the Standard Railroad of the South. April 21, 1900 to July 1, 1967. Plant System, L&N, Clinchfield, the Champion, and the Seaboard Coast Line merger.

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american-rails.com /1 week ago

Oct 13, Atlantic and Danville Railway: Serving Southern VA

Atlantic and Danville Railway, chartered in 1882, incorporated September 1883. Three-foot line to Claremont, then Norfolk to Danville. Southern lease from September 1, 1899, to Jul...

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