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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
[update] , a
Class II railroad in the United States has an operating revenue greater than $39.2 million but less than $489.9 million.
[3]
Current Class II railroads
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad (
reporting mark AR )
Alabama Great Southern Railroad (AGS), owned by
Norfolk Southern Railway
[33]
Atlanta and West Point Railroad (AWP), owned by the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
[34] (CORP)
New York, Ontario & Western (NYOW)
Lehigh & Hudson River Railway (LHR)
Lehigh & New England (LNE)
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (BLE), owned by
Canadian National Railway
[35]
Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad (
reporting mark BG ) , incorporated by interests of the
Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad , later merged with the
Tonopah and Tidewater and the
Las Vegas and Tonopah .
Central of Georgia Railroad (CG), owned by
Norfolk Southern Railway
[33]
Central Maine and Quebec Railway (CMQ), owned by
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad (BAR)
Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (
reporting mark CC )
Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway (
reporting mark CMNW )
Carolina and Northwestern Railway (
reporting mark CRN )
Central Vermont Railway (CV), owned by
Canadian National Railway (CN)
Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
[36] (DME), owned by
Canadian Pacific Railway
Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DMIR), owned by
Canadian National Railway
[35]
Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad (DTS)
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
[37] (EJE), owned by
Canadian National Railway
Fox Valley and Western Ltd. (FVW), owned by
Canadian National Railway
[38]
Gateway Western Railway (GWWR), owned by
Kansas City Southern Railway
[39]
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway (GSF), owned by
Norfolk Southern Railway
[33]
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company (GA) owned by
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL)
Great Lakes Central Railroad
[40] (GLC)
Gulf and Mississippi Railroad (GMSR)
I&M Rail Link
[41] (IMRL)
Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad
[42] (ICE), owned by
Canadian Pacific Railway
Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad (
reporting mark LV&T )
Magma Arizona Railroad (
reporting mark MAA )
Minarets and Western Railway (
reporting mark M&W )
Monongahela Railway (
reporting mark MGA )
Montana Rail Link
[43] (MRL), until its reintegration into
BNSF on January 1st, 2024
[44]
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA)
MidSouth Rail Corporation (MSRC)
Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway (
reporting mark MNS )
Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad (
reporting mark OKKT )
Pan Am Railways
[45] (PAR), acquired by
CSX Transportation
[46]
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad (RFP)
Spokane International Railroad (
reporting mark SI )
Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad (
reporting mark T&G )
Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad (
reporting mark T&T )
Texas Mexican Railway (TM), owned by
Kansas City Southern Railway
[47]
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC), owned by
Canadian National Railway
[38]
Western Railway of Alabama (WofA) owned by the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
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