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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.
1910
1911
January 1: The
Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway begins operations after acquiring the properties of the
Southern Indiana Railway and subsidiary
Chicago Southern Railway , which entered receivership on August 19
[7] and August 25, 1908, respectively.
[8]
[9]
February: The
New York Central Railroad sells half of its majority interest in the
Rutland Railroad to the
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad .
[10]
April 20: The
Blacklick and Yellow Creek Railroad changes its name to
Cambria and Indiana Railroad (not yet Class I).
[11]
June 30: The first year of classification by operating revenue ends. There are 177 Class I railroads, including two Canadian companies (
Canadian Pacific Railway and
Canadian Northern Railway ) not included in any totals by the ICC, and a separate listing for "
Canadian Pacific Lines in Maine " (leased lines of the
International Railway of Maine ,
Aroostook River Railroad , and
Houlton Branch Railroad ).
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada lessor
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad is also listed as a Class I railroad.
[12]
July: The
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway gains control of the
Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway (not yet Class I).
[13]
July 1:
Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiaries
Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railway and
Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley Railroad , the latter not Class I, merge to form the
Cleveland, Akron and Cincinnati Railway .
[14]
July 1: The
Illinois Central Railroad begins operating the property of former subsidiary
Indianapolis Southern Railroad , purchased at foreclosure.
[15]
July 21: The
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad buys the property of subsidiary
Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad .
[16]
September 15: The
Bingham and Garfield Railway completes its main line.
[17] It will be listed as Class II in 1912
[18] and Class I in 1913.
[19]
September 16: The
International and Great Northern Railway begins operating the former International and Great Northern Railroad,
[20] in receivership since February 27, 1908.
[21]
November: The
Louisville and Nashville Railroad and
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad jointly buy control of the
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad , predecessor of the
Gulf, Mobile and Northern .
[22]
December 28: The property of
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway subsidiary
Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway is conveyed to AT&SF lessor
California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway .
[23]
1912
January 1:
Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary
Pennsylvania Company leases the
Cleveland, Akron and Cincinnati Railway .
[14]
January 1: The
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad acquires the property of the
Iowa Central Railway ,
[24] formerly independent.
[21]
March 20: The
Sunset Railroad , controlled jointly by the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and
Southern Pacific Company , merges with lessor
Sunset Western Railway to form the
Sunset Railway (no longer Class I).
[25]
April 4: The
Crystal City and Uvalde Railroad is renamed
San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad (not yet Class I).
[26]
June 30: The
Sunset Railroad is demoted from Class I to II; it will never return to the former classification. The
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway also becomes Class II, since
Texas subsidiary
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway of Texas had been listed as a lessor in 1911, but is now listed as an operating subsidiary, and the revenues of the parent alone are not enough to qualify for Class I. On the other hand, the
Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad ,
Oahu Railway and Land Company , and
Western Pacific Railroad are newly listed as Class I. The
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway begins including data for subsidiary
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway of Indiana with its own data. With the loss of the
Cleveland, Akron and Cincinnati Railway ,
Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad ,
Indianapolis Southern Railroad ,
Iowa Central Railway , and
Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway , and electrification of the
Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad , the number of Class I railroads drops from 177 in 1911 to 171 as of June 30, 1912.
[27]
October 1: The
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad leases subsidiary
Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad .
[28]
December 9:
Canadian Northern Railway subsidiary
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway completes its line
[29] and becomes Class I.
[30]
December 24: The property of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway is conveyed to parent
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway .
[31]
1913
January 1: The
Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad begins operating the former Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railway of Illinois,
[32] in receivership since July 1, 1909.
[33]
May 1: The
Denver and Salt Lake Railroad begins operating the former
Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway ,
[34] in receivership since May 2, 1912.
[35]
May 28: The
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway begins electric service.
[36]
June 30: The
Arizona and New Mexico Railway ,
Bingham and Garfield Railway ,
Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad ,
Lehigh and New England Railroad ,
Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad ,
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway , and
Spokane International Railway are reclassified from II to I, and the new
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway is also Class I. The
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas starts including its data with parent
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway , and, with the disappearance of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway and
Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad , the number of Class I railroads rises from 171 in 1912 to 176 as of June 30, 1913.
[37]
December 31: The
Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad is reorganized under the same name,
[38] having been in receivership since July 23, 1910. Former parent
Buffalo and Susquehanna Railway (Class II), also in receivership (since May 3, 1910),
[39] remains independent, and is reorganized as the
Wellsville and Buffalo Railroad (Class II) on December 14, 1915
[40] and abandoned in November 1916.
[41]
1914
January 1: The
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway begins recording its lease of the
Peoria and Eastern Railway , which dates from April 1, 1890, as such.
[42] Previously the P&E was listed as Class I.
[43]
March 1: The
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad begins operating the former Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railway, which had been in receivership since February 1, 1908.
[44] As a consequence of this reorganization, the DT&I no longer controls the
Ann Arbor Railroad .
[28]
[45]
March 30: The
Boston and Maine Railroad sells its controlling share in the
Maine Central Railroad .
[46]
April 7: The
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway is completed.
May 1: The
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway leases subsidiary
Wichita Falls and Southern Railway (not yet Class I) to
Texas subsidiary
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas .
[47]
June 1:
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad subsidiary
Toledo and Ohio Central Railway buys control of the
Kanawha and Michigan Railway from joint owners
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (also a NYC subsidiary) and
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway .
[48]
June 5:
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway subsidiary
Southern Kansas Railway of Texas is renamed
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway .
[49]
June 30: Despite the loss of the
Peoria and Eastern Railway , the number of Class I railroads remains at 176, its 1913 value, since
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada lessor
Chicago, Detroit and Canada Grand Trunk Junction Railroad , which reports separately, is raised from Class II to I.
[50]
July 1:
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway subsidiary
Pecos and Northern Texas Railway is leased in part to the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway , being split at
Sweetwater .
[51]
July 6: The
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad begins operating the former Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway,
[52] in receivership since March 7, 1912.
[53]
Texas subsidiary
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway of Texas is in receivership from March 9, 1912, to July 8, 1914.
[54]
July 29: The
Pennsylvania Railroad leases subsidiary
Northern Central Railway .
[55]
August 14: The
Utah Railway opens, initially operated by the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad .
[56]
December 23: The
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad merges with ten subsidiaries, including Class I
Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad and
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway , to form the
New York Central Railroad .
[57]
1915
January 23: The
Canadian Northern Railway is completed.
[58]
May 1: The
Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad (recently renamed from
Golden Circle Railroad ) acquires a portion of the property of former lessee
Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad ,
[59] the rest of which is abandoned.
June 1: Due to the financial problems of the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway , which was to operate the mostly-completed
National Transcontinental Railway , the Canadian government retains control of the NTR, grouping it with the existing
Canadian Government Railways (primarily the
Intercolonial Railway and
Prince Edward Island Railway ).
[60]
July 1: The
Monongahela Railroad (Class I) and
Buckhannon and Northern Railroad (not Class I), both owned jointly by the
Pennsylvania Company and
New York Central Railroad subsidiary
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , merge to form the
Monongahela Railway .
[61]
November 1: The
Wabash Railway begins operating the former Wabash Railroad,
[62] in receivership since December 26, 1911.
[63] It will soon lose its control of subsidiaries
Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway and
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad when they reorganize.
December 1: Independent
Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railroad begins operating the property of the former
Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railway , which had been leased to
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad subsidiary
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway ,
[64] and entered receivership in February 1915.
[65]
1916
January 1: The
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway begins operating the former Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad,
[66] which had been in receivership since January 1, 1909.
[67]
March 1: The
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway begins operating the former New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railroad,
[68] which had been in receivership since July 5, 1913.
[69] It retains control of subsidiaries
Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway (not yet Class I),
Orange and Northwestern Railroad (never Class I), and
St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway (Class I since 1911), but is freed of its former control by the
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad , itself in receivership.
[70] This system comes to be known as the
Gulf Coast Lines .
July: The
New York Central Railroad sells subsidiary
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad to the
Van Sweringen brothers .
[71]
July 1: The
Southern Railway leases subsidiary
Virginia and Southwestern Railway .
[72] This company still exists as a
Norfolk Southern Railway lessor.
July 14: The
Western Pacific Railroad , owned by
holding company
Western Pacific Railroad Corporation , acquires the property of the former Western Pacific Railway,
[73] a subsidiary of the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in receivership since March 5, 1915.
[74] (When the D&RG reorganizes in 1921, the WP will control its successor.)
August 16:
Union Pacific Railroad subsidiary
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad is renamed Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad.
[75]
September 1: The
Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad , in receivership since August 1, 1905,
[76] terminates its lease of the
Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad ,
[77] which becomes an independent Class I railroad.
November: The
Southern Railway buys control of the
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad from the
Alabama, New Orleans, Texas and Pacific Junction Railways Company ,
[78] as well as the latter's minority holdings in
Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway parent
Southwestern Construction Company . Through existing shares of that
holding company held by the Southern and subsidiary
Alabama Great Southern Railroad , the Southern now controls the CNO&TP.
November 1: The
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway begins operating the former St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad,
[79] in receivership since May 27, 1913.
[80] During its receivership, it has lost control of the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad and
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railroad .
December 31: The ICC changes its year for which carriers report to end on December 31 rather than June 30. In the preceding six months, the
Canadian Pacific Railway has stopped reporting,
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway subsidiaries
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas and
Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway and
Kansas City Southern Railway subsidiary
Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway have begun to report separately, the
Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad has commenced independent operations, and the
Virginia and Southwestern Railway has been leased. With the raising of the
Colorado and Wyoming Railway from Class II to I, the number of Class I railroads as of the end of 1916 is 183, up from 181 as of June 30.
[81]
1917
January 1: The independent
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad begins operating the property of the former
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad ,
[82] in receivership since December 19, 1913,
[83]
[84] and previously jointly owned by the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad and
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad .
[85]
January 1: The independent
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway begins operating the property of former
Wabash Railway subsidiary Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad,
[59] in receivership since June 8, 1908.
[86]
January 1:
Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiaries
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway ,
Vandalia Railroad , and others merge to form the
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad .
[55]
February 1: The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad acquires control of the
Coal and Coke Railway .
[87]
March 15: The
Pere Marquette Railway acquires the property of the Pere Marquette Railroad.
[88]
April 1: The independent
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway begins operating the property of former
Wabash Railway subsidiary
Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway ,
[89] in receivership since May 29, 1908.
[86]
April: The
Sterling Trust succeeds the
Alabama, New Orleans, Texas and Pacific Junction Railways Company as
holding company for the
Alabama and Vicksburg Railway and
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway .
[90]
May 31: The independent
Colorado Midland Railroad begins operating the former Colorado Midland Railway,
[91] a joint subsidiary of the
Colorado and Southern Railway (
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad system) and
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad that entered receivership on December 13, 1912.
[92]
June 1: The
Missouri Pacific Railroad begins operating the former properties of the Missouri Pacific Railway and subsidiary
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway ,
[93] both in receivership since August 19, 1915.
[94]
July 18:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad subsidiary
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway , in receivership since July 2, 1914,
[95] ceases operations after conveying much of its property to new B&O subsidiary and lessor
Toledo and Cincinnati Railroad . Other pieces of the CH&D are either abandoned or sold to the newly incorporated independent
Dayton, Toledo and Chicago Railway ;
[96] former lessor
Cincinnati, Findlay and Fort Wayne Railway is also freed of B&O control, and both independent companies soon abandon their lines.
August 1: The
Savannah and Atlanta Railway (not yet Class I) acquires the property of the
Savannah and Northwestern Railway .
[97]
September 30: The Canadian government acquires control of the
Canadian Northern Railway .
[98]
October 1: The
San Diego and Arizona Railway (not yet Class I), half-owned by the
Southern Pacific Company , acquires the property of the
San Diego and South Eastern Railway .
[99]
December 1: The
Utah Railway begins operating its own line, heretofore leased to the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad .
[56] It immediately becomes Class I.
[100]
1918
January 1: The
United States Railroad Administration takes over operation of most of the U.S. rail network,
[55] including almost all Class I railroads.
[101]
January 1: The
Pennsylvania Railroad leases its subsidiaries that had been leased to the
Pennsylvania Company ,
[55] as well as the
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad .
[102]
January 17: The
New York Connecting Railroad , jointly owned by the
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and
Pennsylvania Railroad , begins hauling freight over the
Hell Gate Bridge .
[55] It will become Class I in 1920.
[103]
August 5: The
Colorado Midland Railroad ceases operations after entering receivership on July 1, 1918. A piece at the east end continues to be operated under
trackage rights by the
Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad .
[59]
August 6: The
Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway (not yet Class I) acquires the property of the former
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company ,
[104] in receivership since February 20, 1916.
[105]
October 1: The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad leases subsidiary
Coal and Coke Railway .
[106]
December 20: The title "
Canadian National Railways " is adopted for the government-owned
Canadian Northern Railway and
Canadian Government Railways (primarily the
National Transcontinental Railway ,
Intercolonial Railway , and
Prince Edward Island Railway ).
[98]
1919
1920
The
Louisville and Nashville Railroad , subsidiary of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad , purchases 1.73% of the stock of the
Atlanta and West Point Railroad . Combined with existing ownership - 1.95% by the ACL and 46.98% by joint subsidiary
Georgia Railroad - this gives the ACL control of the West Point.
[111]
[112]
February 29: The
Washington Southern Railway merges into parent
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad .
[113]
March 1: The
United States Railroad Administration ceases operations, returning control to the railroad companies.
[55]
March 1: The
Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway (not yet Class I) leases the
Northern Ohio Railway , which had been leased to the
Lake Erie and Western Railroad , part of the
New York Central Railroad system.
[114]
[115]
March 1: The
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway sells subsidiary
Wichita Falls and Southern Railway , which was leased to
Texas subsidiary
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas , and it resumes independent operations (not yet Class I).
[116]
June: The independent
Evansville, Indianapolis and Terre Haute Railway begins operating the property of the former
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad subsidiary
Evansville and Indianapolis Railroad ,
[117] in receivership since February 5, 1916.
[118]
July 1: The
Pennsylvania Railroad leases subsidiaries
Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad and
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad .
[55]
November 6:
Southern Railway subsidiary
Southern Railway in Mississippi is renamed
Columbus and Greenville Railroad .
[113]
1921
January 1: The
Pennsylvania Railroad leases a number of subsidiaries, including Class I
Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway ,
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway , and
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad .
[55]
March 26: The
Missouri-Illinois Railroad (not yet Class I) begins operating the former
Illinois Southern Railway ,
[119] in receivership since September 17, 1918.
[120]
July 1: The
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway leases the
Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway .
[121]
July 1: The
Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad (not yet Class I) opens and leases the
Wichita Falls and Southern Railway .
[122]
August 1: The
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad , a subsidiary of
Western Pacific Railroad parent
Western Pacific Railroad Corporation , begins operating the former Denver and Rio Grande Railroad,
[123] in receivership since January 26, 1918.
[124] (The D&RG had controlled WP predecessor Western Pacific Railway until its 1916 reorganization.)
December 20: The
Midland Terminal Railway (not Class I) purchases the remaining property of lessor
Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad (formerly Class I).
[125]
December 29: The
Midland Terminal Railway (not Class I) purchases the remaining property of lessor
Colorado Midland Railroad (formerly Class I),
[125] in receivership since July 1, 1918.
[59]
December 31: The
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway leases subsidiary
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway of Indiana .
[126]
1922
January: The
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad begins distributing its
Chicago and Alton Railroad stock, ending its control of that company.
[127]
January 1: The
El Paso and Southwestern Company buys the
Arizona and New Mexico Railway (no longer Class I) from the
Phelps Dodge Corporation and leases it to lessor
El Paso and Southwestern Railroad .
[128]
January 1: The
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway begins operating the former Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad,
[129] in receivership since May 27, 1913.
[130] During its receivership, it has lost its relationships with parent
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad and subsidiary
Evansville and Indianapolis Railroad (not yet Class I).
January 1: The
New York Central Railroad leases subsidiaries
Toledo and Ohio Central Railway and
Kanawha and Michigan Railway .
[131]
January 31: The
Tennessee Central Railway acquires the property of the former Tennessee Central Railroad,
[126] in receivership since December 31, 1912.
[132]
March: The
Van Sweringen brothers buy control of the
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad .
[71]
April 24: The
Missouri and North Arkansas Railway begins operating the former
Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad ,
[126] in receivership since April 1, 1912.
[133]
April 26: The
Van Sweringen brothers buy the
Lake Erie and Western Railroad from the
New York Central Railroad .
[55]
July 1: The
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad leases the
Lake Erie and Western Railroad ,
[126] both companies being controlled by the
Van Sweringen brothers .
December 1: The
International-Great Northern Railroad begins operating the former International and Great Northern Railway,
[126] in receivership since August 11, 1914.
[134]
December 31: The
Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway is raised from Class II to I.
[135]
1923
The
Fort Smith and Western Railway begins operating the former Fort Smith and Western Railroad,[
citation needed ] in receivership since October 9, 1915.
[136]
January 1: The
Van Sweringen brothers merge their
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad and lessor
Lake Erie and Western Railroad into the
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad .
[71] The TStL&W had been in receivership since October 22, 1914.
[137]
January 20: The new
Canadian National Railway takes over operation of the
Canadian National Railways , consisting of the
Canadian Northern Railway and
Canadian Government Railways (primarily the
National Transcontinental Railway ,
Intercolonial Railway , and
Prince Edward Island Railway ), as well as the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway .[
citation needed ]
January 30: The
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada is merged into the government-owned
Canadian National Railway , completing a process begun in 1920 to save the financially troubled Grand Trunk.
[138]
April 1: The
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad begins operating most of the former
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway and subsidiary
Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway ,
[139] in receivership since September 27, 1915 and May 29, 1917, respectively.
Texas subsidiary
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas , placed under a receiver's control at the same time,
[140] is simultaneously reorganized as the
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad of Texas .
[141] Property not retained in the reorganization includes the
Shreveport -
Dallas line, acquired by
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company subsidiary
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company of Texas ,
[142] and the
Oklahoma City -
Atoka line, acquired by the
Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway (not yet Class I).
August 6: The independent
Columbus and Greenville Railway begins operating the property of former
Southern Railway subsidiary Columbus and Greenville Railroad,
[143] in receivership since June 4, 1921.
[126]
August 17: The
Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railway merges with the
Munising, Marquette and Southeastern Railway (not Class I) to form the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad.
[144]
1924
January 1: The
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway leases subsidiary
Grand Canyon Railway (no longer Class I).
[145]
January 1: The
Philadelphia and Reading Railway merges into parent
Reading Company , which becomes an operating railroad.
[146]
February 1:
Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary
Baltimore and Eastern Railroad (not Class I) begins operating the former
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway west of
Denton .
[147] Independent
Maryland and Delaware Coast Railway (not Class I) will acquire the rest on May 14; it is reorganized in 1932 as the
Maryland and Delaware Seacoast Railroad .
[55]
May 14: The
Texas and Pacific Railway exits a receivership[
citation needed ] that began on October 27, 1916,
[148] and is acquired by the
Missouri Pacific Railroad by the end of the year.
[149]
June 20: The
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway (
Gulf Coast Lines ) buys control of the
International-Great Northern Railroad .
[150]
October 29: The
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad exits a receivership that began on July 21, 1922,
[123] and is now equally owned by the
Missouri Pacific Railroad and
Western Pacific Railroad parent
Western Pacific Railroad Corporation .
[151]
November: The
Sterling Trust sells the
Alabama and Vicksburg Railway and
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway to New York and New Orleans bankers.
[152]
November 1: The
Southern Pacific Company leases the subsidiaries of the
El Paso and Southwestern Company , including the
El Paso and Southwestern Railroad and
Arizona and New Mexico Railway ,
[149] which the Class I EP&SW Company had operated.
November 8: The
Southern Pacific Company leases subsidiary
Arizona Eastern Railroad .
[153]
December 1: The
Clinchfield Railroad , an unincorporated entity organized jointly by the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and subsidiary
Louisville and Nashville Railroad , begins operating the
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway under lease.
[154]
1925
January 1: The
Missouri Pacific Railroad gains control of the
Gulf Coast Lines , including parent
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway and several other Class I railroads:
International-Great Northern Railroad (bought by the NOT&M on June 20, 1924),
Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway , and
St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway .
[150]
March 31: The
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway acquires the property of the former Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad,
[145] in receivership since April 16, 1917.
[155]
April 1: The
Alton and Eastern Railroad (not Class I) begins operating a short piece of the former
Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad ,
[156] in receivership since July 31, 1914.
[157]
May 1:
Southern Pacific Company subsidiary
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway leases the
San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway .
[158]
May 19: The
Wabash Railway gains control of the
Ann Arbor Railroad .
[159]
June: The
Muskogee Company , parent of the
Midland Valley Railroad ,[
citation needed ] acquires control of the
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway , in receivership from June 7, 1924, until May 1, 1926.
[109]
July 1: The
Illinois Central Railroad acquires control of the
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad .[
citation needed ]
November 5:
Western Pacific Railroad subsidiary
Sacramento Northern Railway acquires the property of the electric Sacramento Northern Railroad.
[160] (The Sacramento Northern Railroad had replaced the
Northern Electric Railway in 1918.)
December 31: The
San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad , acquired by
Missouri Pacific Railroad subsidiary
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway on December 1, leaves a receivership that began on August 14, 1914.
[26]
1926
The
Springfield, Havana and Peoria Railroad takes over a portion of the former
Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad , in receivership since July 31, 1914,
[157] and leases it to the
Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway , which becomes Class I.
[161]
January 1: The
Pennsylvania Railroad creates lessor
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Detroit Railroad by merging other lessors, including former Class I railroads
Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway and
Cleveland, Akron and Cincinnati Railway .
[55]
May: The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad gains control of the
Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railroad ,
[162] whose predecessor had been leased to B&O subsidiary
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway until 1915.
June 1: The
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad , subsidiary of the
Illinois Central Railroad , leases the
Alabama and Vicksburg Railway and
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway .
[163]
June 1: The
Canadian Pacific Railway leases the lines of the
Boston and Maine Railroad subsidiaries
Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad and
Massawippi Valley Railway between
Wells River and
Sherbrooke . (North of
Newport the lease is assigned to CP subsidiary
Quebec Central Railway .)
[164] Along with the CP's operation under lease of the connecting
Newport and Richford Railroad , also controlled by the B&M, and of the short
Midland Railroad (later abandoned), these "
Canadian Pacific Lines in Vermont " become Class I in 1927.
[165]
1927
January 1: The
Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad , subsidiary of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad , begins operating the former
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway ,
[166] in receivership since February 25, 1921.
[158]
January 1: The
Central New England Railway is merged into parent
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad .
[167]
January 1: The
Denver and Salt Lake Railway begins operating the former Denver and Salt Lake Railroad,
[168] in receivership since August 16, 1917.
[169]
January 1: The
Georgia and Florida Railroad begins operating the former Georgia and Florida Railway, in receivership since March 27, 1915.
[170]
January 1: The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad buys a one-third share in the
Monongahela Railway , formerly owned jointly by the
Pennsylvania Railroad and
New York Central Railroad subsidiary
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad .
[171]
March 1: The
Southern Pacific Company leases subsidiaries
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway ,
Houston East and West Texas Railway ,
Houston and Texas Central Railroad ,
Louisiana Western Railroad ,
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company , and GH&SA lessor
San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway to
Texas subsidiary
Texas and New Orleans Railroad .
[172]
April 1: The new independent
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad acquires the property of the former Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway,
[173] owned jointly by the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and
Pennsylvania Company and in receivership since July 2, 1917.
[174]
May 30: The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad leases subsidiary
Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railroad .
[165]
1928
The
Pennsylvania Railroad buys control of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad and
Wabash Railway .[
citation needed ]
January 1: The
Illinois Power and Light Corporation , which controls the electric
Illinois Traction System , acquires the
Illinois Terminal Company and leases several subsidiaries to the IT, which becomes Class I.
[156]
[175]
January 14: The
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad begins operating the former Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway,
[176] in receivership since March 18, 1925.
[158]
November 1: The
Canadian National Railway consolidates ten of its U.S. subsidiaries to form the
Grand Trunk Western Railroad . These subsidiaries include the Class I Grand Trunk Western Railway,
Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway , and
Chicago, Detroit and Canada Grand Trunk Junction Railroad , the latter actually operated under lease by the CN but reported separately.
[177]
[178]
November 28: Existing
Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary
Baltimore and Eastern Railroad (not Class I), successor to part of the
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway , acquires the property of former Pennsylvania subsidiary
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway .
[147]
1929
The
Missouri Pacific Railroad gains control of the
Missouri-Illinois Railroad ,[
citation needed ] which also becomes Class I this year.
[179]
The
Muskogee Company , owner of the
Midland Valley Railroad and
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway , buys the
Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway .[
citation needed ]
January 1: The
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway leases the
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company .
[180]
January 1: The
Reading Company leases subsidiaries
Perkiomen Railroad
[181] and
Port Reading Railroad .
[182]
January 17: The
Southern Pacific Company gains full control of the
Northwestern Pacific Railroad by purchasing the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 's one-half share.
[183]
June 1: The
Louisville and Nashville Railroad leases subsidiary
Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis Railway .
[184]
[185]
October 19: The
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway purchases the
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway and subsidiary
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway of Texas ,
[54] and leases the former directly and the latter to
Texas subsidiary
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway .
[186]
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a
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696
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^
Interstate Commerce Commission , 28 Val. Rep. 90 (1929): Valuation Docket No. 264, The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company and its Leased Lines
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^
Interstate Commerce Commission , 141 I.C.C. 115 (1928): Valuation Docket No. 857, Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Company et al.
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Poor's Intermediate Manual of Railroads , 1917, p. 493
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a
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a
b
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a
b
c
d
e
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^
Interstate Commerce Commission , 40 Val. Rep. 723 (1933): Valuation Docket No. 897, Wabash Railway Company
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^
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a
b
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^
Interstate Commerce Commission , 125 I.C.C. 765 (1927): Valuation Docket No. 866, Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad Company
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a
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^
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a
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a
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^
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a
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a
b
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a
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a
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a
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a
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a
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a
b
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a
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Current
Former
Timeline Railroads in italics meet the revenue specifications for Class I status, but are not technically Class I railroads due to being passenger-only railroads with no freight component.