Off-topic or non-genuine companies

Correspondents frequently suggest I expand my project in one direction or another. I understand their desires; I really do. (See Rules for listing companies) However, I must limit project expansion to definite railroads and very closely-related companies. Here are the most common reasons for excluding companies:

• I generally exclude companies that do not include variations of the words railroad, railway, etc or obviously related words in their names. It does not matter whether certificates show railroad vignettes or not.
• I generally exclude companies that require extended research to discover their relationships to railroading.
• I exclude companies that obviously belong in other specialties (e.g., mining, oil, water, utilities, express, water-borne shipping, buses, toys, bridges, real estate, tunnels, lumber.)

Multiple entries of the same name indicate references to:

• different companies of the same name
• multiple locations of the same company.

Please contact me if you have contradictory information that proves a company listed here:

• was officially incorporated
• operated (or planned to operate) a for-profit rail operation in North America
• across rights-of-way that it did not own
• carried (or intended to carry) unrelated passengers or freight.

The list below shows every company that has been suggested for entry but that has proven off-topic for one or more reasons.

Company excluded	Reason
Abby Plantation Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Acme Extract	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
ADM Milling	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Aero Marine Locomotive	not related to railroading
Agencia Comercial	operated a tramway in Yucatan, but considered primarily a plantation
Agencia Mercantil Maritima Maritima	operated a tramway in Yucatan, but considered primarily a plantation
Akron Scenic Railway	amusement park ride
Alabaster	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Algoma Consolidated	diversified company
Alice G Sugar Refinery Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Allouez Bay Dock	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Alta Montana	considered a smelting company
Aluminum Company America	ALCOA, manufacturing company, unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
American Adhesion Traction	not considered rail-related; company intended to build monorail to tow canal barges
American Brake Shoe	manufacturer of expendable parts
American Brake Shoe Foundry	manufacturer of expendable parts, too far removed for inclusion
American Brake Shoe Foundry	consumable supplies
American Carrera Marble	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
American Cash Railway	NOT a genuine railway
American Compressed Air Motor	reported to have operated a railway, but considered a manufacturing company
American Fire Brick	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
American Fruit Growers Inc	while possibly a user of rail transportation, considered primarily an express company
American Fur	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
American Railroad Station Indicator	considered removed from either fixed assets or crucial operating equipment
American Railway Publishing	publishing company
American Railway Water	considered a water supplier
American Shipbuilding	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
American Steel Spring Manufacturing	possible related to railroading, but not necessarily a crucial supplier
American Street Car Advertising	considered a printing or advertising company
Anaconda Copper Mining	mining railroad at Butte, MT, reported to ICC as common carrier
Androscoggin Lakes Transportation	considered a Great Lakes shipping company
Anglo Newfoundland Development	real estate development and land ownership
Anthracite Beer	Pennsylvania brewer unrelated to coal mining
Anthracite Land	rea estate company
Antrim Iron	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Appalachian Limited	at least one certificate offered on Ebay as railroad, but actually an 1889 British mining company disbanded 1891
Aquilar Motor	manufacturing company, purpose unknown
Argentine Railway	operated in Argentina, not included in this catalog
Arizona Automatic Air Association	off-topic, unknown purpose
Arizona Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Aronimink Transportation	bus company subsidiary of the Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Co
Ash Bed Mining	copper mining company; Keewenaw Peninsula, Michicgan, NOT coal-related
Associated Railroads America	considered an association
Atchison Eastern Bridge	bridge company
Atlanta Joint Terminals	not incorporated and did not issue securities; existed as operating agreement between Atlanta & West Point RR, Georgia Railroad and Louisville & Nashville (L&N dropped out in 1956
Automatic Time Table	considered a printing or advertising company
Ball Wood	manufactured engines that drove streetcar systems, not individual cars; considered related to railroading but primarily an engine manufacturer
Baltimore Ohio Toledo Elevator	owned by railroad but considered an elevator operator
Baltimore Streetcar Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Baltimore Yorktown Turnpike Railroad	a turnpike company unrelated to railroading
Barcelona Traction Light Power Ltd	operated in Spain, not included in this catalog
Baring Cross Bridge	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company
Barker City Houghton Lake	unincorporated lumber railway
Bay Area Railroad Association Western Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Belle Terre Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Belmont County OH Barnesville Hendrysburg Road	bonds issued for road construction, not railroad related
Belton Grandview Kansas City Railroad	museum railroad
Bennett Sewer Pipe	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Bentley Lumber Tram Road	unincorporated logging tram
Berkeley Development	land development company, not involved in railroading
Bessemer Limerstone Cement	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Bethlehem Steel	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Bi State Development Agency	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Bidwell Electric	does not seem related to railroading
Blair Silica Brick	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Blakely Road	probably unincorporated logging tram
Bluegrass Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Bomer Blank Lumber Tram	unincorporated logging tram
Booher Branch	branch of the East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Co
Booth Flynn Contractors	unknown if involved in railroad construction
Brandon Corp	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Branford Electric Railway Association Inc	museum, not official railroad company
Bristol Brass Clock	manufacturing company
British Columbia Forest Museum Park	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
British Yukon Navigation	operated railway but considered primarily a water shipping company
Broad Top Improvement	land development company at Broad Top, Pennsylvania
Brownsville Navigation District	considered a water shipping terminal
Buckeye Steel Castings	possibly made parts for railroads, but considered primarily a foundry
Burt Portland Cement	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Bush Terminal Buildings	company formed to manage the Bush Terminal Company real estate holdings
Cadillac Sand Gravel	at least one source reported as an operating railroad but probably unincorporated
Cairo Transfer	ferry boat transfer operation
California Fruit Exchange	while possibly a user of rail transportation, considered primarily an express company
California Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Call Switch Ltd	not rail-related
Cambria Steel	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Campbell Limestone #9	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Canada Southern Bridge	bridge company
Canadian Niagara Bridge	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Canadian Occidental Petroleum	oil company
Capitol Securities Capital	considered an investment company
Carolina Aluminum	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Catherine Sugar Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Cedar Grove Plantation Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Cedar Hollow Lime	possibly operated in-pit tramway, but considered primarily a quarry operator
Central Monserrate Sugar	unincorporated plantation tram
Centreville Southwestern Railroad	miniature train at Henry Becker & Son Dairy Farms, not valid railroad company
Champaign Monticello	no company by this name confirmed, probably a confusion of the Monticello Railway Museum
Charleston Industrial Corporation	not coal related; organized to buy surplus government land at Nitro, WV
Charleston McClellanville Santee Transportation	steamboat company
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Chicago Atchison Bridge	bridge company
Chicago Duluth Georgian Bay Transfer	Great Lakes shipping company
Chicago Improvement	irrigation company
Chicago Milwaukee Road Realty	land-holding arm of the Chicago-Milwaukee Corp with no direct involvement in railroading
Chicago Railway Terminal Elevator	considered a grain elevator company
Chicago Southern Express	express company
Chicago St Louis Gulf Transportation	barge company
Chippewa Valley Railroad	quarter scale steam railroad in Carson Park, Eau Claire
Church Quarry	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Cincinnati Transfer	bus company
Cincinnati Union Stock Yard	previously named United Rail Road Stock Yard Co; not considered rail-related after name change
City Park Railroad New Orleans	New Orleans miniature railroad, name known from undated ticket
Clark Gay Manufacturing	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Cleveland Buffalo Transfer	Lake Erie shipping company
Cleveland Cliffs Iron	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Coal Run Improvement	real estate development and land ownership
Coldwater Train	reported as industrial operation, but exact name unknown
Colombian National Railway	outside North America (Colombia)
Columbia Yakima Corp	passenger/shipping company that operated out of Portland and Seattle-Tacoma; no railroad involvement
Commercial National Bank Pittsburgh PA	bank
Commercial Travelers National Association	travel association
Commonwealth Massachusetts Abolition Railroad Crossings bonds	government bond with no relationship to specific company
Compania Industrial Azucarera Sociedad Anonima	sugar manufacturer, unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Compania la Primavera	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Compania Minera Naica Sociedad Anonima	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Compania Minera Penoles Avalos	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Compania Minera Santa Rosalia Sociedad Anonima	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Compressed Air	'sounds' too far removed
Connecticut Gas Coke Securities	considered a securities company related to the petroleum industry
Connecticut Trolley Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Consolidated Coupling	patent holder, too far removed from railroading
Consolidated Lake Superior	This company owned a couple of Canadian railroads, but is considered primarily a holding company with primary interests in mining.
Consolidated Railway Straw Products	possibly supplied some sort of products to railroads, considered unworth of listing
Consolidated Railway Straw Products Equipment	nor related closely enough
Coopers Point Philadelphia Ferry	sporadically reported as a railroad operation but considered primarily a ferry company
Coraopolis Neville Island Bridge	bridge company
Coro Lavela Railroad Improvement	outside North America (Venuzuela)
Cortez Mines	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Cowenhoven Tunnel Drainage	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
CP National Corporation	semiconductor and technology (not rail related)
Crescent City Stockyard Slaughterhouse	considered a stock yard company, not included because name lacks direct reference to railroading
Cresson Springs	resort operator, NOT rail-related
Crown Zellerbach Corp	considered a diversified company too far removed from railroading
Cumberland Transportation	river transportation company
Curve Rail Oiler	considered merely a lubricant and therefore a consumable
Deerfield River	apparently an unincorporated lumber railroad owned by Deerfield River Pulp & Paper Corp
Dees Tram No 1	unincorporated logging tram
Delaware Hudson Canal	1823-1899, considered primarily a canal company
Denver Circle Real Estate	real estate development and land ownership
Denver City County Moffat Tunnel Improvement District	see Moffat Tunnel Improvement District, not included because name lacks direct reference to railroading
Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Motorway	seemingly non-railroad motor transport
Denver Real Estate	real estate development and land ownership
Deseronto Navigation Ltd	considered a water shipping company
Detroit Canada Tunnel	tunnel company
Detroit Edison	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Detroit River Tunnel	considered a tunnel company
Detroit Shipbuilding	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Dibley Bridge	bridge company
Dunbar Furnace	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Dunleith Dubuque Bridge	1857-1867, not a railroad company, considered a bridge company, removed May, 2018 because company name lacks direct reference to railroading
Dunnellon	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Eagle Lake Lines	name from HO gauge membership card
East Troy Electric Railroad	Wisconsin Trolley Museum
Eastern Coupling	several eBay sellers have contended this company was somehow related to railroading, I can find only mentions of this company making steam coupling for carpet clearners, please send PROOF of railroad involvement
Eastern Idaho Mining Water	water and irrigation company
Eastern Transportation Line	this company ran tugs in and around the port of New York; not considered rail-related
Eastman Kodak	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Easton South Bethlehem Transportation	bus service
Echanove Hermanos	operated a tramway in Yucatan, but considered primarily a plantation
Edaville	museum
Edgerly Tram Road	unincorporated logging tram
Electro Pneumatic Transfer	pneumatic tube transportation for businesses and stores, not related to railroading
Elm Hall Plantation Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Elmhurst Chicago Stone	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Employees Wheeling Traction Trust Fund	considered an association
Empresa Zaldivar	operated a tramway in Yucatan, but considered primarily a plantation
Entre Rios Eastern Railway	incorporated in Massachusetts, but operated in Argentina
Equalized Spring Motor	manufactured motors for sewing machines
Erie Pacific Despatch	while possibly a user of rail transportation, considered primarily an express company
Expo Express	World Fair elevated
Express Marco Inc	name considered too remote from railroading and otherwise not a major player
Farmers Grain Shipping	owned Devils Lake & Northern Railway
Farmington Canal	considered primarily a canal company
Federal Steel	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Ferrocarril Zacatepec Jojutla Tlaquiltenango	sugar plantation
Fiddletown Copperopolis Railway	ficticious railroad, subject of recurring cartoons in 1940s-1950s Railroad Magazine
Finkl Steel	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Fletcher Pack	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Florida Land	real estate development and land ownership
Ford Motor	industrial rail oprtation
Formosa Plastics Corp	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Forsyth Automatic Air Steam Coupler	considered unrelated to railcar couplers
Fort Dodge Moines Southern Transportation	bus company formed in 1925 to cover area served by interurbans around Ames
Fort Edmonton Park	rail-related park, not considered an operating railroad company
Fox River Trolley Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Franklin Railway Oil	purpose of company unknown, presumably an oil company
Garbutt Brothers Tram Road	unincorporated logging tram
General Safety Appliance	probably rail-related but considered non-crucial to railroading
Geneva Manufacturing	see State Line & Union Rail Road Co; NOT considered a rail-related company
Georgetown Tunnel Transportation	gold, silver, lead, zinc mining operation near Georgetown, Colorado
Georgia Granite	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Georgia Pacific Corp	operated logging railways in several states but considered primarily a highly diversified timber products company
German American West African Railway Trading Colonization Washington DC	organized to operate in Togo
Gilbert Tramway	unincorporated logging tram
Glen Arbor	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Golden Gate Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Goshen State Line Telegraph	telegraph company
Grainbelt Corp	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Grand Tower Iron Mountain Railroad	coke company owned by Mount Carbon Coal
Grand Union	food retailer in New York, New Jersey and Vermont
Granite Mountain Rock Quarry	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Gray Lumber Tram Road	unincorporated logging tram
Grays Tram Road	seemingly an unincorporated mining tram
Greater Richmond Transportation	bus company
Green Hills Rural Development	real estate development and land ownership
Greene Cananea Copper	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Greene Consolidated Copper	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Greenwood Plantation Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
H Davis	grocery supply company
Hackley Hume	see Long Lake & Muskegon River, logging
Hallowell Granite	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Hartford Steam Boiler	boiler manufacturing company
Heart Dixie Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Henderson Bridge	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Henry Ford Museum Greenfield Village	reported to have tourist service, not considered an operating railroad company
Heritage Park Historical Village	reported to have tourist service, not considered an operating railroad company
Heritage Park Pioneer Village	tourist service
Hersey Gravel	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Heston Steam Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Homestake Mining	operated mining trams, but considered primarily a mining company
Hoosier Equipment	no mention of railroading in name
Hoyt Woodin Manufacturing	or Hoyt & Woodin?; unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Hudson Motor	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Hudson River Bridge at Albany	bridge company owned by New York Central & Hudson River and Boston & Albany Railroads and not considered a railroad, removed because company name lacks direct reference to railroading
Hunters Point Newtown Flushing Turnpike Road	although charter allowed building a railroad, considered a turnpike company
Huron Portland Cement	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Illinois Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Illinois River Bridge Havana	bridge company
Illinois Slag Ballast	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Illinois St Louis Bridge	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Indian Hill Iron Range	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Indiana Transportation Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Indianapolis Stockyards	considered a stockyards company
Industrial Lumber Tram Road	unincorporated logging tram
Ingenio Tilapa	sugar plantation
Inter State	considered a shipping company
International Reload Systems	lumber reloader on the BNSF
Interstate Construction	construction company with no direct rail involvement
Interstate Sand Car Transfer	Mississippi River boat company that moved cars across the river on barges.
Interstate Transit	not included in this project; bus company subsidiary of the Union Pacific, operated in Utah, ultimately became part of the Greyhound Central Division
Iowa Rail Road Land	land company
Jackson Iron	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Jamaica Brooklyn Plank Road	although charter allowed building a railroad, considered a plank road company
Jamaica Brooklyn Road	road company, not railroad-related
James Bay Victoria Railway	miniature railroad, Nov 1939 'Railroad Magazine'
James River	became part of James River & Kanawha Co, but no direct railroad involvement
Joliet Arsenal	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Junction Kansas Nebraska Pacific RailRoad	see Whitesville Town Company (Nebraska Territory)
Kelley Park Trolley	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Kellys Creek Improvement	real estate development and land ownership
Kendall Products Corp	considered a manufacturer with little if any direct rail involvement
Kentucky Improvement	real estate development, supposedly operated 'Hunnewell Railway'
Keokuk Hamilton Bridge	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company
Kilsock Tram	unincorporated logging tram owned by L M Thompson
Knob Creek Tram Road	unincorporated logging tram
L C C Automatic Couplers	train pipe coupler, not included because company lacks direct reference to railroading
L Thompson Scenic Railway	roller coaster; NOT a legitimate railroad
Lackawanna Tunnel	tunnel company
Lake City Transit Corporation	New York NY bus transit system between Dunkirk and Fredonia
Lake Jackson Sugar	unincorporated plantation tram
Lake Superior Iron Chemical	considered primarily a mining and manufacturing company
Laona Northern Railway	Camp Five Museum Foundation, not considered an operating railroad company
Laurel Grove Plantation Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Lee County Grain Association	considered either an elevator company or an association
Lehigh New England Terminal Ware House	ice company
Lehigh Valley Transportation	Great Lakes shipping company
Lemac Carriers	while possibly a user of rail transportation, considered primarily an express company
Lenora Mount Sicker Copper	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Leonards Department Store	Fort Worth, tenuous relationship to railroading
Lewis Run Manufacturing	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Lewiston Suspension Bridge	bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Lewistown Tuscarora Bridge	owned by Penn Central, possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Lincoln Park Transportation	amusement park
Liquid Air Refrigeration Power	held a 'Cold Blast' refrigeration patent and considered too far-removed for inclusion as a railroad-related company
Loisel Sugar Refinery Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Lone Dock	dock company
Louisville Bridge	bridge company, see also Louisville & Jeffersonville Bridge & Railroad Co,
Louisville Jeffersonville Bridge	bridge company
Lowell National Historic Park	not considered an operating railroad company
Macco Construction	unknown if involved in railroad construction
Madison County tax receipts for Mobile Ohio county railroad tax	considered as simple tax receipts for the collection of Madison County railroad tax
Mahanoy Navigation	considered a water shipping company
Mahoning River Land	probably a coal company subsidiary of the Erie Railroad, considered off-topic because the name indicates otherwise
Mail Express	considered an express company
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Manhattan Transportation Ltd	several non-railroad companies by this name (Hudson River shipping, buses, et al)
Manila Railroad	Philippines
Manistique Pulp Paper	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Mann Street Car Indicator Advertising	considered a printing or advertising company
Mashek Chemical Iron	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Maspeth Avenue Toll Bridge	considered a bridge company and lacks direct reference to railroading
McCormick Railroad Park	not a railroad operator
McKnight Brothers Tinker	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Medford Logging	logging
Medusa Portland Cement	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
MEI Corp	descendent of Twin City Rapid Transit, unrelated to streetcar transit
Merchants Miners Transportation	Atlantic coast ocean shipping and passenger company
Metropolitan Coach Lines	considered unrelated to railroading, purchased assets of Pacific Electric Railway and Ashbury Rapid Transit System in 1953 and converted to buses
Metropolitan Securities	ordinary securities broker
Michigan Alkali	logging or industrial operation
Michigan Limestone Chemical	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Michigan Transit Museum	reported to have tourist service, currently not considered an operating railroad company
Mid Continent Railway Historical Society	considered a museum and not an operating railroad
Middletown Sussex Transit Corp	considered a transportation company unrelated to railroading
Midland Gravel	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Minnesota Ontario Paper	railroad operations related to paper mill
Minnesota Transportation Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Miskin Spring Wheel	automotive and baby buggie wheels
Mission Transportation Refining	West Coast shipping company and pipeline company, NOT rail-related,
Mississippi River Fuel Corp	pipeline company
Missouri Transfer	definitely a bus company in later years; unknown if it ever operated rail
Moffat Tunnel Improvement District	municpal-funded tunnel project
Montezuma Milling Transportation	mining company
Monticello Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Morbihan Narrow Gauge Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Moundsville Mining Manufacturing	land developer
Mount Mitchell Development	real estate
MSL Industries	diversified company
Museum Alaska Transportation Industry	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
National Brake Shoe	manufacturer of expendable parts and therefore too far removed for inclusion
National Capital capitol Trolley Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
National Car Brake Shoe	brake shoe manufacturer, expendable supplies
National Casting	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
National Coal By Products Corp	considered a manufacturer not directly involved in the mining of coal
National Correspondence School Railroading	school, no direct railroad involvement
National Express Transportation	short-lived express company, a competitor to Adams and Well Fargo
National Steam Pipe Coupling of Baltimore City MD	may have made piping for railroads, but considered too far removed for listing
National Transfer	oil pipeline holding company for Standard Oil Company lines
Natural Bridge	logging
NCSTL Motor Transit	bus company
Nevada Northern Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
New Creek	manufacturing company
New Niquero Sugar	unincorporated plantation tram
New York Car Steamboat Ice	intended to manufacture gas lighting for passenger cars
New York Central Realty	real estate development
New York Tunnel	considered a tunnel company
Newark Farmers Grain	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Newfoundland Light Power	operated street railway 1924 to 1949, but considered primarily a utility for this project
Newport Cincinnati Bridge	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Niagara River Bridge	considered a bridge company, removed because company name lacks direct reference to railroading
Ninth Street Bee Line Railroad	fictitious street railway
Nona Mills	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Norfolk Warehouse	considered a warehouse company
North Shore Construction	no evidence of railroad involvement
Northeastern Philadelphia Transfer	probably bus or trackless trolley system
Northern Counties Union Railway	outsidde North America (United Kingdom)
Northern Illinois Corp	subsidiary of NICOR Inc., a natural gas company
Northwest Chemco Inc	although specimens of transitional stock certificates from Chicago & North Western Railway Co are known overprinted with new name, this company is not listed because it was a chemical and manufacturing company and subsidiary of Northwest Industries
Northwestern Electric Service Pennsylvania	considered a utility
Ocean City Bridge	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Ohio Michigan Sand Gravel	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Ohio Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Ohio Valley Transit	considered an electrified bus company
Old Colony Inc	cleaning compounds manufacturer
Oliver Iron Steel	considered an iron and steel mill, only peripherally related to railroading
Omaha Transfer	bus company
Omnibus General	considered primarily a horse-drawn omnibus company
Orange Belt Investment	investment company
Orange Empire Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Orange Empire Trolley Museum	museum
Oregon Development	ocean shipping along Oregon Coast
Oregon Electric Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Oregon Steam Navigation	considered primarily a Columbia River navigation company that operated short portage railways for its own uses
Osceola St Croix Valley Railway	Transportation Museum
Osmeek Log Track Standard Gauge	Sycamore Plantation, unincorporated plantation tram
Owensboro Elsewhere	Glenmore Distilleries Co industrial railway
Pacific	unknown purpose but considered off-topic
Pacific Coast Express	express company that operated over Tacoma Eastern Railroad
Pacific Coast Manufacturing Transportation	manufacturing company
Pacific Elevators	considered an elevator company
Pacific Northwest Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Pacific Spruce Corporation Associated Companies	certificates issued by Pacific Spruce Northern Railway Co, Pacific Spruce Corp and Manley Logging Co
Paint Creek Terminal	not considered rail-related (company owned coal transload facility)
Pan American Trans Continental Railway Uruguay Section	outside North America (Uruguay)
Parkdale Fuel	unincorporated rail operations reported related to coal mining
Pecos	1893 company to construct the largest irrigation enterprise in southeastern New Mexico
Penn Central International N V	financial company
Penn Traffic	food service company for stagecoaches and later a department store, unrelated to railroading
Pennsalt Chemical Corp	currently considered a chemical company
Pennsylvania Indiana General Transfer	bus company
Pennsylvania Rapid Transfer	suburban Philadelphia, trackless trolley system
Pennsylvania Street Station Indicator Advertising Philadelphia	manufacturerer of non-crucial equipment
Pennsylvania Terminal Warehouse St Louis	warehouse company
Pennsylvania Transportation	second pipeline company into the Pennsylvania oil fields; over 500 miles of pipeline to New Jersey; not rail-related but closely allied with Gould and Fisk
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Peoples Rapid Transfer	bus company
Peoples Transfer	bus company acquired by Greyhound
Peoples Transporation	considered a riverboat operation
Pere Marquette Transportation	considered to be a Lake Michigan shipping company
Perry Side Bearing	considered too remote from railroading
Phelps Dodge Corp	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Phenix Marble	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Philadelphia Street Railway Advertising	considered a printing or advertising company
Phoenix Construction	ordinary construction not related to railroading
Pikes Peak Aerial Railway Stores Hotel	hotel operation
Pine Creek Railroad	museum
Pine Mountain Granite	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Pittsburgh Terminal Warehouse Transfer	warehouse
Pneumatic Transit	tube communication unrelated to railroading
Port Wentworth Terminal Corp	non-rail
Port Wentworth Terminal Corporation	owned by Savannah Atlanta Railway but no evidence that the company ever operated rail transport within its facility nar Savannah, GA
Portola Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Postal Supply Inc	possibly rail-related, but too obscure
Potomac Freight Terminal	considered a non-rail shipping terminal
Pottstown Rapid Transit	bus company
Public Service Coordinated Transport	lacks indication of railroading in name, considered primarily a utility
Pueblo Southwestern Railway Building	real estate
Puget Sound Navigation	considered a water shipping company
Quincy Mining Michigan	also known as Quincy Mining Co, ran incline and mining trams but not directly related to railroading
Quincy Quarries	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Radford Electric Light Power	considered a utility that operated a street railway
Rail to Water Transfer	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
RailRoad Accommodation Wharves	rail loading at wharves in Charleston, SC
Railroad Employees Cooperative Association Marquette Michigan	union
Railroad Freight Passenger Association New York	union
railroad Water Feed	rail-related, but too non-specific
Railtown 1897	historic park
Railway Brake Shoe Manufacturing	brake shoe manufacturer
Railway Coal Recorder	anciallary recording equipment
Railway Equipment Publication	considered a printing or advertising company
Railway Hotel Steamship Advertising	considered a printing or advertising company
Railway Realty Investment	real estate development and land ownership
Railway Signal Holder	considered removed from either fixed assets or crucial operating equipment
Railway Station Car Advertising	considered a printing or advertising company
Raquette Lake Transportation	streamboat operation, real name Fulton Chain & Raquette Lake Transportation Co
Rayen Terminals	fireproof storage warehouse next to Erie line
Reading Society Model Engineers	model association, stock certificate known ('for promotional use only')
Reciprocity Sugar	operated a tramway, considered primarily a sugar plantation
Recording Fare Register	ancillary equipment
Reliable Manufacturing	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Republic Iron Steel	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Revere Beach County Fair Musical Railway	park and entertainment company
Rice Beittenmiller Switch	overhead switches, unrelated to railroading
Ritchie Mineral Resin Oil West Virginia	operated the unincorporated 'Callico Railroad', considered primarily a land holding company
Roane Iron	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Rockhill Trolley Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Rolph Navigation Coal	considered a California ocean coal shipping company
Rose Hill Sugar	unincorporated plantation tram
S D Warren	private paper mill rail operation
San Diego Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
San Luis Valley Irrigation Land Power	land and irrigation company
Sault Ste Marie Bridge	reported to have owned 198 miles of track, considered a bridge company, removed because company name lacks direct reference to railroading
Schuylkill Navigation	no apparent connection to railroading, considered a water transportation company
Scranton Industrial Development	financial organization administered by the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
Scronton Industrial Development Authority	Development company formed by Scranton Chamber of Commerce, unrelated to coal production
Seaboard Bay Line	East coast ocean shipping
Seaboard Bay Line	ocean shipping concern, descended from the Old Bay Line Company
Seashore Trolley Museum	reported to have tourist service, not considered an operating railroad company
Seaview Avenue Industrial	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Segura Sugar Mill Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Selah Valley	canal and irrigation company
Seven Oaks Timber Road	probably unincorporated logging tram
Shade Gap Electric Railway	Rockhill Trolley Museum
Shadyside Sugar Refinery Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Shaw Bertram Lumber	unincorporated logging tram
Shaw Box Crane Hoist	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Shelby Quarry	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Shore Line Trolley Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Sibley Bridge	bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Six Companies Inc	temporary rail operation during Boulder dam construction
Solvay Process	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Sorocabana Railway	incorporated Maine, operated Brazil (not included in this catalog)
South Central Florida Express Inc	considered primarily an express company
South Lynchburg Land	real estate company
South Mobile Terminal	Mobile Bay channel operator
Southeastern Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Southern California Motor Road	seemingly non-railroad motor transport
Southern Indiana Express	express company
Southern Michigan Railroad Society	museum
Southern Railway Steamship Folder	considered a printing or advertising company
Sperry Corporation	diversified company
Spirit Lake Hotel Transportation	lake steamboat company
St Cloud Sugar Belt	unincorporated plantation tram
St John Tram	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
St Lawrence Industrial	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
St Louis Bridge	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company
St Louis Express Freight	express company
St Louis Merchants Bridge	built by Terminal RR Association of St Louis, considered a bridge company, removed because company name lacks direct reference to railroading
St Nicholas Construction	electric motor manufacturer
Standard Gravel	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Stanislaus Central Bridge	bridge company
State Bahia South Western Railway Limited	outside North America (Brazil)
Stewart Iron Ltd	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Street Railways Advertising	considered a printing or advertising company
Strouse Automatic Stoker	manufacturing company, unknown if related to railroading
Sugar Run	seemingly an unincorporated plantation tram
Surface Transportation Corp	bus company
Susquehanna Corporation	diversified company
Tahquamenon Boat Service	Toonerville Valley tourist service
Taku Tram	unincorporated logging tram
Texas Limited Ltd	Galveston Railroad Museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Texas Navigation	considered a water shipping company
Texas Tram Lumber	unincorporated logging tram
Texas Transport Terminal Inc	steamship company
Teziutlan Copper	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Towanda Monroeton Shippers Lifeline Inc	purpose unknown, but considered too peripheral to railroading
Trenton Transit	probably a bus company
Trolley Museum New York	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Trolley Park	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Trolleyville USA	Gerald Brookins Museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Union Brake Shoe	manufacturer of expendable parts and therefore too far removed for inclusion
Union Brake Shoe Foundry	manufacturer of expendable parts and therefore too far removed for inclusion
Union Canal	considered primarily a canal company
Union Line Bureau	subsidiary of Pennsylvania Co
Union Marine	probably never built
Union Pinopolis Saw Mills Road	probably unincorporated logging tram
United Electric Signal	manufacturing company, relationship to railroading uncertain
United Railroad Stock Yard	considered a stock yards company, not included because name lacks direct reference to railroading
United States Brake	research cannot yet prove a relationship to railroading
United States Brake Shoe	manufacturer of expendable parts and therefore too far removed for inclusion
United States Construction	temporary rail operation during Boulder Dam construction, ot incorporated as a railroad
United States Construction	temporary rail operation during Grand Coulee Dam construction, not incorporated as a railroad
United States Dominion Transportation	Great Lakes shipping company owned by Booth Fisheries
United States Express	express company
United States Railway Telegraph	telegraph company
Valentine Iron	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Valentine Oil Warehousing Transportation	considered primarily a warehousing company, possibly had industrial rail involvement
Vancouver Copper	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Very Large Array	unincorporated industrial rail transport
Virginia Alberene Corp	private rail within stone quarry
W R Grace	considered a trucking company, unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Wabash Frisco Pacific Association	12' gauge amusement line, not considered a valid railroad
Wallace Stone	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Walter Automatic Air Couple	considered unrelated to railcar couplers
Warner Sugar Refining	unincorporated plantation tram
Washington Rapid Transit	definitely a bus company in later years; unknown if it ever operated rail
Weavers Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Webster Manufacturing	chair manufacturing company, possibly related to railroading but obscure
West Chicago Street Railroad Tunnel	considered a tunnel company
West Coast Express	considered primarily an express company
Westerly Granite	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Western Improvement	involved in mining, milling, railroading and other equipment, considered too diverse for this project
Western Railway Museum	museum, Solano Couty, CA, not considered an operating railroad company
Western Railway Station Indicator	considered removed from either fixed assets or crucial operating equipment
Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Westinghouse Inter works	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
WF Railroad Bank	see West Feliciana Rail Road Co
Whitehall Transportation	river transportation, not related to railroading
Whitesville Town	NOT rail related; a company formed to build a town in Gage County, Nebraska, Territory
Whiting Manufacturing	Swain County, NC logging company
Whitney Reduction	considered an industrial operation
Wichita Santa Fe Short Line Railroad Corp	municipal park locomotive association
Wilkes Barre Transit Corp	bus company
Wilkie	quarry tramway
Wilmington Transportation	ocean shipping company
Wisconsin Steel	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Woodward Iron	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
York Peach Bottom Railroad	lumber company
York Transit	Great Lakes shipping company
Youngstown Sheet Tube	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported

This list of excluded companies was last updated Sunday, May 15, 2022