Non-Railroad "Companies"

I depend heavily upon contributors to add new railroad company names to the database. Those names come from hundreds of different sources. It is unavoidable that non-legitimate names will creep in from time to time.

Many new names come from published and well-researched references, of course. Many names also come from new certificates that appear in auctions both here and in Europe. Each year, probably 50 to 100 new names come from other kinds of railroad paper, including passes, tickets, invoices, timetables, brochures, and booklets.

Although the vast majority of names from those sources are legitimate, some are not. Perhaps the most deceptive 'bad company names' come from model railroad club membership cards. A huge number were made to resemble antique passes from passenger railroads. Many model railroad names are so close to legitimate railroad names that they are very hard to identify as clubs.

Even more time-consuming are passes from bus operations. Many bus companies took over from streetcar predecessors and used streetcar name variants to bolster ridership during transitional periods.

Non-rail shipping companies have proven very problematic. Many issued passes to railroad company officers, making some of them among the most difficult to reject from the railroad name database.

The list below represents my most current knowledge of non-railroad "companies". All sound close - or even identical - to legitimate railroads. If you know of additional names, such as now-defunct model railroads, please contact me. Similarly, send an email if you can add a short note about any of these listings.

"Company" Name	Notes
712 Rail Odyssey	name from National Model Railroad Association
Abby Plantation Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Abo Timber & Mining Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Acme Extract Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Adirondack & Raquette Lake RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
ADM Milling	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
The Aero-Marine Locomotive	not related to railroading
Agencia Comercial	operated a tramway in Yucatan, but considered primarily a plantation
Agencia Mercantil Maritima	operated a tramway in Yucatan, but considered primarily a plantation
The Akron Scenic Railway Co	amusement park ride
Alabaster	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Alameda & Indian Beach RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Albuquerque Bernalillo & Dona Ana Southern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Albuquerque Carnuel & Tijeras RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Albuquerque Raton & Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Alder Creek Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Algoma Consolidated	diversified company
Algoma & Madawaska Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Algoma River Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Alice G Sugar Refinery Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Allegheny & Blue Ridge	name from National Model Railroad Association
Allegheny Eastern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Allegheny Northern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Allegheny Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Allouez Bay Dock Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Alta Montana Co	considered a smelting company
Alton & Mississippi River Belt Railway Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Alton & Ohio Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Alton St Louis & Texas Eastern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Alton & Western Illinois RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Aluminum Company of America	ALCOA, manufacturing company, unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Amador Truckee & South Fork Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
American Adhesion Traction Co	not considered rail-related; company intended to build monorail to tow canal barges
American Brake Shoe Co	manufacturer of expendable parts
The American Brake-Shoe & Foundry Co	consumable supplies
The American Brake-Shoe & Foundry Co	manufacturer of expendable parts, too far removed for inclusion
American Carrera Marble Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
American Cash Railway Co	NOT a genuine railway
American Compressed Air Motor Co	reported to have operated a railway, but considered a manufacturing company
American Fire Brick Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
American Fruit Growers Inc	while possibly a user of rail transportation, considered primarily an express company
American Fur Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
The American RR Station Indicator Co	considered removed from either fixed assets or crucial operating equipment
American Railway Publishing Co	publishing company
American Railway Water Co	considered a water supplier
American Shipbuilding Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
American Steel Spring Manufacturing Co	possible related to railroading, but not necessarily a crucial supplier
American Street Car Advertising Co	considered a printing or advertising company
Amityville Rail Club	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Anaconda Copper Mining Co	mining railroad at Butte, MT, reported to ICC as common carrier
Androscoggin Lakes Transportation Co	considered a Great Lakes shipping company
Anglo-Newfoundland Development Co	real estate development and land ownership
The Anthracite Beer Co	Pennsylvania brewer unrelated to coal mining
Anthracite Land Co	rea estate company
Antrim Iron Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
The Appalachian (Limited)	at least one certificate offered on Ebay as railroad, but actually an 1889 British mining company disbanded 1891
Appalachian South Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Appalachian Southern	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Aquilar Motor Co	manufacturing company, purpose unknown
Area 51 Terminal & Transfer Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Argentine Railway Co	operated in Argentina, not included in this catalog
Arizona Automatic Air Association	off-topic, unknown purpose
Arizona Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Arizona Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Arlington Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Aronimink Transportation Co	bus company subsidiary of the Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Co
Ash Bed Mining Co	copper mining company; Keewenaw Peninsula, Michicgan, NOT coal-related
AsiaRail-Omnipresence Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Aspen Mountain Lumber Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Associated Railroads of America	considered an association
Atcheson Topeka & Santa Fe Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass', note spelling
The Atchison & Eastern Bridge Co	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
Atlanta & South Georgia	name from National Model Railroad Association
Atlantic Coast & Eastern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Atlantic & Hibernia Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Atlantic & New England Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Atlantic Shoals Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Atlantic & Southern RR (Northern Division)	name from National Model Railroad Association
Atlantis Mining Co	hard rock mine located in Arizona; NOT coal-related
Austin Temple & Salado Falls RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Automatic Time Table Co	considered a printing or advertising company
Autumn Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
B & I Garden Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
B & J Railroad Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Backwoods Timber Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Badger Mid Western RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Balboa Granada & Eastern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Bald Eagle Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Ball & Wood Co	manufactured engines that drove streetcar systems, not individual cars; considered related to railroading but primarily an engine manufacturer
Baltimore & Alleghany Railroad	model railroad; name also known from 'pass'
Baltimore & Cumberland Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Baltimore & Millis Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Leesdale Division	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Baltimore & Ohio Toledo Elevator Co	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
Bangor & Navesink Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Barcelona Traction Light & Power Co Ltd	operated in Spain, not included in this catalog
The Baring Cross Bridge Co	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company
Barker City & Houghton Lake	unincorporated lumber railway
Basement Division Canadian Pacific Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Bay Area Railroad Association Western Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Bay Island Docks & Ferries	name from National Model Railroad Association
Bay Line Railroad Co Inc	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Bayou Self Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Bear Lake & Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Bear Western River	name from National Model Railroad Association
Beech Hill Short Line	name from National Model Railroad Association
Beeler United Traction	name from National Model Railroad Association
Belle Terre Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Belmont County OH - in aid of Barnesville & Hendrysburg Road	bonds issued for road construction, not railroad related
Belmont County OH - in aid of St Clairsville & Cadiz Road	bonds issued for road construction, not railroad related
Belton Grandview & Kansas City Railroad Co	museum railroad
Bene Valley Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Bennett Sewer Pipe Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Bentley Lumber Co Tram Road	unincorporated logging tram
Berkeley Development Co	land development company, not involved in railroading
Bessemer Limerstone & Cement Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Bessemer & Ohio Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Bethlehem Steel Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Bi-State Development Agency	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Bidwell Electric Co	does not seem related to railroading
Big Branch & Eastern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Big Moose Lumber Co & Tiny Short Line	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Big Neches & South Fork Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Billings & Paradise Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Black Mountain Div - CD&L	name from National Model Railroad Association
Black Top & Central New York Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Blackstone Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Blair Silica Brick Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Blakely Road	probably unincorporated logging tram
Bloomfield & Oakland Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Blue Mountain Short Lines	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Blue Ridge Mountain Lines	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Blue Ridge Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Blue Springs Central Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Bluegrass Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Bluff City Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Bodie Southern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Bomer Blank Lumber Co Tram	unincorporated logging tram
Bona Vista Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Booher Branch	branch of the East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Co
Booth & Flynn Contractors	unknown if involved in railroad construction
Boston & Maine-New Hampshire Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Bralo & Great Plains Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Brandon Corp	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Brandt River Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Branford Electric Railway Association Inc	museum, not official railroad company
Brass City & Charter Oak RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Bristal Hill RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Bristol Brass & Clock Co	manufacturing company
British Columbia Forest Museum Park	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
British Yukon Navigation Co	operated railway but considered primarily a water shipping company
Broad Top Improvement Co	land development company at Broad Top, Pennsylvania
Broad Top Mountain	name from National Model Railroad Association
Broken Arrow & Western	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Browne Subdivision Virginia Hamlin	name from National Model Railroad Association
Brownsville Navigation District	considered a water shipping terminal
The Buckeye Steel Castings Co	possibly made parts for railroads, but considered primarily a foundry
Buffalo Car & Locomotive Shops	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Buffalo Creek & Kincade Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Buffalo Rochester & Pennsylvania RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Bumble Bee Creek Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Burlington Northern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Pilchuck Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Burlington Pacific Lines	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Burt Portland Cement Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Bush Terminal Buildings Company	company formed to manage the Bush Terminal Company real estate holdings
Butternut Electric Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Buzzard Gulch & Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
C & G Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cabrillo & Southwestern	San Diego Model Railroad Club
Cadillac Sand & Gravel	at least one source reported as an operating railroad but probably unincorporated
Cairo Transfer Co	ferry boat transfer operation
Calapooya Pacific RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
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 Co Ltd	not rail-related
Calumet Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cambria Steel Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Campbell Limestone #9	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Canada Southern Bridge Co	bridge company
Canadian Niagara Bridge Co	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Canadian Occidental Petroleum	oil company
Canadian Pacific Railway-Basement Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Canonsburg & Georgetown Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Cape Fear & Piedmont Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Capitol Securities Co	considered an investment company
Carolina Aluminum Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Carolina & Northwestern Rwy	name from National Model Railroad Association
Carrol County Narrow Gauge Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cascade International Ry	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cascade Pacific Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cascade Pacific Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cascade & Sierra	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Catherine Sugar Co Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
CB Rail - Belair Central	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cedar Grove Plantation Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Cedar Hollow Lime Co	possibly operated in-pit tramway, but considered primarily a quarry operator
Central & Erie Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Central Haven Lines	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Central Midland	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Central Missouri & Southern RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Central Monserrate Sugar Co	unincorporated plantation tram
Central Pennsylvania Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
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 Corp	not coal related; organized to buy surplus government land at Nitro, WV
Charleston McClellanville & Santee Transportation Co	steamboat company
Chautauqua Scenic Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chequesset & Western RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chesapeak Systems	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chesapeake Bay & Northern Railway Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Chesapeake & Delaware Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chesapeake & Potomac Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chesapeake & Southwestern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chestnut Ridge & Laurel Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cheyenne Denver & Laramie RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cheyenne Mountain Southern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chicago & Atchison Bridge Co	bridge company
Chicago Bellevue Casscade & Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chicago Burlington Quincy Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Chicago Creek Branch Evergreen Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chicago Duluth & Georgian Bay Transit Co	Great Lakes shipping company
Chicago Emporia & Evansville	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chicago French Lick & New Orleans	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chicago Improvement Co	irrigation company
Chicago Malady Bay & Pacific RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chicago Milwaukee & Gary	name from National Model Railroad Association, also a real company
Chicago Milwaukee Road & Realty Co	land-holding arm of the Chicago-Milwaukee Corp with no direct involvement in railroading
Chicago Railway Terminal Elevator Co	considered a grain elevator company
The Chicago Southern Express Co	express company
Chicago St Louis & Gulf Transportation Co	barge company
Chicagon Terminal & Transfer	name from National Model Railroad Association
Chippewa Valley Railroad	quarter scale steam railroad in Carson Park, Eau Claire
Chucklehead & Ticklefoot RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Church Quarry	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Cincinnati Transit Co	bus company
Cincinnati Union Stock Yard Co	previously named United Rail Road Stock Yard Co; not considered rail-related after name change
Circle Isoscles & Lateral Railway Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
City Park Railroad (New Orleans)	New Orleans miniature railroad, name known from undated ticket
Clark Gay Manufacturing Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Clear Creek & Quicksilver	name from National Model Railroad Association
Clearwater Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co	Lake Erie shipping company
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Clinch Mountain Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Clinch Valley RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Clinton & Tampico Southern RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Coal Belt Electric Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Coal Run Improvement	real estate development and land ownership
Coffin Canyon Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Cohoksink & Penn-Treaty Railroad	name from model railroad membership card
Coldwater Train	reported as industrial operation, but exact name unknown
Colombian National Railway Co	outside North America (Colombia)
Colorado & Apache Western Railway Co	probable model railroad
Colorado & East Central Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Colorado Midland Railway Eastern Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Columbia Clipper Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Columbia Gorge & Eastern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Columbia Portland & Pacific Ry	suspicious name,believed to be model railroad
Columbia Portland & Pacific Railway	suspicious name, known only from pass, possible model railroad?
Columbia & Yakima Corp	passenger/shipping company that operated out of Portland and Seattle-Tacoma; no railroad involvement
Colvin Creek Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Commercial National Bank of Pittsburgh PA	bank
Commercial Travelers National Association	travel association
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Abolition of Railroad Crossings bonds)	government bond with no relationship to specific company
Compañía Industrial y Azucarera SA	sugar manufacturer, unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Compañía la Primavera	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Compañía Minera de Naica SA	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Compañía Minera de Penoles-Avalos	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Compañía Minera Santa Rosalia SA	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Compressed Air Co	'sounds' too far removed
Conemaugh & Juniata Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Connecticut Gas & Coke Securities Co	considered a securities company related to the petroleum industry
Connecticut Trolley Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Connequenessing Line	name from National Model Railroad Association
Conowingo Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Consolidated Coupling Co	patent holder, too far removed from railroading
The Consolidated Lake Superior Co	This company owned a couple of Canadian railroads, but is considered primarily a holding company with primary interests in mining.
Consolidated Railway Straw Products & Equipment Co	possibly supplied some sort of products to railroads, considered unworth of listing
Consolidated Railway Straw Products & Equipment Co	nor related closely enough
Coon Creek Logging RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Coopers Point & Philadelphia Ferry Co	sporadically reported as a railroad operation but considered primarily a ferry company
Coos & Deschutes Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Copper & Woodchute Mountain Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Coquihalla Valley Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Coraopolis & Neville Island Bridge Co	bridge company
Coro Lavela Railroad & Improvement Co	outside North America (Venuzuela)
Corrosion & Oxide Power & Light Street RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cortez Mines	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Cortland Aptakisic & Washtenaw Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Costa Rica Central Railroad Swiss Division	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
The Cowenhoven Tunnel & Drainage Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
CP National Corp	semiconductor and technology (not rail related)
Crandon & Northern RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cream Ridge Southern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Credit River & Western Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Crescent City Stockyard & Slaughterhouse Co	considered a stock yard company, not included because name lacks direct reference to railroading
Cresson Springs Co	resort operator, NOT rail-related
Cripple Creek Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Crooked Creek & Cedar Valley Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Crooked Line	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Crossbow & Midland	name from National Model Railroad Association
Crow River Junction Model Railroad Club	name from National Model Railroad Association
Crown Point Mining Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Crown Zellerbach Corp	considered a diversified company too far removed from railroading
Cruz del Sur	model railroad, name known from club 'pass'
CTM (Cost Too Much)	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cumberland & Lake Erie RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cumberland Northern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cumberland River & Eastern RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Cumberland Transportation Co	river transportation company
Curve Rail Oiler Co	considered merely a lubricant and therefore a consumable
Cuyahoga Valley & West Shore RR	model railroad club; known to have issued fantasy stock certificates
D-R & M Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Dad Boys & Mom Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Dakota Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Dakotah Midwest Railway Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Dallas Belt & Terminal Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Danville & Minnesota Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Dayton & Mad River	name from National Model Railroad Association
Dead Horse Canyon & Mossback	name from National Model Railroad Association
Deadwood & Rock Creek Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Deer Creek	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Deer Mountain Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Deerfield River Co	apparently an unincorporated lumber railroad owned by Deerfield River Pulp & Paper Corp
Dees Tram No 1	unincorporated logging tram
Defiance & Beyond Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Del Rio & Midland Northern RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
DeLand & Atlantic	DeLand & Atlantic Model Railroad Club
Delaware Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Delaware & Hudson Canal Co	1823-1899, considered primarily a canal company
Delaware Valley Central	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Dell-Hy & Palatine Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Delta & Canyon Southern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Denver & Cat Canyon Rail Road	name from National Model Railroad Association
Denver Circle Real Estate Co	real estate development and land ownership
Denver & Clear Creek	name from National Model Railroad Association
Denver Colorado City and County of (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
Derban - Windsor & Squire RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Deseronto Navigation Co Ltd	considered a water shipping company
Detroit & Canada Tunnel Co	tunnel company
Detroit Edison	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Detroit & Port Huron Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Detroit River Tunnel Co	considered a tunnel company
Detroit Shipbuilding Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Detroit Toledo & Eastern Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Detroit Woodbridge & Birmingham RR	name from National Model Railroad Association (certificates NOT cataloged)
Dew Valley	name from National Model Railroad Association
Diablo Mining Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Dibley Bridge Co	bridge company
Dinsdale & Southern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Dot & Dash Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Downe & Owlte RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
DT & C Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Duck Lake & Bear Canyon Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Dunbar Furnace Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Dundee Tecumseh & Muskegon	name from National Model Railroad Association
Dunleith & Dubuque Bridge Co	1857-1867, not a railroad company, considered a bridge company, removed May, 2018 because company name lacks direct reference to railroading
Dunnellon Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Durango South Platte & Northern RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
E J & K Railway	1/8 scale live steam railroad in Boone County, IA
Eagle Crest & Keystone Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Eagle Lake Lines	name from HO gauge membership card
Eagle River Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Eagle Valley Model Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
East Central Indiana	name from National Model Railroad Association
East Central Wisconsin & Illinois	name from National Model Railroad Association
East Coast Kansas Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
East Ghost Mountain Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
East Troy Electric RR	Wisconsin Trolley Museum
East Valley Lines	Los Angeles N-Scale model association
The Eastern Coupling Co	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 Division Colorado Midland Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Eastern Gully & Gorge RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Eastern Idaho Mining & Water Co	water and irrigation company
Eastern Pacific Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Eastern Transportation Line	this company ran tugs in and around the port of New York; not considered rail-related
Eastern Valley Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Eastman Kodak Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Easton & South Bethlehem Transportation Co	bus service
Echanove Hermanos	operated a tramway in Yucatan, but considered primarily a plantation
Edaville	museum
Edgerly Tram Road	unincorporated logging tram
E J & K Railway	1.5' scale model railway, Boone, IA
Electro-Pneumatic Transit Co	pneumatic tube transportation for businesses and stores, not related to railroading
Elk Springs Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Elk Valley Division Imagination & Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Elkhorn Subdivision Union Pacific Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Elm Hall Plantation Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Elmhurst Chicago Stone	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Employees of the Wheeling Traction Co Trust Fund	considered an association
Empresa Zaldivar	operated a tramway in Yucatan, but considered primarily a plantation
The Entre Rios Eastern Railway Co	incorporated in Massachusetts, but operated in Argentina
The Equalized Spring Motor Co	manufactured motors for sewing machines
Erie County Southern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Erie & Cumberland	name from National Model Railroad Association
Erie & Pacific Despatch	while possibly a user of rail transportation, considered primarily an express company
Erk Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Eucheeanna Valley Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Eurorail - Omnipresence Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Evenston & Johnston RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Expo Express	World Fair elevated
Express Marco Inc	name considered too remote from railroading and otherwise not a major player
Fairborn Central Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Farmers Grain & Shipping Co	owned Devils Lake & Northern Railway
Farmers Grain & Terminal Shortline Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Farmington Canal	considered primarily a canal company
Federal Steel	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Ferrocarril Zacatepec á Jojutla y Tlaquiltenango	sugar plantation
Fiddletown & Copperopolis Railway	ficticious railroad, subject of recurring cartoons in 1940s-1950s Railroad Magazine
Finkl Steel	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Five Points & Southern Lines	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Flat Broke Short Line	model railroad, name from membership card
Flat Frog Bayou	name from National Model Railroad Association
Fletcher Pack & Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Florida Coastal Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Florida East Coast Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Florida Land Co	real estate development and land ownership
Ford City Northern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Ford Motor Co	industrial rail oprtation
Formosa Plastics Corp	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Forsyth Automatic Air & Steam Coupler Co	considered unrelated to railcar couplers
Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern Transportation Co	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 Co	purpose of company unknown, presumably an oil company
Franklin & South Manchester	name from National Model Railroad Association
Freeport & Conemaugh Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Frostbite Falls & Mount Flatten	name from National Model Railroad Association
Galena & Mahaffey Railroad	believed to be model railroad
Galesburg Quincy & St Joseph	name from National Model Railroad Association
Garbutt Brothers Tram Road	unincorporated logging tram
Garden City Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Gate House & Easter Railway Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Gecko & Gossamer Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
General Safety Appliance Co	probably rail-related but considered non-crucial to railroading
Geneva Manufacturing Co	see State Line & Union Rail Road Co; NOT considered a rail-related company
Georgetown Tunnel & Transportation Co	gold, silver, lead, zinc mining operation near Georgetown, Colorado
Georgia Granite	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Georgia Midland	name from National Model Railroad Association
Georgia Pacific Corp	operated logging railways in several states but considered primarily a highly diversified timber products company
Georgia Southern & Florida Rail Way Hooter Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
The German-American West-African Railway Trading & Colonization Co of Washington DC	organized to operate in Togo
Gilbert Tramway	unincorporated logging tram
Glen Arbor	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Glendale Transfer Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Glibet Industrial Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Gnaw Bone & Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Golden ~ Blackhawk & Central Railroad	Model railroad displayed at Tomball Depot, Tomball, TX
Golden Gate Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Golden Spike Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Goshen & State Line Telegraph Co	telegraph company
Grafton & Cumberland	name from National Model Railroad Association
Grainbelt Corp	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Grand Canyon Western RR	considered a model railroad operation
Grand River Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Grand Road	name from National Model Railroad Association
Grand Tower & Iron Mountain Rail Road Co	coke company owned by Mount Carbon Coal
Grand Tower Mining Manufacturing & Transport Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Grand Union Co	food retailer in New York, New Jersey and Vermont
Granite Gorge & Great Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Granite Mountain Rock Quarry	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Gray Lumber Co Tram Road	unincorporated logging tram
Grays Tram Road	seemingly an unincorporated mining tram
Great Cypress Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Great Eastern Railway Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Great Falls Bitterroot & Pacific	name from National Model Railroad Association
Great Great Northern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Great Lakes Eastern Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Great Lakes & Gulf	name from National Model Railroad Association
Great Lakes Midwestern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Great Lakes & Southeastern	Chesapeake, VA model railroad club
Great Lakes Western Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Great Northern Eagle & New England	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Great Northern - Mesabi Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Great Northern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Great Northern Railway Co	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Great Pacfic Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Greater Richmond Transportation Co	bus company
Green Hills Rural Development	real estate development and land ownership
Greene Cananea Copper Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Greene Consolidated Copper Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Greenview & Pickford	name from National Model Railroad Association
Greenwood Plantation Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Gronunkreque & Sputnkoff RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Grossers Nostalgia Trip	name from National Model Railroad Association
Gulf Lake & Western Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Gully Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
H A Davis & Co	grocery supply company
Hackley & Hume	see Long Lake & Muskegon River, logging
Half Hollow & Huntington Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Halfhollow & Huntington	name from National Model Railroad Association
Hallowell Granite	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Hamlin & Rio Grande Northern RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Hanford Atomic Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Happy Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Harriman - Hill System	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Hartford Steam Boiler	boiler manufacturing company
Hazel Fern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Henderson Bridge Co	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 Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Heston Steam Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Hewitt & Central Texas	name from National Model Railroad Association
High Sierra Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Hillsboro Jackson & Meadowpoint RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Hither Thither & Yawn RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Hither & Yon Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Hog Pen Gap Mining & Timber Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Holl-I-Bell Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Hollidaysburg Bedford & Cumberland Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Homestake Mining Co	operated mining trams, but considered primarily a mining company
Hoop & Holler Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Hoosier Equipment Co	no mention of railroading in name
Hooter Division Georgia Southern & Florida Rail Way	name from National Model Railroad Association
Housatonic & Cayuga RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Housatonic River Valley RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Hoyt Woodin Manufacturing Co	or Hoyt & Woodin?; unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Hudson Bay Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Hudson Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Hudson Motor Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Hudson River Bridge Co 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
Hungry Horse Timber Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Hunters Point Newtown & Flushing Turnpike Road Co	although charter allowed building a railroad, considered a turnpike company
Huron Portland Cement	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Illinois & Michigan	name from National Model Railroad Association
Illinois Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Illinois River Bridge Co of Havana	bridge company
Illinois Slag & Ballast	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Illinois & St Louis Bridge Co	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Imagination & Western-Elk Valley Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Indian Hill & Iron Range	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Indiana Transportation Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Indiana Valley Transfer	name from National Model Railroad Association
Indianapolis Stockyards Co	considered a stockyards company
Indiaola Charles City & Northern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Industrial Lumber Co Tram Road	unincorporated logging tram
Ingenio Tilapa	sugar plantation
The Inter-State Co	considered a shipping company
Intermountan Pacific Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
International Car Exchange	name from National Model Railroad Association
International Reload Systems	lumber reloader on the BNSF
International Terminal & Interurban Railways	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Interstate Construction Co	construction company with no direct rail involvement
Interstate Sand & Car Transfer Co	Mississippi River boat company that moved cars across the river on barges.
Interstate Transit Co	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 Company	land company
Iron Belt (Chicago & Lake Erie)	name from National Model Railroad Association
Iron Hill & Deep Gorge	name from National Model Railroad Association
Iron Pine & Rusty River RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Iron Range & Northern Ry	name from National Model Railroad Association
Iron River & Lake Michigan	name from National Model Railroad Association
Island Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Ixonia Depot	name from National Model Railroad Association
Jackson Iron Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Jamaica & Brooklyn Plank Road Co	although charter allowed building a railroad, considered a plank road company
Jamaica & Brooklyn Road Co	road company, not railroad-related
James Bay & Victoria Railway	miniature railroad, Nov 1939 'Railroad Magazine'
James River Co	became part of James River & Kanawha Co, but no direct railroad involvement
Jefferson Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Jermyn & Hottbotum Railroad Co	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Jersey Mountain Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Jersey Southern Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Joliet Arsenal	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Jolo Coastal Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Junction of the Kansas Nebraska & Pacific Rail Road	see Whitesville Town Company (Nebraska Territory)
Kaos Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Kaw Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Kelley Park Trolley	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Kellys Creek Improvement Co	real estate development and land ownership
Kendall Products Corp	considered a manufacturer with little if any direct rail involvement
Kenly's Creek Railroad Coal & Lumber Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Kentucky Improvement Co	real estate development, supposedly operated 'Hunnewell Railway'
Kentucky Western Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Co	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company
Kerhonkson Lackawack & Peekamoose RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Keystone Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Keystone Connecting System	name from National Model Railroad Association
Keystone Consolidated lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Keystone Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Kickapoo & Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Kilsock Tram	unincorporated logging tram owned by L M Thompson
Kilt & Pipe Railroad Co	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Kimble Mountain Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Kingston Branch of the NYO&W	name from National Model Railroad Association
Kiski Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Kiskiminetas Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Kneedy & Lackamoney	name from National Model Railroad Association
Knob Creek Tram Road	unincorporated logging tram
L C C Automatic Couplers Co	train pipe coupler, not included because company lacks direct reference to railroading
La Cloche & Manitoulin Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
La Sierra & Steele Valley Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Lackawanna Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Lackawanna Tunnel Co	tunnel company
Lakaoia Lumber Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Lake Calumet & Indiana RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Lake City Transit Corp	New York NY bus transit system between Dunkirk and Fredonia
Lake Erie & Southern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Lake Genever & Bamboo Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Lake Jackson Sugar Co	unincorporated plantation tram
Lake Shore & Great Western RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Lake Superior Iron & Chemical Co	considered primarily a mining and manufacturing company
Lakeshore & Eastern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Lamson Cash Railway Co	NOT a railroad company, but a method of transferring cash within retail stores.
Laona & Northern Railway	Camp Five Museum Foundation, not considered an operating railroad company
Laurel Grove Plantation Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Laurel Ridge Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Lawrelyn Overland Railroad Lawrelyn Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Leaside Central Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Lee County Grain Association	considered either an elevator company or an association
Lehig Valley Commuter Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Lehigh & New England Terminal Ware House Co	ice company
Lehigh Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Lehigh & Susquehanna	name from National Model Railroad Association
Lehigh Valley Transportation Co	Great Lakes shipping company
Leisure Prarie Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Lemac Carriers Co	while possibly a user of rail transportation, considered primarily an express company
Lenora & Mount Sicker Copper Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Leonards Department Store	Fort Worth, tenuous relationship to railroading
Leonards M & O Subway	private subway operated by Leonards Department Store Fort Worth
Lewis Run Manufacturing Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Lewiston Suspension Bridge Co	bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Lewistown & Tuscarora Bridge Co	owned by Penn Central, possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Likely Storrie Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Lincoln Park Transportation Co	amusement park
The Liquid Air Refrigeration & Power Co	held a 'Cold Blast' refrigeration patent and considered too far-removed for inclusion as a railroad-related company
Little Canadian National Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Little Rhody Division-NMRA Modular Div	name from National Model Railroad Association
Little Rhody Short Line	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
LJ & BCT RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Loisel Sugar Refinery Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
The Lone Dock Co	dock company
Lone Star Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Lonepine & Northern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Long Green Valley Line	name from National Model Railroad Association
Long Island Railroad -Lower Montauk Branch	name from National Model Railroad Association
Loon Lake Line	name from National Model Railroad Association
Loon Lake Railway & Navigation Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Los Cerritos & Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Los Gatos Locos Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Louisiana Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Louisville Bridge Co	bridge company, see also Louisville & Jeffersonville Bridge & Railroad Co,
Louisville Henderson & St Louis Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Louisville & Jeffersonville Bridge Co	bridge company
Lowell National Historic Park	not considered an operating railroad company
Luzerne & Lackawanna	name from National Model Railroad Association
Macco Construction Co	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
Madison Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Mahanoy Navigation	considered a water shipping company
The Mahoning River Land Co	probably a coal company subsidiary of the Erie Railroad, considered off-topic because the name indicates otherwise
Mail & Express Co	considered an express company
Maine Link Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Manchester & Lincoln RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Manhattan Transportation Co Ltd	several non-railroad companies by this name (Hudson River shipping, buses, et al)
Manila Railroad Co	Philippines
Manistique Pulp & Paper	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
The Mann Street Car Indicator & Advertising Co	considered a printing or advertising company
Manzano Southern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Maple Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Margate Central Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Maryann & Eastern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Maryland Blue & Gray Line	name from National Model Railroad Association
Marysville Sierra Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Mashek Chemical & Iron Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Maspeth Avenue & Toll Bridge Co	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
MDAK	name from National Model Railroad Association
Medford Logging Co	logging
Medusa Portland Cement Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
MEI Corp	descendent of Twin City Rapid Transit, unrelated to streetcar transit
Memphis Ridge Line	name from National Model Railroad Association
Mercer Locomotive Works	model locomotive manufacturer
Merchants Express Line	name from National Model Railroad Association
Merchants & Miners Transportation Co	Atlantic coast ocean shipping and passenger company
Mesabi Division Great Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
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 Co	ordinary securities broker
Michigan Alkali Co	logging or industrial operation
Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co	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
Middlesex Central Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Middletown & Sussex Transit Corp	considered a transportation company unrelated to railroading
Midland Gravel	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Midland Oceanic System	name from National Model Railroad Association
Midlands Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Midwest Lines RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Midwest & Northern Rail System	name from National Model Railroad Association
Midwest Pacific Hudson Bay Division	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Mill Street Connecting Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Miller Road	name from National Model Railroad Association
Millersburg & Ohio Eastern Railroad	believed to be model railroad
Mina City & Rio Grande Western	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Minarets & Western RR	name from membership card
Mineral Lake & Southern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Minnesota Heartland Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co	railroad operations related to paper mill
Minnesota Transportation Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Minnesota & Western Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Misery Bay Copper Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Miskin Spring Wheel Co	automotive and baby buggie wheels
Mission Transportation & Refining Co	West Coast shipping company and pipeline company, NOT rail-related,
Mission Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Mississippi River Fuel Corp	pipeline company
Mississippi Valley Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Missouri Pacific Lines - White River Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Missouri Texas Division Union Pacific	name from National Model Railroad Association
Missouri Transit Co	definitely a bus company in later years; unknown if it ever operated rail
Moffat Tunnel Improvement District	municpal-funded tunnel project
Mongaup Valley Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Monon Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Monongalia Southern Railway Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Montezuma Milling & Transportation Co	mining company
Monticello Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Montour Valley Railroad Co	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Moose Equipment Leasing	name from National Model Railroad Association
Moose Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Morbihan Narrow Gauge Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Morgan Rail	name from National Model Railroad Association
Moundsville Mining & Manufacturing Co	land developer
Mount Mitchell Development Co	real estate
Mountain Division Senjaville Western Pacific	name from National Model Railroad Association
Mountain & Pacific Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Mountain Yard Terminal Harbor Inter-Connection All Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
MSL Industries	diversified company
Mudsock Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Mystic Mountain Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Narrow Crooked & Ornery Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
National Brake Shoe Co	manufacturer of expendable parts and therefore too far removed for inclusion
National Capital Trolley Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
National Car Brake-Shoe Co	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 Corrsepondence School of Railroading	school, no direct railroad involvement
National Express & Transportation Co	short-lived express company, a competitor to Adams and Well Fargo
National Southern Railroad Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
National Steam Pipe Coupling Co (of Baltimore City MD)	may have made piping for railroads, but considered too far removed for listing
National Transit Co	oil pipeline holding company for Standard Oil Company lines
Natural Bridge	logging
NC & StL Rwy Tullahoma District Chattanooga Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
NC&STL Motor Transit Co	bus company
Nebraska & Southern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Nebraska Western Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Nevada Northern Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Nevadun Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
New Brighton Great Northern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
New Creek Co	manufacturing company
New England Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
New Hampshire Division Boston & Maine	name from National Model Railroad Association
New Haven South	name from National Model Railroad Association
New Niquero Sugar Co	unincorporated plantation tram
New Port Railway & Transportation Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
New Triton & Atlantic Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
New York Car & Steamboat Ice Co	intended to manufacture gas lighting for passenger cars
New York Central Realty	real estate development
New York Central Sun Valley Division	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
New York Grand Trunk Northern	name from National Model Railroad Association
New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
New York Ontario & Western Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
New York Tunnel Co	considered a tunnel company
Newark Farmers Grain Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Newfoundland Light & Power Co	operated street railway 1924 to 1949, but considered primarily a utility for this project
The Newport & Cincinnati Bridge Co	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Niagara River Bridge Co	considered a bridge company, removed because company name lacks direct reference to railroading
Nickel City Line Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Nickle Plate Road - Peoria Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Ninth Street Bee Line RR Co	fictitious street railway
No Name Troublesome Crook Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
No Place & Back Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
No X	name from National Model Railroad Association
Nona Mills Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Norfolk Southern Rwy	name from National Model Railroad Association
Norfolk Southern's Ohio Flats	name from National Model Railroad Association
Norfolk Warehouse Co	considered a warehouse company
North Hoover Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
North Shore Construction Co	no evidence of railroad involvement
North Shore Terminal	name from National Model Railroad Association
North Woods Route	name from National Model Railroad Association
Northeastern Philadelphia Transit Co	probably bus or trackless trolley system
Northern Central Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Northern Counties Union Railway Co	outsidde North America (United Kingdom)
Northern Division Atlantic & Southern RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Northern Division PRR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Northern Illinois Corp	subsidiary of NICOR Inc., a natural gas company
Northern Illinois & Eastern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Northern Illinois - Southern Indiana	name from National Model Railroad Association
Northern Lines System	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Northern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Northern Vermont Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Northern Vermont Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
North-Vine Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
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 Co of Pennsylvania	considered a utility
Nothin Specific Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Oak Ridge Central	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Ocean City Bridge Co	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Ocklawaha Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Ocolia Midland Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Ohio Eastern Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Ohio & Michigan Sand & Gravel	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Ohio Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Ohio Valley Transit Co	considered an electrified bus company
Ohio Valley Western Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Oil City Allegheny & Millcreek Railroad Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Old Colony Inc	cleaning compounds manufacturer
Old Colony & South Shore Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Old Point Comfort Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Oliver Iron & Steel Corporation	considered an iron and steel mill, only peripherally related to railroading
Omaha Transit Co	bus company
The Omnibus Co General	considered primarily a horse-drawn omnibus company
Omnipresence Division AsiaRail	name from National Model Railroad Association
Omnipresence Division EuroRail	name from National Model Railroad Association
Omnipresence Division Omnirail	name from National Model Railroad Association
Ontario Central Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Opcit Loccit & Ibid RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Orange Belt Investment Co	investment company
Orange Belt Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Orange Belt Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Orange Empire Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Orange Empire Trolley Museum	museum
Oregon Development Co	ocean shipping along Oregon Coast
Oregon Electric Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Oregon Steam Navigation Co	considered primarily a Columbia River navigation company that operated short portage railways for its own uses
Orion Express Scenic Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Osage Valley Tie & Lumber Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Osceola & St Croix Valley Railway	Transportation Museum
Osmeek Log Track Standard Gauge	Sycamore Plantation, unincorporated plantation tram
Otter Creek & Perry Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Overland Short Haul & Industrial Transfer Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Owensboro & Elsewhere	Glenmore Distilleries Co industrial railway
Ozark & Neustadt Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pacific Central & Eastern RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pacific Coast Express Co	express company that operated over Tacoma Eastern Railroad
Pacific Coast Manufacturing & Transportation Co	manufacturing company
Pacific Coast Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pacific Co	unknown purpose but considered off-topic
Pacific Desert Lines	San Diego Society of N-scale modelers
Pacific Elevators	considered an elevator company
Pacific Lines	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Pacific Northwest Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Pacific Southern Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Pacific Spruce Corporation & Associated Companies	certificates issued by Pacific Spruce Northern Railway Co, Pacific Spruce Corp and Manley Logging Co
Pacific Union Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pacific & Western States	name from National Model Railroad Association
Paint Creek Terminal Co	not considered rail-related (company owned coal transload facility)
The Pan-American Trans Continental Railway Co Uruguay Section	outside North America (Uruguay)
Paper Valley Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Parkdale Fuel	unincorporated rail operations reported related to coal mining
Parsons & Oak Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pasadena Terminal RR	model railroad, name from membership card
Pathetic Electric Railways	name from Flint, MI model railroad 'passes'
Pearl River & Northern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Pecos Co	1893 company to construct the largest irrigation enterprise in southeastern New Mexico
Pendes Isle Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Penn Central International N V	financial company
Penn Traffic Co	food service company for stagecoaches and later a department store, unrelated to railroading
Penn Western RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Penn Western Railway Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Penns Rolling Angel HO Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Pennsalt Chemical Corp	currently considered a chemical company
Pennsylvania-Indiana General Transit Co	bus company
Pennsylvania Jersey Southern Lines Railroad Co	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Pennsylvania & North Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pennsylvania Railroad	model railroad, name known from club 'pass'
Pennsylvania Railroad - North Jersey Branch	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pennsylvania Railroad Quaker Valley Division	model railroad, name known from club 'pass'
Pennsylvania Railroad S Gauge	model railroad, name known from club 'pass'
Pennsylvania Rapid Transit Co	suburban Philadelphia, trackless trolley system
The Pennsylvania Street & Station Indicator & Advertising Co of Philadelphia	manufacturerer of non-crucial equipment
Pennsylvania Terminal Warehouse Co of St Louis	warehouse company
Pennsylvania Transportation Co	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 Transit Co	bus company
Peoples Transit Co	bus company acquired by Greyhound
Peoples Transporation Co	considered a riverboat operation
Peoria Division Nickle Plate Road	name from National Model Railroad Association
Peoria Pekin Transfer Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pere Marquette Transportation Co	considered to be a Lake Michigan shipping company
Perry Side Bearing Co	considered too remote from railroading
Perryville & Highlands Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Phelps Dodge Corp	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Phenix Marble Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Philadelphia Street Railway Advertising Co	considered a printing or advertising company
Phoenix Construction Co	ordinary construction not related to railroading
Piedmont & Western Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pikes Peak Aerial Railway Stores & Hotel Co	hotel operation
Pikes Peak & Southern Railroad	model railroad club, Limon, CO
Pilchuck Division Burlington Northern Santa Fe	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pilchuck & Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pine Creek Railroad	museum
Pine Mountain Granite	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Pine Tree Western Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Pittsburgh Terminal Warehouse & Transfer Co	warehouse
Pittsburgh & Western Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Platts Valley & Iron Mountain Rail Road	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Pleasant Ridge & Shelter Rock Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Plymouth Cottonwood & Western Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pneumatic Transit Co	tube communication unrelated to railroading
Pocono & Hudson	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pocono Valley Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pokey Slo & Never Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Poor Boy Railroad	model railroad, name from membership card
Popenna Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Port Bolivar Iron Ore Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Port Wentworth Terminal Corp	owned by Savannah Atlanta Railway but no evidence that the company ever operated rail transport within its facility nar Savannah, GA
Port Wentworth Terminal Corp	non-rail
Portola Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Postal Supply Co Inc	possibly rail-related, but too obscure
Potomac Freight Terminal Co	considered a non-rail shipping terminal
Potomac & Patuxent RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Potomac Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Potomic & Ohio Connecting RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Pottstown Rapid Transit	bus company
Prospect Park High Mountain Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Providence & Worcester Model Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
PRR Northern Division Emporium to Ridgeway & Points	name from National Model Railroad Association
PRR West of Middle Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Public Service Coordinated Transport	lacks indication of railroading in name, considered primarily a utility
Pueblo & Southwestern Railway Building Co	real estate
Puget Sound Iron Goat Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Puget Sound Navigation Co	considered a water shipping company
Purdue Railroad	believed to be model railroad
PWD Rail System	name from National Model Railroad Association
Quake & Shake Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Quaske Creek Traction Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Quincy Mining Co of Michigan	also known as Quincy Mining Co, ran incline and mining trams but not directly related to railroading
Quincy Quarries Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Raccoon Rock	name from National Model Railroad Association
Raccoon Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Radford Electric Light & Power Co	considered a utility that operated a street railway
Rail to Water Transfer	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Rail Vermont	name from National Model Railroad Association
Rail Road Accommodation Wharves	rail loading at wharves in Charleston, SC
The Railroad Employees Cooperative Association of Marquette Michigan	union
The Railroad Freight & Passenger Association of New York	union
The Rail Road Water Feed Co	rail-related, but too non-specific
Railtown 1897	historic park
Railway Brake Shoe & Manufacturing Co	brake shoe manufacturer
The Railway Coal Recorder Co	anciallary recording equipment
The Railway Equipment & Publication Co	considered a printing or advertising company
Railway Hotel & Steamship Advertising Co	considered a printing or advertising company
Railway Realty & Investment Co	real estate development and land ownership
Railway Signal Holder Co	considered removed from either fixed assets or crucial operating equipment
Railway Station & Car Advertising Co	considered a printing or advertising company
Rainier Great Western Railway & Navigation Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Raquette Lake Transportation Co	streamboat operation, real name Fulton Chain & Raquette Lake Transportation Co
The Rayen Terminals Co	fireproof storage warehouse next to Erie line
Reader Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Reading Society of Model Engineers	model association, stock certificate known ('for promotional use only')
Reciprocity Sugar Co	operated a tramway, considered primarily a sugar plantation
Recording Fare Register Co	ancillary equipment
Reliable Manufacturing Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Reno Truckee & Carson Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Rensselaer Central Railroad Co	miniature train at Henry Becker & Son Dairy Farms
Rensselaer Central Railroad Co	NOT a valid railroad; small-scale railroad by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, certificates known
Republic Iron & Steel Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Retired N' Recluse	name from National Model Railroad Association
Revere Beach County Fair & Musical Railway Co	park and entertainment company
Rice-Beittenmiller Switch Co	overhead switches, unrelated to railroading
Richland & Bonville	name from National Model Railroad Association
Richland Central Valley Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Richmond & Concord	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Rinconada Express Agency	name from National Model Railroad Association
Rio Golare Southern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Riordan Globe & Crows Landing Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Ritchie Mineral Resin & Oil Co of West Virginia	operated the unincorporated 'Callico Railroad', considered primarily a land holding company
Roane Iron Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Roaring Western Gorge Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Rock Bottom & Stony End Rwy	name from National Model Railroad Association
Rock Creek Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Rockhill Trolley Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Rocky Mountain Pacific	name from National Model Railroad Association
Rocky Mountain & White Pass Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Rolls Canardly & Pacific	name from National Model Railroad Association
Rolph Navigation & Coal Co	considered a California ocean coal shipping company
Rose Hill Sugar Co	unincorporated plantation tram
Route Of The Glacier Express	name from National Model Railroad Association
Royal Gorge Southern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Royal Gorge Western Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Ruptured Duck & Daffler Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
S D Warren Co	private paper mill rail operation
Saint Andrew Islands Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Saint Johns & Atlantic Transportation	name from National Model Railroad Association
Salem Atlantic & New Jersey	name from National Model Railroad Association
Salero & Western Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Salmon Arm Model Railway Association	name from National Model Railroad Association
Salt Lake Garfield & Western RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Saltsburg & Slickville Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Salvo Hill Line	name from National Model Railroad Association
San Antonio & Pacific Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
San Diego Railroad Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
San Dimas - Lake Herst Basement Division	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
San Isabel Valley	name from National Model Railroad Association
San Luis Valley Irrigation Land & Power Co	land and irrigation company
Sandy River Central	name from National Model Railroad Association
Sanford & Santa Fe Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Santa Fe Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Santa Fe RR 89 Route	name from National Model Railroad Association
Santa Margarita & Pozo Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Sault Ste Marie Bridge Co	reported to have owned 198 miles of track, considered a bridge company, removed because company name lacks direct reference to railroading
Scenic Green Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Schuylkill Navigation Co	no apparent connection to railroading, considered a water transportation company
Scotts-dale Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Scranton Industrial Development Co	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 Co	ocean shipping concern, descended from the Old Bay Line Company
Seaboard Southern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Seaboard & Western Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
The The Seaboard-Bay Line Co	East coast ocean shipping
Seashore Trolley Museum	reported to have tourist service, not considered an operating railroad company
Seattle Pacific Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Seaview Avenue Industrial	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Segura Sugar Mill Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Selah Valley Co	canal and irrigation company
Serendip & Western RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Serenity Valley & Southern RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Settebakke & Delaye	name from National Model Railroad Association
Seven Oaks Timber Road	probably unincorporated logging tram
Severn Valley Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Seymour Model Railroad Club	name from National Model Railroad Association
Shade Gap Electric Railway	Rockhill Trolley Museum
Shadyside Sugar Refinery Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Shasta Northern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Shaw-Bertram Lumber Co	unincorporated logging tram
Shaw Box Crane & Hoist Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Shelby Quarry Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Shelter Bay Railway Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Shiloh Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Shimberg Pines #II	name from National Model Railroad Association
Shiro Lines Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Shoe Box & Western Railroad Co	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Shore Line Trolley Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
The Sibley Bridge Co	bridge company (certificates NOT cataloged)
Sierra Carson & Truckee Rwy	name from National Model Railroad Association
Sierra Northern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Silver Eagle Route	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Sin City Renewal Evangeline & Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Six Companies Inc	temporary rail operation during Boulder dam construction
Skokie Valley Northern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Slow & Sleepy RR Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Smoke Line Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Snow Hill Maing on the Main Central	name from National Model Railroad Association
Solomons & Patuxent Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Solvay Process Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Soneeta Line	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Sorocabana Railway Co	incorporated Maine, operated Brazil (not included in this catalog)
South Broadbottom Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
South Central Florida Express Inc	considered primarily an express company
The South Lynchburg Land Co	real estate company
South Mobile Terminal Co	Mobile Bay channel operator
South West Side Lumber Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Southeastern Railway Museum	museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Southern California Motor Road Co	seemingly non-railroad motor transport
Southern Colorado	name from National Model Railroad Association
Southern Indiana Express Co	express company
Southern Michigan Railroad Society	museum
Southern Pacific	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Southern Pacific Co & Plasticville Municipal Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Southern Railway & Steamship Folder Co	considered a printing or advertising company
Southwood & Macey Bay Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Sperry Corp	diversified company
Spirit Lake Hotel & Transportation Co	lake steamboat company
Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway Co	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Spruce Creek Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
St Cloud Sugar Belt	unincorporated plantation tram
St Francis Valley Railroad	believed to be model railroad
St James & Sandy River Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
St Joachim & Eastern Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
St John Tram	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
St Lawrence & Industrial	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
St Louis Bridge Co	possible rail involvement, but considered primarily a bridge company
St Louis Express Freight Co	express company
St Louis Merchants Bridge Co	built by Terminal RR Association of St Louis, considered a bridge company, removed because company name lacks direct reference to railroading
St Louis Southwestern Railway Lines Trinity Subdivision	name from National Model Railroad Association
St Nicholas Construction Co	electric motor manufacturer
Standard Gravel Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Stanislaus Central Bridge Co	bridge company
State of Bahia South Western Railway Co Ltd	outside North America (Brazil)
Steel Valley Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Steven Thomas & Stella Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Stevensville & Sand City RR	model railroad, name from membership card
Stewart Iron Co Ltd	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Stony Creek & Western Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Stratton Valley Railroad & Transfer Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Street Railways Advertising Co	considered a printing or advertising company
Strouse Automatic Stoker Co	manufacturing company, unknown if related to railroading
Sugar Run	seemingly an unincorporated plantation tram
Sunnybrook Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Surface Transportation Corp	bus company
Susquehanna Corp	diversified company
Susquehanna Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Susquehanna River System	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Susquehanna Southern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Susquehanna Valley Line	name from National Model Railroad Association
Suwanee River Route RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Swayzee Pacific Transportation Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Sweetwater & Aberjona Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Swope Park Railways	Kansas City municipal park amusement, ticket known
Tahoe N Tidewater RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Tahquamenon Boat Service	Toonerville Valley tourist service
Taku Tram	unincorporated logging tram
Tall Pine Timber Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Tall Timber Logging Line RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Tankburg Cider City & Pacific Lines	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Tarfu Belt Line	name from National Model Railroad Association
Tee Square & Triangle Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Tennessee Midland Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Texas Limited	Galveston Railroad Museum, not considered an operating railroad company
Texas Maverick Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Texas Navigation Co	considered a water shipping company
Texas & St Louis	name from National Model Railroad Association
Texas Tram & Lumber Co	unincorporated logging tram
The Texas Transport & Terminal Co (Inc)	steamship company
Texas Union Border Railway	believed to be model railroad
Texas & Washington Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Teziutlan Copper Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Third Coast Route	name from National Model Railroad Association
The L A Thompson Scenic Railway Co	roller coaster; NOT a legitimate railroad
Thoth Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Tidewater & Western Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Timber Creek	name from National Model Railroad Association
Tiny Short Line	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Tionesta Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Token Creek Transportation	name from National Model Railroad Association
Tolchester & Annapolis Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Toonerville Trolley	fictitious railroad created by Fontaine Fox as a comic strip that ran from 1908 until his death in 1955. Fox used the name 'Toonerville Electric Railroad Co' on his private letterhead. Several tourist operations used the 'Toonerville Trolley' name in at least five states and Canada used the name.
Towanda-Monroeton Shippers Lifeline Inc	purpose unknown, but considered too peripheral to railroading
Tower Central Railway System	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Transylvania Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Trap N Garnet Ridge Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Trenton Transit	probably a bus company
Trewsville Southern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Trinity Southern Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Trinity Subdivision St Louis Southwestern Railway Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Trolley Museum of 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
Tryangit Southern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Tryangit Union Traction Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Tuckahoe Flats & Cowhide RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Tullahoma District Chattanooga Division NC & StL Rwy	name from National Model Railroad Association
Tumult Valley Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Tuniville Special Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Tuolumne Forks Lumber Co RR	name from Model Railroader, Jul 2000
Tupper Lake & South Junction	name from National Model Railroad Association
Tuscarora & Mohawk Valley RR	believed to be model railroad
Tuxedo Junction Northern Railroad Inc	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Twin Valley & Meadow Ridge Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Union Brake Shoe Co	manufacturer of expendable parts and therefore too far removed for inclusion
Union Brake Shoe & Foundry Co	manufacturer of expendable parts and therefore too far removed for inclusion
Union Canal Co	considered primarily a canal company
Union Central Lines	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Union Line Bureau	subsidiary of Pennsylvania Co
Union Marine	probably never built
Union Pacific - Missouri Texas Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Union Pacific Railroad - Elkhorn Subdivision	name from National Model Railroad Association
Union Pacific Willamette Valley & Vida Rair Road	name from National Model Railroad Association
Union-Pinopolis Saw Mills Road	probably unincorporated logging tram
Union Santa Fe & Southern	name from National Model Railroad Association
United Electric Signal Co	manufacturing company, relationship to railroading uncertain
United RR Stock Yard Co	considered a stock yards company, not included because name lacks direct reference to railroading
The United States Brake Co	research cannot yet prove a relationship to railroading
United States Brake-Shoe Co	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 Co	Great Lakes shipping company owned by Booth Fisheries
United States Express Co	express company
United States Railway Telegraph Co	telegraph company
United Verde & Pacific Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Upper Mississippi Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Upton & Clyde Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Val Ease Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Valentine Iron Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Valentine Oil Warehousing & Transportation Co	considered primarily a warehousing company, possibly had industrial rail involvement
Valinda Valley Line	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Vancouver Copper Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to mining
Venango Electric Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Venango Traction Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Venedocia Railway Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Venice Railway Co	miniature railroad at Venice Beach, CA
Very Large Array	unincorporated industrial rail transport
Victoria Northern Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Virgina Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Virginia Alberene Corp	private rail within stone quarry
Virginia Great Western Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Virginia Hamlin - Browne Subdivision	name from National Model Railroad Association
Virginia Northern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Virginia Southern	name from National Model Railroad Association
WF Rail Road Bank	see West Feliciana Rail Road Co
W.R. Grace & Co	considered a trucking company, unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Wabash Frisco & Pacific Association	12' gauge amusement line, not considered a valid railroad
Wadda Oad & Wurnoutt Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Wallace Stone Co	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Walt N' Verne Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Walter Automatic Air Couple Co	considered unrelated to railcar couplers
Wapsie Valley Railroad Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Warner Sugar Refining Co	unincorporated plantation tram
Washington Pacific Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Washington Rapid Transit Co	definitely a bus company in later years; unknown if it ever operated rail
Weavers Tram	unincorporated plantation tram
Webster Groves & Fenton	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Webster Manufacturing Co	chair manufacturing company, possibly related to railroading but obscure
Weeter Mining Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
West Chicago Street Railroad Tunnel Co	considered a tunnel company
West Coast Express	considered primarily an express company
West of Middle Division PRR	name from National Model Railroad Association
West Ridge Rusty Rail	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
West Virginia Midland Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
West Virginia Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Westerly Granite	unincorporated rail operations reported related to quarry
Western Allegheny Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Western Division Western Pacific	name from National Model Railroad Association
Western Division Wisconsin & Michigan	name from National Model Railroad Association
The Western Improvement Co	involved in mining, milling, railroading and other equipment, considered too diverse for this project
Western Marland Fast Freight Line	name from National Model Railroad Association
Western Pacific - Mountain Division Senjaville	name from National Model Railroad Association
Western Pacific - Western Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Western Pennsylvania Railroad Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Western Railway Museum	museum, Solano Couty, CA, not considered an operating railroad company
Western Railway Station Indicator Co	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
Westport Terminal Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Whiskeytown & Shasta RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
White Bear Lake & Northern RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
White River Division Missouri Pacific Lines	name from National Model Railroad Association
Whitefish Bay & Peninsula RR	believed to be model railroad
Whitehall & Iron Mountain	name from National Model Railroad Association
Whitehall Transportation Co	river transportation, not related to railroading
Whitesville Town Co	NOT rail related; a company formed to build a town in Gage County, Nebraska, Territory
Whitewater - Eaglerock & Osage Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Whiting Manufacturing Co	Swain County, NC logging company
Whitney Reduction Co	considered an industrial operation
Wichita & Santa Fe Short Line Railroad Corp	municipal park locomotive association
Widow Creek Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Wilkes-Barre Transit Corp	bus company
Wilkie Co	quarry tramway
Wilmington Overland & Western Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Wilmington Transportation Co	ocean shipping company
The Wilson Creek Great Northern RR	considered a model railroad operation
Wind River Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Windburne County Railway Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Windham & Gorham Railway	believed to be model railroad
Wisconsin Central Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Wisconsin Central & Southern Santa Fe	name from National Model Railroad Association
Wisconsin & Illinois Western	name from National Model Railroad Association
Wisconsin & Iowa Railroad Co	name from National Model Railroad Association
Wisconsin Kettle Moraine RR	name from National Model Railroad Association
Wisconsin & Michigan - Western Division	name from National Model Railroad Association
Wisconsin && Midwestern	name from National Model Railroad Association
Wisconsin Steel	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Woodward Iron Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Wyoming & La Grand	name from National Model Railroad Association
Yankee & Rebel Railroad	believed to be model railroad
Yankee - Southern Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Yavapai Western Railroad	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
Yonkers Central Railway	model railroad, name known from 'pass'
York & Peach Bottom RR Co	lumber company
York Transit Co	Great Lakes shipping company
Yosemite Short Line Railway	name from National Model Railroad Association
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co	unincorporated industrial rail operations reported
Zig Zag Valley Railroad	name from National Model Railroad Association
Zilwaukee Okeechobee & Tremungus	name from National Model Railroad Association
Zumbro Valley & Western	name from National Model Railroad Association

This represents a full listing of non-railroad companies or model railroad clubs that closely resemble railroad names. Last updated Sunday, May 15, 2022. This database is updated about every two weeks, depending on the number of new additions.