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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 |
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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 |
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