What railroads can you name that have merged or no longer exist that did exist only 20 or 10 years ago. Its hard to believe what is gone.
CNW
ATSF
BN
Conrail
Soo
Rio Grande
BC Rail
ILL Central
Cotton Belt
Katy
Balto and Ohio
GTW
Del and Hudson
Bangor and Aroostock
U.S. class 1 railroads of 1983;
1-Alabama Great Southern (Southern)
2-Amtrak
3-Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe
4-Baltimore and Ohio
5-Bessemer and Lake Erie
6-Boston and Maine
7-Burlington Northern
8-Central of Georgia
9-Chesapeake and Ohio
10-Chicago and Northwestern
11-Chicago,Milwaukee ,St.Paul and Pacific
12-Cincinati,New Orleans and Texas Pacific (Southern,the Rathole)
13-Conrail
14-Delaware and Hudson
15-Denver and Rio Grande Western
16-Detroit,Toledo and Ironton
17-Duluth,Missabi and Iron Range
18-Elgin,Joliet and Eastern
19-Florida East Coast
20-Grand Trunk Western
21-Illinois Central Gulf
22-Kansas City Southern
23-Long Island Railroad
24-Louisville and Arkansas (KCS)
25-Missouri,Kansas,Texas
26-Missouri Pacific
27-Norfolk and Western
28-Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
29-St.Louis Southwestern
30-Seaboard
31-Soo Line
32-Southern Pacific
33-Southern
34-Union Pacific
35-Western Maryland
Family Lines System
The Rock, Frisco, Davenport,Rock Island & Northwestern. SOO, IMRL, BN and SF as seperate units is a shame but the company is doing well. GBW, and many more. It is good to see some coming up out of hte ashes so to speak. Shortlines are great to see hope that the IC&E IAIS and CRANDIC are still doing well 20 years from now!
Wisconsin & Calumet! Wisconsin Central! Marinette, Tomahawk & Western! Nicolet Badger Northern!
Fox River Valley
Ahnapee & Western
Milwaukee Road (not Class 1 in '83?)
(GB&W, C&NW, IMRL already mentioned)
All in Wisconsin!
-Mark
www.fuzzyworld3.com
Mark-The Milwaukee was still a class one in 1983, only $50 million in yearly revenue was needed back then. They were about 2,900 miles, and those were the best miles of the 1979 system.
1983 class 2 railroads;
1-Bangor and Aroostook
2-Carolina and Northwestern (Southern)
3-Central Vermont (Grand Trunk)
4-Chicago and Illinois Midland
5-Chicago, South Shore and South Bend (Chessie)
6-Colorado and Wyoming
7-Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific (Grand Trunk)
8-Georgia, Southern and Florida (Southern)
9-Green Bay and Western
10-Interstate (Southern)
11-Lake Superior and Ishpeming
12-Maine Central (Guilford)
13-Michigan Interstate
14-Monongahela
15-Northwestern Pacific (Southern Pacific)
16-Providence and Worcester
17-Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac (Chessie,Seaboard)
18-Spokane International (Union Pacific)
19-Texas and Northern
20-Texas Mexican
21-Toledo, Peoria and Western (ATSF)
Dairyland 1985;
Ahnapee and Western…Amtrak…Brillion and Forest Juction
Burlington Northern…Central Wisconsin…Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee St.Paul and Pacific…Duluth, Missabi and Iron Range
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific…Escanaba and Lake Superior[:I]
Green Bay and Western…Hillsboro and Northeastern
Lake Superior Terminal and Transfer…Marinette, Tomahawk and Western
Metra…Municipality of East Troy…Nicolet Badger Northern
Soo Line…Wisconsin and Calumet
Wisconsin and Southern…Wisconsin Western
Most of 'em… [swg]
Cadillac & Lake City RR
Dodge City Ford & Bucklin RR
ColoWyo
Badwater Line
Northwest Oklahoma (BM&E)
Oh! There it is, “Chicago, Milwaukee…”, that’s why I missed it!
Amazingly, only six of the list of 1983 class-ones survive today as the same company!
BTW, the topic is "Railways that … gone today… Wisconsin & Southern and Escanaba & Lake Superior still exist today!
-Mark
www.fuzzyworld3.com
What has happened to class 1 railroads? In 1983 there were 35 and now there are 9. Some of the railroads on this list I have not even heard of!
chessie? dont forget about chessie!
stay safe
Joe
Well, up here in Canadialand we started out with one, and we still have one and another one. We just love our monopolies here, competition?? free enterprise?? what’s that all about?
In 1998 the FRA ordered the Northwestern Pacific to cease operations, the only railroad shutdown by the government. Much of the line is along California’s Eel River below the flood line resulting in frequent washouts and the most expensive track maintenance. The name and the tracks still exist and there are plans to revive it but no money.
Maryland and Pennsylvania - most of the original line was long abandoned, but a remnant and the name lived on along with some former PRR trackage until the late 90’s when it was merged into the York Rail Company.
Enjoy
Paul
The Amboy & Kelso Pacific