How many railroads have a state in thier names?Or,in Canada,provinces.
Here’s my list.
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Boston&Maine
Maine central
California Western
California Northern
Nevada Northern
Texas&Pacific
San Deigo&Arizona Eastern
Misouri Pacific
Lousiana&Delta
Arkansas&Misouri
Oregon Trunk
Texas&New Orleans
Oregon Pacific&Eastern
Oregon Washington Railway&Navigation
Kansas Pacific
Montana Rail Link
Baltimore&Ohio
California Southern
Georgia&Florida
Mexican Railroads
Sonora Baja California
Chihuahua Pacifico
Canadian Railways
British Columbia Eailway
Southern Rwy.of British Columbia
Northern Alberta Railway
Quebec Central
Qebec North Shore& Labrador
White Pass&Yukon
Connecticut Southern
Massachusetts Central
Montreal Maine & Atlantic
Iowa Chicago & Eastern
Indiana & Ohio
Iowa Interstate
Minnesota Commercial
Wisconsin Central
Wisconsin Southern
Alaska Railroad
Ohio Central
Arizona & California
I apologize if there are any duplicates from those already posted.
Source: March 1957 Official Guide
Note: Many of these are wholly owned subsidiaries of larger systems. I don’t know the Mexican states, so might have missed a couple there. Also, some of these don’t relate to the state, but rather a geographic feature or other point (ie, Genesee & Wyoming, which is in NY)
Alabama & Vicksburg
Alabama Central
Alabama Great Southern
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Chicago & Western Indiana
Chicago River & Indiana
CNO&TP
Colorado & Southern
Colorado & Wyoming
Colorado
Delaware & Hudson
Des Moines & Central Iowa
ET&WNC
East Washington
Florida East Coast
Genesee & Wyoming
Georgia & Florida
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla
Indiana Harbor Belt
Illinois Northern
Illinois Terminal
Kansas & Missouri
Michigan Central
Minnesota, Dakota & Western
Minnesota Transfer
Minnesota Western
Mississippi & Skuna Valley
Mississippi Central
Mississippi Export
Missouri & Illinois Bridge & Belt
Missouri & Illinois
MKT
MoPac
Newfoundland Rwy
New Jersey & New York
New York & Long Branch
Nickle Plate
NYO&W
NYS&W
Ohio Central
Oregon & Northwestern
Oregon, California & Eastern
Oregon Electric
Oregon, Pacific & Eastern
Oregon Trunk
Paducah & Illinois
Penn-Reading Seashore
Pittsburg & West Virginia
Quebec Central
Quebec, North Shore & Labrador
San Manuel Arizona
Sonora-Baja California
Southern Indiana
Southern Iowa
Southern NY
South Georgia
Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia
Tennessee Central
Tennessee
Texas & New Orleans
Texas Mexican
Texas-New Mexico
Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern
Texas Pacific-Missouri Paci
Quebec Southern, Northern Vermont (owned by Iron Road and now a part of MM&A)
Quebec Montreal Ottawa & Occidental
There are
New Brunswick East Coast
Quebec & Gatineau
Alberta Railnet
Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic
New Brunswick Southern
Ontario Southland
Maine Coast
New Hampshire Northcoast
Quebec Southern (Iron Road)
Eastern Maine Railway
Maryland Midland
Western Maryland
B&O
C&O
Wisconson Central
D&H
Vermont Railway
Vermont Northern (Ran on the old LVRC)
Canadian, but: Northern Alberta, Southern Ontario (existed legally and operationally, but never in public timetable), Ontario Northland, New York & New Jersey.