Class III railroad
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A Class III railroad, as defined by the American Association of Railroads, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $10 million (1978 dollars). The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries. Class III railroads are typically local short line railroads, serving a very small number of towns or industries; many Class III railroads were once branch lines of larger railroads that were spun off, or portions of mainlines that had been abandoned.
[edit] Current Railroads by State
Current Class III railroads in operation in the United States are:
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[edit] Alabama
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Alabama and Tennessee River Railway | ATN |
[edit] Arkansas
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Arkansas and Missouri Railroad | AM |
| Fort Smith Railroad | FSR |
[edit] California
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Almanor Railroad | AL |
| Carrizo Gorge Railway | CZRY |
| Central California Traction | CCT |
| McCloud Railway | CZRY |
| Richmond Pacific Railroad | RPRC |
| San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad | SDIY |
| Santa Maria Valley Railroad | SMV |
| Sierra Northern Railroad | SERA |
| California Northern Railroad | CFNR |
[edit] Colorado
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Denver Rock Island Railroad | DRIR |
| San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad | SLRG |
[edit] Florida
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Apalachicola Northern Railroad | AN |
| Seminole Gulf Railway | SGLR |
| South Central Florida Express | SCFE |
[edit] Georgia
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Georgia Central Railway | GC |
[edit] Illinois
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Bloomer Line | BLOL |
[edit] Iowa
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Appanoose County Community Railroad | APNC |
| Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway | CIC |
[edit] Kansas
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Terminal Railway | KCT |
[edit] Massachusetts
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Grafton and Upton Railroad | GU |
[edit] Michigan
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Adrian and Blissfield Railroad | ADBF |
| Charlotte Southern Railroad | CHS |
| Detroit Connecting Railroad | DCON |
| Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad | LSI |
| Lapeer Industrial Railroad | LIRR |
| Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad | TCBY |
[edit] Missouri
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Terminal Railway | KCT |
[edit] New York
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Bath and Hammondsport Railroad | BH |
| Finger Lakes Railway | FGLK |
| Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad | LAL |
| Ontario Central Railroad | ONCT |
| New York and Atlantic Railway | NYA |
| Rochester and Southern Railroad | RSR |
| Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad | WNYP |
[edit] North Carolina
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad | AR |
| Atlantic and Western Railway | ATW |
[edit] North Dakota
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Red River Valley and Western Railroad | RRVW |
[edit] Ohio
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad | CVSR |
[edit] Pennsylvania
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad | DL |
| Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad | POHC |
[edit] South Carolina
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Greenville & Western Railway | GRLW |
[edit] Utah
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Utah Railway | UTAH |
[edit] Virginia
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Bay Coast Railroad | BCR |
| Buckingham Branch Railroad | BB |
| Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad | CA |
| Commonwealth Railway | CWRY |
| North Carolina and Virginia Railroad | NCVA |
| Shenandoah Valley Railroad | SV |
| Virginia Southern Railroad | VSRR |
| Winchester and Western Railroad | WW |
[edit] Washington
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Ballard Terminal Railroad | BT |
| Cascade and Columbia River Railroad | CSCD |
| Columbia and Cowlitz Railway | CLC |
| Tacoma Rail | TMRW |
[edit] Interstate
| Railroad | AAR rep. mark |
|---|---|
| Bay Line Railroad (AL and FL) | BAYL |
| Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad (IL and IN) | KBSR |
| Rail Link, Inc, (operates 26 short line railroads) | RLIX |
| St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (ME, NH and VT) | SLA |
| Watco Companies (owners of 17 short lines) | WATX, WAMX |
| Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (IL and WI) | WSOR |
