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In the United States, a Class II railroad, sometimes referred to as a regional railroad, is a railroad company that is not Class I, but still has a substantial amount of traffic or trackage (and is thus not a short line). The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has defined the lower bound as 350 miles (560 km) of track or $40 million in annual operating revenue.[1] (The Class I threshold is $250 million, adjusted for inflation since 1991.[2]). As of 2021, a Class II railroad in the United States has an operating revenue greater than $39.2 million but less than $489.9 million.[3]

Current Class II railroads

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Name Mileage References
Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway 476 [4][5][6]
Alaska Railroad 506 [7]
Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad 756 [8][9]
Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad 502 [10][11][12]
Decatur and Eastern Illinois Railroad 182 [13][14]
Evansville Western Railway 124 [13][14][15]
Florida East Coast Railway 386 [5]
Indiana Rail Road 424 [13][14]
Iowa Interstate Railroad 573 [13][16]
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad 910 [17][18]
Kyle Railroad 555 [17][18]
Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway 509 [17][18][19]
New England Central Railroad 594 [20][21][22]
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway 439 [23][8][9]
Paducah and Louisville Railway 280 [24]
Portland and Western Railroad 632 [25]
Providence and Worcester Railroad 624 [20][21][8][26]
Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad 970 [27][19][12][28]
Red River Valley and Western Railroad 574 [27][11]
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway 902 [29][30][9][31]
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 778 [13][32]

Former Class II railroads

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References

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  1. ^ Association of American Railroads (May 2008). "Overview of America's Freight Railroads" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Surface Transportation Board, FAQs, accessed October 2008
  3. ^ Marsh, Joanna (2021-05-22). "Why are freight railroads separated into classes?". FreightWaves. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  4. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Alabama: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Florida: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Mississippi: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  7. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Alaska: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "New York: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Pennsylvania: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Montana: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "North Dakota: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "South Dakota: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d e Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Illinois: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  14. ^ a b c Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Indiana: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  15. ^ "Evansville Western Railway, Inc.-Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption-Illinois Central Railroad Company". Federal Register. June 13, 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  16. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Iowa: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  17. ^ a b c Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Colorado: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  18. ^ a b c Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Kansas: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  19. ^ a b Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Nebraska: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  20. ^ a b Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Connecticut: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  21. ^ a b Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Massachusetts: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  22. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Vermont: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  23. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "New Jersey: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  24. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Kentucky: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  25. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Oregon: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  26. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Rhode Island: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  27. ^ a b Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Minnesota: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  28. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Wyoming: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  29. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Maryland: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  30. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Ohio: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  31. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "West Virginia: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  32. ^ Association of American Railroads (June 2023). "Wisconsin: Freight Rail 2021 Data" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  33. ^ a b c Annual Report of Norfolk Southern Combined Railroad Subsidiaries to the Surface Transportation Board for the Year Ended December 31, 2007, p. 13
  34. ^ Surface Transportation Board, FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, ET AL.--CONTROL--FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY, LLC, September 28, 2007
  35. ^ a b Surface Transportation Board, CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY AND GRAND TRUNK CORPORATION-CONTROL-DULUTH, MISSABE AND IRON RANGE RAILWAY COMPANY, BESSEMER AND LAKE ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY AND THE PITTSBURGH & CONNEAUT DOCK COMPANY, December 1, 2003
  36. ^ Surface Transportation Board, DAKOTA, MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD CORPORATION--ACQUISITION EXEMPTION--LINE OF BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, May 14, 2008
  37. ^ Surface Transportation Board, TRANSTAR, INC.-CONTROL EXEMPTION-TEXAS & NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, August 8, 2007
  38. ^ a b Surface Transportation Board, CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY, GRAND TRUNK CORPORATION, AND WC MERGER SUB, INC.--CONTROL--WISCONSIN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION, WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD., FOX VALLEY & WESTERN LTD., SAULTE STE. MARIE BRIDGE COMPANY, AND WISCONSIN CHICAGO LINK LTD., May 9, 2001
  39. ^ Surface Transportation Board, THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY--ACQUISITION AND MERGER EXEMPTION--GATEWAY WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY AND KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, October 19, 2001
  40. ^ Great Lakes Central, [1], 2011
  41. ^ Surface Transportation Board, IOWA, CHICAGO & EASTERN RAILROAD CORPORATION--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--LINES OF I&M RAIL LINK, LLC, June 12, 2002
  42. ^ Surface Transportation Board, IOWA, CHICAGO & EASTERN RAILROAD CORPORATION--ACQUISITION EXEMPTION--LINE OF BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, December 4, 2007
  43. ^ Surface Transportation Board, DENNIS WASHINGTON et al.-CONTINUANCE CONTROL EXEMPTION-I&M RAIL LINK LLC, April 9, 1997
  44. ^ "BNSF Railway sets date for taking control of Montana Rail Link". Trains. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  45. ^ Surface Transportation Board, NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, PAN AM RAILWAYS, INC., ET AL.-JOINT CONTROL AND OPERATING/POOLING AGREEMENTS-PAN AM SOUTHERN LLC, June 26, 2008
  46. ^ "STB Issues Additional Hearing Information in CSX/Pan Am Merger Application Review". Surface Transportation Board. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  47. ^ Surface Transportation Board, KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN--CONTROL--THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, GATEWAY EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, AND THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY, November 29, 2004
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