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List of United States railroads

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There are approximately 150,000 miles (240,000 km) of railroad track in the United States, nearly all standard gauge. The following is a partial list of United States railroads which currently operate there. For former railroads, see List of defunct United States railroads.


List of United States railroads by political division

Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
District of Columbia · Puerto Rico

See also: List of defunct United States railroads

Regional railroads

Local railroads

Switching and terminal railroads

Non-

Unknown classification

Passenger railroads

Amtrak (AMTK) [link] (federally owned by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) operates all long-distance intercity rail in the U.S.

See list of commuter rail systems, list of rapid transit systems, list of light rail transit systems and list of airport circulators for lower-order systems.

Excursion and tourist railroads

See also

References

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