Liste Des Chemins De Fer Américains

Les chemins de fer d’Amérique du Nord (États-Unis, Canada, Mexique) sont classés par l’Association of American Railroads (AAR) en trois classes en fonction de leur chiffre d’affaires annuel. La classe 1 correspond, actuellement (en 2004), car le montant change au fil de l’inflation, à un chiffre d’affaires au moins égal à 277,7 millions de dollars.

Les compagnies de classe 1 sont les suivantes :

• BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway) ;
• CN (Canadien National) ;
• CFCP (Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) (Canadian Pacific Railway) ;
• CSX Transportation ;
• KCS (Kansas City Southern Railway) ;
• NS (Norfolk Southern Railway)  ;
• UP (Union Pacific Railroad).

Les anciennes compagnies de classe 1 sont les suivantes: Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway Alabama Great Southern Railroad Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad Alabama and Vicksburg Railway incomplet Alton Railroad Ann Arbor Railroad Arizona Eastern Railroad incomplet Arizona and New Mexico Railway incomplet Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railway Atlanta and West Point Railroad Atlantic City Railroad Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Atlantic and Danville Railway Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Auto-Train Corporation Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway incomplet Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bingham and Garfield Railway Boston and Maine Corporation Boston and Maine Railroad Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad Burlington Northern Inc. Burlington Northern Railroad Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Cambria and Indiana Railroad Canadian National Lines in New England Canadian Northern Railway Canadian Pacific Lines in Maine incomplet Canadian Pacific Lines in Vermont incomplet Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway Carolina and Northwestern Railway incomplet Central of Georgia Railway Central New England Railway Central Railroad of New Jersey Central Railroad of Pennsylvania Central Vermont Railway Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway of Indiana incomplet Chicago and Alton Railroad Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Chicago, Detroit and Canada Grand Trunk Junction Railroad incomplet Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway Chicago and Erie Railroad Chicago Great Western Railroad Chicago Great Western Railway Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad incomplet Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway incomplet Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Chicago and North Western Railway Chicago and North Western Transportation Company Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railway of Illinois Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway incomplet Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Chicago Southern Railway incomplet Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway incomplet Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railroad Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Cincinnati Northern Railroad Cleveland, Akron and Cincinnati Railway incomplet Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railway incomplet Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Clinchfield Railroad Coal and Coke Railway incomplet Colorado Midland Railroad Colorado Midland Railway Colorado and Southern Railway Colorado and Wyoming Railway Columbus and Greenville Railroad Columbus and Greenville Railway Consolidated Rail Corporation Copper River and Northwestern Railway Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad incomplet Cumberland Valley Railroad Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad incomplet Delaware and Hudson Company Delaware and Hudson Railroad Delaware and Hudson Railway Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Denver and Salt Lake Railway Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway Detroit and Mackinac Railway Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railway Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway incomplet Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway El Paso and Southwestern Company Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Erie Railroad Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Erie Lackawanna Railway Evansville, Indianapolis and Terre Haute Railway incomplet Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad incomplet Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Florida East Coast Railway Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad incomplet Fort Smith and Western Railroad Fort Smith and Western Railway Fort Worth and Denver Railway Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway incomplet Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Georgia Railroad Georgia and Florida Railroad Georgia and Florida Railway Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Grand Canyon Railway Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway Grand Trunk Corporation Grand Trunk Western Railroad Grand Trunk Western Railway Great Northern Railway Green Bay and Western Railroad Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Gulf and Ship Island Railroad incomplet Hocking Valley Railway Houston East and West Texas Railway incomplet Houston and Texas Central Railroad incomplet Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Illinois Terminal Company Illinois Terminal Railroad Indianapolis Southern Railroad incomplet International-Great Northern Railroad International and Great Northern Railroad International and Great Northern Railway International Railway of Maine Iowa Central Railway incomplet Kanawha and Michigan Railway incomplet Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway of Texas Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Lake Erie and Western Railroad Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railway Lehigh and Hudson River Railway Lehigh and New England Railroad Lehigh Valley Railroad Litchfield and Madison Railway Long Island Railroad Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas Railway incomplet Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company incomplet Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company of Texas incomplet Louisiana Western Railroad incomplet Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis Railway incomplet Louisville and Nashville Railroad Maine Central Railroad Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway incomplet Michigan Central Railroad Michigan Interstate Railway incomplet Midland Valley Railroad Mineral Range Railroad incomplet Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Minnesota and International Railway incomplet Mississippi Central Railroad Missouri and Arkansas Railway incomplet Missouri-Illinois Railroad Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad of Texas incomplet Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas incomplet Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad incomplet Missouri and North Arkansas Railway incomplet Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway incomplet Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railway Mobile and Ohio Railroad Monon Railroad Monongahela Railroad Monongahela Railway Montour Railroad Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company incomplet Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Nevada Northern Railway New Jersey and New York Railroad New Orleans Great Northern Railroad incomplet New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad incomplet New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railroad incomplet New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway incomplet New York Central Railroad New York Central and Hudson River Railroad New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad New York Connecting Railroad New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York, Ontario and Western Railway New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad incomplet New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad Norfolk Southern Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway (1942-1982) Norfolk and Western Railway Northern Alabama Railway incomplet Northern Central Railway Northern Pacific Railway Northwestern Pacific Railroad Oahu Railway and Land Company Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway Oregon Electric Railway Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company Oregon Short Line Railroad Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company Pacific Electric Railway Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway Pecos and Northern Texas Railway incomplet Penn Central Transportation Company Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Company Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Peoria and Eastern Railway Pere Marquette Railroad Pere Marquette Railway Perkiomen Railroad incomplet Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad incomplet Philadelphia and Reading Railway Piedmont and Northern Railway Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Port Reading Railroad Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad incomplet Reading Company Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Rutland Railroad Rutland Railway Sacramento Northern Railway St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway incomplet St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis-San Francisco Railway St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway incomplet St. Louis Southwestern Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas incomplet San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway incomplet San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad incomplet San Diego and Arizona Railway San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway Savannah and Atlanta Railway incomplet Seaboard Air Line Railroad Seaboard Air Line Railway Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Seaboard System Railroad Soo Line Railroad Southern Indiana Railway incomplet Southern Kansas Railway of Texas incomplet Southern Pacific Company Southern Pacific Transportation Company Southern Railway Southern Railway in Mississippi Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad incomplet Spokane International Railroad Spokane International Railway Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Sunset Railroad incomplet Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad incomplet Tennessee Central Railroad Tennessee Central Railway Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway Texas Mexican Railway Texas and New Orleans Railroad Texas and Northern Railway Texas and Pacific Railway Toledo and Ohio Central Railway incomplet Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway incomplet Ulster and Delaware Railroad Utah Railway Vandalia Railroad incomplet VIA Rail Canada Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway incomplet Virginia and Southwestern Railway incomplet Virginian Railway Wabash Railroad Wabash Railway Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway Washington Southern Railway West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Western Railway of Alabama Western Maryland Railway Western Pacific Railroad Western Pacific Railway Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway incomplet Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad incomplet Wichita Valley Railway incomplet Wisconsin Central Railroad Wisconsin Central Railway Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad

Voir aussi

• Liste des entreprises ferroviaires