Friday, November 6, 2015

Links to US Railroad Associations and Organizations by State


The following are selected links to key passenger or freight rail associations and organizations in States across the U.S. This also include links to Departments of Transportation (DOT) web sites.
(11/1/2015)

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Iowa

Illinois

Indiana

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


* Check out the AAR State Railroad Association Directory at https://www.aar.org/data-center/railroads-states
** Also, find links to US State Short Line and Regional Railroad Associations at http://www.aslrra.org/about_aslrra/state_railroad_associations/


Thursday, November 5, 2015

US Railroad Statistics by State


US Freight Railroad Statistics by State

The Association of American Railroads(AAR) maintains detailed statistics on US Railroads. If interested, make sure you go to https://www.aar.org/data-center/railroads-states


Total Rail Miles by State: 2012

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

U.S. Total

Total Rail Miles
10,469
6,986
5,295
5,288
5,151
4,855
4,653
4,450
4,075
3,957
3,869
3,542
3,449
3,447
3,375
3,330
3,273
3,258
3,215
3,200
3,194
3,192
2,927
2,900
2,698
2,662
2,649
2,608
2,452
2,396
2,311
2,226
1,860
1,837
1,753
1,643
1,623
1,343
1,192
1,116
981
973
758
590
506
364
344
250
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138,524

* Excludes trackage rights.
Source: Association of American Railroads

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