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 www.dot.state.al.us/moweb/rail.htm and www.alabamarailwayassociation.org Alaska www.dot.alaska.gov/railplan/index.shtml and www.alaskarailroad.com Arizona www.azdot.gov/state-rail-plan and www.azrail.org Arkansas www.arkansashighways.com/intermodal.aspx and www.trainweb.org/arkrail/ California www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/ www.railpac.org and www.cslra.org Colorado www.codot.gov/programs/transitandrail and www.colorail.org Connecticut www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp and www.ctrailroads.com Delaware www.deldot.gov/pages/rail_cars/ and http://dvarp.org/wordpress/ Florida www.dot.state.fl.us/rail/ and floridacoalitionofrailpassengers.memberlodge.com Georgia www.dot.ga.gov/InvestSmart/Rail and www.georgiarailroad.org Hawaii http://plonedev.hawaii.gov/dot/railtransit and www.honolulutransit.org Idaho itd.idaho.gov/resourcecenter/railroads.htm and www.pnrailshippers.com Iowa www.iowadot.gov/iowarail/index.htm and www.midwesthsr.org/iowa-nebraska Illinois www.idot.illinois.gov/rail-system/index and www.illinoisrailroadassociation.com Indiana www.in.gov/indot/2394.htm www.irtg.org and www.indianahighspeedrail.org Kansas www.ksdot.org/burRail/Rail/default.asp Kentucky transportation.ky.gov/Railroads/Pages/default.aspx Louisiana wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Residents/Pages/Rail.aspx www.larprail.com and www.southernrailcommission.org Maine www.maine.gov/mdot/ofbs/railroads/ and www.nnepra.com Maryland http://mta.maryland.gov Massachusetts www.massdot.state.ma.us/Transit/ and www.massrail.com Michigan www.michigan.gov/mdot.html and www.michiganrailroadsassociation.com Minnesota www.dot.state.mn.us/aboutrail/ and www.minnesotarailroads.com Mississippi http://sp.gomdot.com/Pages/Rails.aspx Missouri www.modot.org/othertransportation/rail/index.htm and www.midwesthsr.org/missouri Montana www.mdt.mt.gov/mdt/organization/railtran.shtml and www.montanarail.com/index.php

Nebraska www.roads.nebraska.gov/railways/ and www.midwesthsr.org/iowa-nebraska Nevada www.nevadadot.com/NvRail and www.railpac.org New Hampshire www.nh.gov/dot/org/railandtransit/index.htm and www.nhrra.org New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/freight/rail/ and www.njshortline.com New Mexico dot.state.nm.us/en/Transit_Rail.html and www.trainweb.org/nmrpa/ New York www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/opdm/rail and www.railroadsofny.com North Carolina connect.ncdot.gov/resources/Rail-Division.aspx and www.ncrailways.org North Dakota www.dot.nd.gov/divisions/planning/railinfo.htm and www.mwrailshippers.com Ohio www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Rail/default.aspx and www.ohiorailroadassociation.com Oklahoma ok.gov/odot/Rail_Programs/index.html and www.okrailroad.com Oregon http://www.oregon.gov/odot/rail/pages/index.aspx and www.orule.org Pennsylvania http://www.penndot.gov/RailFreightAndPorts/ and www.ksrra.com Rhode Island www.planning.ri.gov/railplanning.php and www.riarp.org South Carolina sccommerce.com/infrastructure/railways and www.scrailroads.org South Dakota sddot.com/transportation/railroads/Default.aspx and www.mwrailshippers.com Tennessee www.tn.gov/tdot/section/rail-and-water and www.tarprail.org Texas www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/rail.html and www.txrailroads.org Utah www.udot.utah.gov/main and utahrails.net/index.php Vermont rail.vermont.gov Virginia www.drpt.virginia.gov and www.varail.com Washington wsdot.wa.gov/rail and allaboardwashington.org West Virginia www.transportation.wv.gov/rail/Pages/default.aspx Wisconsin wisconsindot.gov/Pages/travel/rail/default.aspx www.wisarp.org and www.midwesthsr.org/wisconsin Wyoming www.dot.state.wy.us/home/railroads.html

* 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/

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

Rank State 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.

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 20 19 0 138,524

* Excludes trackage rights.

Source: Association of American Railroads

https://www.aar.org/data-center/railroads-states

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