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U. S. Railroad Retirement Board
Fun Facts No. 2
ABBREVIATIONS, TRADE NAMES AND NICKNAMES OF RAILROADS
(Past and Present)
This list was compiled years ago to aid our contact representatives in determing what railroad an applicant worked for. It has outlived its original purpose, but now is of interest to rail fans. It lists nicknames that were commonly used by the workers & is not meant to be complete.
Follow their track! Here are some railroad route maps from the 1800s.
| ABC | Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad Company |
| Air Line, The | Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Consolidated Railroad Company |
| Albert Lea Route | Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company, The |
| Allegheny Route, The | Richmond and Allegheny Railroad Company |
| Annapolis Short Line | Maryland Electric Railways Company |
| Arkansas River Route | Midland Valley Railroad Company |
| Artesian Route, The | San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad Company |
| Atlanta & New Orleans Short Line | Atlantic & West Point Railroad (From 1903, see West Point Route) Western Railway of Alabama, The |
| Augusta and Asheville Short Line | Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway |
| B&O | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
| Balloon Route | Los Angeles Pacific Railroad (electric) |
| Bay Line | (From 1927) Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company, The Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railway Company (See also Panama Canal Route) |
| Bee Line | Dayton & Union Railroad Company; Indianapolis and St. Louis Railway Company, The; Cleveland, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway Company |
| Bee Line | (From 1909) Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad Company |
| Berkshire Hills Route | Housatonic Railroad Company |
| Bessemer Route, The | Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company |
| "Big Four" Route | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company, The (New York Central System since 1909) |
| Black Band, The | Kanawha and Coal River Railway Company |
| Blair Line, The | Kansas City, Osceola and Southern Railway Company, The |
| Blue Grass Route, The | Kentucky Central Railway Company |
| Bluff Line, The | In 1891, St. Louis, Alton & Springfield Railroad Company, The; In 1894, St. Louis, Chicago and St. Paul Railroad Company |
| Boca Grande Route | Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway Company |
| Bonheur - RW & O | Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Company |
| Buckeye Route | Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo Railway Company, The |
| Burlington, The | Chicago, Burlington & Northern Railroad Company |
| Burlington Route | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company |
| Cairo Short Line | St. Louis & Cairo Short Line (See Egyptian Route, for 1894) |
| Canal Route, The | Gulf Line Railway Company |
| Cape Charles Route | New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad Company |
| Cedar Rapids Route | Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway Company of Iowa, The (See Iowa Route, The - before 1897) |
| Cedar Valley Road | Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railway Company |
| Charleston Line, The | South Carolina and Georgia Railroad Company |
| Chatauqua Route | Jamestown, Chatauqua & Lake Erie Railway Company |
| Chicago Outer Belt Line | Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company (See Joliet Belt Line, 1889) |
| Chicago Short Line, Buckeye Route | See Buckeye Route |
| Choctaw Line | Choctaw Coal and Railway Company |
| Choctaw Route, The | Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company |
| Clinchfield Route, The | Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway; Later, Clinchfield Railroad Company |
| Coast Line | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company |
| Clover-Leaf Route | Prior to 1903, Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City Railroad Company; 1903 and after, Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Company (See Nickel Plate) |
| Coal & Pig Iron Route, The | Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company |
| Cog Wheel Route | Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company, The |
| Colorado Road, The | Colorado and Southern Railway Company, The |
| Columbia River Route | Colorado Midland Railway Company, The |
| Columbus & Toledo Short Line | Marietta, Columbus & Cleveland Railway Company |
| Columbus & Zanesville Route | Columbus and Eastern Railroad Company, The |
| Copper Country Route | Copper Range Railroad Company |
| Coon Valley Route | La Crosse & Southeastern Railway Company |
| Corn Belt Route | Chicago Great Western Railroad Company |
| Cotton Belt Route | St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company |
| Crandie Route, The | Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway |
| Cripple Creek Scenic Line | Midland Terminal Railway Company, The |
| Crouch Lines (to the Black Hills) | Missouri River & North Western Railway Company |
| "3 C" Route, The | Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company |
| Dan Patch Lines | Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company |
| Decatur Route | Indianapolis, Decatur and Western Railway Company |
| Deep Water Route | Gulf, Florida & Alabama Railway Company |
| Denver Road, The | Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company |
| Diamond Route, The | Memphis, Paris & Gulf Railroad Company |
| Dixie Line, The | Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, The (See also, Lookout Mountain Route) |
| Dr. Webb's Railroad | Mohawk and Malone Railroad Company, The |
| Duluth Short Line | St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company |
| Eagle Pass Route | Mexican International Railroad Company |
| Eagle Mere Route | Williamsport and North Branch Railroad Company |
| East St. Louis Outer Belt Line | Alton & Southern Railroad Company |
| Edenborn Line | Louisiana Railway & Navigation Company |
| Egyptian Route, The | (In 1894) St. Louis & Cairo Short Line (See also, Cairo Short Line) |
| Elberta Route | Prescott & North-Western Railroad Company, The |
| Elk Route | Charleston, Clendennin & Sutton Railroad Company |
| Elkhart Line, The | Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railway Company, The |
| Erie | Erie Railway Company; 1889-93, New York, Lake Erie and Western Erie Lines; 1894-1900, Erie; 1903 on, Erie Railroad Company |
| Evansville Route | Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company |
| Excelsior Springs Route | Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railway Company (electric) |
| Fall Brook Line | Fall Brook Coal Company |
| Feather River Route, The | Western Pacific Railway Company |
| Fishing Line, The | Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Company |
| Flagler System | Florida East Coast Railway Company |
| Florida Fast Line | Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company |
| Flying Crow, Route of the | Kansas City Southern Railway Company, The (See also, Fort Arthur Route) |
| Fort Dodge Line, The | Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad Company |
| Fort Wayne & Penna. Route | Pennsylvania Lines - West of Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Freeport Route, The | Houston and Brazos Valley Railway Company |
| Frisco Lines (Later, Frisco System) | St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company |
| Fruit Belt Line, The | (1909) Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway Company; (1912) Kansas City and Memphis Railway Company |
| Fruit Belt Route, The | Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Railway Company, The |
| Gary Line | Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railway Company |
| Grand Canyon Line | (1903) Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (See also, Santa Fe Route) |
| Granite & Iron Route | Austin and Northwestern Railroad Company, The |
| Gray's Peak Route | Argentine & Gray's Peak Railway |
| Great Middle Route, The | Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company |
| Great Rock Island Route, The | Chicago, Rock Island and (Later, Rock Island Lines) Pacific Railway Company |
| Great Salt Lake Route, The | Rio Grande Western Railway Company, The (Later, Denver & Rio Grande Western) |
| Green Bay Route | Green Bay and Western Railroad Company; Iola and Northern Railroad Company; Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western Railroad Company |
| Green Mountain Route | (1906 only) Central Vermont Railway Company |
| Gulf Air Line | Houston and Shreveport Railroad Company; Houston East & West Texas Railway Company, The |
| Gulf Route | Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Company |
| Henderson Route, The | Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis Railway Company |
| Hiwasee Route | Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Railway Company |
| Hoosac Tunnel Route | Fitchburg Railroad Company |
| Hoosier Route, The | Chicago & South Bend Railroad |
| Houek Railroads | St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern Railroad; Chester, Perryville and Ste. Genevieve Railway Company, The; Saline Valley Railway Company; Cape Girardeau & Chester Railroad Company, The; Cape Girardeau & Thebes Bridge Terminal Railway |
| Illini Trail | Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway Company |
| Inland Empire System | Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad Company |
| International Route, The | International-Great Northern Railroad Company (See also The Texas Railroad) |
| Iowa Route, The | Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway Company of Iowa, The (See also, Cedar Rapids Route-'97) |
| Iron Range Route, The | Wisconsin & Michigan Railway Company |
| Ithaca-Auburn Short Line | New York, Auburn and Lansing Railroad Company, The |
| Jacksonville Short Line | Atlantic, Valdosta & Western Railway Company |
| Jacksonville South Eastern Line | Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railway Company; Jacksonville, Louisville and St. Louis Railway Company ('94); Louisville & St. Louis Railway Company |
| Jersey Central | See New Jersey Central |
| Joliet Belt Line | Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company (1889) (See Chicago Outer Belt Line, for later dates) |
| Kanawha Short Line | Toledo and Ohio Central Railway Company, The |
| Kankakee Belt Route | Illinois Division of New York Central Lines |
| Kankakee Line - Big Four | (1889) Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway Company |
| Katy Route, The | Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company |
| Keokuk Route | Keokuk and Western Railroad Company; Des Moines & Kansas City Railway Company |
| Kay System | San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways |
| Kite Route, The | Denver & Interurban Railroad Company (electric) |
| Klickitat Valley Route | Columbia River & Northern Railway Company (See also, "The Regulator Line") |
| Kushequa Route | Mt. Jewett, Kinzua and Riterville Railroad Company |
| Lackawanna Railroad | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, The |
| La Grange Route, The | Macon and Birmingham Railroad Company (See also, Pine Mountain Route) |
| Lake Huron Shore Line | Detroit and Mackinac Railway Company (See (1912) Mackinac Route) |
| Lake Shore Route | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company, The (New York Central) |
| Laurel Line | Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad Company |
| Leatherstocking Route | Southern New York Power and Railway Corporation (Successor to Otsego and Herkimer Railroad Company) |
| Lima Route | Western Ohio Railway Company (electric) (In 1930, Dayton & Troy Electric Railway Company) |
| Line of the Minute Man | Boston and Maine Railroad |
| Little E Route | Mississippi & Western Railroad Company |
| Lone Star Line | Texas Central Railway Company, The |
| Lookout Mountain Route | Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, The (See also, Dixie Line, 1930 and after) |
| Louisville Belt Line | Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad Company |
| Low Grade | Allegheny Valley Railroad Company (Pennsylvania Railroad Company, The) |
| Luce Electric Lines | Electric Short Line Railway Company |
| Lumber Line, The | Bainbridge Northern Railway |
| Mackinac Route | Detroit and Mackinac Railway Company (For name prior to 1912, see Lake Huron Shore Line) |
| Mackinac, The | (1889) Cincinnati, Jackson and Mackinaw Railway Company |
| McKinley Lines | Illinois Traction, Inc. |
| Main Line of Mid-America | Illinois Central Railroad |
| Maple Leaf Route, The | Chicago Great Western Railway Company (See also, Corn Belt Route) |
| Marble Road, The | Crystal River and San Juan Railroad Company, The |
| Marquette Route, The | (1897) Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Company, The (See also, Mackinaw Short Line); (1889), See South Shore Lines; and South Shore (1894 and later) |
| Mason & Dixon Line | Western Maryland Railway Company |
| Memphis Route | Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad Company |
| Merced Canyon Route | Yosemite Valley Railroad Company |
| Middle Plains Route | Gulf, Texas and Western Railway Company |
| Mid-land Route | Midland Continental Railroad |
| Midland Route, The | Texas Midland Railroad |
| Milwaukee Road, The | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company) |
| Minneapolis Belt, The | Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway |
| Mississippi Valley Central Route | Illinois Central Railroad Company |
| Mississippi Valley Route | (In 1894) Chesapeake, Ohio & South-Western Railroad Company |
| Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railway Company (See - Mobile, Port-of, Route) | |
| Mobile, Port-of, Route | Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad Corporation (Mobile Line, 1918 to 1930) |
| Mobile Route, The | (1906) Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Company (See (1909) Panama Route) |
| Moffat Road, The | Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway Company, The |
| Monon Route | Prior to 1900, Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway Company; 1900 on, Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Company |
| MOP | Missouri Pacific Railroad Company |
| Mount Vernon & Panhandle | Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railway Company, The; (Prior to 1900) Pennsylvania Lines (West of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| Nacoochee Valley Route | Gainsville & Northwestern Railroad Company |
| Napa Valley Route | San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway |
| Nashville Route, The | Tennessee Central Railroad Company |
| Natural Gas Route | Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company, The |
| Natural Tunnel Route, The | South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad Company (became Virginia & Southwestern Railway in 1900) |
| Nevada Short Line, The | Tonapah and Tidewater Railroad Company |
| New Canada Short Line | Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, The |
| New Haven | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, The |
| New Jersey Central | Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, The (Also, Jersey Central) |
| Niagara Falls Route | Michigan Central Railroad Company, The |
| Niagara Gorge Route | See Great Gorge Route |
| Nickel Plate Line | New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, The: |
| North Arkansas Line | Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Company (See also, Ozarka-North Arkansas Route) |
| North Bank Road, The | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Company |
| North Shore Line | Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Company |
| North Star Route | Minneapolis & Rainy River Railway Company |
| Northwest Route | Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern Railroad Company |
| Northwestern Line, The | Chicago and North Western Railway Company; Also, Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad Company; Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company in 1891; Sioux City and Pacific Railroad in 1891 |
| Ohio Valley Line | Ohio River Railroad Company |
| Oil Belt Line | Cisco & Northeastern Railway Company |
| Oil Belt Route | Wichita Falls, Ranger & Fort Worth Railroad Company |
| O K Route | Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad Company (See also, Quincy Route) |
| Okefenokee Route | Waycross and Southern Railroad Company |
| Orem Electric | Salt Lake and Utah Railroad Company (electric) |
| Orient Lines, The | Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Company, The (See also, Port Stilwell Route) |
| Overland Route, The | Union Pacific Railroad Company |
| Ozarks-North Arkansas Route | Missouri and North Arkansas Railway Company (See also, North Arkansas Line) |
| Ozone Route | New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Company |
| Panama Canal Route | Atlanta & Saint Andrews Bay Railway Company (See also, Bay Line) |
| Panama Route (1909) | Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Company (See also, Mobile Route) |
| Panhandle, Texas - Route | Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company; Denver, Texas and Fort Worth Railroad Company, The Denver, Texas and Gulf Railroad Company, The |
| Panhandle Route | Pennsylvania Lines - West of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, The |
| Paradise Valley Route | Tacoma Eastern Railroad Company |
| Pend Oreille River Route | Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad |
| Peoria Gateway Line, The | Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Company, The (Only 1918); (See Albert Lea Route) |
| Peoria Road, The | Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad |
| Peoria Route, The | Rock Island and Peoria Railway Company |
| Piedmont Air Line | Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, The (Southern Railway) |
| Pigeon Mountain Line | Chattanooga Southern Railway Company |
| Pike's Peak Route | Colorado Midland Railway Company, The |
| Pilchuek Valley Route | Washington Western Railway Company |
| Pine Leaf Route | Fernwood and Gulf Railroad Company |
| Pine Mountain Route | Macon and Birmingham Railroad Company (See also, (1903) La Grange Route) |
| Pine Valley Route | Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Railroad Company, The |
| Plant System | Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Company, The; Charleston and Savannah Railway Company; South Florida Railroad Company; Brunswick and Western Railroad Company Became, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company |
| Port Arthur Route | Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Gulf Railroad Company (See also, Route of the Flying Crow) |
| Port-of-Mobile Route | See Mobile, Port-of Route |
| Port St. Joe Route | Apalachicola-Northern Railroad Company |
| Port Stilwell Route | Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Company, The (See also, Orient Lines) |
| Poughkeepsie Bridge Route | Central New England and Western Railroad Company (Central New England Railway Company) |
| Promised Land Route | Cache Valley Railroad |
| Quanah Route | Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railway Company |
| Queen & Crescent Route | Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Railway Company, The; Also, Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, The; New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company; Vicksburg & Meridan Railroad Company; Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad Company |
| Quincy Route | Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad Company (See also, O K Route) |
| Rabun Cap Route | Tallulah Falls Railway Company |
| Rathburn System (Canada) | Kingston, Napanco & Western Railway; Bay of Quinte Railway & Navigation Company; Thousand Islands Railway Company; Deseronto Navigation Company, Ltd. |
| Redwood Empire Route | Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company |
| Redwood Route, The | California Western Railroad & Navigation Company |
| Regulator Line, The | See Klickitat Valley Route |
| Rhine, the Alps and the Battlefield Line, The | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, The |
| Richmond-Washington Line | Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company (See Florida Fast Line) |
| Ringling Lines | Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pacific Railway Company |
| Rio Grande | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, The |
| Rock Island Lines | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, The (See Great Rock Island Route) |
| Rockford Route | Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota Railway Company |
| Rocky Mountain Route | St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway Company |
| Royal Gorge Route | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, The (See Scenic Line of the World) |
| Royal Route, The | Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company |
| R - S Pacific Route | Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway Company |
| Sacandaga Route | Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad |
| Sacramento Short Line | San Francisco-Sacramento Railroad Company |
| Salt Lake Route | San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company |
| Santa Fe Route | Chicago, Santa Fe & California Railway (1889); Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, The (1891 to date); (See Grand Canyon Route, 1903) |
| "S A P" | San Antonia and Aransas Pass Railway Company, The |
| Savannah Short Line | Georgia and Alabama Railway |
| Scenic Line of the World | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, The (See Royal Gorge Route) |
| Sea Shore Line, The | Los Angeles Terminal Railway Company |
| Shawmut Line, The | Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern Railway Company, The |
| Sheboygan Freight Line | Wisconsin Light & Power Company |
| Shell Bark Route | Coal Belt Railway (St. Louis, MO.) |
| Saint Claire Tunnel Service | Canada to Detroit |
| Shenadoah Valley Route | Norfolk and Western Railway Company |
| Sierra Nevada Route | Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Company |
| Silver San Juan Scenic Line | Rio Grande Southern Railroad Company, The |
| Soo Line, The | Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company |
| Soo-Mackinaw Short Line, The | Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Company, The (See Soo-South Shore Lines) |
| Soo-South Shore Lines | Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company (See Soo Line); Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Company, The; (See South Shore, after 1900; "Marquette Line," 1897; "Soo-Mackinaw Short Line in 1889") |
| South Bend Gateway | Indiana Northern Railway Company |
| South Park Line | Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway Company, The |
| South Haven Route | Toledo and South Haven Railroad Company |
| South Shore | Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Company, The (Cleveland) |
| South Shore Lines | Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Railway |
| Southwestern Route | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Company |
| Split Log | Kansas City, Fort Smith & Southern Railroad Company |
| Straight Line, The | Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad Company |
| Sugar Belt Route | St. Louis, Avoyelles & Southwestern Railway Company |
| Sumatra Leaf Route | Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Company |
| Sumter Route | South Carolina Railway Company, The |
| Sunset Route | Southern Pacific Company (Also, Odgen & Shasta Route) |
| Suwanee River Route | Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company |
| Switzerland Trail, The | Colorado & Northwestern Railway Company; Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad Company |
| Tangent Line | Findlay, Fort Wayne and Western Railway Company, The |
| Taos Route, The | San Luis Valley Southern Railway Company, The |
| Tarpon Route, The | Orange Belt Railway Company |
| Texas Panhandle Route | See Panhandle, Texas - Route |
| Texas Railroad, The | International and Great Northern Railway Company |
| Three C Route, The | Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company |
| Timber Belt Line | Texas Southern Railway Company |
| Trans-Virginias Route | Chesapeake & Western Railroad Company |
| Tri-City Route | Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway Company |
| Tropical Line, The | Tavares and Gulf Railroad Company |
| Tropical Trunk Line | Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway Company |
| Utah Coal Route | Utah Railway Company |
| Valley Line, The | St. Joseph Valley Railway Company |
| Vandalia Line | Penna. Lines - West of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad before 1905 |
| Velasco Route | Houston & Brazon Valley Railway Company |
| Vermilion Route | Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company, The |
| Vicksburg Route | Alabama and Vicksburg Railway Company, The; Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad Company, The; Formerly Part of Queen & Crescent |
| Vidalia Route, The | Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad Company |
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�Waco-Beaumont Route �Wobble, Bobble, Turnover and Stop |
Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway Company |
| Water Level Route | New York Central System |
| Watkins Route, The | Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway and Belt Line Railway Company, The; Also (In 1903) Western Railway of Alabama (See Atlanta & N.O. Short Line) |
| West Point Route, The | Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company (See Atlanta & N.O. Short Line) |
| White Oaks Route | El Paso and Northeastern Railway Company |
| Wichita Falls Route | Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway Company of Texas, The; Wichita Falls & Southern Railway Company, The |
| Willamette Route | Oregon Electric Railway Company |
| Winona Lines | Winona Railroad Company, The |
| Yellowstone Park Line | Northern Pacific Railway Company |
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