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Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley RR |
Opened in 1904, became part of the Conrail in 1976. |
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Lacombe and North-Western Ry. |
Alberta Govt takeover of Lacombe and Blindman Valley Electric Ry. in 1918, acquired by the CP in 1928. |
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Laconia Street Ry. |
From horse line in 1898, replaced by buses in 1926. |
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LaCrosse and Southeastern RR |
Opened in 1905, became partly abandoned, and part to the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific RR in 1933. |
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Lake Erie and Detroit River RR |
Opened in 1887, became part of the Flint and Pere Marquette RR in 1903. |
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Lake Erie and Northern RR (see Grand River Ry.) |
Opened in 1916, abandoned 1990.CP |
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Lake Erie and Western RR |
Opened in 1879, became part of the New York Chicago and St. Louis RR (Nickel Plate Road) in 1922.(LSandMS/NYC Lines after 1901) |
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Lake Erie Franklin and Clarion RR |
Opened in 1913, abandoned in 1992.Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1942 |
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Lake Huron and Northern Ontario Ry. |
Organized to revive the Bruce Mines and Algoma in 1913, suspended service in 1921 and abandoned in 1927. |
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Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RR |
Opened in 1869, became part of the New York Central RR in 1914.(NYCandHR after 1898) |
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Lake Shore Electric Ry. |
Opened in 1901, abandoned in 1938. |
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Lake Superior and Ishpeming Ry./RR |
Opened in 1896, became the Lake Superior and Ishpeming RR in 1927. |
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Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Co. (narrow guage) |
Opened in 1900, became part of the SP in 1925, standard guaged in 1926, abandoned in 1943. |
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Lakeside and Marblehead RR |
Opened in 1887, abandoned in 1964. Lake Erie Limestone carrier.Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1930 |
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Lakeside Ry. Co. (Duluth) |
From startup in 1892, operated by Duluth Street Ry. by 1897 and both were consol. into Duluth-Superior Traction Co. in June, 1900. |
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Lancaster and Chester RR |
Opened in 1896, . |
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Lancaster and York Furnace RR |
Opened in 1903, abandoned about in 1927. |
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Laramie Hahns Peak and Pacific Ry. |
Opened in 1904, became the Colorado Wyoming and Eastern Ry. in 1914. |
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Laramie North Park and Western RR |
From Colorado Wyoming and Eastern Ry. in 1924, became part of the Union Pacific Ry. in 1951. |
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Las Vegas and Tonopah RR |
Opened in 1906, abandoned in 1918. |
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Leavenworth Kansas and Western Ry. |
Reorg. of the Kansas Central RR out of the UP in 1897, again fully absorbed by the UP in 1908(UP) |
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Lebanon and Franklin Traction Co. |
From 1904 to 1919. |
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Lebanon Springs RR |
From Harlem Ext. RR So. Coal Transp. in 1881, operated as NYRandM 1885-9 and became Chatham and Lebanon Valley RR in 1899.(NYRandM 1885-89) |
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Lebanon Thorntown Traction Co. (see CERA) |
Opened in 1905, abandoned in 1926. |
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Lehigh and Hudson River RR |
Opened in 1881, became part of the Conrail in 1976. |
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Lehigh and Lackawanna RR |
Opened in 1867, leased by the Central RR of New Jersey in 1871.(see Lehigh Coal and Nav. Co.) |
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Lehigh and New England RR |
From Penn. Poughkeepsie and Boston, after temporary operation by the LV and NYSandW in 1895, abandoned in 1961.(LV to 1895) |
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Lehigh and Susquehanna RR (see Lehigh Coal and Nav. Co.) |
Opened in 1840, leased by the Central RR of New Jersey in 1871. |
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Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co.s RRs (Lehigh and Susquehanna, Lehigh and Lackawanna, Nanticoke Br., Nescopes Br., Mauch Chunk and Summit Hill RRs) |
LandS opened in 1840; all leased by the Central RR of New Jersey in 1871. |
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Lehigh Valley RR |
Opened in 1855, became part of the Conrail in 1976.(div. PandR 1892-1894) |
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Lehigh Valley Traction Co. |
From Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction Co. in 1903, became Lehigh Valley Transit Co. in 1903. |
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Lehigh Valley Transit Co. |
From Lehigh Valley Traction Co. in 1905, abandoned in 1951. |
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Lewisburg and Tyrone RR (PRR) |
From Lewisburg, Centre and Spruce Creek RR absorbed by PRR in 1915 |
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Lewiston Augusta and Waterville Street Ry. |
From Augusta Winthrop and Gardiner Ry. in 1908, failed, and reorg. as Androscogginand Kennebec Ry. in 1919. |
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Lewistown and Reedsville Electric Ry. |
Opened 1900, converted to bus in 1933. |
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Lexington and Arlington RR |
Fromn Lexington and West Cambridge in 1868, absorbed by Boston and Lowell in 1870. |
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Lexington and Boston St. Ry. |
Opened in 1900, 1912. |
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Lexington and Eastern RR |
Opened in 1894, became part of the Louisville and Nashville RR in 1913. |
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Ligonier Valley RR |
Opened in 1877, abandoned in 1952. |
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Lima Northern RR |
Opened in 1896, became the Detroit and Lima Northern Ry. in 1897. |
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Lima Route (WO and#43; TFandF and#43; FandF and#43; DandT) |
Joint service launched in 1929, but all participants met their demise in 1932. |
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Lima Toledo RR (Lima and Toledo to 1923) |
From Ohio Electric Ry. in 1919, became part of the Cincinnati and Lake Erie RR in 1929. |
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Litchfield and Madison Ry. (see Chicago Peoria and St. Louis Ry.) |
Split from CPandStL in 1900, which ended control 30 June 1904, acq. by CandNW in Jan 1958.(CPandStL 1900-1904) |
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Litchfield Carrolton and Western RR |
Opened in 1883, became the Quincy Carrolton and St. Louis RR in 1899.(JSEL 1890-1895) |
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Little Miami Rail Road |
Opened in 1839, became part of the Pittsburgh Cincinnatiand St. Louis RR in 1869. |
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Little River RR |
Opened in 1903, 1940. |
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Little Rock and Fort Smith RR |
Opened in 1869, became part of the St Louis Iron Mountainand Southern Ry. in 1894.(SLIMandS after 1890) |
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Little Rock and Hot Springs Western RR |
Opened in 1899, became part of the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf RR in St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Ry. in 1910. |
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Little Rock Mississipi River and Texas RR |
From LRPBandNO and MOandRR in 1875, became part of the St Louis Iron Mountainand Southern Ry. in 1887. |
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Live Oak Perry and Gulf RR |
From Live Oak and Perry in 1905, became part of Live Oak Perry and South Georgia on 1972.(SOU after 1954) |
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Live Oak Perry and South Georgia RR |
From Live Oak Perry and Gulf and S. Ga. RRs in 1972, absorbed by Norfolk Southern Corp.in 1994. |
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London and Port Stanley Ry. |
Opened in 1856, elect. in 1915, acquired by CN in 1966. |
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Long Island and Eastern States Line |
From LIand#43;HOUand#43;NYandNE in 1892, became the discontinued in 1893. |
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Long Island Rail Road |
Opened in 1836, .(PRR 1900-1966) |
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Longview Portland and Northern Ry. |
Opened in 1925 (psgr svc-1928), operating as of 2012.(International Paper Co.)Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;Sep-29 |
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Lorain St. Ry. (see CERA) |
From a consolidation in 1906, converted to bus in 1937.(LSE) |
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Los Angeles and Pasadena Electric Ry. |
From |
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Los Angeles and Redondo Ry. |
From Redondo Ry. in 1896, electrified by 1903, acquired and standard-guaged by the Pacific Electric Ry. in 1910.(Narrow guage) |
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Los Angeles and Salt Lake RR |
From San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake RR in 1916, became part of the Union Pacific Ry. in 1936.(UP after 1917) |
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Los Angeles and San Diego Beach Ry. |
From San Diego Pacific Beach and La Jolla Ry. in 1906, discontinued in 1917. |
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Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley RR |
Opened in 1885, became part of the California Southern RR in 1887. |
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Los Angeles Interurban RR |
Consolidation in 1903, leased to Pacific Electric in 1908. |
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority |
Took over Metropolitan Coach and LA Transit in 1958, last interurban line replaced by bus in 1961. |
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Los Angeles Pacific Co. |
From Pasadena and Pacific Ry. In 1898, merged into the Pacific Electric Ry. in 1911. |
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Los Angeles Terminal Ry. |
From Los Angeles Pasadena and Glendale RR in 1891, became the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake RR in 1901. |
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Los Angeles Transit Lines |
From Los Angeles Rys. in 1945, acquired by LAMTA in 1958. |
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Louisiana and Arkansas Railway of Texas |
From Louisiana Ry. and Navigation Co. of Texas (LRandN) in 1930, became part of the Louisiana and Arkansas Lines in 1939.(LandA) |
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Louisiana and Arkansas Ry./Lines |
Opened in 1896, leased by the Kansas City Southern Ry. in 1939. |
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Louisiana Power and Light Co. |
Amalgamation in 1927, converted to bus by 1931. |
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Louisiana Ry. and Navigation Co. of Texas |
From Missouri Kansas and Texas RR/Ry. in 1923, became the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway of Texas (LandA) in 1930.(LRandN) |
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Louisiana Ry. and Navigation Company |
From Shreveport and Red River Valley RR in 1903, became part of the Louisiana and Arkansas Lines in 1929. |
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Louisiana Western Ry. |
Opened in 1880, merged into TandNO (Southern Pacific Sunset Central LInes) in 1927.(TandNO after 1885) |
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Louisville and Atlantic RR |
Opened in 1899, became part of the Louisville and Nashville RR in 1909. |
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Louisville and Eastern RR |
Opened in 1901, became part of Louisville and Interurban RR in 1911 |
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Louisville and Great Southern RR Line (Louisville Nashville and Great Southern RR) |
From merger of LandN and Nashvill and Decatur in 1872, renamed LandN by 1878. |
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Louisville and Interurban RR |
From 1904, all lines abandoned by 1935. |
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Louisville and Nashville RR |
Opened in 1854, became part of the Seaboard System in 1983.(LandGS 1871-1878) |
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Louisville and Northern Railway and Lighting Co. |
Opened in 1905, became part of the Interstate Public Service Co. in 1912.(Interstate after 1912) |
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Louisville and Southern Indiana Traction Co. |
Opened in 1903, became part of the Interstate Public Service Co. in 1912.(Interstate after 1912) |
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Louisville Cincinnati and Lexington RR |
From consolidation in 1869, part of LandN in 1881. |
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Louisville Evansville and St. Louis Consolidated RR |
From Louisville Evansville and St. Louis RR in 1889, became part of the Southern Ry. in 1901. |
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Louisville Evansville and St. Louis RR |
From Louisville New Albany and St. Louis RR in 1881, became part of the Louisville Evansville and St. Louis consol. RR in 1889. |
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Louisville Henderson and St. Louis RR |
From Louisville St. Louis and Texas RR in 1888, became part of the Louisville and Nashville RR in 1929. |
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Louisville New Albany and Chicago RR |
Opened in 1859, became the Chicago indianapolis and Louisville (Monon) Ry. in 1898. |
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Louisville New Orleans and Texas RR |
Opened in 1884, became acq. by the Ill. Cent. and merged into their previously non-operating sub. the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley RR in 1892. |
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Louisville Southern RR |
Opened in 1888, leased by the ETVandG 1 Jul 1890 and merged with it into the Southern in 1894.(ETVandG from 1890) |
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Louisville St. Louis and Texas RR |
Opened in 1888, became the Louisville Henderson and St. Louis RR in 1896. |
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Lowell Lawrence and Haverhill St. Ry. |
Consolidated in 1892. became part of Boston and Northern St. Ry. in 1902 |
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Lowville and Beaver River RR |
Opened in 1905, operating in 2011.Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1947 |
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Ludington and Northern RR |
Opened in 1901, abandoned in 1982. |
