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Wabash Chester and Western RR |
Successor to Iron Mtn. Chester and Eastern RR in 1878, became part of the Missouri Pacific Lines in 1928. |
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Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Ry. |
Opened in 1904, became the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Ry. in 1917.(WAB to 1913) |
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Wabash RR |
Emerged from Wabash Western receivership and rejoined with Wabash RY, in 1889. Leased by Norfolk and Western in 1964 |
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Wabash Ry. (1877) |
From Toledo Wabash and Western Ry. in 1877, merged into the Wabash St. Louis and Pacific Ry. in 1879. |
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Wabash Ry. (1887) |
Spun off from bankrupt Wabash St. Louis and Pacific Ry. from March 1887, emerged as the Wabash RR in May,1889. |
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Wabash St. Louis and Pacific Ry. |
From TWandW and#43; TPandW and#43; StLKCandN in 1879, entered receivership as the Wabash Western in April, 1887, lines spun off as the Wab.RY.,, Cairo VandC Line, TPandW, KandW, OandStL. |
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Wabash Western Ry. |
Formed to acquire part of the bankrupt WStLandP on 1 Apr 1887, split into the reformed Wab. RR and Om. and St. L. Ry. on 29 Jul 1889. |
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Warren and Ouachita Valley Ry. |
Opened in 1903, 1980. |
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Warwick and Oakland Beach RR |
Opened in 1875, became part of the New York Providence and Boston RR in 1879. |
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Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon RR |
From Arlington and Fairfax Psgr. RR. in 1892, consol. into Washington and Virginia Ry. in 1912. |
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Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon RR (2) |
From Washington-Virginia Ry. in 1927, abandoned1932. |
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Washington and Great Falls Ry. and Power Co. |
From 1913, service ended 1921. |
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Washington and Old Dominion Ry. |
From Great Falls and Old Dominion in 1912, leased by the Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. in 1956.Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1951 |
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Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) |
Created to build the Metro train system (1969) |
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Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric RR |
Opened in 1908, in 1935, Baltimore line became the Baltimore and Annapolis RR. |
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Washington City Virginia Midland and Great Southern RR |
From Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Gap in 1872, Became Virginia Midland in Feb 1881. |
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Washington County RR |
Opened in 1898, reorganized under the Maine Central as W. Co. Ry. on 18 Dec. 1903. |
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Washington County Ry. |
Opened in 1903 reorg. of W.Co. RR, opened in 1899, absorbed by the Maine Central in 1911.(MeC) |
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Washington Railway and Electric System |
From consolidation in 1902, merged into Capital Transit Co. in 1933. |
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Washington Southern RR |
From Alexandria and Fedricksburg and#43; Alexandria and Washington in 1890, became part of the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac RR in 1920.(PWandB 1891-1901) |
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Washington-Sunset Route |
SP-LandN-WPR-SOU Through Car Line lasted beyond 1940.(SP-SOU Through Car Line) |
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Washington-Virginia Ry. |
From Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon RR in 1912, split into the WAandMV and AandFE in 1927. |
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Washington Water Power Co. |
Opened in 1905, abandoned in 1921. |
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Waterbury and Milldale Tramway Co. |
Opened in 1913, abandoned 29 Oct, 1933. |
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Waterbury Traction Co. |
From Waterbury Horse RR. in 1893, consol. into Ct. Ry. and Lt. in 1901. |
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Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern RR |
Opened in 1904, became the Waterloo RR (ICandRI) in 1958.Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1958 |
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Waterville and Oakland St. Ry. |
From 3 Jul1903, became Waterville Fairfield and Oakland Ry. in 1911. |
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Wellsburg Bethany and Washington Ry. |
Opened in 1908, abandoned in 1926. |
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Wellsville and Buffalo RR |
From Buffalo and Susquehanna RR in 1915, abandoned in 1916. |
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West Chester Street Ry |
Opened in 1891, part of Chester Valley Lines in 1923. |
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West Coast Route |
From consolidation of CYRandP and later Sonoraand#43;PandEand#43;AandCand#43;GVGandNand#43;MandP under SP manager Epes Randolph in 1902, split into the Arizona Eastern RR and SP de Mexico in 1909.(Randolph System, SP owned) |
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West End Traction Co. |
Subsidiary of the Penn Ohio Electric Co. emerged in 1932, ended on 10 Mar 1939. |
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West Jersey and Seashore RR |
PRR sponsored consol. of West Jersey RR and#43; Camden and Atlantic RR in 1896, fully owned by PRR in 1930, then merged into Penn-Reading Seashore Lines in 1933.(PRR) |
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West Jersey RR |
Opened in 1857, became part of the West Jersey and Seashore RR in 1896. |
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West New Orleans Light and Traction Co. |
From New Orleans and Western Ry. in 1917, became part of the Louisiana Power and Light Co. in 1927. |
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West Penn Rys. |
Opened in 1904, converted to bus in 1952. |
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West River RR |
Opened in 1930, became privatized the Vermont White Granite Quarries in 1938. |
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West Shore RR |
From New York West Shore and Buffalo RR in 1885, became part of the New York Central RR in 1914.(NYCHR after 1886) |
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West Shore RR Division of NYC |
From West Shore RR in 1914, . |
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West Side Belt RR |
Opened in 1897, became part of the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Ry. in 1921.(WPT after 1906) |
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West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh RR |
Opened in 1881, became part of the Western Maryland RR in 1905. |
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West Wisconsin RR |
Opened 1868, became part of Chicago St. Paul and Minneapolis RR in 1878. |
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Western and Atlantic RR |
Opened in 1842, leased by the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Ry. in 1890.(NCandSL after 1890) |
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Western Maryland RR |
Opened in 1858, became part of the Chessie System in 1973.(CandO after 1964)Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1959 |
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Western New York and Pennsylvania RR |
Opened in 1887, reorganized as a Ry. in 1895. |
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Western New York and Pennsylvania Ry. |
From RR of same name in 1895, became part of the Pennsylvania RR in 1900.(Pa. Co. after 1900) |
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Western New York and Pennsylvania Traction Co. |
From consolidation of local lines in 1906, became the Olean Bradford and Salamanca Ry. in 1921. |
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Western North Carolina RR |
Opened in 1857, became part of Richmond and Danville RR in 1886. |
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Western Ohio Ry. |
Opened in 1902, became the Western Ohio Ry. and Power Co. (see also Lima Route) in 1928. |
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Western Ohio Ry. and Power Corp. (see Lima Route) |
From Western Ohio Ry. in 1926, abandoned in 1932. |
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Western Pacific RR |
Opened in 1909 (passenger: 1910), became part of the Union Pacific Ry. in 1984.(see also DandRG, DandRGW) (DandRG 1906-16) |
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Western RR (Mass) (see Boston and Worcester RR) |
Opened in 1839, consol. with the BandW into the Boston and Albany RR in 1867. |
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Western Ry. of Alabama (see AandWP) |
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Western Ry. of Havana |
Opened in 1894, became part of the FCN de Cuba in 1956.(URH after 1911) |
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Wharton and Northern RR |
From Morris Co. RR in 1905, absorbed and then abandoned by Conrail in 1976.(CNJ after 1930) |
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Wheeling and Lake Erie RR |
Opened in 1878, became part of the New York Chicago and St. Louis RR (Nickel Plate Road) in 1949.(WPT 1904-16)Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;17-Jul-38 |
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Wheeling Traction Co. |
Opened in 1896, consolidated many area lines but went bankrupt in 1931; became the Cooperative Transit Co. in 1933. |
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White and Black River RR |
Opened in 1890, became part of the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf RR in 1900. |
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White Deer and Loganton RR |
From 1906, abandoned on 30 Jun 1916.(NG) |
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White Pass and Yukon Route |
Opened in 1899, survives as a tourist line.. |
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White River RR |
From White River Valley RR in 1902, abandoned in 1934. |
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White River Valley RR |
Opened in 1900, became the White River RR in 1902. |
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White Sulphur Springs and Yellowstone Park RR |
Opened in 1911, abandoned in 1980. |
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Wichita Falls and Northwestern RR |
From 1907, absorbed by Missouri-Kansas-Texas in 1923.(MKandT after 1912) |
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Wichita Northwestern RR |
From Anthony and Northern in 1919, abandoned 1941. |
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Wichita Valley RR |
From 1890, finally merged into Fort Worth and Denver in 1952.(CandS,CBandQ from 1907) |
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Wilkes-Barre and Eastern RR |
From 1893, absorbed by NYSandW in 1939.(NYSandW) |
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Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton RR |
Opened in 1903, abandoned in 1933. |
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Wilkes-Barre Ry. |
From W-B and Wyoming Valley Ry. before 1924, converted to trackeless trolley and became W-B Transit in 1947. |
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Willamette Valley Southern RR |
Opened in 1915, pax service ended 1933 and abandoned in 1938.PEPCO |
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Williamsport and North Branch RR/Ry. |
Opened in 1882, abandoned in 1938.Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1927 |
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Willimantic Traction Co. |
Opened in 1901, became part of the Connecticut Co. in 1905. |
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Willmar and Sioux Falls Ry. |
Opened in 1900, became the split up GN, CBQ in 1907.(GN) |
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Wilmington and Northern RR |
From Wilmington and Reading RR in 1877, became part of the Philadelphia and Reading RR in 1900. |
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Wilmington and Weldon RR |
Opened in 1855, became the Atlantic Coast Line Assn. in 1887. |
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Wilmington Columbia and Augusta RR |
Opened in 1870, became the Wilmington and Weldon RR in 1885. |
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Wilmington New Bern and Norfolk RR |
Opened in 1893, became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Assn. in 1897. |
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Winchester and Western RR |
From (Winchester and Wardensviile 1929-41) in 1918, . |
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Windsor and Annapolis Ry. |
Became the Dominion Atlantic Ry. about in 1985. |
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Windsor Essex and Lake Shore Rapid Railway |
From 1907, suspended in 1932. |
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Winnipeg Electric Ry. or Co. |
From Wpg Electric Street Ry. in 1904, to Greater Wpg Transit Co. in 1953. |
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Winona and Southwestern RR |
From 1888, became the Winona and Western in 1894. |
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Winona Interurban Ry. |
Opened in 1904, became the Winona Service Co. in 1918. |
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Winona RR (elec.) |
From Winona Service Co. in 1926, became the Winona RR (steam) in 1938. |
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Winona RR (steam) |
From Winona RR (elec) in 1938, abandoned in 1952. |
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Winona Service Co. |
From Winona Interurban Ry. in 1918, became the Winona RR (elec.) in 1926. |
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Winston-Salem Southbound Ry. |
Opened in 1910, became integrated with both owners operations in 1967.(NandW/ACL) |
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Wiscasset and Quebec RR |
Opened in 1895, became the Wiscasset and Quebec RR in 1901. |
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Wiscasset Waterville and Farmington Ry. |
From Wiscasset and Quebec RR in 1901, abandoned in 1935. |
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Wisconsin and Northern RR |
From Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Ry. in 1907, became part of the Minneapolis St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie (Soo Line) Ry. in 1921. |
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Wisconsin Central RR |
From leasing the WC and new construction north of Neenah in 1874, reorganized as a Ry. in 1899.(NP 1891-3) |
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Wisconsin Central Ry. |
Reorganized From the RR of the same name in 1899, merged into the Soo Line RR in 1961 after having been leased by the MSPSSM in 1909.(MSPandSSM after 1909) |
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Wisconsin Power and Light Co. |
From Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co. in 1924, abandoned in 1938. |
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Wisconsin Public Service Corp. |
From Green Bay Traction Co. in 1911, abandoned in 1928. |
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Wood River Branch RR |
Opened in 1874, abandoned in 1947.(NYNHH 1905-1937) |
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Woodstock Ry. |
Opened in 1868, abandoned in 1933. |
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Worcester and Nashua RR |
Opened 1848, became Worcester Nashua and Rochester RR on 1 Dec 1883. |
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Worcester Nashua and Rochester RR |
From Worcester and Nashua RR on 1 Dec 1883, leased by the Boston and Maine RR on 1 Jan 1886.(BandM 1886-) |
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Wrightsville and Tennille RR |
From 1874, part of CofGa in 1971. |
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Wyoming North and South RR |
Opened in 1923, became the North and South RR (to 1935) in 1925. |
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Wyoming Ry. |
Opened in 1914, abandoned 1952. |
