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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

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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

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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
  

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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Monon Freight Train
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

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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)

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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

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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)
L & N The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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The Track
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

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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

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Utah Coal Route Utah Railway Company

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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 Waco, Beaumont, Trinity Sabine Railway Company
¨Wobble, Bobble, Turnover and  Stop
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

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Yellowstone Park Line Northern Pacific Railway Company

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