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1894 Poor's pp. 1357-1390 (1589-1622)
There are errors, especially in the last column.
- RAILROADS MERGED IN OTHER LINES.
- A Supplementary List of Merged Roads follows this List.
The following statement shows the names of companies which have ceased to exist, the lengths of their completed lines and the names of exiting corporations in which title to these roads has become vested.
| NAME OF OLD COMPANY. | TERMINI OF COMPLETED ROAD AT THE TIME OF ACQUIREMENT. |
LENGTH IN MILES. |
NAME OF COMPANY BY WHICH ACQUIRED, OR TO WHOSE STATEMENT REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE. |
WHEN AND HOW ACQUIRED BY EXIST- ING COMPANY. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, Bismarck & N. W. | No road built by this Company | Minn., St. P. & S. St. Marie | Consol., June 11, 1888. | |
| Addison & No. Penna. | Addison, N. Y., to Gaines, Pa. Junction to Gurnee, Pa. |
41.00 4.50 |
Addison & Penna. | May 5, 1887. |
| Addison County | Leicester Jc., Vt., to Ticonderoga, Vt. | 15.60 | Addison | Name Changed. |
| Adirondack Company | Saratoga Springs to No. Creek, N. Y. | 60.00 | Adirondack | September 29, 1881.* |
| Adirondack Estate & RR | No road built by this Company | Adirondack | September 29, 1881.* | |
| Agricultural Branch | Framingham Cen. to Pratts Jc., Mass. | 28.98 | Old Colony | Consol., Mar. 5, 1883. |
| Akron Br. of Clev'd & Pittsb. | Hudson, O., to Millersburg, O. | 63.75 | Clev'd, Akron & Columb's | June 9, 1882.* |
| Alabama & Chattanooga | Wauhatchie, Tenn., to Meridian, Miss. | 290.16 | Alabama Gt. Southern | January 22, 1877.* |
| Alabama & Florida | Montgomery, Ala., to Pollard, Ala. | 114.00 | Mobile & Montgomery | Consol. in 1882. |
| Alabama & Florida of Fla. | Pensacola Jc., Ala., to Pensacola, Fla. | 44.54 | Louisville & Nashville | By purch. in Feb., '80. |
| Alabama & Mississippi Rivers | Selma, Ala., to York Station, Ala. | 81.30 | E. Tenn., Virginia & Ga. | Consol. in 1882. |
| Alabama & Tennessee Rivers | Selma, Ala., to Blue Mountain | 135.00 | E. Tenn., Virginia & Ga. | June 14, 1881.* |
| Alabama Central | Selma, Ala., to Lauderdale, Miss. | 95.00 | E. Tenn., Virginia & Ga. | Consol. in 1882. |
| Albany Bridge | Over Mississippi River at Clinton, Ia. | 1.10 | Chicago & Northwestern | Purchased in 1881. |
| Albany & Gulf [sic] | No road built by this Company | Sav., Fla. & Western | Consol., Mar. 1, 1884 | |
| Albany & Schenectady | Albany, N. Y., to Schenectady, N. Y. | 17.00 | N. Y. Cent. & Hud. River | Consol., Nov. 1, 1869 |
| Albany & West Stockbridge | Albany, N. Y., to Mass. Line | 39.30 | Boston & Albany | Consol., Dec. 28, 1870 |
| Albany Northern | Albany, N. Y., to Waterford Jc., N. Y. | 12.18 | Albany & Vermont | Oct. 5, 1859.* |
| Albany, Vermont & Canada | Albany, N. Y., to Waterford Jc., N. Y. | 12.18 | Albany & Vermont | Oct. 5, 1859.* |
| Albia, Knoxv'e & Des Moines | Albia, Ia., to Knoxville, Ia. | 32.90 | Chic., Burling'n & Quincy | Built by C. B. & Q. in '75. |
| Alexandria & Bloomfield | No completed road | Keokuk & Western | Aug. 19, 1886.* | |
| Alexandria & Nebraska City | No completed road | Keokuk & Western | Aug. 19, 1886.* | |
| Alexandria, Loudon & H'ps'e | Alexandria, Va., to Hamilton, Va. | 44.00 | Wash'n, Ohio & Western | May 9, 1883.* |
| Allegan & Holland | No road built by this A. & H. RR. Co. | Chicago & West Mich. | Thro' cons. G. H. RR. | |
| Allegan & Lake Shore | Allegan to Cheshire, Mich. | 5.00 | Abandoned in 1888 | |
| Allegan & Southeastern | Allegan, Mich., to Monteith, Mich. | 11.50 | Cin., Jack. & Mackinaw | Purchased in 1887. |
| Allegany Central | Friendship, N. Y., to Swain's, N. Y. | 29.69 | Lackawanna & Southw'n | April 27, 1889.* |
| Allegany Central, Cons'd | Olean, N. Y., to Swain's, N. Y. | 58.89 | Lackawanna & Southw'n | April 27, 1889.* |
| Allegheny & Bald Eagle | No road built by this Company | Bald Eagle Valley | By purchase in 1880. | |
| Alleg'y, Kennerdell & Clin'nv | Scrubgrass to Kennerdell, Pa. | Abandoned in 1879 | ||
| Allegheny Portage | Hollidaysburg, Pa., to Johnst'n, Pa. | 36.66 | Pennsylvania | Purch. in May, 1857. |
| Alliance & Lake Erie | Alliance, O., to Phalanx, O. | 25.00 | Lake Erie, Alliance & So. | December, 1886.* |
| Alliance, Niles & Ashtabula | Alliance Junction to Niles, O. | 24.90 | Pitts., Youngst'n & Ash. | Consol., Aug. 1, 1887. |
| Almaden Branch | Campbell to New Almaden, Cal. | 9.60 | South Pacific Coast | Consol., May 23, 1887. |
| Altadena | Pasadena to Altadena, Cal. | 7.00 | Pasadena | Reorganized in 1888. |
| Alton & St. Louis | Alton, Ill., to St. Louis, Mo. | 25.40 | Chicago & Alton | Built by C. & A. in '64. |
| Alton & Sangamon | Alton, Ill., to Bloomington, Ill. | 130.80 | Chicago & Alton | Reorg. in Oct., 1862. |
| Amador Branch | Galt to Ione, Cal. | 27.20 | Northern (California) | Consol., May 4, 1888. |
| Amboy, Lansing & Trav. Bay | Owasso, Mich., to Lansing, Mich. | 27.00 | Jack'n, Lans'g & Saginaw | By purchase in 1865. |
| Amboy, Lansing & Trav. Bay | Lansing, Mich., to Jonesv'e, Mich. | 61.14 | Lake Shore & Mich. So'rn | Built in 1872 by L. S. |
| American Central | Galva, Ill., to New Boston, Ill. | 50.59 | Chicago, Burl. & Quincy | Built by C. B. & Q. '69. |
| American Fork | Amer. Fork City, U., to Deer C'k, U. | 16.00 | Abandoned and rails | taken up in June '78. |
| Americus, Preston & Lumpkin | Lonvale to Abbeville, Ga. | 112.00 | Sav., Amer. & Mont. | Name ch'd Dec. 26, '88. |
| Amherst & Belchertown | Palmer, Ct., to Amherst, Ct. | 20.00 | New London Northern | By purch. in Mar., '64. |
| Amherst, Belchert'n & Palmer | Palmer, Ct., to Amherst, Ct. | 20.00 | New London Northern | By purch. in Mar., '64. |
| Anderson, Lebanon & St. L. | Anderson, Ind., to Noblesville, Ind. | 19.39 | Midland (Indiana) | April 21, 1865.* |
| Androscoggin | Leeds Junc. to Farmington | 36.40 | Maine Central | Consol. in 1873. |
| Androscoggin | Brunswick, Me., to Leeds Jc., Me. Crowley's Jc., Me., to Lewiston, Me. |
26.10 4.70 |
Maine Central | Consol., June 29, 1871. |
| Androscoggin & Kennebec | Danville Jc., Me., to Waterville, Me. | 54.60 | Maine Central | Consol., Oct. 28, 1862. |
| Anglesea | Holly Beach to Anglesea, N. J. | 7.00 | West Jersey | Purchased in 1888. |
| Annapolis & Elk Ridge | Annapolis to Junction, Md. | 20.50 | Annap., Wash. & Balt. | Reog. in April, 1886. |
| Appleton & New London | No road built by this Company | Milwaukee, L. Sh. & W'n. | Consol. in 1873. | |
| Appomattox | Petersburg to City Point, Va. | 10.00 | Norfolk & Western | February 10, 1881.* |
| Arizona Mineral Belt | Flagstaff to Fulton, Ariz. | 36.00 | Central Arizona | December 4, 1888.* |
| Arizona Narrow Gauge | Tucson, Ariz., northward | 10.00 | Tucson, Globe & North'n | Name ch'd Nov. 15, '87. |
| Arkansas & Grenada | No road built by Ark. & G. RR. Co. | Georgia Pacific | Purchased in 1881. | |
| Arkansas Branch | Pilot Knob, Mo., to Mill Sp'gs, Mo. | 48.50 | St. Louis, Iron Mtn. & So. | Consol., May 6, 1874. |
| Atkansas Central | Helena, Ark., to Clarendon, Ark. | 50.00 | Arkansas Midland | June 9, 1877.* |
| Arkansas Valley | Kit Carson, Col., to La Junta, Col. | 75.50 | Sold under foreclosure up by purchasers, and |
in 1878; rails taken road abandoned. |
| Ashburnham | Ashburnham to So. Ashburn., Mass. | 2.59 | Fitchburg | Purch. April 22, 1885. |
| Ashtabula & New Lisbon | Niles, O., to Ashtabula, O. | 39.00 | Pitts., Youngst'n & Ash. | Consol., Aug. 1, 1887. |
| Ashtabula & Pittsburgh | Ashtabula Harbor to Youngstown, O. | 62.60 | Pitts., Youngst'n & Ash. | Consol., Aug. 1, 1887. |
| Atchison & Denver | No road built by this Company | Atchison, Colorado & Pac. | Consol., June 23, 1879. | |
| Atchison & Nebraska | Atchison, Kan., to Lincoln, Neb. | 145.74 | Chicago, Burl. & Quincy | Thro' B. & Mo. River. |
| Atchison & Pike's Peak | No road built by this Company | Central Branch U. P. | Name ch'd Jan. 1, '67. | |
| Atchison & Topeka | Road built by A., T. & Santa Fé | Atch., Topeka & Santa Fé | By legislative enact't. | |
| Atchison & Weston [sic] | No road built by this Company | Kan. C., St. Jo. & Coun. B'ffs | Consol., July 11, 1870. | |
| Atchison Bch. (C. & S. W. RR.) | Plattsburg, Mo., to Atchison, Kan. | 29.08 | Chicago, Rock Isl'd & Pac. | Consol., June 1, 1880. |
| Atchison, Repub. Val. & Pac. | Buffalo Junction to Scandia, Kan. | 15.00 | Atchison, Col. & Pacific | Consol., June 23, 1879. |
| Atchison, Sol. Val. & Denver | Concordia to Cawker City, Kan. | 47.00 | Atchison, Col. & Pacific | Consol., June 23, 1879. |
| Athens Br. (N. Y. C. & H. R.) | Schenectady Junc. to Athens, N. Y. | 40.29 | West Shore | By lease in 1883. |
| Athol & Enfield | Springfield to Athol, Mass. | 46.56 | Boston & Albany | Consol., July 8, 1880. |
| Atlanta & La Grange | East Point to West Point, Ga. | 80.74 | Atlanta & West Point | Name changed. |
| Atlanta & Richmond Air-Line | Atlanta, Ga., to Charlotte | 269.00 | Atlanta & Charl'te Air-Li. | December 5, 1876.* |
| Atlantic & Audubon | Atlantic to Audubon, Ia. | 24.50 | Chicago, Rock Isl'd & Pac. | Consol., June 4, 1880. |
| Atlantic & Great Western | See MANUAL for 1881, page 528 | 424.47 | New York, Penn. & Ohio | January 6, 1880.* |
| Atlantic & Gulf | See MANUAL for 1880, page 531 | 347.17 | Savannah, Fla. & West'n | November 4, 1879.* |
| Atlantic & Lake Erie | New Lexington to Moxahala, O. | 7.30 | Toledo & Ohio Central | April 15, 1885.* |
| Atlantic & Northwestern | No road built by A. & N. W. | Toledo & Ohio Central | Consol., Jan. 1882. | |
| Atlantic & Pacific (Ill.) | No road built by A. & P. | Chic., Milw'kee & St. Paul | Purch. of C. & P., '80. | |
| Atlantic & Pacific (Mo.) | Pacific to Seneca, Mo. | 293.00 | St. Louis & San Francisco | September 8, 1876.* |
| Atlantic & Southern | No road built by A. & S. | Chic., Rock Isl'd & Pacific | Consol., June 4, 1880. | |
| Atl., Gulf & W. India Trans. | Fernandina to Cedar Keys, Fla. | 155.00 | Fla. Central & Peninsular | Apr., M. & June, 1888.* |
| Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio | See MANUAL for 1882, page 374 | 428.00 | Norfolk & Western | February 10, 1881.* |
| Attica & Buffalo | Attica to Buffalo, N. Y. | 31.95 | Buffalo, New York & Erie | October 29, 1858.* |
| Attica & Hornellsville | Buffalo to Attica, N. Y. | 31.95 | Buffalo, New York & Erie | October 29, 1858.* |
| Attica, Covington & Southern | Attica to Covington, Ind. | 14.50 | Wabash | Consol., July 29, 1889. |
| Auburn & Rochester | Auburn to Rochester, N. Y. | 78.00 | N. Y. Cent. & Hud. River | Consol., Nov. 1, 1869. |
| Auburn & Syracuse | Auburn to Syracuse, N. Y. | 26.00 | N. Y. Cent. & Hud. River | Consol., Nov. 1, 1869. |
| Augusta & Knoxville | Augusta, Ga., to Greenwood, S. C. | 68.00 | Port Royal & W. No. Car. | Consol., Oct. 22, 1886. |
| Augusta & Southeastern | Coats, Ark., to Lone Grove, Ark. | 6.00 | White & Black Riv. Val. | See General Index. |
| Augusta & Waynesboro | Millen to Augusta, Ga. | 53.00 | Augusta & Savannah | Name changed. |
| Augusta, Elberton & Chicago | No road built by this Company | Augusta & Chattanooga | Consolidation in 1886. | |
| Augusta, Knoxv. & G'nwood | No road built by A. K. & G. | Port Royal & W. No. Car. | Consol., Oct. 22, 1886. | |
| Aurora Extension | Chicago to Aurora, Ia. [sic] | 37.00 | Chicago, Burl. & Quincy | Built by C. B. & Q. in '64. |
| Avoca, Macedonia & S'hw'n | Avoca to Carson, Ia. | 17.50 | Chic., Rock Isl'd & Pac. | Consol., June 4, 1880. |
| Avoca Harlan & Northern | Avoca to Harlan, Ia. | 11.80 | Chic., Rock Isl'd & Pac. | Consol., June 4, 1880. |
| Bachman Valley of Pa. | Valley Junction, Pa., to Md. Line | 9.00 | Baltimore & Harrisburg | Consol. in Oct., 1886. |
| Baltimore & Delta | Baltimore to Lock Haven, Md. | 12.00 | Maryland Central | Consol. in 1882. |
| Baltimore & Hanover | Emory Grove, Pa., to Intersection | 20.00 | Baltimore & Harrisburg | Consol. in Oct., 1886. |
| Balto. & Ohio Short Line | Glenwood to Zediker, Pa. | 29.70 | Wheeling, Pitts. & Balto. | Consolidated in 1888. |
| Baltimore & Philadelphia | No road built by B. & P. | Phila., & Baltimore Cent. | Consol., Oct. 31, 1881. | |
| Baltimore & Port Deposit | Baltimore to Havre de Grace, Md. | 36.00 | Phila., Wilmington & Balt. | Consol., Feb. 5, 1838. |
| Baltimore & Susquehanna Westminster Branch |
Baltimore, Md., to Penn. Line Roland to Owings Mills, Md. |
36.00 9.00 |
Northern Central Abandoned |
Consol., Dec. 9, 1854. |
| Baltimore & Washington | Relay House, Md., to Was'gton, D. C. | 31.00 | B. & O., Washington Br. | Built by B. & O. in '35. |
| Balt., Carroll & Frederick | No road built by B. C. & F. | Western Maryland | Name changed in '53. | |
| Balt., Phila. & New York | No road completed by B. P. & N. Y. | Wilmington & Northern | December 4, 1876.* | |
| Balt., Pittsburgh & Chicago | Chicago Jc., O., to Balt. Jc., Ill. | 262.60 | Balt. & Ohio & Chicago | Name changed in '77. |
| Balt., Pittsb'g & Continental | No road completed by B. P. & C. | Chicago & Atlantic | Consol., July 15, 1873. | |
| Baltimore Short Line | Main Line Junction to Belpre, O. | 30.30 | Cincinnati, Wash. & Balt. | Purch. Feb. 7, 1883. |
| B'gor & Piscataquis Can. & RR. | Bangor to Milford, Me. | 12.50 | European & No. Amer. | October 4, 1880.* |
| Bangor, Oldtown & Milford | Bangor to Milford, Me. | 12.50 | European & No. Amer. | October 4, 1880.* |
| Baraboo Valley Air-Line | No road built | Chicago & Northwestern | Consol. in Mch., 1871. | |
| Bardstown & Louisville | Junction to Bardstown, Ky. | 17.30 | Louisville & Nashville | Bought in 1865.* |
| Barre & Worcester | No road built by B. & W. | Fitchburg | Consol., July 1, 1885.* | |
| Barren County | Glasgow Junc., to Glasgow, Ky. | 10.50 | Glasgow (L. & N.) | Name changed. |
| Batesville & Brinkley | Brinkley, Ark., to Jacksonport, Ark. | 58.00 | White & Black Riv. Val. | See General Index. |
| Bay & Coast | Alameda Point to Newark, Cal. | 25.20 | South Pacific Coast | Consol., May 23, 1887. |
| Bay City & East Saginaw | No road built by B. C. & E. S. | Flint and Peré Marquette | Consol., June 4, 1872. | |
| Bayde, Noquette & Marquette [sic] | Marquette, Mich., to Iron Mines | 20.50 | Marq., Hought'n & Ont'n | Consol., Aug. 22, 1872. |
| Bay View, Lit. Trav. & Mack. | Kegomic to Harbor Springs, Mich. | 5.70 | Grand Rapids & Indiana | Purchased in 1888. |
| Bear Creek | No road built by this Company | Pittsb., Shenango & L. E. | April 19, 1887.* | |
| Beaver Meadow | Mauch Chunk, Pa, to Coal Mines | 20.47 | Lehigh Valley | Consol., July, 1864. |
| Beach Cr., Clearf'd & S'hw'n | See MANUAL for 1886 | 124.45 | Beech Creek | June 4, 1886.* |
| Bedford | Hopewell to Mt. Dallas, Pa. | 13.50 | Huntington & B. Top Mt. | Consol., July 30, 1864. |
| Bed., Sp'gv., Ow'sb. & B'mf'd | Bedford & Switz City, Ind. | 42.86 | Louisv. N. Alb. & Chic. | Purch. April 1, 1886. |
| Bedford & Bloomfield | See B., S., O. & B., above | Louisv. N. Alb. & Chic. | Purch. April 1, 1886. | |
| Bellaire & Southwestern | Bellaire to Woodsfield, O. | 42.00 | Bellaire, Zanesv. & Cin. | Consol., Feb. 28, 1882. |
| Bellaire, Beaver Val. & Shaw. | No road built by this Company | Cin., Wheeling & N. Y. | Reorg., Feb. 26, 1883. | |
| Bellefontaine | Galion, O., to Indianapolis, Ind. | 203.15 | Clev., Col., Cin. & Ind'p's | Consol., April, 1868. |
| Bellefontaine & Indiana | Galion, O., to Indiana Line | 118.00 | Clev., Col., Cin. & Ind'p's | Consol., April, 1868. |
| Bellefonte & Snow Shoe | B. E. V. Inters'n to Snow Shoe, Pa. | 21.40 | Bald Eagle Valley | Purchased in 1880. |
| Belleville & Illinoistown | Belleville to Alton Junction, Ill. | 35.10 | St. Louis, Alton & T. H. | Reorg. in 1861. |
| Beloit & Madison | Beloit to Madison, Wis. | 48.80 | Chicago & Northwestern | Consolidated in 1864. |
| Belpre & Cincinnati | No road built by B. & C. | Cin., Wash. & Balt. | December 9, 1882. |
 | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. |
- Aquired by purchase at foreclosure or reorganized after foreclosure sale on date given.