The State Sampler
State Rail Milage Decline w/ Notable Systems & Owners
AK // 656mi (Today)
Fairbanks Depot, AK
Tanana Valley Railroad (1904-1917) 45mi
Alaska Railroad (Est. 1923) 470mi
CA // 8,356mi (1920) / 4,828mi (Today)
Santa Fe Depot, San Diego, CA
Pacific Electric Railway (1902-1965)
Sacramento Northern Railway (1906-1983)
San Francisco Key System (1903-1958) 66mi East Bay Interurban
MI // 8,734mi (1920) / 3,465mi (Today)
Michigan Central Rail Depot, Niles, MI
Western State Normal Railroad (1908-1949)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Boyne City Railroad (1893-1978)
NY // 8,390mi (1920) / 3,685mi (Today)
Buffalo Central Terminal, NY
City Hall Station, NYC
Schenectady Railway (1902-1946)
Rochester, NY Subway (1927-1956)
Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Railway (1909-1935)
OH // 9,002mi (1920) / 5,330mi (Today)
Norfolk & Western Railroad Depot, Ironton, OH
Akron Street Railroad (1888-1947)
Youngstown & Suburban Line (1907-1948)
Columbus, Delaware, & Marion Railway (1903-1933)
Ohio Electric Railway (1907-1921)
Lake Shore Electric Railway (1901-1938)
Toledo & Indiana Railway (1901-1939)
PA // 11,551mi (1920) / 5,189mi (Today)
30th St. Station, Philadelphia, PA
Harrisburg City Passenger Railway (1861-1939)
Lehigh Valley Transit Company (1900-1951)
Latrobe Street Railway (1900-1952)
Pittsburgh Railways
Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad (1903-1952)
TN // 4,078mi (1920) / 2,604mi (Today)
Nashville Union Station, TN
Memphis Street Railway (1895-1940)
Knoxville Street Railway (1876-1947)
Nashville-Franklin Railway (1909-1943)
TX // 16,125mi (1920) / 10,460mi (Today)
Texas & Pacific Station, Fort Worth, TX
Austin Street Railway (1890-1945)
Texas Electric Railway (1912-1948)
El Paso Electric Company (1901-1977)
Texas Interurban Railway (1923-1931)
Dallas Consolidated Electric Street Railway (1902-1955)
WA // 5,587mi (1920) / 2,891mi (Today)
King St. Station, Seattle, WA
Seattle Electric Company (1900-1941)
Walla Walla Valley Railway (1907-1950)
Skagit River Railway (1920-1954)
Tacoma Railway & Power Company (1899-1935)
AL // 5,378mi (1920) / 3,227mi (Today)
Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Passenger Terminal, Mobile, AL
Birmingham Electric Company (1900-1953)
Mobile Light Railway (1903-1939)
Gulf, Mobile, & Ohio Passenger Terminal, Mobile, AL (1907-1958)
AZ // 2,478mi (1920) / 1,759mi (Today)
Kingman Amtrak Station, AZ
Tuscon St. Railway (1906-1930)
Warren-Bisbee Railway (1908-1928)
AR // 5,052mi (1920) / 2,552mi (Today)
Texarkana Union Station, AR (…and TX)
Little Rock Street Railway & Electric Company (1903-1947)
Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway (1910-1938)
CO // 5,519mi (1920) / 2,636mi (Today)
Union Depot, Pueblo, CO
Denver & Intermountain Railroad (1893-1950
Trinidad Electric Transmission Railway & Gas Company (1904-1923)
Grand River Valley Railroad “Fruit Belt Route” (1908-1936)
CT // 1,001mi (1920) / 577mi (Today)
New Haven Union Station, CT
Connecticut Company Railway (1907-1976)
Southern New England Interurban
Norwich & Westerly Railway (1906-1922)
Shore Line Electric Railway
DE // 335mi (1920) / 236mi (Today)
Wilmington Amtrak Station, DE
Wilmington & Philadelphia Traction Company
FL // 5,212mi (1920) / 2,782mi (Today)
Jacksonville Union Station, FL
Gainesville Street Railway (1859-1971)
E. Coast Passenger Railway (1885-1968), Jacksonville-Key West, FL 351mi
Overseas Railroad “Flagler’s Folly” (1912-1935)
GA // 7,326mi (1920) / 4,521 (Today)
Central of Georgia Depot, Savannah, GA
Savannah Electric Railway (1900-1946)
Atlanta Northern Railway (1905-1947)
Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric Corporation (1902-1929)
HI // 200mi (1915) / 20mi (Today)
Hālawa Station, Honolulu, HI
Oahu Railway & Land Company (1889-1971)
Kauau Plantation Railway (Est. 2007) 2.5mi
ID // 2,877mi (1920) / 1,638mi (Today)
Union Pacific Depot, Boise, ID
Boise Valley Traction Company
Caldwell Traction Company
Sandpoint & Interurban Railway
Utah Idaho Central Railway
IL // 12,188mi (1920) / 6,883mi (Today)
Uptown Station, Bloomington-Normal, IL
Chicago, South Shore, & South Bend Railroad (est. 1908)
Chicago, Aurora, & Elgin Railroad (1902-1959)
Dekalb Interurban Traction Company (1902-1924)
IN // 7,426mi (1920) / 4,041mi (Today)
South Bend Union Station, IN
Chicago, South Shore, & South Bend RR “South Shore Line” (Est. 1903) 90mi
Winona Interurban Railway (1902-1934)
Marion, Bluffton, & Eastern Traction Company
IA // 9,808mi (1920) / 3,828mi (Today)
Chicago & Northwestern Passenger Depot, Carroll, IA
Tama & Toledo Railroad (1894-1925)
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway (1904-1953)
Iowa Traction Railway (1897-1937)
KS // 9,388mi (1920)/ 4,652mi (Today)
Union Pacific Depot ‘Great Overland Station', Topeka, KS
Union Traction Company (1904-1947)
Missouri & Kansas Interurban Railway (1906-1940)
Kansas City, Law Valley, & Western Railway (1914-1949)
Joplin & Pittsburg Railway (1907-1930)
KY // 3,929mi (1920) / 2,583mi (Today)
Louisville Union Station, KY
Kentucky Traction & Terminal Company
Louisville & Interurban Railroad (1901-1935)
LA // 5,223mi (1920) / 2,971mi (Today)
New Orleans Union Terminal, LA
Orleans-Kenner Electric Railway (1914-1930)
New Orleans City & Lake Railroad (1883-1892)
St. Tammany & New Orleans Railway & Ferry Company Interurban (1909-1918)
ME // 2,295mi (1920) / 1,072mi (Today)
Grand Trunk Station, Portland, ME
Atlantic Shore Line Railway (est. 1900)
Bangor Railway & Electric Company (1889-1930)
Portland-Lewiston Interurban (1914-1933)
MD // 1,472mi (1920) / 772mi (Today)
Penn Station, Baltimore, MD
Cumberland & Westernport Electric Railway
Hagerstown & Fredrick Railway
Washington, Baltimore, & Annapolis Electric Railway
MA // 2,106mi (1920) / 1,000mi (Today)
Worcester Union Station, MA
Connecticut Valley Street Railway (1895-1934)
Springfield Street Railway (1870-1940)
Northampton Street Railway (1866-1933)
Holyoke Street Railway (1884-1937)
MN // 9,114mi (1920) / 4,233mi (Today)
Milwaukee Road Depot, Minneapolis, MN
Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, & Muskegon (1902-1928)
Houghton County Traction Company (1900-1932)
Detroit Unit Railways
MS // 4,369mi (1920) / 2,507 (Today)
Meridian Union Station, MS
St. Paul Southern Electric Railway (1914-1928)
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Minneapolis, Northfield, & Southern Railway (1918-1985)
MO // 8,117mi (1920) / 3,762 (Today)
St. Louis Union Station, MO
Kansas City, Law Valley, & Western Railway (1914-1963)
St. Joseph & Savannah Interurban Railway (1910-1939)
Southwest Missouri Road
MT // 5,072mi (1920) / 3,657mi (Today)
Milwaukee Road Depot, Great Falls, MT
Gallatin Valley Railway
NE // 6,166mi (1920) / 3,062mi (Today)
Omaha Union Station, NE
Omaha & Southern Interurban Railway Company
Omaha, Lincoln, & Beatrice Railway (est. 1903)
NV // 2,160mi (1920) / 1,193mi (Today)
South Pacific Station, Reno, NV
Reno Traction Company (1904-1927)
NH // 1,252mi (1920) / 369mi (Today)
North Conway Station, NH
Boston & Maine Railroad (1836-1983)
Berlin Street Railway (1902-1938)
Manchester Street Railway (1864-1941)
NM // 2,972mi (1920) / 1,873mi (Today)
AT & Santa Fe Station, Raton, NM
Sun Train (1976-2004)
Las Vegas Light & Power Railway System (1881-1928)
Rail Runner (est. 2006)
NJ // 2,352mi (1920) / 1,039mi (Today)
Communipaw Terminal, Jersey City, NJ
Atlantic City & Shore Railroad (1907-1948)
Jersey Central Traction Company (1904-1928)
Morris County Traction Company (1891-1923)
NC // 5,522mi (1920) / 3,161mi (Today)
Raleigh Union Station, NC
Piedmont & Northern Railway (1911-1954)
Asheville & Eastern Tennessee Railroad (1909-1934)
Durham Street Railway (1891-1930)
Raleigh Street Railway (1886-1934)
ND // 5,311mi (1920) / 3,287mi (Today)
Northern Pacific Depot, Bismarck, ND
The Capital Line, Bismarck
Northern States Power Co., Fargo
Grand Forks Street Railway Co.
Valley City Street & Interurban Railway
OK // 6,572mi (1920) / 3,158mi (Today)
Santa Fe Depot, Shawnee, OK
Chickasha Street Railway (1910-1927)
Sand Springs Railway (1912-1955)
Muskogee Electric Traction Company (1904-1941)
OR // 3,305mi (1920) / 2,382mi (Today)
Portland Union Station, OR
Portland Traction Company (1893-1991)
Oregon Electric Railway (est. 1908)
Southern Pacific Company (1914-1929)
Willamette Valley Southern Railway (1915-1933)
RI // 211mi (1920) / 58mi (Today)
Providence Union Station, RI
United Electric Railways (1921-1951)
Seas View Railroad (1899-1922)
Newport & Providence Railway
Rhode Island Company Railroad
SC // 3,814mi (1920) / 2,279mi (Today)
Columbia Union Station, SC
Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric Corporation (1902-1929)
Charleston-Isle of Palms Traction Company
Columbia Railway
Piedmont & Northern Railway (1911-1969)
SD // 4,276mi (1920) / 2,029mi (Today)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad Company, Aberdeen, SD
Deadwood Central Railroad (1902-1924)
UT // 2,161mi (1920) / 1,386mi (Today)
Rio Grande Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
Bamberger Railroad (1891-1956)
Emigration Canyon Railroad
Salt Lake & Utah Railroad (1914-1946)
Utah-Idaho Central Railroad
VT // 1,077mi (1920) / 578mi (Today)
St. Johnsbury Union Station, VT
Burlington Traction Company (1900-1999)
Mount Mansfield Electric Railroad (1898-1932)
Springfield Terminal Railway (1896-1947)
VA // 4,703mi (1920) / 3,141mi (Today)
Main St. Station, Richmond, VA
Richmond-Ashland Railway
Washington-Virginia Railway
Virgina Electric & Power Company
Norfolk Southern Railway (1881-1948)
WV // 3,996mi (1920) / 2,214mi (Today)
Chesapeake & Ohio Station, Hinton, WV
Wheeling Traction Company (1912-1931)
Ohio Valley Electric Railway (1899-1937)
Charleston Interurban Railroad
WI // 7,554mi (1920) / 3,253mi (Today)
Soo Line Depot, Ashland, WI
Wisconsin Power & Light Company
The Milwaukee Electric Railway (1896-1938)
Northern States Power Company
WY // 2,065mi (1995) / 1,890mi (Today)
Union Pacific Depot, Cheyanne, WY
Sheridan Railway & Light Company
PR // 182.5mi (1898) / 10.7mi (Today)
San Juan Tramway (1878-1946)
San Juan Railroad Terminal (1913-1953)
US Virgin Islands //
Creque Marine Railway (1868-1960)
Washington DC //
Washington DC Union Station
Washington Railway & Electric Company (1892-1933)
Grand Station Honorable Mentions //
Santa Fe Cañon City & Royal Gorge Depot, Cañon City, CO
Santa Fe Depot, Newton, KS
Lexington Union Station, KY
Durand Union Station, MI
Kansas City Union Station, Kansas City, MO
Kingsport Union Station, TN
EXTRA: Ontario, Canada
