List of U.S. Class II railroads

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In the United States, a Class II railroad, sometimes referred to as a regional railroad, is a railroad company that is not Class I, but still has a substantial amount of traffic or trackage (and is thus not a short line). The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has defined the lower bound as 350 miles (560 km) of track or $40 million in annual operating revenue. (The Class I threshold is $250 million, adjusted for inflation since 1991.). As of 2021, a Class II railroad in the United States has an operating revenue greater than $39.2 million but less than $489.9 million.

Current Class II railroads

Name	Mileage	References
Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway	292
Alaska Railroad	656
Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad	658
Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad	502
Decatur and Eastern Illinois Railroad	217
Evansville Western Railway	124
Florida East Coast Railway	351
Indiana Rail Road	250
Iowa Interstate Railroad	580
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad	820
Kyle Railroad	508
Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway	509
New England Central Railroad	345
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway	439
Paducah and Louisville Railway	280
Portland and Western Railroad	516
Providence and Worcester Railroad	624
Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad	678
Red River Valley and Western Railroad	577
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway	840
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad	748

Former Class II railroads

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Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad (reporting mark AR)
Alabama Great Southern Railroad (AGS), owned by Norfolk Southern Railway
Atlanta and West Point Railroad (AWP), owned by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad(CORP)
New York, Ontario & Western (NYOW)
Lehigh and Hudson River Railway (LHR)
Lehigh and New England Railroad (LNE)
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (BLE), owned by Canadian National Railway
Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad (reporting mark BG), incorporated by interests of the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad, later merged with the Tonopah and Tidewater and the Las Vegas and Tonopah.
Central of Georgia Railroad (CG), owned by Norfolk Southern Railway
Central Maine and Quebec Railway (CMQ), owned by Canadian Pacific Railway
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad (BAR)
Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (reporting mark CC)
Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway (reporting mark CMNW)
Carolina and Northwestern Railway (reporting mark CRN)
Central Vermont Railway (CV), owned by Canadian National Railway (CN)
Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME), owned by Canadian Pacific Railway
Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DMIR), owned by Canadian National Railway
Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad (DTS)
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (EJE), owned by Canadian National Railway
Fox Valley and Western Ltd. (FVW), owned by Canadian National Railway
Gateway Western Railway (GWWR), owned by Kansas City Southern Railway
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway (GSF), owned by Norfolk Southern Railway
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company (GA) owned by Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL)
Great Lakes Central Railroad (GLC)
Gulf and Mississippi Railroad (GMSR)
I&M Rail Link (IMRL)
Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad (ICE), owned by Canadian Pacific Railway
Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad (reporting mark LV&T)
Magma Arizona Railroad (reporting mark MAA)
Minarets and Western Railway (reporting mark M&W)
Monongahela Railway (reporting mark MGA)
Montana Rail Link (MRL), until its reintegration into BNSF on January 1, 2024
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA)
MidSouth Rail Corporation (MSRC)
Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway (reporting mark MNS)
Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad (reporting mark OKKT)
Pan Am Railways (PAR), acquired by CSX Transportation
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad (RFP)
Spokane International Railroad (reporting mark SI)
Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad (reporting mark T&G)
Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad (reporting mark T&T)
Texas Mexican Railway (TM), owned by Kansas City Southern Railway
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC), owned by Canadian National Railway
Western Railway of Alabama (WofA) owned by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

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