NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS: UNITED STATES, CANADA & MEXICO
For each Railroad or Company:
MAIN NAME or Alternative Name
(STATE in which located)
width or cross (see) reference
Type of Railroad
year of incorporation or origin
year of abandonment or standard gauging (sg)
miles
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{brief History source(s)}
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U
U.S. see UNITED STATES
UIMISELA COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (OH) 3’2” Mine 1877
18?? [Po]
UINTAH RAILWAY (CO/UT) 3' Mine 1903 1939 68 miles [E/G/T] {H/RM/X}
Ulster & Delaware Railroad Narrow Gauge Division (NY) part
of KAATERSKILL RAILROAD; STONEY COVE & CATSKILL MOUNTAIN RAILROAD COMPANY
UNAKA LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (SC) 3' Log 1910 1920 [LR/Tb] {Fe}
UNCLE SAM PLANTATION RAILROAD (LA) 3’ Farm 10 miles [Tb]
{Bu}
UNDERHILL (W.A.) BRICK COMPANY RAILROAD (NJ) 3’ Ind 1903
19?? [Po]
Unicoi Railway (TN) part of JOHNSON CITY BAKERSVILLE & SOUTHERN
RAILWAY
UNION CEMENT & LIME COMPANY RAILROAD (IN) 3’3”
Ind 1882 18?? [Po]
Union City Lumber Company Railroad (KY) see RED RIVER VALLEY RAILROAD
COMPANY
UNION COAL & MINING COMPANY RAILROAD (IA) 3’1¾”
Mine 1872 18?? [Po]
UNION COAL & MINING COMPANY RAILROAD (IA) 3’1¾”
Mine 1872 18?? [Po]
Union Coal Company Railroad (PA) see RICHLAND MINE RAILROAD
UNION CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY RAILROAD (TN) 3’ Mine
1873 18?? [Po]
UNION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY RAILROAD (CA) 3’ Log 1906 19??
[Li]
UNION IRON & STEEL COMPANY RAILROAD (IL) 2’6”
Ind 1882 19?? [Po]
UNION LIMESTONE COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3’ Mine 1926 19??
[Po]
UNION LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (OH) 3' Log 1889 18?? [Cm]
Union Mining Company Railroad (MD) see MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK
WORKS RAILROAD
Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Railway Clear Creek Division (CO)
part of COLORADO CENTRAL RAILROAD
Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Railway South Park Division (CO)
part of DENVER SOUTH PARK & PACIFIC RAILWAY
Union Plank Walk & Railroad (CA) part of ARCATA & MAD
RIVER RAILROAD
UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY TIMBER TREATING PLANT RAILROAD (ID)
2’6” Ind [X]
UNION PLANTATION RAILROAD (LA) 3’ Farm 12 miles [Bu]
UNION STEEL WORKS NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD (PA) 2’ Ind 1905
19?? [Po]
Union Street Railroad (CA) part of SANTA ROSA STREET RAILWAYS
UNION TRACTION COMPANY OF SANTA CRUZ (CA) 3’2½” Str
1877 1906bg 16 miles [Tb] {F/X}
UNION TRUNK LINE COMPANY (WA) 3’6” Str 1890 1940 7
miles [Tb] {Hi}
United Fruit Company Railroad (LA) see GULF NAVAL STORES RAILROAD
UNITED LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (NC) 2’6” Log 1920
19?? [Li]
United Morelos Irolo & Acapulco Railway (MX) part of INTEROCEANIC
RAILWAY OF MEXICO
United Morelos Irolo & Vera Cruz Interoceanic Railway (MX)
part of INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY OF MEXICO
UNITED RAILROADS OF YUCATAN (MX) 3’ Gen 1878 1953sg 469
miles {B/Lo/X}
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RAILWAY (NF) 3'6" Mil 1941 1963 10 miles
[Tb/Tsu2]
UNITED STATES ALUMINUM COMPANY RAILROAD (NY) 3’ Ind 1915
19?? [Po]
United States Bureau of Reclamation Railroad (CA) see RYER ISLAND
RECLAMATION PROJECT RAILROAD
UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION RAILROAD (NV) 3’ Con
1911 19?? [MN/Tb]
United States Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Company Railroad (OH)
see ADDYSTON & OHIO RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY
United States Gypsum Company Railroad (CA) see PACIFIC CEMENT
PLASTER COMPANY RAILROAD; PLASTER CITY RAILROAD
United States Gypsum Company Railroad (NV) see ARDEN PLASTER COMPANY
RAILROAD
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY RAILROAD (OK) 3' Mine [X]
United States Navy Railroad (CA) see MARE ISLAND RAILROAD
United States Navy Railroad (HA) see PEARL HARBOR NAVAL STATION RAILROAD
(UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY RAILROAD (KS) 2’6½” Gov
1908 19?? [Po]
United States Potash Company Railroad (CA) see MONOLITH RAILROAD
UNITED STATES POTASH COMPANY RAILROAD (NM) 3' Mine 1932 1973 16
miles [Tb] {RD}
UNITED STATES SMELTING & REFINING COMPANY RAILROAD (UT) 1’6”
Ind 1916 19?? [Po]
UNITED STATES SMELTING & REFINING COMPANY RAILROAD (UT) 2’
Ind 1922 19?? [Po]
United States Steel Corporation Railroad (AL) see ENSLEY OPEN
HEARTH NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD
United States Steel Corporation Railroad (IL) see SOUTH STEEL
WORKS NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD
United States Steel Corporation Railroad (OH) see CARNEGIE STEEL
WORKS NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD; YOUNGSTOWN STEEL WORKS NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD
United States Steel Corporation Railroad (PA) see CLAIRTON STEEL
WORKS NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD; DUQUESNE STEEL WORKS NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD; EDGAR THOMSON STEEL WORKS NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD;
HOMESTEAD STEEL WORKS NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD
UNITED STATES STORES COMPANY RAILROAD (UT) 1’6” Mine
1915 19?? [Po]
UNITED STATES STORES COMPANY RAILROAD (UT) 2’ Ind 1924 19??
[Po]
UNITED VERDE & PACIFIC RAILWAY (AZ) 3' Gen 1894 1920 26 miles
[E/G/T] {H/MA/RD}
UNITED VERDE COPPER COMPANY RAILROAD (AZ) 1’8” Mine
1907 19?? [MA/Tb]
UPCHURCH (THOMAS B.) & BROTHERS COMPANY RAILROAD (NC) 3’
Log 1896 19?? [Li]
UPLAND COAL & COKE COMPANY RAILROAD (WV) 3’8”
Mine 1891 19?? [Po/Tb]
UPPER & O’CONNER COMPANY RAILROAD (IL) 3’2”
Con 1886 18?? [Po]
Uptegrove (William E.) & Brothers Lumber Company Railroad
(TN) see JOHNSON CITY BAKERSVILLE & SOUTHERN RAILWAY
USHER LUMBER & MANUFACTURING COMPANY RAILROAD (MS) 3’6”
Log 1914 19?? [Li/LR/ML]
UTAH & NEVADA RAILWAY (UT) 3' Gen 1872 1889sg 40 miles [E/G/T]
{Ca/H/RD}
UTAH & NORTHERN RAILWAY (ID/MT/UT) 3' Gen 1871 1887sg 467
miles [E/G/T] {Ca/H/RD}
UTAH & PLEASANT VALLEY RAILWAY UT 3' Gen 1875 1889sg 60 miles
[E/G/T] {Ca/H/RD}
Utah & Western Railway (UT) part of UTAH & NEVADA RAILWAY
Utah Central Railroad (UT) part of UTAH CENTRAL RAILWAY
UTAH CENTRAL RAILWAY (UT) 3' Gen 1884 1900sg 45 miles [E/G/T]
{Ca/H/RD}
Utah Construction Company Railroad (CA) see OROVILLE EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION RAILROAD; VALLEY NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD
UTAH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY RAILROAD (UT) 3’ 1910 19?? [Po/Tb]
Utah Copper Company Railroad (UT) see BOSTON CONSOLIDATED MINING
COMPANY RAILROAD
Utah Eastern Rail Road (UT) part of ECHO & PARK CITY RAILROAD
UTAH IRON ORE CORPORATION RAILROAD (UT) 3' Mine 1928 19?? [Li/Tb]
{Ca/RD}
Utah Northern Railway (ID/MT/UT) part of UTAH & NORTHERN RAILWAY
Utah Western Railroad (UT) part of UTAH & NEVADA RAILWAY
UVALDE STREET RAILWAY (TX) 3’ Str 2’6” 1909
19?? [Po]
