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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Ba-Bl
B
C Lumber Company Railroad (MS) see BOSTICK
BROTHERS COMPANY RAILROAD
BABCOCK (CHARLES) & SON COMPANY RAILROAD (NY) 3'6" Log 1886 1890 2 miles [LR/Tsu]
Babcock (S.) & Company Railroad
(MI) see GRASS LAKE & MANISTEE RIVER RAILROAD
Babcock Coal & Coke Company Railroad
(WV) see MANN'S CREEK RAILWAY
BABCOCK
LUMBER & BOOM COMPANY RAILROAD (WV) 3'6" Log 1907 19?? 35 miles [Li/LR/Tb]
Babcock Lumber Company Railroad (PA) see SHADE CREEK RAILROAD
BABY GAUGE RAILROAD (CA) 2' Mine 1916 1946 4 miles [Tb] {F/MN/X}
BACKUS (G.&
J.) COMPANY RAILROAD (MI) 3' Log 1880 18?? [Li/M/Tb]
BACON LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (LA)
ng 1906 19?? 6 miles [LR]
BADGETT & LATHAM COMPANY RAILROAD (NC) 3’ Log
1926 19?? [Li]
BAHAMA TIMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (GA) 3’ Log 1912 19??
[Li/Tb]
Bailey (James M.) Company Railroad (PA) see PITTSBURGH COAL COMPANY
RAILROAD
Bailey (T.C.) Company Railroad (FL) see CUMMER LUMBER COMPANY
RAILROAD
BAILEY LIBBY COMPANY RAILROAD (SC) 3' Log 1889 1919 [LR] {Fe}
BAKER (R.D.) COMPANY RAILROAD (MI) 2’ Con 1916 19??
[Li/Tb]
BAKER (R.D.) COMPANY RAILROAD (MI) 3’ Con 1920 19??
[Li]
BAKER COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3’6” Mine 1922 19?? [Po]
BAKER HAMMOND & COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3' Log 1891 1904 6 miles [Tb] {Kn/Ta}
BAKER WAKEFIELD CYPRESS COMPANY RAILROAD (LA) 3' Log 1907
1913 10miles [LR/Tb]
BAKER WHITE PINE LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (OR) 3' Log 1912
1929 20 miles [A/Tb] {RO/X}
BALCH (H.F.) COMPANY RAILROAD (??) 3' Ind 1909 19?? [Li/Tb]
BALD MOUNTAIN RAILROAD (CO) 3’ Mine 1903 19?? [Po]
BALD MOUNTAIN RAILROAD (ME) 3' Log 1912 1927 30 miles [E/G/Tb] {Bi}
BALDWIN LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (LA) 3’
Log 1909 1929 15 miles [Li/LR/Tb]
BALLINGER COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (WV) 3’6”
Mine 1908 19?? [Po]
BALSIGER & SCHLUTER COMPANY RAILROAD (MX)
3’6” Log 1905 19?? [Li]
Baltimore & Delta Railway (MD) part
of MARYLAND CENTRAL RAILROAD
Baltimore & Lehigh Railroad (MD) part
of MARYLAND CENTRAL RAILROAD
Baltimore & Lehigh Railroad (PA) part
of YORK & PEACH BOTTOM RAILWAY
BALTIMORE COPPER SMELTING & REFINING COMPANY
RAILROAD (MD) 1’9½” Ind 1904 19?? [Po]
Baltimore Hampton & Towsontown
Railway (MD) part of MARYLAND CENTRAL RAILROAD
Baltimore Towsontown Dulaney's Valley
& Delta Narrow Gauge Railway (MD) part of MARYLAND CENTRAL RAILROAD
BANKS & TAYLOR COMPANY RAILROAD (VA) 3’
Log 1905 19?? [Li]
BANNER COLLIERIES RAILROAD (WV) 3' Mine 1921 195? [Li/Tb]
Banner Lumber Company Railroad (LA)
see KENTWOOD & EASTERN RAILROAD
BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY RAILROAD (NJ) 3’ Con 1905 19?? [Po/Tb]
BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY RAILROAD (NY) 2’6” Con 1901 19?? [Po/Tb]
BARNARD (B.F.) COMPANY RAILROAD (NC) 2’6” Log 1920 19?? [Li]
BARRINGTON BRICK COMPANY RAILROAD (RI) 3’ Ind 19?? 19?? [Po/Tb]
BARRON (W.D.) COMPANY RAILROAD (AL) 3' Log 1903 1911 3 miles [LR] {La}
BARTLES (W.H.) COMPANY RAILROAD (??) 3' Log 1883 18?? [Li]
BARTOW LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (GA) 3’ Log 1907 19?? [Li/Tb]
BASIC PRODUCTS COMPANY RAILROAD (OH) 3’ Ind 1916 19?? [Po]
BASIN COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (WV) 3’6” Mine 1920 19??
[Po]
Baskin Lumber Company Railroad (LA) see DELHI BASKIN
& SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY
BASS (J.H.) COMPANY RAILROAD (AL) 3' Log 1883 18?? [Li]
Batchelder (A.C.) Company Railroad (PA) see BEAVER CITY
RAILROAD
BATE LITTLE THOMPSON LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD 3' Log 1905 19?? [LR]
BATESVILLE & BRINKLEY RAILROAD (AR) 3'6"-3" Gen 1879
1888sg 58 miles [E/G/T] {De/H)
BATESVILLE WHITE LIME COMPANY RAILROAD (AR) 3’
Mine 1934 19?? [Li/Tb]
BATH & HAMMONDSPORT RAILROAD (NY) 3' Gen 1872 1889sg 10 miles [E/G/T] {Fl/H/X}
BATHWELL & CARSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3’3” Con 1902 19?? [Po]
BATON ROUGE MOBILE & PONCHATOULA RAILROAD (LA) 3' Log 1889 1897 12 miles [E/G/Tsu]
BATTLE CREEK COAL & COKE COMPANY RAILROAD (TN) 3’ Mine 1914 19?? [Po/Tb]
BATTLE MOUNTAIN & LEWIS RAILWAY (NV) 3' Mine 1880 1890 14 miles [E/G/T] {H/MN/RD}
BATTLE MOUNTAIN MINES & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY RAILROAD (NV) 3' Mine 1916 1918 2 miles [Tb] {MN}
BAUER COOPERAGE COMPANY RAILROAD (KY) 3’ Ind 1909 19?? [Po]
BAUGHMAN & SUTTON LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3' Log 1907 1911 2 miles [Tb] {Kn/Ta}
BAXTER RIDGE COKE COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3’
Mine 1906 19?? [Po]
Bay & Coast Railroad (CA) part
of SOUTH PACIFIC COAST RAILWAY
BAY LOGGING COMPANY RAILROAD (WA) 3' Log 1922 1925 3 miles [A/Cm] {X}
Bayside & Yaterville Railroad (NC) part
of WASHINGTON & PLYMOUTH RAILROAD
BEACH HAVEN RAILROAD (NJ) 2’6” Str [Tb]
BEACH LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (GA) 3’6” Log 1907 19?? [Li]
BEAM LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (SC) 3' Log 1922 1926 6 miles [LR/Tb] {Fe}
BEAR CREEK COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (KY) 3’6”
Mine 1920 19?? [Li]
Bear Creek Lumber Company Railroad (MD) see
BEAR CREEK RAILROAD
BEAR CREEK PHOSPHATE MINING COMPANY RAILROAD (TN) 3’ Mine 1907 19?? [Po]
BEAR CREEK RAILROAD (MD) 3' Log 1894 1916 31 miles [E/G/Tb] {Kl/X}
BEAR LAKE & EASTERN RAILROAD (MI) 3' Gen 1882 1902 16 miles [E/G/T] {H}
Bear Lake Tram Railway (MI) part
of BEAR LAKE & EASTERN RAILROAD
BEAR RIDGE COLLIERIES RAILROAD (PA) 4’ Mine 19?? 19?? [Po]
BEAR SWAMP MINING COMPANY RAILROAD (SC) 3’ Mine 1891 19?? [Po]
Bear Valley Coal Company Railroad (PA) see BEAR VALLEY
COLLIERY RAILROAD
BEAR VALLEY COLLIERY RAILROAD (PA) 3'8" Mine 19?? 19??
[Po/Tb]
Beard (James) & Company Railroad (MI) see ALCONA RAILWAY
BEARD (S.W.) COMPANY RAILROAD (TX) 3’ Log 1908 19?? [Li]
BEASLEY MCCAFFEREY LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (AL) 3' Log 1915 1918 9 miles [LR] {La}
BEATRICE LUMBER MILL RAILROAD (MS) 2’10”
Log 1906 1908 [Li/Tb]
Beatty Lumber Company Railroad (WV)
see GLADE CREEK & RALEIGH RAILROAD
BEAU VALLEY COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3’8” Mine
1876 18?? [Po]
BEAUFORT COUNTY RAILROAD (NC) 3'6" Gen 1889 1891 [E/G/Tb]
BEAUFORT VENEER & PACKING COMPANY RAILROAD (SC) 3’
Log 1920 19?? [Li]
BEAUMONT & SARATOGA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (TX) 3’ Log 1905 1928 16 miles [E/G/Tb] {R}
BEAUMONT LUMBER COMPANY
RAILROAD (TX) 3’ Log 1880 1890 [Po/LR/Tb]
Beaumont Saw Mill Company Railroad (TX) see GALVESTON BEAUMONT & NORTHEASTERN RAILWAY
BEAVER CITY RAILROAD (PA) 3'6" Gen 1889 1891 2 miles [E/G/Tsu]
{Kn/Ta}
BEAVER COAL & COKE COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3’4”
Mine 1892 19?? [Po]
BEAVER CREEK & CUMBERLAND RIVER COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (TN) 3’ Mine 1882 19?? [Li/Po/Tb]
BEAVER LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3' Log 1905 1911 10 miles [Tb] {Kn/Ta}
BEAVER
LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (WV) 3' Log 1907 19?? [Li/LR]
BEBELHEIMER (DANIEL) LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3'6" Log
1902 1908 18 miles [Tb] {Kn/Ta}
BECK (S.J.) LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (WA) 3' Log 1907 1910 3 miles [A]
BECKWITH (JOEL) COMPANY RAILROAD (WV) 3’ Log 1891 19?? [C/LR]
Beddall Brothers Company Railroad (PA) see GREENWOOD COLLIERY RAILROAD
BEDFORD & BLOOMFIELD RAILROAD (IN) 3' Gen 1874 1895sg 41 miles [E/G/T] {Fl/H/SI}
Bedford Springville Owensburg &
Bloomfield Railroad (IN) part of BEDFORD & BLOOMFIELD RAILROAD
BEECHWOOD COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (WV) 3’8” Mine 1903 19?? [Po]
BEIRNE & CLEAR LAKE RAILROAD (AR) 3' Log 1906 1916 5 miles [E/G/Tb] {De}
BELHAVEN LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (NC) 3’ Log 1907 19?? [Po]
Bell & Coggeshall Company Railroad (MS) see BELL (JAMES E.) LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD
BELL (JAMES E.) LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (MS) 3’ Log 1907 1918 [LR/ML/Po]
BELL ISLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (NF) 2’ Mine 1898 1901 1 mile [Tb] {L}
BELL'S GAP RAIL ROAD (PA) 3' Gen 1871 1883sg 23 miles [E/G/T]
{Fl/H/X}
Bellaire & Southwestern Railway
(OH) part of BELLAIRE ZANESVILLE & CINCINNATI RAILWAY
BELLAIRE & ST. CLAIRSVILLE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY (OH) 3' Gen 1871 1881sg 7 miles [E/G/T] {H/X}
BELLAIRE NAIL WORKS NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD (OH) 3’ Ind 1886 19?? [Po]
Bellaire Steel Company Railroad (OH) see BELLAIRE NAIL WORKS NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD
BELLAIRE ZANESVILLE & CINCINNATI RAILWAY (OH) 3' Gen 1875 1931 154 miles [E/G/T] {H/X}
BELLE ALLIANCE PLANTATION RAILROAD (LA) 2' Farm 1898 1949 20 miles [Tb] {Bu}
BELLE GROVE PLANTATION RAILROAD (LA) 3’ Farm 1898 19?? [Po]
BELLEVIEW COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (OH) 3’ Mine 1922 19?? [Po]
BELLEVILLE STREET RAILWAY (ON) 3’6” Str 1877 1895sg 3 miles [Tb] {L}
BELLEVUE AND CASCADE RAILROAD (IA) 3' Gen 1877 1936 36 miles [E/G/Tsu2] {H/X}
BELMONT COAL &
RAILROAD COMPANY (AL) 3’ Mine 1880 18?? [Po]
Belt Copper Mines Limited Railroad (MI) see
LAKE MINE RAILROAD
Belt Line Railroad (CA) part of
LOS ANGELES RAILWAY
BELUAN COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (OH) 3’
Mine 1921 19?? [Po/Tb]
BELWAR COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (WV) 3’
Mine 1923 19?? [Po]
BEMIS (JOHN M.) & SON COMPANY RAILROAD
(PA) 3’ Log 18?? 18?? [Li/Tb] {Kn/Ta/X}
Bemis Lumber Company Railroad (NC) see BUFFALO &
SNOWBIRD RAILROAD
BENDER (C.) & SON LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (TX) 3'
Log 1883 1886 4 miles [LR/Tb/Tsu]
Bender
Brothers Railroad (CA) see GLYNN AND PETERSON MILL AND RAILROAD
BENNETT & SMITH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY RAILROAD (OH)
3’ Con 1903 19?? [Po]
BENNETT & SMITH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY RAILROAD (PA)
3’3” Con 1902 19?? [Po]
Bennett & Talbott Constructon Company Railroad (NY)
see OTISVILLE TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION RAILROAD
BENNETT & TALBOTT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY RAILROAD (OH)
3’ Con 1903 19?? [Po]
BENNETT & TALBOTT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY RAILROAD (PA)
3’ Con 1899 19?? [Po]
BENNETT & TALBOTT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY RAILROAD (WV)
3’ Con 1900 19?? [Po]
BENNETT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY RAILROAD (IN) 3’ Con
1904 19?? [Po]
BENNETT SEWER PIPE COMPANY RAILROAD (MI) 2’ Ind
1892 19?? [Po]
BENNETT TALBOTT & SMITH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY RAILROAD
(PA) 3’ Con 1898 19?? [Po]
BENSON LOGGING & LUMBERING COMPANY RAILROAD (WA) 3' Log [Do/Tb]
BENSON MINES COMPANY RAILROAD (NY) 3’8” Mine 1914 19?? [Po]
Bentley (J.A.) Lumber Company Railroad (LA) see ZIMMERMAN LEESVILLE & SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD
BENWOOD STEEL WORKS NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD (WV) 3’
Ind 1902 19?? [Po/Tb]
Bering (Conrad) Lumber Company Railroad (TX) see BERING
KIEM & SOUTHERN RAILROAD
Bering (W.G.) Manufacturing Company Railroad (TX) see BERING KIAM &
SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY
BERING KIAM & SOUTHERN RAILROAD (TX) 3' Log 1889 1906sg 9 miles [E/G/Tb]
BERISTAIN NECAXA RAILROAD (MX) 3' Ind 1904 19?? 27 miles {B}
Berkeley Phosphate Company Railroad (SC) see MOUNT HOLLY MINES RAILROAD
BERLIN
COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3' Mine 1923 19?? [Cm]
Berner's
Bay Gold Manufacturing Company Railroad (AK) see BERNER'S BAY RAILROAD
Berner's Bay Mining & Milling Company Railroad (AK)
see BERNER'S BAY RAILROAD
BERNER'S BAY RAILROAD (AK) 3' Mine 1894 19?? 4 miles [Po]
{Cl}
BERRY & WAGGY COMPANY RAILROAD (WV) 3’ Log 1918 19??
[Li]
BERRY (S.T.) LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD (WV) 3’5” Log 1891 19?? [Po/Tb]
BERTHA MINERAL COMPANY RAILROAD (VA) 3’ Mine 1900 19?? [Po]
BERTOLETTE & COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3’ Ind 1894 19?? [Po]
BERWIND WHITE COAL COMPANY RAILROAD (PA) 3’6” Mine 1902 19?? [Po/Tb]
BESSEMER LAND & IMPROVEMENT COMPANY RAILROAD (AL) 3’6” Log 1897 19?? [Po]
BESSEMER LIMESTONE COMPANY RAILROAD (OH) 3’ Mine 1907 19?? [Po/Tb]
