A MAJOR list!

[Guilford Guy]

Maryland Midland
Winchester & Western
Sandy River & Rangely Lakes
Bridgeton & Harrison
Monson
Bridgeton & Saco River
Billerica & Bedford
Edaville
Wolfeboro
Monon
Nickel Plate

[SteamGene]

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (Though I thought this was supposed to be short railroads!)
Long Island Railroad
Nickle Plate
Hocking Valley Railroad


Chessie (stillborn)
George Wahington
Sportsman
FFV
There was no single train called the Hiawatha.  Instead there were:
North Woods Hiawatha (Hi)
TwinCities Hi
Olympian Hi
And a couple of more

City of San Francisco
Super Chief
Broadway Limited
Orange Blossum Special
Blue Bonnet

Gene

[Santa Fe buff]

Thank you all, please keep them coming. Thanks Gene, I wasn't sure if there was just one.

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

I didn't see theses on the list....

Northern Central(I work right off the old main and i even ride on the old main line)
MARC
Maryland Central Light Rail(Runs on the old Northern Central Line)
Baltimore & Annapolis Short Line
Philidelpia, Wilimington & Baltimore(PW&B)


*Interesting Note on the Northern Central, for those who are in the Baltimore/Cockeysville Area if you come up to M.B. Klein we're located not far from an Old Nothern Central station/Depot and a small yard.

[Conrail Quality]

Three that used to be in my area:

Washington & Old Dominion
Arlington & Fairfax
Great Falls & Old Dominion

The first is now a rail-trail, the third is now a road, and I don't think there is any trace left of the second.

[Guilford Guy]

Springfield Terminal
Virginian
Sacramento Valley & Eastern
Oregon Short Line
Yreka Western
Yosemite Valley
Oregon Pacific & Eastern
Maryland & Delaware
Maryland & Pennsylvania
South Penn(never built only graded)
Milwaukee
Elgin Joliet & Eastern

[PRRThomas11]

Delaware Lackawanna & Western
Erie
Erie Lackawanna

These are far from small railroads. My grandpa worked for Erie and EL.

[kevin2083]

and a few more for ya...

Sacramento Southern
Sacramnto Northern
Sacramento, Placer, and Nevada
Central California Traction
Camino, Placerville, and Lake Tahoe
Diamond and Caldor
Michigan- California Lumber Co.
Amador Central
Alameda Belt Line
Amador Central
Arcata & Mad River
California Northern
California Western
CalTrain
Eureka Southern
McCloud River/Railway
Modesto and Empire Traction
Mountain Quarries
Napa Valley Wine Train
Nevada County Narrow Guage
North Pacific Coast   
Sierra RR/Ry
Stockton Terminal & Eastern
Tidewater Southern
Yolo Shortline(Sierra Northern)
Yreka Western
Everett RR

[thirdrail]

Current membership list:

http://www.aslrra.org/our_members/Railroad_Members/

North American short lines as of 2008. Almost all are members.

[SteamGene]

There was also a Morning Hi and an Afternoon Hi.  (I assume Chicagco - Milwaukee - Twin Cities, but not sure)
Gene

[Santa Fe buff]

Thank You ALL!
Please, I think I doubled some companies, tell me of any you see doubled!

ATSF
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
BNSF
Southern Pacific Railroad
Daylight
Super Chief
Green Diamond
Black Diamond
City of New Orleans
Empire Builder
Silver Streak
Southwest Chief
Sunset Limited
20th Century Limited
Delaware & Hudson
Charleston & Hamburg Railroad
Buffalo &  Albany Railroad
Mohawk & Hudson Railroad
Beaver Meadow Railroad
Chicago &  North Western Railroad
Germanstown & Norristown Railroad
Camden & Amboy Railroad
Erie Railroad
Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad
South Carolina Railroad
Georgia Railroad
Central Railroad of Georgia
Monroe Railroad
Lynchburg & New River Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Northern Cross Railroad
Southern Cross Railroad
Erie & Kalamazoo Railroad
Louisville, Cincinnati, & Charleston Railroad
Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Railroad
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Frisco Railroad
New York Central Railroad
Penn Central Railroad
Conrail
CSX
Amtrak
Metra
Metrolink
GO
Canada
Canadian National Railroad
Carnal
Road Runner
Union Pacific
Chicago Short Line
Norfolk & Southern
Norfolk & Western
Great Northern
Grand Trunk
Grand Trunk Western
Hudson River Railroad
Utica & Schenectady Railroad
New York & Harlem
New Haven
Canadian Pacific
Alaska Railroad
New York & Erie Railroad
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy
Chicago & Rock Island Railroad
Chicago & Galena Railroad
Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Reading Railroad
Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Nickel Plate Railroad
New England Central
Central New England
Connecticut Central
Mass Central
New Hampshire & Vermont
New Hampshire Central
Providence & Worcester
Old Colony & Newport
Suncook Valley
Boston & Maine
Maine Central
Portland Terminal
Wolfeboro
Conway Scenic
Maine Coast
Maine Eastern
Morristown & Erie
Grafton & Upton
Bay Colony
Mass Coastal
Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington
Claremont & Concord
Clarendon & Pittsford
Green Mountain
Washington County
Montreal Maine & Atlantic
St Lawrence & Atlantic
Lamoille Valley
St Johnsbury & Lamoille County
Fonda Johnstown & Gloversville
Boston Railway Terminal
Delaware-Otsego
Delaware & Hudson
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh & New England
Lehigh & Hudson River
Branford Steam Railway
New Hope & Ivyland
Strasburg
Central Vermont
Suncook Valley
Vermont Railway
Texas & Pacific
Gulf & Santa Fe
Panhandle & Santa Fe
Fort Worth & Denver City
Fort Worth & Western
M-K-T
Dallas Garland & Northeastern
Texas northeastern
Texas city terminal
Skineatles Shortline
Florida East Coast
Seminole Gulf
Spokane Portland & Seattle
Delaware-Lackawanna
Lowville & Beaver River
Depew Lancaster & Western
Green Bay & Western
Wisconsin Central
Wisconsin Southern
Toledo Peora & Western
Ohio Central
New England Southern
New Hampshire NorthCoast
Housatonic
Black River & Western
Tidewater Southern
Mid-South
West Jersey
Central Railroad of New York
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Southern Railroad of New Jersey
Delaware Lackawanna & Western
Erie Lackawanna
Pittsburg & Shawmut
Pittsburg Shawmut & Northern
Brookville Mining Equipment
Wanamaker Kempton & Southern
Middlestown & Hummelstown
Fairport Painesville & Eastern
Fingerlakes Railway
Farm Rail
Bath & Hammondsport
Livonia Avon & Lakeville
Western New York & Pennsylvania
Huntsville and Madison County Railroad
Mercury and Chase
International Intermodal Center
Huntsville and Madison County Airport Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
East Broadtop
Virginia Central
Louisiana and Arkansas
Ft. Belvoir Military Railroad
Ft. Eustis Military Railroad (also trading as either MG&B (Main Gate and Back) or LH&B (Lee Hall and Back)
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Reader Railroad
Maryland and Pennsylvania
Kansas City Southern
Denver Northwestern & Pacific (Moffat Line, Rollins Pass)
Denver & Salt Lake (Successor to DN&P)
Denver South Park & Pacific
Colorado & Southern
Argentine Central - Silver Plume to Waldorf
Silverton Railroad (1880)
Rio Grande Southern
Denver Rock Island
San Luis Central
Cimarron Valley
Cripple Creek & Victor
Fort Collins Municipal
Manitou & Pikes Peak
Royal Gorge
Denver & Tabernash Ski Train
Aspen Western
Colorado Central
Colorado Midland
Crystal River
Denver & Middle Park
Denver Utah & Pacific
Florence & Cripple Creek
Silverton Northern
Southern San Luis Valley
Great Western
Nebraska Kansas & Colorado
Deseret Western
Allegan & Lake Shore Railroad
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Pere Marquette
Allegan & Southeastern
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Kellogg and Sawyer Railroad
Aurora Elgin & Fox River Electric
Belt Railway of Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Chicago & Illinois Western   
Chicago Great Western
Chicago & Western Indiana    Chicago Aurora & Elgin
Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer   
Chicago Short Line
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee   
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago West Pullman & Southern   
Elgin Joliet & Eastern
Gulf Mobil & Ohio   
Grand Trunk Western
Indian Hill & Iron Range   
Indiana Harbor Belt
Illinois Northern           
Manufacturers' Junction
Monon
Soo Lines
The Mark Twain Zephyr
The Nebraska Zephyr
Texas Eagle
I.C.E
TGV
M10000
Aero-Train
New Hampshire Central
South Branch Valley
City of Prineville
Bath & Hammonsport
Falls Road
New York Ontario & Western
Unadilla Valley
Lackawaxen & Stourbridge
Chicago & Illinois Midland
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Iowa Chicago & Eastern
Dakota Minnesota & Eastern
Iowa Traction
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee
Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Alton & Southern
Manufacturers Railway
The Flying Yankee
The Pioneer Zephyr
Alabama & Florida Railway Co.
Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway
Alabama Railroad Co.
Alabama Southern Railroad
Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, LLC
Albany & Eastern Railroad Company
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Alliance Terminal Railroad
AN Railway, LLC
Ann Arbor Railroad
Appalachian and Ohio Railroad
Arizona & California Railroad
Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi Railway Co.
Arkansas Midland Railroad
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad
Arkansas Southern Railroad
Ashland Railway, Inc.
Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad
AT&L Railroad Co.
Atlantic and Western Railway, L.P.
Austin & Texas Central Railroad
Austin Western Railroad
Bauxite & Northern Railway Co.
Bay Line Railroad, L.L.C.
Belt Railway Company of Chicago
Bighorn Divide & Wyoming Railroad, Inc.
Birmingham Southern Railroad Company
Brownsville & Rio Grande Int'l Railroad
Buckingham Branch Railroad Company
Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc.
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Company
California Northern Railroad
Caney Fork & Western Railroad
Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway
Cape May Seashore Lines
Carolina Piedmont Railroad
Carolina Southern Railroad Co.
Cascade & Columbia River Railroad
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Co.
Central California Traction Co.
Central Montana Rail, Inc.
Central New York Railroad Inc.
Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad
Central Railroad Co. of Indianapolis
Central Railroad of Indiana
Chattahoochee Bay Railroad, Inc.
Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad
Chesapeake & Albemarle Railroad
Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad
Chicago Port Railroad Company
Chicago Rail Link, LLC
Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad
Columbia Basin Railroad Co.
Columbia Terminal Railroad
Conecuh Valley Railroad
Connecticut Southern Railroad
Copper Basin Railway, Inc.
R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Allentown Line
R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Bardstown Line
R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Central Kentucky Lines
R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Cleveland Line
R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Memphis Line
R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Pennsylvania Lines
R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Tennessee Terminal
R.J. Corman Railroad Company/West Virginia Lines
R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Western Ohio Lines
D & I Railroad Co.
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western Railroad, Inc.
Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad
Decatur Junction Railway
Delaware Coast Line Railroad
East Cooper & Berkeley Railroad
East Penn Railroad, LLC
East Tennessee Railway, L.P.
Eastern Alabama Railroad
Eastern Idaho Railroad
Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
Elkhart & Western Railroad Co.
Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad Co.
Evansville Western Railway
Farmrail Corporation
Finger Lakes Railway Corp.
Florida Central Railroad Company
Florida East Coast Railway
Florida Midland Railway
Florida Northern Railroad Company, Inc.
Fordyce & Princeton Railroad
Fort Smith Railroad Co.
Fort Worth & Western Railroad
Fulton County Railway, LLC
The Garden City Western Railway, Inc.
Georgetown Railroad Co.
Georgia & Florida Railway, Inc.
Georgia Northeastern Railroad Co., Inc.
Georgia Southwestern Railroad
Georgia Woodlands Railroad, LLC
Gettysburg & Northern Railroad Co.
Goderich-Exeter Railway Co.
Golden Triangle Railroad
Grainbelt Corporation
Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc.
Great Lakes Central Railroad
The Great Northwest Railroad
Great Walton Railroad Company, Inc.
Great Western Railway of Colorado, LLC
Greenville & Western Railway Company, LLC
Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc.
Hollis & Eastern Railroad Co.
Hondo Railway, LLC
Huntsville & Madison County RR Authority
Huron and Eastern Railway Co., Inc.
Illinois & Midland Railroad, Inc.
Illinois Railway, Inc.
Indiana Eastern Railroad
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co.
Indiana & Ohio Railway Company
The Indiana Rail Road Company
Indiana Southern Railroad, Inc.
Indiana Southwestern Railway Co.
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad Corp.
Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd.
Iowa Northern Railway
Iron Bull Railroad Co. LLC
Jefferson Warrior Railroad Company, Inc.
Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
Kaw River Railroad
Kendallville Terminal Railway Co.
Keokuk Junction Railway Co.
Kettle Falls International Railway, LLC
Kiamichi Railroad Co.
Knoxville & Holston River Railroad
KWT Railway, Inc.
Kyle Railroad Company
Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Co.
Lancaster & Chester Railway Company
Laurinburg & Southern Railroad
Little Kanawha River Rail, Inc.
Little Rock & Western Railway, L.P.
Louisiana & Delta Railroad, Inc.
Louisiana & North West Railroad Co.
Louisiana Southern Railroad
Louisville, New Albany & Corydon Railroad
Lycoming Valley Railroad Co.
Madison Railroad
Manufacturers' Junction Railway, LLC
Manufacturers Railway Company
Marquette Rail, LLC
Maryland & Delaware Railroad
Maryland Midland Railway Co.
Massachusetts Coastal Railroad
Massena Terminal Railroad Co.
Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, L.L.C.
Meridian Southern Railway LLC
M G Rail, Inc.
Michigan Shore Railroad
Michigan Southern Railroad Co.
Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad Co.
Mid-Michigan Railroad
Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway Co.
Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc.
Minnesota Prairie Line, Inc.
Minnesota Southern Railway, Inc.
Mission Mountain Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad Co.
Mississippi Export Railroad Company
Mississippi Southern Railroad
Mississippi Tennessee Railroad, LLC
Mississippian Railway Cooperative, Inc.
Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad Co.
Modesto & Empire Traction Co.
Montana Rail Link, Inc.
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd.
Morehead & South Fork Railroad
Nash County Railroad
Nashville & Eastern Railroad Corp.
Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway, Inc.
New England Central Railroad, Inc.
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
New York & Atlantic Railway
New York, Susquehanna & Western Rwy.
Newburgh & South Shore Railroad, LLC
Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad Co.
North Carolina & Virginia Railroad
North Shore Railroad Co.
Northern Lines Railway, LLC
Northern Ohio & Western Railway, LLC
Northern Plains Railroad, Inc.
Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad
NYCT Express Rail
Oil Creek & Titusville Lines, Inc.
Old Augusta Railroad, LLC
Ottawa Valley Railway
Otter Tail Valley Railroad
Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc.
Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad
Panhandle Northern Railroad, LLC
Pend Oreille Valley Railroad
Pennsylvania Southwestern Railroad
The Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad Co.
Pickens Railway Co.
Pioneer Valley Railroad Co., Inc.
Plainsman Switching Co., Inc.
Point Comfort & Northern Railway Co.
Port Jersey Railroad Co.
Port Terminal Railroad of South Carolina
Port Utilities Commission of Charleston, SC
Portland & Western Railroad Company
Progressive Rail, Inc.
Providence & Worcester Railroad Co.
Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad
Red River Valley & Western Railroad Co.
Richmond Pacific Railroad Co.
Rio Valley Switching Company
Rochester & Southern Railroad, Inc.
Rockdale, Sandow & Southern Railroad Co.
Sabine River & Northern Railroad
Sacramento Valley Railroad, Inc.
St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad
St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad (Quebec)
St. Maries River Railroad Co.
Salt Lake City Southern Railroad Co.
San Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad
San Francisco Bay Railroad
San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co.
San Manuel Arizona Railroad Company
San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad
Sand Springs Railway Co.
Sandersville Railroad Company
SEMO Port Railroad
Shawnee Terminal Railway Co.
Sierra Northern Railway
SMS Rail Lines
South Buffalo Railway
South Carolina Central Railroad Co.
South Chicago & Indiana Harbor Railway Co.
South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Southern Ontario Railway
Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd
Southern Switching Company
Stillwater Central Railroad
Stockton Terminal & Eastern Railroad
Tacoma Rail
Tazewell & Peoria Railroad, Inc.
Tennessee Southern Railroad Co.
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Texas Central Business Lines Corporation
Texas Northeastern Railroad
Texas & Northern Railway Co.
Texas South-Eastern Railroad Co.
Three Notch Railroad
Timber Rock Railroad
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway
Tomahawk Railway, L. P.
Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway Co.
Twin Cities & Western Railroad Co.
Union Railroad Company
Utah Central Railway
Utah Railway Co.
Vandalia Railroad Co.
Ventura County Railway Co.
Vicksburg Southern Railroad
Virginia Southern Railroad
Wellsboro & Corning Railroad Company
West Michigan Railroad Co.
Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad
Western Rail Road Company
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co.
Willamette & Pacific Railroad, Inc.
Winchester & Western Railroad Co.
Wiregrass Central Railroad
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co.
Yadkin Valley Railroad
Yellowstone Valley Railroad
York Railway Company
Sacramento Southern
Sacramento Northern
Sacramento, Placer, and Nevada
Central California Traction
Camino, Placerville, and Lake Tahoe
Diamond and Caldor
Michigan- California Lumber Co.
Amador Central
Alameda Belt Line
Amador Central
Arcata & Mad River
California Northern
California Western
CalTrain
Eureka Southern
McCloud River/Railway
Modesto and Empire Traction
Mountain Quarries
Napa Valley Wine Train
Nevada County Narrow Gauge
North Pacific Coast
Sierra Railroad/Ry
Stockton Terminal & Eastern
Tidewater Southern
Yolo Short Line(Sierra Northern)
Yreka Western
Everett Railroad
Springfield Terminal
Virginian
Sacramento Valley & Eastern
Oregon Short Line
Yreka Western
Yosemite Valley
Oregon Pacific & Eastern
Maryland & Delaware
Maryland & Pennsylvania
South Penn
Milwaukee Road
Elgin Joliet & Eastern
Washington & Old Dominion
Arlington & Fairfax
Great Falls & Old Dominion
Northern Central
MARC
Maryland Central Light Rail
Baltimore & Annapolis Short Line
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore(PW&B)
North Woods Hiawatha
Twin Cities Hiawatha
Olympian Hiawatha
City of San Francisco
Super Chief
Broadway Limited
Orange Blossom Special
Blue Bonnet
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Long Island Railroad
Nickel Plate
Hocking Valley Railroad
Chessie System
George Wahington
Sportsman
FFV
Maryland Midland
Winchester & Western
Sandy River & Rangely Lakes
Bridgeton & Harrison
Monson
Bridgeton & Saco River
Billerica & Bedford
Edaville
Wolfeboro

Foregin and trains are still needed!

[Conrail Quality]

What about the many unnamed Pennsylvania and New York Central commuter trains? And no one seems to have mentioned the southeast trains: the Chamipion, the Southern Crescent, the Silver Meteor...

Or we could have some real fun with railroad holding companies : Northern Securities, Alleghany...

Timothy

[Mr. Gumby]

Foreign Trains eh...
I'll see what I can cover.
The United Kingdom
Major Early lines
Stockton & Darlington
Liverpool & Manchester
"The Big Four"
Great Western Railway and its constituents
London, Midland and Scotland railway and its constituents
Southern Railway and its constituents
London North Eastern Railway and its constituents
National Lines
British Railways
Post Preservation
All The Lines Here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_operating_trains_in_the_United_Kingdom
Preserved Lines
Too Many too count!!!

...

Other Modern world lines are Here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_railway_companies

Cheers!
Mr. Gumby

[Santa Fe buff]

Thanks Mr. Grumby.

[JDLX]

Something that would help is if you would put the entire list in alphabetical order.  You could do this by copying and pasting it into any word processing program, order the list, and then copy and paste it back onto the board.  That would make it a lot easier to eliminate duplicates and look for ommissions.

You appear to have placed name trains into italics.  If this is the case, then you need to un-intalic the City of Prineville.  That is an actual railroad and not a named train.

That being said, here are a few that I don't already see listed:

Big Creek & Telocaset
Almanor
Union Railroad of Oregon
Oregon & Northwestern
Oregon California & Eastern
Condon Kinzua & Southern
Oregon Eastern
Wyoming/Colorado
North Coast Railroad
Sumpter Valley
Nevada Northern
Nevada Copper Belt
Nevada-California-Oregon
Eureka & Palisades
Eureka Nevada
Nevada Central
Klamath Northern
Trona
Humboldt Northern
Oregon Electric
Oregon & Eureka
Chehalis Western
Curtis Milburne & Eastern
Malheur Railroad
White Sulpher Springs & Yellowstone Park
California Western
Caspar South Fork & Eastern

There are still many more out there...

Jeff Moore
Elko, NV