Union Railroad

The following railroads have been named Union Railroad or Union Railway, usually because they connected or merged several other railroads. See joint railway for the concept of a railroad owned by more than one company.

Freight carriers

• Union Railroad (Pittsburgh), 1889-present
• Union Railroad (Illinois), 1852–1881, predecessor of the Michigan Central Railroad (New York Central system)
• Union Railroad of Baltimore (Maryland), 1866–1976, predecessor of the Pennsylvania Railroad
• Union Railroad (Massachusetts freight railway), 1848–1854, predecessor of the Boston and Albany Railroad (New York Central system)
• Union Freight Railroad, 1872–1970, part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad system in Boston, Massachusetts
• Union Railroad (Onondaga County, New York), 1856–1858, predecessor of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
• Union Railroad (Rockland County, New York), 1851–1946, predecessor of the Erie Railroad
• Union Railroad (Ohio), 1858–1860, predecessor of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
• Union Railroad of Oregon, 1927–1993
  • Union Railway (Oregon), 1890–1906, predecessor of the above
• Union Railway (Chattanooga, Tennessee), 1883–1888, belt line
• Union Railway (Memphis, Tennessee), belt line

Street railways

• Union Railway (Bronx) in New York City
• Union Railroad (Brooklyn) in New York City
• Union Railroad (Massachusetts street railway) in the Boston area
• Union Railroad (Missouri) in St. Louis
• Union Railway (Missouri) in St. Joseph
• Union Railway (Pennsylvania) in Chester
• Union Railroad (Rhode Island) in Providence
• Union Railroad (Washington) in Washington, D.C.

The following railroads had Union Railroad or Union Railway in their names:

• Attalla Union Railway, street railway in Gadsden, Alabama
• Baltimore Coal and Union Railroad, part of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad system
• Binghamton, Lestershire and Union Railroad, a street railway between Binghamton, New York and Union, New York, now a part of Endicott, New York
• Chattanooga Union Railway, Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Channel Tunnel Rail Link (High Speed 1), Kent, England
• Dayton and Union Railroad, Union City, Indiana to Dodson, Ohio
• Dayton Union Railway, Dayton, Ohio
• Delaware River and Union Railroad, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, owned by Sun Oil
• Des Moines Union Railway, Des Moines, Iowa
• Detroit Union Railroad Depot and Station Company, Detroit, Michigan
• Fort Wayne Union Railway, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Fremont, Lima and Union Railway, Fremont, Ohio to Rushville, Indiana via Union City, Indiana
• Gadsden and Attala Union Railroad, street railway in Gadsden, Alabama
• Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, Chicago to Clinton, Iowa
• Indianapolis Union Railway, belt line around Indianapolis, Indiana
• Jacques Cartier Union Railway
• Kentucky Union Railway, Lexington to Jackson, Kentucky
• Lafayette Union Railroad
• Minneapolis Union Railway, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Montana Union Railway, Butte to Garrison, Montana
• Northwestern Union Railroad, Milwaukee to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
• Ogden Union Railway and Depot, Ogden, Utah
• Peoria and Pekin Union Railway, Pekin to Peoria, Illinois
• Portland Union Railway Station, Portland, Maine
• Rock River Valley Union Railroad, state line to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
• Spartanburg and Union Railroad, Alston to Spartanburg, South Carolina
• State Line and Union Railroad, Genoa, Illinois to Columbus, Wisconsin
• Troy Union Railroad and Depot, Troy, New York
• Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway
• Union Pacific Railroad, the largest railroad in the United States
• Union Railroad Transfer and Stock Yards Company, a belt line around Indianapolis, Indiana
• Union Railway and Terminal Company, St. Louis, Missouri
• Union Railway and Transit Company, St. Louis, Missouri
• Western Union Railroad, Racine, Wisconsin to Savannah and Port Byron
• Wisconsin Union Railroad, Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Illinois state line

See also

• International Union of Railways
• American Railway Union
• Union Station (disambiguation)
• Unity Railways
• Etihad Railway, formerly known as United Arab Emirates Union Railway

References

• Railroad History Database
• "The Official Railway Equipment Register". LXXVII (3). New York: The Railway Equipment and Publication Company. January 1963: vi–x.