Central Railway or Central Railroad can refer to the following:

Africa

* Central East African Railways, in Malawi * Central South African Railways, in South Africa

Asia

Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (reporting mark BB&CI) was a company incorporated in 1855 to undertake the task of constructing railway lines between Bombay to the erstwhile Baroda State, that became the present-day Baroda (Vadoda ...

, in India *Central Asian Railway, also called the Trans-Caspian Railway, in Russia *

Central China Railway The Central China Railway (Japanese: 華中鉄道株式会社, ''Kachū Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha''; Chinese: 華中鐵道股份有限公司, ''Huázhōng Tiědào Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī'') was a railway company in Japanese-occupied China est ...

(華中鐵道股份有限公司, ''Huázhōng Tiědào Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī''), in east-central China *

Central Japan Railway Company is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...

(東海旅客鉄道株式会社, ''Tōkai Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha''), in Chūbu (Nagoya) region, Japan * Central Plains Metropolitan Region intercity railway, around Zhengzhou, China * Central Railway (India), now the Indian Railways' Central Railway zone * Central Railway Building, headquarters of the Bangladesh Railway, in India * Central Salsette Tramway, also called the Salsette–Trombay Railway, in Mumbai, India * Chennai Central–Bangalore City line, in India *

North Central Railway College North Central Railway College, Tundla, also referred to as NR Inter College, Tundla, (formerly known as Northern Railway Inter College, Tundla) is a Senior Secondary School in the Firozabad district. The Junior College was established in 188 ...

, a school in Uttar Pradesh, India * Sha Tin to Central Link, a rapid transit project in Hong Kong

Europe

United Kingdom

* Anglesey Central Railway in Wales *

Belfast Central Railway The Belfast Central Railway was a railway company operating in Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River ...

, in Belfast, Northern Ireland * Central London Railway, an underground railway in London, England * Central Railway (UK), a proposed freight line * Central railway station (London), in east London * Central Trains, a train operating company *

Central Wales Extension Railway The Heart of Wales line ( cy, Llinell Calon Cymru) is a railway line running from Craven Arms in Shropshire to Llanelli in southwest Wales. It serves a number of rural centres, including the nineteenth-century spa towns Llandrindod Wells, Llanga ...

, in Wales *

Derry Central Railway The Derry Central Railway was an Irish gauge () railway in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. History The line was authorised by the Derry Central Railway Act, 1877, and constructed from Macfin Junction (between Coleraine and Ballymoney) ...

, in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland * East Fife Central Railway in Scotland *

Forest of Dean Central Railway The Forest of Dean Central Railway was a mineral railway line designed to connect certain collieries in the central part of the Forest of Dean to a new dock at Brimspill on the River Severn. It was authorised by Parliament in 1856, but serious ...

, in Gloucestershire, England * Glasgow Central Railway, in Scotland *Great Central Railway ** Great Central Railway, in England ** Great Central Railway (heritage railway), in Leicestershire, England ** Great Central Railway (Nottingham), in Nottinghamshire, England **

Great Central Main Line The Great Central Main Line (GCML), also known as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR), is a former railway line in the United Kingdom. The line was opened in 1899 and built by the Great Central Railw ...

, the historical route these companies follow(ed) ** Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway, in south east England ** Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway, also called the Gowdall and Braithwell Railway, in England * Isle of Wight Central Railway, in England * Scottish Central Railway, in Scotland *

Waterford & Central Ireland Railway Waterford and Kilkenny Railway incorporated 21 July 1845. The aim was to create a series of railways which would connect Waterford, Cork, Dublin and Galway. The creation of such links was considered a good investment for the stock market but al ...

, in Northern Ireland

Elsewhere

* Central Railway Metro station, in Sofia, Bulgaria *

Central Swabian Railway Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

''(Mittelschwabenbahn)'', in Bavaria, Germaqny * Grand Crimean Central Railway, in Crimea, Russia *

Swiss Central Railway The Swiss Central Railway (''Schweizerische Centralbahn''; SCB or S.C.B.) was one of the five major private railway companies of Switzerland. The SCB with a track length of 332 kilometres was integrated into the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in 19 ...

''(Schweizerische Centralbahn)'', in Switzerland * Württemberg Central Railway ''(Zentralbahn or Centralbahn)'', in Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Zentralbahn, Switzerland

North America

Canada

* Algoma Central Railway, in Ontario * Canada Central Railway, in Ontario * Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway, in Nova Scotia * Central Maine and Quebec Railway, in Quebec and the Northeastern United States * Central Manitoba Railway, in the Manitoba * Central Ontario Railway, in Ontario *

Huron Central Railway The Huron Central Railway is a railway operating in northern Ontario, Canada. It is operated by Genesee & Wyoming Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming. The Huron Central Railway was established in July 1997 to operate a route ...

, in Ontario * Maine Central Railroad Company, in New Brunswick, Quebec, and the Northeastern United States *

Michigan Central Railroad The Michigan Central Railroad (reporting mark MC) was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in ...

, in Ontario and the Northern United States * New York Central Railroad, in Ontario and the Northern United States *

Nipissing Central Railway The Nipissing Central Railway (NCR), sometimes known as the Temiskaming Streetcar Line, is a former interurban streetcar system connecting New Liskeard, Haileybury and Cobalt on the western bank of Lake Temiskaming in northern Ontario from 191 ...

, in Ontario * Ottawa Central Railway, in Ontario * Prairie Dog Central Railway, near Winnipeg, Manitoba * Quebec Central Railway, in Quebec * Waterloo Central Railway, in Ontario

Mexico

* Mexican Central Railway ''(Ferrocarril Central Mexicano)''

United States

Alabama

* Alabama Central Railroad *

Central of Georgia Railway The Central of Georgia Railway started as the Central Rail Road and Canal Company in 1833. As a way to better attract investment capital, the railroad changed its name to Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia. This railroad was cons ...

* Illinois Central Railroad *

Illinois Central Gulf Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. A ...

California

California Central Railway The California Central Railway was incorporated on April 23, 1887, with headquarters in San Bernardino, California. George O. Manchester was the President of the corporation. At its peak it operated of rail line with 14 steam locomotives, 14 ...

Central California Traction Company The Central California Traction Company is a Class III short-line railroad operating in the northern San Joaquin Valley, in San Joaquin County, California. It is owned jointly by the Union Pacific and BNSF Railway. Service The railroad opera ...

* Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad *

Central Pacific Railroad The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a rail company chartered by Pacific Railroad Acts, U.S. Congress in 1862 to build a railroad eastwards from Sacramento, California, to complete the western part of the "First transcontinental railroad" in N ...

Colorado

Argentine Central Railway The Argentine Central Railway was a narrow gauge railroad in the United States built from the Colorado and Southern Railway at Silver Plume, Colorado, to Waldorf, Colorado, (now a ghost town) and onward to the summit of Mount McClellan. Co ...

* Colorado Central Railroad

Connecticut

* Central New England Railway * Central Vermont Railway * New England Central Railroad

Delaware

* Delmarva Central Railroad

Florida

* Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad * Florida Central Railroad (1868–1882) * Florida Central Railroad (1907–1914) * Florida Central Railroad (current) * South Central Florida Railroad Florida

Georgia

* Georgia Central Railway

Illinois

American Central Railway The American Central Railway was originally named the Western Air Line Railroad. The American Central Railway was incorporated on February 21, 1859, as a name change of the Western Air Line Railroad. The Western Airline had not laid any track prio ...

* Central Illinois Railroad * Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad * Illinois Central Railroad *

Lee County Central Electric Railway The Lee County Central Electric Railway, or LCC, was an electric interurban railway linking the small prairie town of Lee Center with nearby Amboy and Middlebury in northern Illinois. The line was conceived as an electric railway link between the ...

* New York Central Railroad * Prairie Central Railway

Indiana

* Central Indiana and Western Railroad *

Central Railroad of Indiana Central Railroad Company of Indiana is a Class III short-line railroad that operates of track in Southeastern Indiana and Southwestern Ohio. Beginning in Shelby County, Indiana, the line runs generally southeast from Shelbyville through t ...

Central Railroad of Indianapolis Central Railroad of Indianapolis is a Class III short-line railroad that operates approximately miles of rail line in north central Indiana. One leg of the railroad begins near Marion at the unincorporated town of Michaelsville, passes west ...

* Illinois Central Railroad *

Indiana Central Railway Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

* New York Central Railroad

Iowa

Central Iowa Railway Central Iowa Railway (formally named the Central Iowa Transportation Cooperative) was a 63-mile (101-km) freight railroad that operated during 1974 from Hills, Iowa to Montezuma, Iowa. History On February 22, 1974, the Central Iowa Railway took ...

Iowa * Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad * Illinois Central Railroad *

Kansas

Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad The Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. state of Kansas. Originally planned as a line from Atchison west into Colorado, and given federal land grants by the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 as one of the branches of the Unio ...

Central Kansas Railway The Central Kansas Railway (CKR) was a short-line railroad operating of trackage in the U.S. state of Kansas and west to Scott City, Kansas. All trackage was former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway branchlines in Kansas and northern Oklahoma ...

Kentucky

* Illinois Central Railroad *

Louisiana

* Illinois Central Railroad *

Maine

* Central Maine and Quebec Railway * Maine Central Railroad Company

Maryland

* Delmarva Central Railroad * Maryland Central Railroad * Northern Central Railway * Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad * West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway

Massachusetts

* Central Massachusetts Railroad * Central New England Railway * Central Vermont Railway * New England Central Railroad * New York Central Railroad

Michigan

* Central Michigan Railway * Great Lakes Central Railroad * Illinois Central Railroad *

* New York Central Railroad

Mississippi

* Alabama Central Railroad * Illinois Central Railroad *

* Mississippi Central Railroad (1852-1874) *

Mississippi Central Railroad (1904-1967) The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. A line also co ...

Missouri

Central Midland Railway The Central Midland Railway , a division of Progressive Rail Incorporated of Lakeville, Minnesota, was a short line railroad in the U.S. state of Missouri, operating under lease of the former St. Louis Subdivision of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pac ...

* Illinois Central Railroad *

Montana

Central Montana Rail, Inc. Central Montana Rail, Inc. is a short line railroad operating trackage in Judith Basin, Fergus, and Chouteau Counties, Montana. The company's main line extends approximately , between the towns of Moccasin and Geraldine; the line connects w ...

Montana Central Railway The Montana Central Railway was a railway company which operated in the American state of Montana from 1886 to 1907. It was constructed by James Jerome Hill's St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway, and became part of the Great Northern Railw ...

Nebraska

Nebraska Central Railroad Launched in 1993, the Nebraska Central Railroad is a shortline railroad that operates about of track solely in Nebraska. It runs on former Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway track in central Nebraska. It is a subsidiary of the Rio Gra ...

Nevada

Nevada Central Railroad The Nevada Central Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad completed in 1880 between Battle Mountain and Austin, Nevada. The railroad was constructed to connect Austin, the center of a rich silver mining area, with the transcontinental railroad, ...

New Hampshire

* Central Vermont Railway * Maine Central Railroad Company

New Jersey

* Central Railroad of New Jersey, also called the Jersey Central Railroad *

Jersey Central Traction Company The Jersey Central Traction Company was a streetcar company in central New Jersey, with its main lines from Red Bank and Highlands to Perth Amboy. Lines The main line began in Perth Amboy, at the corner of Smith Street and Davidson Avenue (Public ...

* New York Central Railroad

New York

* Central Branch (Long Island Rail Road) *

Central City Railway The Central City Railway was chartered on April 19, 1859, and was the first street railway company in Syracuse, New York. It began operations in August 1860, as a horse-drawn rail. The road was discussed for many years before it was actually const ...

, in Syracuse * Central New England Railway * Central New York Railroad * Central Vermont Railway * New York Central Railroad * Rockland Central Railroad

Ohio

* Central Ohio Railroad *

* New York Central Railroad * Ohio Central Railroad (1988) * Ohio Central Railroad System * Toledo and Ohio Central Railway

Oklahoma

Enid Central Railway The Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad (OKT) was a railroad operating in its namesake states in the 1980s. OKT I The Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad was originally created on May 29, 1980, after the demise of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa ...

North Central Oklahoma Railway The AT&L Railroad was started in May 1985 by Wheeler Brothers Grain Company operating about of former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P) track in Oklahoma. It replaced the North Central Oklahoma Railway, which operated the track ...

Oklahoma Central Railway (1905-1914) Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New M ...

Oklahoma Central Railroad (1914–1942) The Oklahoma Central Railroad, (OCR) earlier the Oklahoma Central ''Railway'', was a railroad operating in the U.S. state of Oklahoma from 1907 to 1917. It was formed by Dorset Carter of Purcell, Indian Territory, and other business interests. ...

Oregon

* Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad *

Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad The Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad built a branch of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company (OR&N) from that company's main line at Arlington, OR, Arlington (on the Columbia River) south to Condon, Oregon, United States. The company ...

Oregon Central Rail Road The Oregon Central Rail Road was the name of two railroad companies in the U.S. state of Oregon, each of which claimed federal land grants that had been assigned to the state in 1866 to assist in building a line from Portland south into California. ...

Pennsylvania

* Central New York Railroad *

Central Railroad of Pennsylvania The Central Railroad of Pennsylvania was an attempt by the Central Railroad of New Jersey to avoid certain New Jersey taxes on their Pennsylvania lines. The attempt to reduce New Jersey Corporate taxes failed, and CRP operations were merged back ...

* Central Railroad of Pennsylvania (1891–1918) * Central Railroad of New Jersey, also called the Jersey Central Railroad * Maryland Central Railroad * New York Central Railroad * Northern Central Railway * Ohio Central Railroad System * Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad

Tennessee

Central of Tennessee Railway and Navigation Company The Central of Tennessee Railway and Navigation Company (CTRN, CTR, Centennrail) is a defunct railroad company in Tennessee, United States. Centennrail began railroad freight operations on June 19, 1992. Later, and to the moment of ceasing its o ...

* Illinois Central Railroad *

* Mississippi Central Railroad (1852-1874) * Tennessee Central Railway

Texas

Central Texas and Colorado River Railway The Central Texas & Colorado River Railway is a short-line railroad headquartered in Brady, Texas. Formerly known as the Heart of Texas Railroad, the railroad operates a portion of the former Santa Fe branch line to Eden, between Brady and an ...

* Houston and Texas Central Railway * Texas Central Railway

Utah

* Utah Central Railroad (1869–1881) *

Utah Central Railway (1992) The Utah Central Railway is a shortline railroad serving Ogden, Utah and surrounding areas. It interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad (UP), as well as with BNSF Railway trains running over the UP via trackage rights. The company began oper ...

, in the Ogden area

Vermont

* Central Maine and Quebec Railway * Central Vermont Railway * Maine Central Railroad Company * New England Central Railroad

Virginia

* Delmarva Central Railroad * Virginia Central Railroad *

Virginia Central Railway The Potomac, Fredericksburg, and Piedmont Railroad (PF&P) was a narrow gauge short-line railroad in central Virginia that operated between Fredericksburg and Orange, Virginia. It operated until 1926, when its track was sold. A one-mile porti ...

Washington

Central Washington Railroad The Central Washington Railroad (reporting mark CWRR) is a common freight carrier that operates in the Yakima, Washington area. The shortline railroad operates on two routes in the Yakima River valley and is owned by the Temple family, which also ...

West Virginia

* New York Central Railroad * West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway

Wisconsin

* Wisconsin Central Railroad (1871–1899) * Wisconsin Central Railway (1897–1954) * Wisconsin Central Railroad (1954–1961)

Wyoming

* Colorado Central Railroad *

Wyoming Central Railway Wyoming Central Railway was a railroad in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The railroad was incorporated in October 1885 and built a line from Chadron, Nebraska through Douglas to Casper. The line was initially leased to the Fremont, Elkhorn and Miss ...

Oceania

* Central Australia Railway, in Australia * Central Coast & Newcastle Line, a passenger route in New South Wales, Australia * Central Highlands Tourist Railway, in Victoria, Australia * Central Western railway line, Queensland, in Queensland, Australia * Otago Central Railway, on the South Island of New Zealand

South America

* Buenos Aires Central Railway ''(Ferrocarril Central Buenos Aires)'', in Argentina * Central Argentine Railway, in Argentina *

Central Chubut Railway The Central Chubut Railway (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Central del Chubut) was a British-owned company that built and operated a railway line in the Argentine province of Chubut in the Patagonia region at the end of the 19th. century. History Be ...

, in Argentina * Central Entre Ríos Railway, in Entre Ríos Province, Argentina * Central Northern Railway, in Argentina *

Central Uruguay Railway The Central Uruguay Railway (CUR) was one of the five original rail systems in Uruguay. The other four were the Midland Uruguay Railway Co., the North Western of Uruguay, the Uruguay Northern, and the Uruguay East Coast Railway. CUR, including ...

, in Uruguay * Córdoba Central Railway, in Argentina * Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil ''(Central Railway of Brazil)'', in Brazil * Ferrocarril Central Andino ''(Andean Central Railway)'', in Peru * Nuevo Central Argentino, a train operating company in Argentina

Africa

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See also