The following railroads have been named Union Railroad or Union Railway, usually because they connected or merged several other railroads.
Freight carriers
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Union Railroad (Pittsburgh), 1889-present
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Union Railroad (Illinois), 1852–1881, an
Illinois railroad, predecessor of the Michigan Central Railroad (New York Central system)
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Union Railroad of Baltimore (Maryland), 1866–1976, predecessor of the Pennsylvania Railroad
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Union Railroad (Massachusetts freight railway), 1848–1854, predecessor of the Boston and Albany Railroad (New York Central system)
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Union Freight Railroad
The Union Freight Railroad was a freight-only railroad connecting the railroads coming into the north and south sides of downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Almost its entire length was along Atlantic Avenue and Commercial Street. For most of it ...
, 1872–1970, part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad system in Boston, Massachusetts
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Union Railroad (Onondaga County, New York), 1856–1858, a
New York railroad, predecessor of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
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Union Railroad (Rockland County, New York), 1851–1946, a
New York railroad, predecessor of the Erie Railroad
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Union Railroad (Ohio), 1858–1860, an
Ohio railroad, predecessor of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Union Railroad of Oregon, 1927–1993, an
Oregon railroad
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Union Railway (Oregon), 1890–1906, an
Oregon railroad, predecessor of the above
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Union Railway (Chattanooga, Tennessee), 1883–1888, a
Tennessee railroad, belt line
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Union Railway (Memphis, Tennessee), a
Tennessee railroad, belt line
Street railways
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Union Railway (Bronx)
The Union Railway Company of New York City (often shortened to Union Railway) was chartered in 1892, and consolidated several streetcar transit franchises across Manhattan and The Bronx in New York City in the late 19th century. The Harlem Brid ...
in New York City
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Union Railroad (Brooklyn) in New York City
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Union Railroad (Massachusetts street railway) in the Boston area; see
North Cambridge Carhouse
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Union Railroad (Missouri), a
streetcar in St. Louis
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Union Railway (Missouri) in St. Joseph, a
Missouri railroad
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Union Railroad (Rhode Island) in Providence, a
Rhode Island railroad
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Union Railroad (Washington), a
streetcar in Washington, D.C.
Other railways
The following railroads had Union Railroad or Union Railway in their names:
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Baltimore Coal and Union Railroad, part of the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) is a railroad that operates in the Northeastern United States. In 1991, after more than 150 years as an independent railroad, the D&H was purchased by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). CP operates D&H ...
system
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Chattanooga Union Railway, a
Tennessee railroad
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Channel Tunnel Rail Link (High Speed 1), Kent, England
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Dayton and Union Railroad, Union City, Indiana, to Dodson, Ohio, an
Ohio railroad
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Dayton Union Railway, Dayton, Ohio, an
Ohio railroad
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Delaware River and Union Railroad, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, a
Pennsylvania railroad
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Des Moines Union Railway, Des Moines, Iowa, an
Iowa railroad
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Detroit Union Railroad Depot and Station Company, Detroit, Michigan, a
Michigan railroad
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Fort Wayne Union Railway, Fort Wayne, Indiana, an
Indiana railroad
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Fremont, Lima and Union Railway, Fremont, Ohio to Rushville, Indiana via Union City, Indiana
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Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, Chicago to Clinton, Iowa
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Indianapolis Union Railway
The Indianapolis Union Railway Company , is a terminal railroad operating in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was organized on May 31, 1850, as the Union Track Railway Company by the presidents of the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad (M&I), the Terr ...
, belt line around Indianapolis, Indiana
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Jacques Cartier Union Railway, a
railway in Quebec, Canada
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Kentucky Union Railway, Lexington to Jackson, Kentucky, a
Kentucky railroad
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Minneapolis Union Railway, Minneapolis, Minnesota, a
Minnesota railroad
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Montana Union Railway, Butte to Garrison, Montana
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Northwestern Union Railroad, Milwaukee to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; see
Chicago and Milwaukee Railway The Chicago and Milwaukee Railway was a predecessor of the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) in the U.S. states of Illinois and Wisconsin.
The Illinois portion was chartered on February 17, 1851, as the Illinois Parallel Railroad. Its chart ...
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Ogden Union Railway and Depot, Ogden, Utah; see
Union Station
A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...
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Peoria and Pekin Union Railway, Pekin to Peoria, Illinois
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Rock River Valley Union Railroad, state line to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a
Wisconsin railroad
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Spartanburg and Union Railroad, Alston to Spartanburg, South Carolina
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State Line and Union Railroad, Genoa, Illinois to Columbus, Wisconsin, a
Wisconsin railroad
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Troy Union Railroad and Depot, Troy, New York, a
New York Central Railroad precursor
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Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway
Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway Company, L.L.C. is a Class III shortline rail carrier which operates freight service between Tulsa, Oklahoma and Sapulpa, Oklahoma over 10 miles of track known as the Sapulpa Lead, as well as leases and operates a 12. ...
,
reporting mark
A reporting mark is a code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on certain rail transport networks. The code typically reflects the name or identifying number of the owner, lessee, or operator of the equip ...
: TSU
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Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
, the largest railroad in the United States
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Union Railroad, Transfer and Stock Yard Company, an
Indiana railroad
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Union Railway and Transit Company, St. Louis, Missouri, an
Illinois railroad
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Western Union Railroad, Racine, Wisconsin, a
Wisconsin railroad
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Wisconsin Union Railroad, Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Illinois state line, , a
Wisconsin railroad
See also
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Joint railway
A joint railway is a railway operating under the control of more than one railway company: those companies very often supplying the traction over the railway.
United Kingdom
There are many examples of joint railway working in the United Kingdom. ...
, a railway operating under the control of more than one railway company
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International Union of Railways
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American Railway Union
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Union Station (disambiguation)
*Etihad Railway, formerly known as
United Arab Emirates Union Railway
References
Railroad History Database*
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Lists of railway lines
Lists of railway companies