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.
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