User talk:Jwdelta

Welcome!
Hello, Jwdelta, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! The Bushranger One ping only 07:32, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Tutorial
 * How to edit a page and How to develop articles
 * How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
 * Simplified Manual of Style

List of Class I railroads
Hello there. I've reverted your edit to List of Class I railroads, as it made a significant change to the page's scope. A List of current Class I railroads may be desirable, but if the current page is to be changed to that instead of its current scope, of all Class I railroads past and present, that needs to be discussed and consensus gained for this major change. - The Bushranger One ping only 07:35, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Hello back, and thanks for the contact and comment. I've wanted to do more on Wikipedia for quite a while, but didn't know the next step.

Please let me explain my edit. It was because the topic was "List of Class I Railroads." It was not "List of Current and Former Class I Railroads. I removed all except the seven current Class I's. The list I edited had a number of errors in that it included a pretty all-encompassing list of railroads, including a number of short lines railroads which are part of the WATCO group -- which, in itself, is not a Class I.

I have copied and pasted and the incorrect entries for "Current and former Class I Railroads" are listed below. My suggestion would be several separate entries -- one for Class I's, one for what is called "Regionals" and another for "Short lines" and finally, one for group ownership.

I would put the list below in a fifth list simply headed "Railroads of all classifications."

I am willing to tackle this project or to work with others on this project. I have written extensively on railroads and have 40+ years as a newspaper writer/editor and am a railfan.

Thanks, jwdelta

Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad Alabama Great Southern Railroad Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad Alabama and Vicksburg Railway Alton Railroad Amtrak* (owns no track ... has trackage rights ... not an operating company) Ann Arbor Railroad Arizona Eastern Railroad Arizona and New Mexico Railway Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railway Atlanta and West Point Railroad Atlantic City Railroad Atlantic and Danville Railway Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Auto-Train Corporation Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bingham and Garfield Railway Boston and Maine Corporation Boston and Maine Railroad Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Cambria and Indiana Railroad Canadian Northern Railway Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway Carolina and Northwestern Railway Central of Georgia Railway Central New England Railway Central Railroad of New Jersey Central Railroad of Pennsylvania Central Vermont Railway Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Chicago and Alton Railroad Chicago, Detroit and Canada Grand Trunk Junction Railroad Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Chicago and Erie Railroad Chicago Great Western Railroad Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (The Milwaukee Road) Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway Chicago Southern Railway Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railroad Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway Cincinnati Northern Railroad Cleveland, Akron and Cincinnati Railway Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railway Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Clinchfield Railroad Coal and Coke Railway Colorado Midland Railroad Colorado Midland Railway Colorado and Southern Railway Colorado and Wyoming Railway Columbus and Greenville Railroad Columbus and Greenville Railway Copper River and Northwestern Railway Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad Cumberland Valley Railroad Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Denver and Salt Lake Railway Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway Detroit and Mackinac Railway Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railway Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway El Paso and Southwestern Company Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Erie Railroad Erie Lackawanna Railway Evansville, Indianapolis and Terre Haute Railway Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Florida East Coast Railway Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad Fort Smith and Western Railroad Fort Smith and Western Railway Fort Worth and Denver Railway Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Georgia Railroad Georgia and Florida Railroad Georgia and Florida Railway Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Grand Canyon Railway Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway Grand Trunk Corporation Grand Trunk Western Railroad Grand Trunk Western Railway Great Northern Railway Green Bay and Western Railroad Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Hocking Valley Railway Houston East and West Texas Railway Houston and Texas Central Railroad Illinois Terminal Company Illinois Terminal Railroad Indianapolis Southern Railroad International-Great Northern Railroad International and Great Northern Railroad International and Great Northern Railway International Railway of Maine Iowa Central Railway Kanawha and Michigan Railway Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway of Texas Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Lake Erie and Western Railroad Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railway Lehigh and Hudson River Railway Lehigh and New England Railroad Lehigh Valley Railroad Litchfield and Madison Railway Long Island Railroad Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas Railway Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company of Texas Louisiana Western Railroad Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis Railway Maine Central Railroad Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Michigan Central Railroad Michigan Interstate Railway Midland Valley Railroad Mineral Range Railroad Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Minnesota and International Railway Mississippi Central Railroad Missouri and Arkansas Railway Missouri-Illinois Railroad Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad of Texas Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Missouri and North Arkansas Railway Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Missouri Pacific Railway Mobile and Ohio Railroad Monon Railroad Monongahela Railroad Monongahela Railway Montour Railroad Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Nevada Northern Railway New Jersey and New York Railroad New Orleans Great Northern Railroad New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railroad New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway New York Connecting Railroad New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York, Ontario and Western Railway New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad 82)   Norfolk and Western Railway    Northern Alabama Railway    Northern Central Railway    Northwestern Pacific Railroad    Oahu Railway and Land Company    Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway    Oregon Electric Railway    Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company    Oregon Short Line Railroad    Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company    Pacific Electric Railway    Pecos and Northern Texas Railway    Peoria and Eastern Railway    Pere Marquette Railroad    Pere Marquette Railway    Perkiomen Railroad    Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad    Philadelphia and Reading Railway    Piedmont and Northern Railway    Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad    Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway    Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad    Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad    Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad    Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Port Reading Railroad Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad Reading Company Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Rutland Railroad Rutland Railway Sacramento Northern Railway St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway St. Louis-San Francisco Railway St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad San Diego and Arizona Railway San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway Savannah and Atlanta Railway Soo Line Railroad Southern Indiana Railway Southern Kansas Railway of Texas Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad Spokane International Railroad Spokane International Railway Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Sunset Railroad Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad Tennessee Central Railroad Tennessee Central Railway Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway Texas Mexican Railway Texas and New Orleans Railroad Texas and Northern Railway Texas and Pacific Railway Toledo and Ohio Central Railway Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway Ulster and Delaware Railroad Utah Railway Vandalia Railroad Via Rail Canada* (owns no track ... has trackage rights ... not an operating company) Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway Virginia and Southwestern Railway Virginian Railway Wabash Railroad Wabash Railway Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway Washington Southern Railway West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Western Railway of Alabama Western Maryland Railway Western Pacific Railway Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad Wichita Valley Railway Wisconsin Central Railroad Wisconsin Central Railway Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad

(Jwdelta (talk) 13:42, 18 December 2012 (UTC))