The Regional Railroad of the Year is an annual award given to exemplary North American regional railroads by rail transport industry publication Railway Age. The award recognizes the railroads' commitments to customer service and innovation in the industry.
The railroads that have received this honor are:
- 1992 – Wisconsin Central Ltd.
- 1995 – New England Central Railroad
- 1996 – Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
- 1997 – Red River Valley and Western Railroad
- 1998 – Texas Mexican Railway
- 1999 – Providence and Worcester Railroad
- 2000 – Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
- 2001 – Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
- 2002 – Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
- 2003 – Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
- 2004 – Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
- 2005 – Red River Valley and Western Railroad
- 2006 – Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad[1]
- 2007 – Florida East Coast Railway[2]
- 2008 – South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad[3]
- 2009 – Wisconsin and Southern Railroad[4]
- 2010 – Northern Plains Railroad[5]
- 2011 - Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
- 2012 - Indiana Rail Road
- 2013 - Montana Rail Link
- 2014 - Arkansas and Missouri Railroad
- 2015 - Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
- 2016 - Central Maine & Quebec Railway
- 2017 - Conrail
- 2018 - Indiana Rail Road [6]
- 2019 - Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Rail Road [7]
See also
References
- ^ Railway Age (2006). "Railway Age Announces Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year". Archived from the original on October 7, 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2006.
- ^ "Railway Age 2007 RR of the Year" (PDF). American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ "Watco's South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad Chosen as Railway Age Magazine Regional Railroad of the Year" (PDF) (Press release). Watco Companies, Inc. March 18, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 22, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ "Wisconsin & Southern Named Regional Railroad of the Year by Railway Age Magazine" (Press release). Wisconsin & Southern Railroad. March 10, 2009. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009.
- ^ "Railway Age names Short Line, Regional Railroads of the Year". Railway Age. March 10, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ Chirls, Stuart. "Lake State Railway, Indiana Rail Road take small-road honors". Railway Age. Railway Age. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Vantuono, William. "Railway Age's 2019 Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year: LIRC, RCPE". Railway Age. Retrieved 8 October 2019.