The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Delaware.
Common freight carriers Conrail Shared Assets Operations CSX Transportation (CSXT) Delmarva Central Railroad (DCR) East Penn Railroad (ESPN) Maryland and Delaware Railroad (MDDE) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) Wilmington and Western Railroad (WWRC) Lehigh Eastern RailRoad (LHEN)
Passenger carriers
Amtrak (AMTK) SEPTA: Wilmington/Newark Line Wilmington and Western Railroad (WWRC) Delaware Valley RailRoad (DVRR)
Defunct railroads
NameMarkSystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.FromToSuccessorNotesBaltimore and Delaware Bay RailroadPRR18811902Delaware RailroadBaltimore and Ohio RailroadB&O, BOB&O18861987Chesapeake and Ohio RailwayBaltimore and Philadelphia RailroadB&O18831989CSX TransportationBrandywine Valley RailroadBVRY19992005East Penn RailwaysBreakwater and Frankford RailroadPRR18731883Delaware, Maryland and Virginia RailroadCambridge and Seaford RailroadPRR18821899Delaware RailroadChesapeake and Ohio RailwayCO19871987CSX TransportationConsolidated Rail CorporationCR19761999CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern RailwayDelaware RailroadPRR18361976Consolidated Rail CorporationDelaware and Chesapeake RailwayPRR18771899Delaware RailroadDelaware and Chester County RailroadB&O18671869Wilmington and Western RailroadDelaware, Maryland and Virginia RailroadPRR18831956Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington RailroadDelaware and Pennsylvania RailroadPRR18571873Pennsylvania and Delaware RailwayDelaware and Pennsylvania State Line RailroadRDG18651866Wilmington and Reading RailroadDelaware Coast Line RailroadDCLR19822018Delmarva Central RailroadDelaware Valley RailwayDV19941999Brandywine Valley RailroadDelaware Western RailroadB&O18771883Baltimore and Philadelphia RailroadDorchester and Delaware RailroadPRR18671883Cambridge and Seaford RailroadEast Penn RailwaysEPRY20052007East Penn RailroadJunction and Breakwater RailroadPRR18571883Delaware, Maryland and Virginia RailroadKent County and Delaware Bay RailroadLewes and Millsboro RailroadPRR18351873Breakwater and Frankford RailroadMaryland and Delaware RailroadPRR18571877Delaware and Chesapeake RailwayMaryland and Delaware Coast RailwayPRR19241932Maryland and Delaware Seacoast RailroadMaryland and Delaware Seacoast RailroadPRR19321935Delaware, Maryland and Virginia RailroadMaryland, Delaware and Virginia RailroadPRR19051905Maryland, Delaware and Virginia RailwayMaryland, Delaware and Virginia RailwayPRR19051923Maryland and Delaware Coast RailwayNew Castle and Frenchtown Turnpike and Railroad CompanyPRR18281877Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore RailroadNew Castle Turnpike and Railroad CompanyPRR18291830New Castle and Frenchtown Turnpike and Railroad CompanyNew Castle and Wilmington RailroadPRR18391877Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore RailroadNewark and Delaware City RailroadPRR18801881Pomeroy and Newark RailroadOctoraro RailwayOCTR19771994Delaware Valley RailwayPenn Central Transportation CompanyPC19681976Consolidated Rail CorporationPennsylvania RailroadPRRPRR19181968Penn Central Transportation CompanyPennsylvania and Delaware RailwayPRR18731879Newark and Delaware City RailroadPhiladelphia, Baltimore and Washington RailroadPRR19021976Consolidated Rail CorporationPhiladelphia and Reading RailwayP&RRDG19001924Reading CompanyPhiladelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore RailroadPRR18381902Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington RailroadPomeroy and Newark RailroadPRR18811917Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington RailroadQueen Anne's RailroadPRR18951905Maryland, Delaware and Virginia RailroadReading CompanyRDGRDG19241976Consolidated Rail CorporationSmyrna and Delaware Bay RailroadPRR18651902N/AWilmington and Brandywine RailroadRDG18611865Delaware and Pennsylvania State Line RailroadWilmington and Northern RailroadRDG18771976Consolidated Rail CorporationWilmington and Reading RailroadRDG18661876Wilmington and Northern RailroadWilmington and Susquehanna RailroadPRR18321838Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore RailroadWilmington and Western RailroadB&O18691877Delaware Western Railroad
See also List of railroad lines in the Delmarva Peninsula
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