Return to. The railroad system's lines extend over approximately 14,400 miles of road in 20 states, primarily in the Southeast and Midwest, and the Province of Ontario, Canada. NS Police Emergency Contact: 800-453-2530 Who to Call. www. nscorp. com/. Sid Meier returns to reinvent the game that launched the Tycoon genre. www. 2kgames. com/railroads/railroads. html www. 2kgames. com/railroads/railroads. html. See also: List of Canadian railways There are approximately 150,000 miles (240,000 km) of railroad track in the United States, nearly all standard gauge. The following is a partial list of United States railroads which currently operate there. For former railroads, see List of defunct United States. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/List_of_United_States_railroads en. wikipedia. org/wiki/List_of_United_States_railroads. Wagonways were the beginnings of modern railroads. Colonel John Stevens is considered to be the father of American railroads. In 1826 Stevens demonstrated the feasibility of steam locomotion on a circular experimental track constructed on his estate in Hoboken, inventors. about. com/library/inventors/blrailroad. htm inventors. about. com/library/inventors/blrailroad. htm. Joining of the rails linking the Central and Union Pacific Railroads, May 10, 1869, Promontory Summit, Utah. cprr. org/. Representing North America's freight railroads and Amtrak. Strives to help make the rail industry increasingly safe, efficient and productive. The REAL Truth About Railroads, Reregulation and Antitrust. www. aar. org/. With a growing inventory of seventeen railroads, operating in fifteen states, Watco Companies is committed to the Rail Industry in North America. Watco Railroads are excited about providing an environment for its customers, and employees, that ensures long term mutual success and growth. www. watcocompanies. com/railroads. htm www. watcocompanies. com/railroads. htm. History of Railroads and Maps Privately owned toll or turnpike roads were followed first by steamships on the navigable rivers and by the construction of canals and then in the 1830s by the introduction of railroads for steam-powered trains. 1 The Beginnings of American Railroads and Mapping. memory. loc. gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrintro. html. In the early 1800's a few experiments were taking place in America in the building of railroads, but it as in 1828 before the first common carrier railroad was built in this country. After this, several railroads were built between cities in the East and later in the West. After the Civil War, www. ozarkhistory. com/railroads. htm www. ozarkhistory. com/railroads. htm. Embed URL. bb&ob; border-bottom : 1px solid #E2ECF5; &cb;.