101 LARGEST RAILROAD CAR FLEETS IN 1888

RANK	RAILROAD	TOTAL FREIGHT CARS	BOXCARS	REEFER	LINE SERVICE	STOCK	FLAT COAL GON	4 WHEEL COAL/GON	TANK
1	PRR Lines East of Pittsburgh	53,376	9780	55	6286	2041	34,161	1058	_
2	Lehigh Valley RR	39,975	4015	80	1475	57	7194	27,204	_
3	New York Central & Hudson River RR	36,880e	7334e	_	18,187e	2336e	7608e	1415e	_
4	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR	34,399	7217	400	1250	477	10,005	15,050	_
5	Central Railroad of New Jersey	31,903	1932	10	_	80	4991	24,940	_
6	Philadelphia & Reading RR	30,995	1978	_	603	350	20,217	7597	250
7	New York, Lake Erie & Western RR	30,089	7008	441	8592	1194	12,217	587	_
8	Baltimore & Ohio RR	23,925	10,897	147	_	845	12,036	_	_
9	Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry	23,616	14,250	360	900	2983	5123	_	_
10	Chicago & North Western Ry	23,281	12,568	140	730	1916	7927	_	_
11	Grand Trunk Ry	20,343	8325	_	4507	913	6586	_	12
12	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR	19,964	12,988	171	_	2624	3776	_	_
13	Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry	17,346	6098	_	4725	1576	4487	460	_
14	Canadian Pacific Ry	14,600e	8191e	31e	650e	570e	5158e	_	_
15	Wabash Ry	13,927	8516	100	_	1625	3686	_	_
16	Union Pacific Ry	13,224	6890	154	_	1317	4863	_	_
17	Louisville & Nashville RR	11,712	5656	95	_	344	5547	24	46
18	Illinois Central RR	11,593	6694	215	50	1098	3536	_	_
19	Fitchburg RR	11,250e	3590e	110e	3700e	750e	2100e	1000e	_
20	Northern Pacific RR	10,466	6048	71	_	930	3417	_	_
21	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co	10,290	1345	_	300	113	5709	2820	_
22	Missouri Pacific Ry	10,190	4953	_	_	1014	4223	_	_
23	New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio RR	9745e	176e	_	4031e	802e	4736e	_	_
24	Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR	9684	5296	15	_	947	3426	_	_
25	Michigan Central RR	8415	3107	44	1635	1127	2502	_	_
26	St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry	8258	5744	32	_	528	1953	_	_
27	Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Ry	8155	4128	_	_	1742	2285	_	_
28	Chesapeake & Ohio Ry	8040	3431	40	_	366	3685	518	_
29	Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Omaha Ry	7994	4932	35	470	410	2147	_	_
30	Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry	7963	4046	_	612	1257	2048	_	_
31	Chicago & Alton RR	7690	3193	130	350	1957	2060	_	_
32	Chicago, Santa Fe & California Ry	7513	1439	_	764	1175	4135	_	_
33	New York, West Shore & Buffalo Ry	7374	3270	100	2147	389	1468	_	_
34	Western New York & Pennsylvania RR	7024	1292	_	_	7	5697	_	28
35	New York, Chicago & St. Louis RR	6979	3440	_	1477	681	1381	_	_
36	Southern Pacific RR	6959	5276	_	_	8	1683	_	_
37	Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo Ry	6786	789	_	_	60	5937	_	_
38	Pennsylvania Co	6561	1759	_	_	_	4802	_	_
39	Boston & Albany RR	6260	2203	_	1425	500	1539	477	116
40	Burlington & Missouri River RR	6044	2747	8	_	1466	1823	_	_
41	Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR	6024	1136	_	615	140	4133	_	_
42	Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Ry	6009	2768	_	933	213	2105	_	_
43	Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnnati & Indianapolis Ry	5842	2147	_	1184	613	1898	_	_
44	Intercolonial Ry of Canada	5819	1632	27	_	19	3243	916	_
45	Norfolk & Western RR	5752	1562	_	_	317	3873	_	_
46	Denver & Rio Grande RR	5701	2513	52	10	354	2772	_	_
47	Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Ry	5352	1930	50	1701	77	1594	_	_
48	East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Ry	5261	1802	_	_	164	3267	28	_
49	Wisconsin Central Lines	5185	2871	25	_	320	1969	_	_
50	Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Ry	5174	1755	_	_	10	3409	_	_
51	Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Ry	5169	3863	_	_	966	340	_	_
52	St. Louis & San Francisco Ry	5111	2126	50	_	1135	1800	_	_
53	Missouri, Kansas & Texas Ry	5071	2540	69	_	1177	1285	_	_
54	Richmond & Danville RR	5070	2923	_	_	242	1905	_	_
55	Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Memphis RR	4744	2012	_	_	307	2425	_	_
56	Central Pacific RR	4705	2750	_	_	_	1955	_	_
57	Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Ry	4598	102	_	_	4	1226	3266	_
58	St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Ry	4496	2352	112	_	443	1589	_	_
59	Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry	4448e	3500e	20e	_	170e	758e	_	_
60	Toledo & Ohio Central Ry	4119	500	_	_	10	3609	_	_
61	Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry	4067	461	16	1000	50	2523	_	17
62	Flint & Pere Marquette RR	3987e	1576e	_	701e	_	1710e	_	_
63	New York & New England RR	3772	996	_	496	3	1908	369	_
64	Ohio & Mississippi Ry	3593	2440	15	_	221	917	_	_
65	Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburgh RR	3573	2146	_	_	671	755	_	_
66	Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Ry	3571	1731	11	_	55	1774	_	_
67	Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Ry	3550	2850	_	_	400	300	_	_
68	St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Ry	3541	1639	50	_	387	1320	_	_
69	Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry	3466	2665	_	_	25	776	_	_
70	Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Ry	3465	2391	10	_	470	594	_	_
71	Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR	3420	500	_	_	100	2820	_	_
72	Texas & Pacific Ry	3395	1291	_	_	526	1578	_	_
73	Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling RR	3373	116	_	_	_	3256	1	_
74	Chicago, Burlington & Northern RR	3350	2450	_	_	300	600	_	_
75	Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago Ry	3293	1964	200	193	42	894	_	_
76	Ohio, Indiana & Western Ry	3262	1251	_	1310	190	511	_	_
77	Lake Erie & Western RR	3163	1296	_	776	119	972	_	_
78	Rome, Watertown & Ogdenburgh RR	3102	1404	_	800	5	893	_	_
79	Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio RR	3078	1659	_	_	207	1212	_	_
80	New York, New Haven & Hartford RR	3075	984	_	487	4	1314	286	_
81	Old Colony RR	3061	1018	_	_	32	722	1289	_
82	Grand Rapids & Indiana RR	3056e	1315e	_	_	41e	1700e	_	_
83	Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry	3010	1338	96	_	244	1326	_	6
84	Chicago & Indiana Coal Ry	2750	200	_	_	75	2475	_	_
85	Mobile & Ohio RR	2726	1308	101	_	140	1177	_	_
86	Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley RR	2690	1400	_	_	690	600	_	_
87	Terre Haute & Indianapolis RR	2616	237	_	1019	52	1308	_	_
88	Fall Brook Coal Co	2541	66	_	100	25	1762	588	_
89	Canada Atlantic Ry	2492	2405	_	_	_	87	_	_
90	Allegheny Valley RR	2491	318	_	_	2	2074	_	97
91	St. Paul & Duluth RR	2460	2002	3	_	6	449	_	_
92	Evansville & Terre Haute RR	2439	993	_	232	48	1166	_	_
93	Chicago & Grand Trunk Ry	2386	616	_	1255	215	300	_	_
94	Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR	2386	499	_	_	_	1887	_	_
95	Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Ry	2365	1215	_	550	99	501	_	_
96	Central RR & Banking Company of Georgia	2351	1536	_	_	42	773	_	_
97	Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry	2314	1354	_	_	57	903	_	_
98	Central Iowa Ry	2284	636	1	700	60	887	_	_
99	St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute RR	2275	757	200	_	25	1293	_	_
100	Canada Southern Ry	2274	753	12	1094	156	223	_	36
101	Chicago & Atlantic Ry	2274	697	_	500	130	947	_	_
_	TOTALS	856,311	47,000	684	9016	5640	42,129	2164	139
_	PERCENTAGE	100%	35.94%	0.48%	9.40%	5.98%	37.63%	10.50%	0.07%

Sources: 1888 ORER
"e" is estimate based on number series
Note: Line Serivce cars are mostly boxcars

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