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This page provides a summary of countries in North America and the Caribbean without individual country pages. In many cases, they are thought by the compilers to have no passenger rail services, and often no operational railways at all. We would be grateful for any updates.
This page provides a summary of countries and territories in North America and the Caribbean without individual pages. They are thought by the compilers to have no passenger rail services, and often no operational railways at all. We would be grateful for any updates.
 
==North and Central America==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ North and Central America
|-
|-
! Country !! Status
! Country !! Status
|-
|-
| Belize || no known passenger service
| Belize || All lines had closed by the late 1950s. See [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/belize.html Railways of the World]
|-
| Canada || country page to be created
|-
| El Salvador || no known passenger service
|-
|-
| Guatemala || no known passenger service
| El Salvador || The last passenger service ceased in 2013 and the system now appears to be derelict. See [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/salvador.html Railways of the World]
|-
|-
| Honduras || no known passenger service
| Greenland (Denmark) || No known railways have ever existed.
|-
|-
| Mexico || country page to be created
| Guatemala || 1.5km of line from Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico crosses into Guatemala. Contracts were let in 2019 for a detail design study into a tram route serving Guatemala City. In 2021, a pre-feasibility study was launched into a new railway to link with the line from Mexico. See [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/guatemala.html Railways of the World]
|-
|-
| Nicaragua || no known passenger service
| Nicaragua || All railways had closed by the early 21st century. See [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/nicaragua.html Railways of the World]
|-
| United States || country page to be created
|}
|}
==Caribbean==
The only Caribbean country known by the compilers to have extensive passenger rail services is [[Cuba]]. [[Dominican Republic]] and [[Puerto Rico]] have metro systems; [[Barbados]], [[Guadeloupe]], [[Martinique]] and [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] have tourist railways.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Caribbean
|-
! Country !! Status
|-
|-
| Anguilla || no known passenger service
! Country / Territory !! Status
|-
|-
| Antigua and Barbuda || no known passenger service
| Anguilla (United Kingdom) || No railway known to have existed
|-
|-
| Aruba || no known passenger service
| Antigua and Barbuda || The sugar cane system ceased operation in 1971. See [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/antigua.html Railways of the World].
|-
|-
| Bahamas || no known passenger service
| Aruba (Netherlands) || No railway known to have existed
|-
|-
| Bermuda || no known passenger service
| Bahamas || a small railway on Cat Island was abandoned in the early 20th century
|-
|-
| Cayman Islands || no known passenger service
| Bermuda (United Kingdom) || The railway closed in 1948. See [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/uk/bermuda.html Railways of the World].
|-
|-
| Cuba || country page to be created
| Bonaire (Netherlands) || No railway known to have existed
|-
|-
| Dominica || no known passenger service
| British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) || No railways known to have existed
|-
|-
| Dominican Republic || country page to be created
| Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) || No railways known to have existed
|-
|-
| Grenada || no known passenger service
| Curaçao (Netherlands) || Only industrial lines, which had closed by 1920.  See [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/curacao.html Railways of the World].
|-
|-
| Guadaloupe || no known passenger service
| Dominica || The only known railway was abandoned by 1914
|-
|-
| Haiti || no known passenger service
| Grenada || A short industrial tramway. See [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/grenada.html Railways of the World].
|-
|-
| Martinique || no known passenger service
| Haiti || The last presumably passenger line closed during the latter half of the 20th century. A sugar cane plantation line closed towards the end of the 1980s. See [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/haiti.html Railways of the World].
|-
|-
| Montserrat || no known passenger service
| Montserrat (United Kingdom) || No railway known to have existed
|-
|-
| Netherlands Antilles || no known passenger service
| Saba (Netherlands) || No railway known to have existed
|-
|-
| Puerto Rico || country page to be created
| Saint Barthélemy (France) || No railway known to have existed
|-
|-
| Saint Barthélemy || no known passenger service
| Saint Lucia || All former railways abandoned
|-
|-
| Saint Lucia || no known passenger service
| Saint Martin (France) || No railway known to have existed
|-
|-
| Saint Martin || no known passenger service
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines || No railway in existence today
|-
|-
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines || no known passenger service
| Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) || No railway known to have existed
|-
|-
| Trinidad and Tobago || no known passenger service
| Sint Maarten (Netherlands) || No railway known to have existed
|-
|-
| Turks and Caicos Islands || no known passenger service
| Trinidad and Tobago || The last remaining line closed in 1968.  See [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/trinidad.html Railways of the World].
|-
|-
| British Virgin Islands || no known passenger service
| Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) || Plantation railways once existed. See [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/uk/turks+caicos.html Railways of the World].
|-
|-
| U.S. Virgin Islands || no known passenger service
| U.S. Virgin Islands || No railways known to have existed
|}
|}


[[Category:Countries in North America]][[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Countries in North America]][[Category:Countries]]

Latest revision as of 22:27, 3 March 2023

This page provides a summary of countries and territories in North America and the Caribbean without individual pages. They are thought by the compilers to have no passenger rail services, and often no operational railways at all. We would be grateful for any updates.

North and Central America

Country Status
Belize All lines had closed by the late 1950s. See Railways of the World
El Salvador The last passenger service ceased in 2013 and the system now appears to be derelict. See Railways of the World
Greenland (Denmark) No known railways have ever existed.
Guatemala 1.5km of line from Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico crosses into Guatemala. Contracts were let in 2019 for a detail design study into a tram route serving Guatemala City. In 2021, a pre-feasibility study was launched into a new railway to link with the line from Mexico. See Railways of the World
Nicaragua All railways had closed by the early 21st century. See Railways of the World

Caribbean

The only Caribbean country known by the compilers to have extensive passenger rail services is Cuba. Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico have metro systems; Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint Kitts and Nevis have tourist railways.

Country / Territory Status
Anguilla (United Kingdom) No railway known to have existed
Antigua and Barbuda The sugar cane system ceased operation in 1971. See Railways of the World.
Aruba (Netherlands) No railway known to have existed
Bahamas a small railway on Cat Island was abandoned in the early 20th century
Bermuda (United Kingdom) The railway closed in 1948. See Railways of the World.
Bonaire (Netherlands) No railway known to have existed
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) No railways known to have existed
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) No railways known to have existed
Curaçao (Netherlands) Only industrial lines, which had closed by 1920. See Railways of the World.
Dominica The only known railway was abandoned by 1914
Grenada A short industrial tramway. See Railways of the World.
Haiti The last presumably passenger line closed during the latter half of the 20th century. A sugar cane plantation line closed towards the end of the 1980s. See Railways of the World.
Montserrat (United Kingdom) No railway known to have existed
Saba (Netherlands) No railway known to have existed
Saint Barthélemy (France) No railway known to have existed
Saint Lucia All former railways abandoned
Saint Martin (France) No railway known to have existed
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No railway in existence today
Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) No railway known to have existed
Sint Maarten (Netherlands) No railway known to have existed
Trinidad and Tobago The last remaining line closed in 1968. See Railways of the World.
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) Plantation railways once existed. See Railways of the World.
U.S. Virgin Islands No railways known to have existed
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