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| Belize || all lines (for the banana and timber industries) had closed by the late 1950s
| Belize || all lines had closed by the late 1950s. See [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/belize.html Railways of the World]
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| El Salvador || The last passenger service (essentially a San Salvador commuter service) ceased in 2013 and the system now appears to be derelict
| 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]
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| Greenland (Denmark) || no known railway
| Greenland (Denmark) || no known railway

Revision as of 10:18, 18 February 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 railway
Guatemala no known passenger service
Honduras no known passenger service
Nicaragua no known passenger service

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 known railway
Antigua and Barbuda The 2ft6in gauge system, serving the sugar cane industry, ceased operation in 1971
Aruba (Netherlands) no known railway
Bahamas a small railway on Cat Island was abandoned in the early 20th century
Bermuda (United Kingdom) no known railway
Bonaire (Netherlands) no known railway
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) no known passenger service
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) no known railway
Curaçao (Netherlands) no known passenger service
Dominica no known passenger service
Grenada no known passenger service
Haiti no known passenger service
Montserrat (United Kingdom) no known passenger service
Saba (Netherlands) no known passenger service
Saint Barthélemy (France) no known passenger service
Saint Lucia no known passenger service
Saint Martin (France) no known passenger service
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines no known passenger service
Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) no known passenger service
Sint Maarten (Netherlands) no known passenger service
Trinidad and Tobago no known passenger service
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) no known railway
U.S. Virgin Islands no known passenger service