Short Line Railroad of the Year

• 1992 - RailTex
• 1994 - Central Vermont Railroad
• 1995 - New England Central Railroad
• 1996 - Philadelphia, Bethlehem and New England Railroad
• 1997 - Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad
• 1998 - St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
• 1999 - South Central Florida Express
• 2000 - Arkansas Midland Railroad
• 2001 - South Buffalo Railway
• 2002 - Winchester and Western Railroad
• 2003 - San Joaquin Valley Railroad
• 2004 - Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad
• 2005 - Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway
• 2006 - Georgia Midland Railroad
• 2007 - R.J. Corman Railroad/West Virginia Line
• 2008 - Twin Cities and Western Railroad
• 2009 - Pacific Harbor Line, Inc.
• 2010 - Greenville and Western Railway
• 2011 - Blacklands Railroad
• 2012 - Vermont Railway
• 2013 - Gardendale Railroad
• 2014 - Coos Bay Rail Link
• 2015 - Palmetto Railways
• 2016 - New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway
• 2017 - North Shore Railroad
• 2018 - Lake State Railway
• 2019 - Louisville & Indiana Railroad