Project:Mission Statement

The mission of American Rails Wiki is to create a user-friendly website documenting all of the major passenger railroad systems in the United States. Although the United States currently has only one national rail carrier (Amtrak), there are dozens, if not hundreds, of additional regional rail and commuter rail systems that each have their own interesting history and can be explored in great depth. This website will explore all of these operations, as well as all of Amtrak's passenger routes, and a few urban mass transit systems as well. The initial focus of this website will be on the three major commuter rail systems in the New York City Metropolitan Area (New Jersey Transit, Long Island Railroad, and Metro-North Railroad) but will continue expanding as time goes on. Please note that the New York City Subway System will be specifically excluded from this website's coverage, as the system is so extensive and has so much history that an entire website can be dedicated just to that system.