List of Canadian railways - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

National

Name	Reporting mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... s	Locale	Ownership	Notes
Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....	CN	British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia	Publically traded corporation
Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...	CP	Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec	Publically traded corporation

Multiple provinces

Name	Reporting mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... s	Locale	Ownership	Notes
CSX Transportation CSX Transportation CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...	CSXT	US border (Michigan) to Blenheim via Sarnia or US border (Vermont) to Montreal	CSX Corp.	Major US railway with small section of direct operations in Quebec and Ontario
Ontario Northland Railway Ontario Northland Railway The Ontario Northland Railway is a Canadian railway operated by the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, a provincial Crown agency of the government of Ontario....	ONT	North Bay to Hearst, Moosonee, or Rouyn-Noranda	Ontario Northland Transportation Company, a governmental entity	Operates in Ontario and Quebec. Also carried passengers
Ottawa Valley Railway Ottawa Valley Railway Ottawa Valley Railway is a Canadian railroad that operates of track in the province of Ontario and Quebec, and is owned by RailAmerica.The railroad began operations on 30 October 1996 under the auspices of RaiLink Canada, and fell under the control of RailAmerica after that company bought RaiLink...	OVR	Sudbury to Temiscamingu	RailAmerica	Operates in Ontario and Quebec
Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway The Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway is a Canadian regional railway that stretches through the wilderness of northeastern Quebec and western Labrador. It connects Labrador City, Labrador, with the port of Sept-Îles, Quebec, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River...	QNSL	Sept-Iles to Wabush	Iron Ore Company of Canada	Operates in Quebec and Newfoundland; private service, not a common carrier
Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc. is a Canadian short line railway that stretches 134 miles through the wilderness of western Labrador and northeastern Quebec. It connects Emeril Junction, Labrador with the community of Schefferville, Quebec on the interprovincial boundary...	TSH	Schefferville to QNSF junction	Tribally owned	Operates in Newfoundland and Quebec . Also carries passengers.

British Columbia

Name	Reporting mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... s	Locale	Ownership	Notes
BC Rail	BCOL	Surrey to Roberts Bank Superport	Provincially owned	Terminal railway that is the last publically managed portion of a formerly large scale system
BNSF Railway BNSF Railway The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...	BNSF	Vancouver to US border (North Dakota)	Berkshire Hathaway	Major US railway with small section of direct operations in BC
Grand Forks Railway Grand Forks Railway The Grand Forks Railway is a Canadian short line railway company operating on 3.7 miles of trackage in British Columbia, Canada formerly operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway as part of the Kettle Valley Railway. The railway is owned by Pope & Talbot, Regional District of Grand Forks, and...	GFR	Grand Forks to BNR junction	Municipally owned
International Rail Road Systems International Rail Road Systems The International Rail Road Systems is a Canadian short line railway company operating in south-eastern British Columbia, Canada. In 1998 the railroad acquired the Columbia Gardens - Fruitvale - Park Siding - Salmo, BC route from BNSF Railway; interlining with the Kettle Falls International...	IRRS	Salmo to KFR junction	International Reload Systems
Kelowna Pacific Railway Kelowna Pacific Railway Kelowna Pacific Railway is a shortline railway, formerly a Canadian National Railway line which is now leased by Knighthawk Rail. The KPR’s line runs from Kelowna to Kamloops through the Okanagan Valley. Operations started on 30 January 2000....	KPR	Kelowna to Vernon	KnightHawk Rail Ltd.
Kettle Falls International Railway Kettle Falls International Railway The Kettle Falls International Railway is a railroad operating in the U.S. state of Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia. It operates approximately of track that was formerly owned by the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway. It is owned by OmniTRAX.- Route :The railroad...	KFR	US border (Washington) to Grand Forks or Columbia Gardens	OmniTRAX	Majority of the line’s trackage is contained in the US
Southern Railway of British Columbia Southern Railway of British Columbia The Southern Railway of British Columbia, branded as SRY Rail Link is a Canadian short line railway operating in the southwestern mainland of British Columbia. The main facility is the port at Annacis Island with major import of cars, export of forestry products, and other shipments...	SRY	Vancouver to Chilliwack	SRY RailLink
Southern Railway of Vancouver Island	SVI	Victoria to Courtenay	SRY RailLink

Manitoba

Name	Reporting mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... s	Locale	Ownership	Notes
BNSF Manitoba	BNML	Winnipeg to BNSF lines at US border (North Dakota)	Subsidiary of BNSF Railway BNSF Railway The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
Central Manitoba Railway Central Manitoba Railway The Central Manitoba Railway is a Canadian shortline railway operating in the province of Manitoba.CEMR was created in 1999 by Cando Contracting Ltd to purchase the former CN Pine Falls and Carman subdivisions. They use three ex-CN GP9rm's locomotives, and run trains twice weekly on the Pine...	CEMR	Winnipeg to Graysville and Pine Falls	Cando Ltd.
Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway The Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway is a 102-mile long industrial railway from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Shoal Lake near Manitoba's eastern boundary - in Canada. The railway was built to assist in the construction and maintenance of an aqueduct supplying fresh water to Winnipeg...	GWWD	Winnipeg to Lake of the Woods	Water district-owned	Not a common carrier. Governmental railway used to service flood control systems.
Hudson Bay Railway Hudson Bay Railway Hudson Bay Railway is a Canadian railway operating over of trackage in northern Manitoba.HBRY was formed in July 1997 to purchase former Canadian National Railway trackage running north from CN trackage at The Pas, MB on two branches, one to Flin Flon, MB and on to Lynn Lake, MB, the other to...	HBRY	The Pas to Churchill	OmniTRAX
Keewatin Railway Keewatin Railway The Keewatin Railway Company is a First Nations-owned rail line that operates in Northern Manitoba, between The Pas, and Pukatawagan. The railway company currently operates a line formerly owned by Hudson Bay Railway, and used by Via Rail passenger trains....	KRC	The Pas to Lynn Lake	Tribally owned. Also carries passengers.

New Brunswick

Name	Reporting mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... s	Locale	Ownership	Notes
New Brunswick Southern Railway New Brunswick Southern Railway The New Brunswick Southern Railway and Eastern Maine Railway form a 189-mile railway system operating a former Canadian Pacific Railway mainline between Saint John, New Brunswick and Brownville Junction, Maine....	NBSR	St. John to St. Stephen	J.D. Irving Ltd.
Springfield Terminal Railway Pan Am Railways Pan Am Railways, Inc. , known as Guilford Rail System before March 2006, is a holding company that owns and operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine to Rotterdam Junction, New York...	ST	St. Stephen to US border (Maine)	Pan Am Railways

Newfoundland

Name	Reporting mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... s	Locale	Ownership	Notes
Wabush Lake Railway Wabush Lake Railway The Wabush Lake Railway is a Canadian short line railway operating in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Opened in 1963, the railway operates a line running between Labrador City, Labrador, and Wabush, where it interchanges with the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway.The Wabush Lake...	WLR	Labrador City to Wabush	Wabush Mining Co.	Privately owned; not a common carrier

Nova Scotia

Name	Reporting mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... s	Locale	Ownership
Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway The Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway is a railway operating in Nova Scotia between Sydney and Truro with spurs at Sydney, Point Tupper, Trenton and Stellarton....	CBNS	Truro to Sydney	RailAmerica RailAmerica RailAmerica, Inc., based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a holding company of a number of short-line railroads and regional railroads in the United States and Canada....
Sydney Coal Railway Sydney Coal Railway The Sydney Coal Railway is a Canadian short-line railway operating in the eastern part of Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia.SCR operates from the international coaling piers on Sydney Harbour in Sydney to the Lingan Generating Station, a coal-fired electrical generating station near New Waterford...	SCR	Sydney to Lingan Power Plant	Logistec Inc.
Windsor and Hantsport Railway Windsor and Hantsport Railway The Windsor and Hantsport Railway is a railway operating in Nova Scotia between Windsor Junction and New Minas with a spur at Windsor which runs several miles east, serving two gypsum quarries at Wentworth Creek and Mantua....	WHRC	Bedford to Windsor	Iron Road Railways

Ontario

Name	Reporting mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... s	Locale	Ownership	Notes
Algoma Central Railway Algoma Central Railway The Algoma Central Railway is a railway in Northern Ontario that operates between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst, with a branch line to Michipicoten. The area served by the railway is sparsely populated, with few roads...	AC	Sault Ste. Marie to Hearst	Subsidiary of CN	Also carries passengers
Barrie-Collingwood Railway Barrie-Collingwood Railway The Barrie-Collingwood Railway is a shortline railway operating between the towns of Innisfil and Collingwood in south central Ontario, Canada. The line was started in 1998 and runs on abandoned Canadian National trackage which was collectively purchased by the railroad's namesake municipalities...	BCRY	Inisfil to Utopia	Municipally owned, run by Cando Ltd.	Utopia to Collingwood section decommissioned in 2011. Future of railway uncertain.
Essex Terminal Railway Essex Terminal Railway Essex Terminal Railway is a Canadian shortline terminal railroad, running from the City of Windsor, Ontario through La Salle, to the Town of Amherstburg, Ontario, for a distance of approximately 21 miles . The ETR has direct connections to Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian National Railway...	ETL	Amherstburg to Windsor, Ontario	Essex Morterm Holdings
Goderich-Exeter Railway Goderich-Exeter Railway The Goderich–Exeter Railway is a short line freight railway that operates around of track in Southern Ontario. Created in 1992, it was the first short line railway in Canada to be purchased from a class I railway, in this case Canadian National Railway . It took over operation of further CN...	GEXR	Brampton to Goderich via London and Stratford	RailAmerica
Guelph Junction Railway Guelph Junction Railway The Guelph Junction Railway is the first railway in the Commonwealth of Nations to be owned by a municipality, the city of Guelph, Ontario. The only other is Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway.-History:...	GJR	Guelph to Campbellsville	Municipally owned, but operated by Ontario Southland Railway
Huron Central Railway Huron Central Railway Huron Central Railway is a Canadian railway operating in northern Ontario, operated by Genesee & Wyoming Canada Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc....	HCRY	Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie	Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Inco Railway Inco Railway The Vale Inco Railway is a Canadian short line railway operating in the province of Ontario.An internal, private railway, the line connects nickel and copper mines in the Sudbury region with several refineries and the massive smelter that dominates the city's skyline. The line is entirely...	N/A	Sudbury to nickel mines	Vale Inco	Privately owned, not a common carrier
Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway	MDW	US border (Minnesota) to Fort Frances	Boise Cascade	US short line railway that owns trackage to serve one major Canadian customer
Ontario Southland Railway Ontario Southland Railway The Ontario Southland Railway Inc. is an independently held short line operator. The company was founded in 1992 to purchase 17 miles of track from Canadian Pacific, which travels from Tillsonburg to Ingersoll, Ontario. In 2009, a second line was added, as 32 miles of CP track from Woodstock to St....	OSRX	Woodstock to Tillsonburg or St. Thomas	Independently owned
Orangeville-Brampton Railway Orangeville-Brampton Railway The Orangeville-Brampton Railway is a long short line railway between Orangeville and Streetsville Junction in Mississauga Ontario. It passes through the City of Brampton and the Town of Caledon....	OBRY	Orangeville to Mississauga	Owned by Orangeville-Brampton Development Corporation, a nonprofit entity; operated by Cando Ltd.
Port Colborne Harbour Railway Port Colborne Harbour Railway The Port Colborne Harbour Railway , formed in 1997, serves various industries in the Port Colborne area and along the New Welland Canal. The principal commodities transported are wheat, scrap, woodpulp, bauxite, and lumber. The Port Colborne and Harbour Railway connects with CPR in Port Colborne...	PCHR	St. Catherines to Port Colborne	Trillium Railway
Southern Ontario Railway Southern Ontario Railway The Southern Ontario Railway is a shortline railroad in the province of Ontario. It operates of track from Brantford to Nanticoke, Ontario. The railroad began operations in 1998, and was acquired by RailAmerica two years later...	RLHH	Brantford to Nanticoke via Hamilton	RailAmerica RailAmerica RailAmerica, Inc., based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a holding company of a number of short-line railroads and regional railroads in the United States and Canada....
St. Thomas and Eastern Railway St. Thomas and Eastern Railway The St. Thomas and Eastern Railway is a shortline railway division of the Trillium Railway, operating near St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. The main commodities transported on the railway are grain, salt, and chemicals. St. Thomas and Eastern connects to CN in St. Thomas and CPR in Tillsonburg. Total...	STER	St. Thomas to Delhi	Trillium Railway

Quebec

Name	Reporting mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... s	Locale	Ownership	Notes
Chemin de fer Arnaud Chemin de fer Arnaud The Chemin de fer Arnaud is a Canadian short line railway operating in the province of Quebec.Opened in 1965, the railway operates a line running around Sept-Îles Harbour from Arnaud Junction, on the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway to ship loading facilities at Pointe-Noire.The railway is...	CFA	Sept-Iles to port facilities	Wabush Mines	Privately owned, not a common carrier
Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs The Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs is a rail line in Canada. The line began began operations in December 1996 as a subsidiary of the Quebec Railway Corporation, after being previously a part of CN. Its system consists of a single track linking Matapédia to Gaspé, Quebec...	CBC	Matapedia to Gaspe	Corporation des Chemins de fer de la Gaspesie, a state-owned company
Chemin de fer Cartier Cartier Railway The Cartier Railway is a privately owned railway that operates 260 miles of track in the Canadian province of Québec. It is operated by the Cartier Railway Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcelor Mittal, formerly Québec Cartier Mining Company...	N/A	Port-Cartier to Mont Wright mine	Cartier Railway Company, a subsidiary of Arcelor Mittal	Privately owned, not a common carrier
Chemin de fer Charlevoix Charlevoix Railway The Charlevoix Railway is a short-line railway that operates in the Charlevoix region of Quebec Canada. From 1994 to 2009 it was a subsidiary of the Quebec Railway Corporation, a short line operator. Since April 2009 it has been owned by...	CFC	Quebec City to Clermont	Groupe Le Massif Inc.	Also carries passengers
Chemin de fer Lanaudière Chemin de fer Lanaudière Compagnie du chemin de fer Lanaudière Inc. , provides transportation, storage and several unloading sites that accommodate various types of products. The railroad is in operation since 1992....	CFL	Joliette to St-Felix	Independently owned
Chemin de fer de l'Outaouais Chemin de fer de l'Outaouais The Chemin de fer de l'Outaouais, or is a railroad that links the city of Gatineau to Wakefield, in the province of Québec.The company is owned by the cities of Gatineau, Chelsea, and La Pêche.- External links :*...	CFO	Gatineau to Wakfield	Municipally owned
Chemin de fer de la Matapédia et du Golfe Chemin de fer de la Matapédia et du Golfe The Chemin de fer de la Matapédia et du Golfe, , is a railroad in eastern Québec, that links up Rivière-du-Loup to Chandler, Quebec.-History:...	CFMG	Riviere du Loup to Matane and Matapeida	Subsidiary of CN
Chemin de fer Quebec-Gatineau	QGRY	Quebec City to Gatineau via Montreal	Genesee & Wyoming
Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine The Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine links Havre-Saint-Pierre to the massive ilmenite to lake Tio. The mineral is then shipped to Sorel-Tracy using the St. Lawrence river. The railroad was created in 1949...	CFRR	Havre-St-Pierre to iron mine	Owned by QIT-Fer et Titane	Privately owned, not a common carrier
Chemin de fer Roberval-Saguenay Roberval and Saguenay Railway The Roberval and Saguenay Railway is a small railway company, wholly owned by Rio Tinto Alcan. It carries raw materials in portions of northern Quebec province, Canada. With about of track in total, it touches on such spots as Chicoutimi and Arvida and connects to the Canadian National Railway....	RS	Jonquière to La Baie, Quebec	Rio Tinto Alcan
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway The Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is a Class II freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec. Its Canadian subsidiary is the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Canada Company. The entire system is owned by Rail World,...	MMA	St-Jean-sur-Richelieu to US border (Maine) via Sherbrooke	Rail World Inc.	Majority of the line’s trackage is located in the US
Port of Montreal Railway Port of Montreal railway The Port of Montreal Railwayis a Canadian terminal railroad operating in the province of Montreal.Founded in 1907, it is owned by the governmental entity the Montreal Port Authority. However, its operations are run separately from the port as a for-profit arm...	N/A	Port of Montreal to CN/CP junctions	Montreal Port Authority	Provincially owned
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad , known as St-Laurent et Atlantique Quebec in Canada, is a short line railroad operating between Portland, Maine on the Atlantic Ocean and Montreal, Quebec on the St. Lawrence River. It crosses the Canada-U.S...	SLQ	Montreal to US border (Vermont) via Sherbrooke	Genesee & Wyoming	Majority of the line’s trackage is located in the US

Saskatchewan

Name	Reporting mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... s	Locale	Ownership
Boundary Trail Railway Boundary Trail Railway The Boundary Trail Railway Company is a Canadian short line railway company operating in southern Manitoba. In 2009 the railway purchased 23 miles of operational railway linking Morden, Manitoba to the Binney Siding as well as 55 miles of abandoned railway from Binney Siding to the Pembina...	BTR	Mordern to CP junction	Boundary Trail Railway Ltd., which is partnership of local farmers cooperatives, RM of Pembina, and Mission Terminal Grains
Carlton Trail Railway Carlton Trail Railway The Carlton Trail Railway is a shortline railway with its headquarters in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It is operated by OmniTRAX, an American transportation company in Denver, Colorado...	CTRW	Saskatoon to Prince Albert	OmniTRAX OmniTRAX OmniTRAX, Inc. is one of North America's largest private railroad and transportation management companies, providing management services to 16 regional and short-line railroads that serve 10 U.S...
Fife Lake Railway Fife Lake Railway The Fife Lake Railway is a Canadian shortline railway company operating on trackage in Saskatchewan, Canada. The railway is owned by seven local municipalities. The Fife Lake Railway took over the former Canadian Pacific Railway Fife Lake subdivision consisting of 94 km of trackage.The owners of...	FLR	Hart Butte to GWR junction	Municipally owned
Great Sandhills Railway Great Sandhills Railway The Great Sandhills Railway is a Canadian short line railway company operating on trackage in west of Swift Current Saskatchewan, established in 2009. Great Sandhills Railway operates a short-line railways in Saskatchewan on a former Canadian Pacific Railway subdivision...	GSR	Swift Current to Sand Hills	Independently owned
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway (Saskatchewan) The Great Western Railway is a Canadian short line railway company operating on former Canadian Pacific Railway trackage in southwest Saskatchewan. GWR is the operating company whereas Westcan Rail Saskatchewan Ltd. is the owner of the track and structures...	GWRS	Swift Current to Bracken	WestCan Rail
Last Mountain Railway Last Mountain Railway The Last Mountain Railway is a Canadian short line railway company and subsidiary of Mobil Grain. LMR operates on trackage between Regina and Davidson in Saskatchewan, established in 2009 . The trackage was formerly operated by Canadian National Railway, the LMR interlines with Canadian National...	LMR	Regina to Davidson	Partnership of Mobil Grain and municipal governments
Red Coat Road and Rail Red Coat Road and Rail The Red Coat Road & Rail Ltd. is a Canadian short line railway company operating on trackage in Saskatchewan. Red Coat Road & Rail Ltd. is a community owned short-line railways in Saskatchewan. The former Canadian Pacific Railway line from Pangman to Assiniboia, was purchased from CPR in 1999...	RCRR	Pangman to Assiniboia	Community owned, but operated by GWR
Southern Rails Cooperative Southern Rails Cooperative The Southern Rails Cooperative Ltd. is a Canadian short line railway company operating on trackage in southwest Saskatchewan. Southern Rails Cooperative was the first shortline railway to operate in Saskatchewan and operated as the first modern common carrier shortline railway...	SORA	Moose Jaw to Parry	Community owned
Thunder Rail	TR	Arborfield to CN junction	Municipally owned
Torch River Rail Torch River Rail The Torch River Rail Inc is a Canadian short line railway company operating on trackage in Saskatchewan, Canada on the former Canadian Pacific Railway White Fox subdivision that runs from Nipawin to Choiceland....	TRRR	Choiceland to Nipawin	Municipally owned
Wheatland Railway	WRI	St. Louis to Tozke	Community owned, but operated by CN

Freight railways with trackage rights only

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|Maine Central Railroad

Maine Central Railroad

The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S...

|| MEC || US border (Maine) to St. John, NB || Pan Am Railways ||US railway with trackage rights over New Brunswick Southern line
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|Norfolk Southern Railway

Norfolk Southern Railway

The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...

|| NS || US border (Michigan) to Windsor, ON; or US border (New York) to Niagara Falls, ON|| Publically traded corporation ||Major US railway with brief trackage rights over Canadian Pacific (Windsor) and Canadian National (Fort Erie to Niagara Falls) lines
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|New England Central Railroad

New England Central Railroad

The New England Central Railroad is a subsidiary of RailAmerica that began operations in 1995. It runs from New London, Connecticut, to Alburgh, Vermont, a distance of .-History:...

|| NECR || US border (Vermont) to Quebec City via Montreal|| RailAmerica ||US railway with trackage rights over Canadian National line
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|Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....

||UP || US border (Washington) to Vancouver || Publically traded corporation ||May US railway with trackage rights over BNSF line
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Passenger railways

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|Trains de Banlieue AMT

Agence métropolitaine de transport

The Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...

|| AMT || Greater Montreal || Agence Métropolitaine de Transport ||3 commuter routes with trackage rights over CP lines, 2 commuter routes with trackage rights over CN lines
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|GO Train || GOT || Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area || Metrolinx ||3 commuter routes with trackage rights over CN lines, 1 commuter route with trackage rights over CP lines, 2 owned and operated commuter lines
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|Rocky Mountaineer

Rocky Mountaineer

Rocky Mountaineer is a Canadian tour company offering Western Canadian vacation packages that operates trains on four rail routes through British Columbia and Alberta.-Background:...

|| RMRX|| Vancouver or Calgary to Banff, Jasper, and Whistler || Armstrong Group ||3 tour routes operating over CN tracks, 1 tour route operating over CP tracks
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|Via Rail

VIA Rail

Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....

|| VIA|| Nationwide: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia || Federally owned ||Operates 10 routes (the most major of which has 7 variations), mainly along CP and CN tracks
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|West Coast Express

West Coast Express

West Coast Express is the interregional commuter railway in British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, it links Mission, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, and Port Moody with Waterfront Station in Downtown Vancouver, where it interchanges with SkyTrain rapid transit, SeaBus and...

|| BCVX|| Mission to Vancouver || TransLink ||1 commuter route with trackage rights over CP line
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Urban rail transit

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|C-Train

C-Train

C-Train is the light rail transit system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has been in operation since May 25, 1981. The system is operated by Calgary Transit, a department of the Calgary municipal government.-Operations:...

|| Calgary || Calgary Transit]||2 light rail lines
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|Edmonton LRT || Edmonton || Edmonton Transit System||1 light rail line
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|Metro de Montreal || Montreal, Laval, and Longueuil || Societe de Transport de Montreal ||4 heavy rail metro lines
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|O-Train || Ottawa || OC Transpo ||1 light rail line
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|Toronto Subway and RT

Toronto subway and RT

The Toronto subway and RT is a rapid transit system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of both underground and elevated railway lines, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission . It was Canada's first completed subway system, with the first line being built under Yonge Street, which opened in...

|| Toronto || Toronto Transit Commission ||3 heavy rail metro lines and 1 light metro line
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|Toronto Subway and RT

Toronto subway and RT

|| Toronto || Toronto Transit Commission ||3 heavy rail metro lines and 1 light metro line
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|Toronto Streetcar System

Toronto streetcar system

The Toronto streetcar system comprises eleven streetcar routes in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission , and is the largest such system in the Americas in terms of ridership, number of cars, and track length. The network is concentrated primarily in downtown and in...

|| Toronto || Toronto Transit Commission ||11 streetcar lines
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|Vancouver SkyTrain || Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, Richmond || TransLink||3 light metro lines
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Defunct railways

External links

Association of American Railroads
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
Old Time Trains Histories of Canadian Railways, past and present
CTA List of companies holding a Certificate of Fitness which is the legal authority to operate a Federal railway
Railway Atlas of Canada PDF route maps of operating railways, by provinces and cities.

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