Freight railways by province National NameReporting marksRailinc, Search MARKs . Retrieved February 2009.LocaleOwnershipNotes Canadian National CN British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia Publicly traded corporation CPKC CPKC British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec Publicly traded corporation
Multiple provinces NameReporting marksRailinc, Search MARKs . Retrieved February 2009.LocaleOwnershipNotes Bloom Lake Railway WLRS Bloom Lake Mine to WLR junction Cliffs Natural Resources Operates in Quebec and Labrador; privately owned, not a common carrier; operated under contract by Genesee & WyomingBNSF Railway BNSF Vancouver to US border (Washington State), Saskatchewan border Berkshire Hathaway Major US railway with small section of directly owned operations in British Columbia and SaskatchewanCSX Transportation CSXT Sarnia, ON to Sombra, ONCSX Corporation Major US railway with small section of direct operations in OntarioKnob Lake and Timmins RailwayKLTSchefferville to Iron Mines on the Québec/Labrador borderGenesee & WyomingOperates in Newfoundland and Labrador.Nipissing Central RailwayNCRSwastika, ON to Rouyn-Noranda, QCOntario Northland Railway Ontario Northland Railway ONT North Bay to Hearst, Moosonee, or Rouyn-Noranda Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, a governmental entity Operates in Ontario and Quebec. Also carries passengers Ottawa Valley Railway OVR Sudbury to Témiscaming Genesee & Wyoming Operates in Ontario and Quebec Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway QNSL Sept-Îles to Wabush Iron Ore Company of Canada Operates in Quebec and Labrador; private service, not a common carrier Tshiuetin Rail Transportation TSH Schefferville to QNSF junction First nations owned Operates in Newfoundland and Labrador. Also carries passengers.
Alberta NameReporting marksLocaleOwnershipNotesAlberta Prairie Steam Tours Ltd.Alberta Prairie Railway APXX Big Valley and Botha to Canadian Pacific West Stettler Junction Alberta Prairie Steam Tours Ltd. Private Company Shortline Freight The oldest of all the privately owned shortlines in Alberta. Former Canadian Pacific Lacombe Subdivision and former Canadian National Stettler Subdivisions. Primary markets are grains, fertilizer, rail car storage and passenger train day trips.Battle River RailwayBattle River Railway BRR Alliance to Canadian National Camrose Junction Battle River Railway New Generation Co-operative Cooperative Shortline Freight Forty Mile RailForty Mile Railway FMRX Stirling to Foremost Cooperative Shortline Freight Former Canadian Pacific Stirling Subdivision. The Primary market for Forty Mile Rail's services is expected to be grain and pulse production. Future potential may include oil movement and other non-grain products.Mackenzie Northern Railway RLGN Alberta to Northwest Territories Canadian National Railway (2006)
British Columbia NameReporting marksRailinc, Search MARKs . Retrieved February 2009.LocaleOwnershipNotesBC Rail BCOL Surrey to Roberts Bank Superport Provincially owned Terminal railway that is the last publicly managed portion of a formerly large scale system; the BC government still technically owns the North Vancouver to Prince George line, although it is leased to and managed by CN Englewood Railway ER-WFP Woss to Beaver Cove Western Forest ProductsPrivately owned; not a common carrier Grand Forks Railway Inc. GFR Grand Forks to Grand Forks Jct. International Forest Products Ltd. d.b.a. "Interfor" and Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Kelowna Pacific Railway KPR Kelowna/Lumby to Kamloops KnightHawk Rail Ltd. Fallen Flag. Went into receivership in 2013. Ownership of infrastructure reverted to CNR. As of Nov 2015 the Coldstream to Kelowna portion was abandoned and torn up. Kettle Falls International Railway KFR Laurier, WA to Grand Forks & Carson and Waneta to Columbia Gardens OmniTRAX Majority of the line's trackage is contained in the US Nelson & Fort Sheppard Railway Corporation NFTS Columbia Gardens to Park Siding Atco Wood Products Southern Railway of British Columbia SRY Vancouver to Chilliwack URS Corporation Southern Railway of Vancouver Island SVI Victoria to Courtenay URS Corporation
Manitoba NameReporting marksRailinc, Search MARKs . Retrieved February 2009.LocaleOwnershipNotesBNSF Manitoba BNML Winnipeg to BNSF lines at US border (North Dakota) Subsidiary of BNSF RailwayBoundary Trail Railway BTRC Morden to Binney Siding Privately owned Owns abandoned line west to Killarney. Central Manitoba Railway CEMR Winnipeg to Graysville and Pine Falls Cando Rail Services Ltd. Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway GWWD Winnipeg to Shoal Lake, Ontario City of Winnipeg Not a common carrier. Governmental railway used to service city aqueduct. Hudson Bay Railway HBRY The Pas to Churchill
The Pas to Flin FlonArctic Gateway Group Keewatin Railway KRC The Pas to Lynn Lake Tribally owned Also carries passengers.Lake Line RailroadLLRRSelkirk to Gimli
Beausejour to CP Keewatin Subdivision
New Brunswick NameReporting marksRailinc, Search MARKs . Retrieved February 2009.LocaleOwnershipNotes Maine Northern Railway MNRY St Léonard to the Maine Border New Brunswick Southern Railway New Brunswick Southern Railway NBSR Saint John to St. Stephen J.D. Irving Limited Springfield Terminal Railway ST St. Stephen to US border (Maine) Pan Am Railways
Newfoundland and Labrador NameReporting marksRailinc, Search MARKs . Retrieved February 2009.LocaleOwnershipNotes Wabush Lake Railway WLR Labrador City to Wabush Cliffs Natural Resources Privately owned; not a common carrier
Nova Scotia
NameReporting marksRailinc, Search MARKs . Retrieved February 2009.LocaleOwnershipNotes Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway CBNS Truro to Sydney Genesee & Wyoming inactive since 2015 Sydney Coal Railway SCR Sydney to Lingan Power Plant Logistec Inc.
Ontario NameReporting marksRailinc, Search MARKs . Retrieved February 2013.LocaleOwnershipNotesAlgoma Central Railway AC Sault Ste. Marie to Hearst Subsidiary of Canadian National Railway Also carries passengersArnprior-Nepean RailwayANRArnprior to Nepean Essex Terminal Railway ETL Amherstburg to Windsor, Ontario Essex Morterm HoldingsBarrie-Collingwood RailwayBCRYBarrie AreaCorporation of the City of BarrieShortline that runs through Barrie and Innisfil on former CN Meaford Sub and Breton Spur Goderich-Exeter Railway GEXR Brampton to Goderich via London and Stratford Genesee & Wyoming Guelph Junction Railway GJR Guelph to Campbellville Municipally owned, but operated by Ontario Southland Railway Huron Central Railway HCRY Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie Genesee & WyomingMinnesota, 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 OSRX Woodstock to Tillsonburg or St. Thomas Independently owned Port Colborne Harbour Railway PCHR St. Catharines to Port Colborne Trillium Railways Southern Ontario Railway RLHH Brantford to Nanticoke via Hamilton Genesee & Wyoming Vale Railway VAEX Sudbury to nickel mines Vale Inco Privately owned; not a common carrier
Quebec NameReporting marksRailinc, Search MARKs . Retrieved February 2009.LocaleOwnershipNotes Chemin de fer Arnaud CFA Sept-Îles to port facilities Cliffs Natural Resources Privately owned, not a common carrier Cartier Railway Cartier Port-Cartier to Mont Wright mine ArcelorMittal Privately owned, not a common carrier Charlevoix Railway CFC Quebec City to Clermont Groupe Le Massif Inc. Also carries passengers Chemin de fer Lanaudière CFL Joliette to Saint-Felix Independently owned Chemin de fer de l'Outaouais CFO Gatineau to Wakfield Municipally ownedGaspésie Railway SocietySFGMatapédia to GaspéAvignon Regional County Municipality
Bonaventure Regional County Municipality
Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality
La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality Quebec Gatineau Railway QGRY Quebec City to Gatineau via Montreal Genesee & Wyoming Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine CFRR Havre-Saint-Pierre to iron mine QIT-Fer et Titane Privately owned, not a common carrier Roberval and Saguenay Railway RS Jonquière to La Baie Rio Tinto Alcan Port of Montreal Railway POM Port of Montreal to CN/CP junctions Montreal Port Authority, a federal governmental entity Sartigan RailwayCFSVallée-Jonction to CN Montmagny SubdivisionIndependently owned St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad SLQ Montreal to US border (Vermont) via Sherbrooke Genesee & Wyoming Majority of the line's trackage is in the US
Saskatchewan NameReporting marksRailinc, Search MARKs . Retrieved February 2009.LocaleOwnershipNotes Big Sky Rail BGS Delisle to Beechy, Macrorie to Laporte, and Wartime to Kyle subsidiary of Mobil Grain Ltd. Carlton Trail Railway CTRW Warman to Birch Hills or White Star or to Pulp Mill (Prince Albert) OmniTRAXFife Lake Railway FLR Hart Butte to GWR junction Municipally owned; operated by Great Western Railway Great Sandhills Railway GSR Swift Current to Burstall Independently owned Great Western Railway GWRS Assinboia or Bracken to CPR junction Independently owned local cooperative; managed by WestCan Rail Last Mountain Railway LMR Regina to Davidson partnership of Mobil Grain Ltd. and municipal governmentsLong Creek Railroad LCRI Estevan to Tribune Independently owned Northern Lights RailNLRMelfort to Birch HillsPoplar River Mine RailwayPRMXGreat Western Railway in Coronach to Poplar River Mine and Poplar River Power StationWestmoreland MiningRed Coat Road and Rail RCRR Pangman to GWR junction Municipally owned, but operated by GWR Southern Rails Cooperative SORA Moose Jaw to Parry Farmer-owned cooperativeStewart Southern Railway SSS Stoughton to Richardson Independently owned Thunder Rail TR Arborfield to CN junction Municipally owned Torch River Rail TRRR Choiceland to Nipawin Municipally owned Wheatland Railway WRI St. Louis to Tozke Municipally owned, but operated by Canadian National Railway
Freight railways with trackage rights only NameReporting marksRailinc, Search MARKs . Retrieved February 2009.LocaleOwnershipNotesMaine Central Railroad MEC US border (Maine) to Saint John, NB Pan Am Railways US railway with trackage rights over New Brunswick Southern lineNorfolk Southern Railway NS US border (Michigan) to Windsor, ON; or US border (New York) to Niagara Falls, ON Publicly traded corporation Major US railway with brief trackage rights over Canadian Pacific (Windsor) and Canadian National (Fort Erie to Niagara Falls) linesNew England Central Railroad NECR US border (Vermont) to Quebec City via Montreal RailAmerica US railway with trackage rights over Canadian National lineUnion Pacific Railroad UP US border (Washington) to Vancouver Publicly traded corporation Major US railway with trackage rights over BNSF line
Passenger railways