The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Arizona.
Class I Railroads BNSF Railway (BNSF) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Shortline and Terminal Railroads Apache Railway (APA) Arizona and California Railroad (ARZC) Arizona Central Railroad (AZCR) Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) Copper Basin Railway (CBRY) Port of Tucson Railroad (POT) Kingman Terminal Railroad (KGTR) San Manuel Arizona Railroad (SMA) San Pedro Valley Railroad (SPVR) Sonoran Valley Railroad (SVR)
Passenger Railroads Amtrak (AMTK): Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited, Texas Eagle Valley Metro Rail & Streetcar Sun Link Old Pueblo Trolley
Heritage and Scenic Railroads Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) Old Pueblo Trolley Verde Canyon Railroad
Industrial Rail Operations Camp Navajo Railroad Drake Switching Company Freeport McMoRan Railroad
Defunct railroads
NameMarkSystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.FromToSuccessorNotesArizona and California RailwayATSF19031911California, Arizona and Santa Fe RailwayArizona and Colorado RailroadSP19021910Arizona Eastern RailroadArizona Eastern RailroadAE19041955Southern Pacific CompanyArizona Extension Railroad1917N/AArizona Mineral Belt Railroad18831888Central Arizona RailwayArizona Narrow Gauge Railroad18821887Tucson, Globe and Northern RailroadArizona and New Mexico RailwaySP18831935El Paso and Southwestern RailroadArizona and South Eastern RailroadSP18881902El Paso and Southwestern RailroadArizona Southern RailroadAZS19041933N/AArizona and Swansea Railroad19091931N/AAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayATSFATSF19021996Burlington Northern and Santa Fe RailwayAtlantic and Pacific RailroadATSF18661897Santa Fe Pacific RailroadArizona and Utah RailwayATSF18991905Western Arizona RailwayBlack Mesa and Lake Powell RailroadBLKM19732019N/ABradshaw Mountain RailroadATSF19011912California, Arizona and Santa Fe RailwayCalifornia, Arizona and Santa Fe RailwayATSF19111963Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayCentral Arizona Railway18891937N/AClifton and Southern Pacific RailwaySP18831883Arizona and New Mexico RailwayDragoon Mountain and Northern RailroadSP19061907Johnson, Dragoon Mountain and Northern RailwayEl Paso and Southwestern CompanySP19081912N/ALeased the El Paso and Southwestern RailroadEl Paso and Southwestern RailroadSP19011955Southern Pacific CompanyGila Valley, Globe and Northern RailwaySP18941910Arizona Eastern RailroadGrand Canyon RailwayATSF19011942Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayJohnson, Dragoon Mountain and Northern RailwaySP19071908Johnson–Dragoon and Northern RailwayJohnson–Dragoon and Northern RailwaySP19081911Southern Pacific CompanyMagma Arizona RailroadMAA19141997N/AMaricopa and Phoenix RailroadSP19071910Arizona Eastern RailroadMaricopa and Phoenix RailroadSP18851895Maricopa and Phoenix and Salt River Valley RailroadMaricopa and Phoenix and Salt River Valley RailroadSP18951907Maricopa and Phoenix RailroadMascot and Western RailroadMASW19141932N/AMexico and Colorado RailroadSP19081910El Paso and Southwestern RailroadMohave and Milltown Railway19031904N/AMorenci Southern RailwaySP18991922Morenci Industrial RailwayNew Mexico and Arizona RailroadSP18821934Southern Pacific RailroadPhoenix and Buckeye RailwaySP19091910Arizona Eastern RailroadPhoenix and Eastern RailroadSP19011934Southern Pacific CompanyPhoenix, Tempe and Mesa RailwaySP18941895Maricopa and Phoenix and Salt River Valley RailroadPrescott and Arizona Central Railway18851893N/APrescott and Eastern RailroadATSF18971911California, Arizona and Santa Fe RailwayRay and Gila Valley RailroadR&GV19101943Copper Basin RailwaySaginaw Southern Railroad18981903N/ASan Manuel Arizona RailroadSMA19532003N/ASan Pedro and Southwestern RailwaySWKR19922003San Pedro and Southwestern RailroadSanta Fe and Grand Canyon RailroadATSF18971901Grand Canyon RailwaySanta Fe Pacific RailroadATSF18971902Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwaySanta Fe, Prescott and Phoenix RailwayATSF18911911California, Arizona and Santa Fe RailwayShannon–Arizona Railway19091919Morenci Industrial RailwaySouthern Pacific RailroadSP18781955Southern Pacific CompanySouthern Pacific CompanySPSP18851969Southern Pacific Transportation CompanySouthern Pacific Transportation CompanySPSP19691998Union Pacific RailroadSouthwestern Railroad of ArizonaSP19001901El Paso and Southwestern RailroadTucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend RailroadTC&G, TCG19151985N/ATucson, Globe and Northern Railroad1887N/ANever openedTucson and Nogales RailroadSP19091934Southern Pacific RailroadTwin Buttes Railroad19041929N/AUnited Verde & Pacific Railway18941920N/AVerde Tunnel and Smelter Railroad19121953N/AVerde Valley RailwayATSF19111942Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayWestern Arizona RailwayATSF19061931N/AYuma Valley RailroadSP1914
Private freight carriers
Apache Lumber Company Arizona Lumber and Timber Company Cady Lumber Company Congress Gold Company Coronado Railroad Flagstaff Lumber Manufacturing Company Helvetia Copper Company Kennecott Copper Corporation Morenci Industrial Railway Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company Six Companies, Inc. Southwest Forest Industries Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc. Tombstone and Southern Railroad
Passenger carriers White Mountain Scenic Railroad Yuma Valley Railway
Electric Douglas Street Railway Douglas Traction and Light Company Phoenix Railway Phoenix Railway of Arizona Phoenix Street Railway Prescott and Mount Union Railway Tucson Rapid Transit Company Tucson Street Railway Warren Company Warren–Bisbee Railway
See also Passenger train stations in Arizona
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