The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of North Dakota.
Common freight carriers BNSF Railway (BNSF) CPKC Railway (Canadian Pacific Kansas City) through subsidiary Soo Line Railroad (SOO) Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (DMVW) Dakota Northern Railroad (DN) Northern Plains Railroad (NPR) Operates the Mohall Railroad and Mohall Central Railroad Red River Valley and Western Railroad (RRVW) Yellowstone Valley Railroad (YSVR)
Private freight carriers Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives
Passenger carriers
Amtrak (AMTK)
Defunct railroads
NameMarkSystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.FromToSuccessorNotesAberdeen, Bismarck and Northwestern RailwayCP18871888Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie RailwayBismarck, Washburn and Fort Buford RailwayCP18891900Bismarck, Washburn and Great Falls RailwayBismarck, Washburn and Great Falls RailwayCP19001904Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie RailwayBrandon, Devils Lake and Southern RailwayGN19051943Great Northern RailwayBurlington Northern Inc.BN19701981Burlington Northern RailroadBurlington Northern RailroadBN19811996Burlington Northern and Santa Fe RailwayCasselton Branch RailroadGN18801883St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba RailwayChicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound RailwayMILW19091912Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul RailwayChicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul RailwayMILW18851928Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadChicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of South DakotaMILW19061908Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of WashingtonChicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of WashingtonMILW19081909Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound RailwayChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadMILWMILW19281982Burlington Northern RailroadChicago and North Western RailwayCNWCNW18791972Chicago and North Western Transportation CompanyChicago and North Western Transportation CompanyCNWCNW19721986Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern RailroadDakota Central RailwayCNW18791900Winona and St. Peter RailroadDakota and Great Northern RailwayGN19001907Great Northern RailwayDakota and Great Southern RailwayMILW18831886Chicago, St. Paul and Milwaukee RailwayDakota, Minnesota and Eastern RailroadDME19861991Red River Valley and Western RailroadDevils Lake and Northern RailwayGN19001902Farmers' Grain and Shipping CompanyDuluth and Manitoba RailroadNP18851898Northern Pacific RailwayDuluth and Manitoba RailwayNP18841885Duluth and Manitoba RailroadFairmount and Veblen RailwayCP19121915Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie RailwayFargo and Southern RailwayMILW18811885Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul RailwayFargo and Southwestern RailroadNP18811898Northern Pacific RailwayFarmers' Grain and Shipping CompanyFG&SGN19021943Great Northern RailwayGreat Northern RailwayGNGN18901970Burlington Northern Inc.James River Valley RailroadNP18831898Northern Pacific RailwayJamestown and Northern RailroadNP18811898Northern Pacific RailwayJamestown and Northern Extension RailroadNP18891898Northern Pacific RailwayMidland Continental RailroadMICOCP/ NP19031970N/AMinneapolis and Pacific RailwayCP18841888Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie RailwayMinneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie RailroadSOOCP19441961Soo Line RailroadMinneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie RailwaySOOCP18881944Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie RailroadMissouri River RailwayNP19061914Northern Pacific RailwayMontana Eastern RailwayGN19121928Great Northern RailwayNorthern Dakota Railway19071922N/ANorthern Pacific RailroadNP18641896Northern Pacific RailwayNorthern Pacific RailwayNPNP18961970Burlington Northern Inc.Northern Pacific, Fergus and Black Hills RailroadNP18811898Northern Pacific RailwayNorthern Pacific, La Moure and Missouri River RailroadNP18861898Northern Pacific RailwayOrdway, Bismarck and Northwestern RailwayCP18831887Aberdeen, Bismarck and Northwestern RailwayRed River Valley and Western RailroadGN18931893St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba RailwaySt. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba RailwayGN18791907Great Northern RailwaySanborn, Coopertown and Turtle Mountain RailroadNP18821898Northern Pacific RailwaySouth-Eastern Dakota RailroadNP18861898Northern Pacific RailwayWestern Dakota RailwayNP19061914Northern Pacific RailwayWinona and St. Peter RailroadCNW19001900Chicago and North Western Railway
Electric Devils Lake and Chautauqua Railway
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References North Dakota Public Service Commission, . Retrieved March 10, 2005.
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