The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Common freight carriers BNSF Railway (BNSF) Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiary Illinois Central Railroad (IC) CSX Transportation (CSXT) including subsidiary Carrollton Railroad (CARR) Operates the Glasgow Railway Fredonia Valley Railroad (FVRR) Kentucky and Tennessee Railway (KT) KWT Railway (KWT) Louisville and Indiana Railroad (LIRC) Louisville Riverport Railroad (LORJ) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) including subsidiary Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway (CNTP) Paducah and Illinois Railroad (PI) Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL) R.J. Corman Railroad/Bardstown Line (RJCR) R.J. Corman Railroad/Central Kentucky Lines (RJCC) R.J. Corman Railroad/Memphis Line (RJCM) Tennken Railroad (TKEN) Transkentucky Transportation Railroad (TTIS) West Tennessee Railroad (WTNN)
Private freight carriers Cando Contracting Centrus Energy JRL Coal Respondek Railroad R.J. Corman Railroad Switching
Passenger carriers
Amtrak (AMTK) - Amtrak has stations at Ashland, South Portsmouth - South Shore, Maysville, and Fulton. There is also an Amtrak bus route connecting Louisville to Indianapolis.
Defunct railroads