List of Iowa railroads

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Common freight carriers

• Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad (BSVY)
• BNSF Railway (BNSF)
• Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY)
• Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiaries Illinois Central Railroad (IC) Cedar River Railroad (CEDR) and Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (CC)
• Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) through subsidiary Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME)
• Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CIC)
• D&I Railroad (DAIR)
• Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS)
• Iowa Northern Railway (IANR)
• Operates the D&W Railroad
• Iowa Northwestern Railroad (IANW)
• Iowa River Railroad (IARR)
• Iowa Southern Railway (ISRY)
• Iowa Traction Railroad (IATR)
• Keokuk Junction Railway (KJRY)
• Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
• Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Private freight carriers

• CBEC Railway
• East Camden and Highland Railroad
• Greater Davenport Redevelopment Corporation

Passenger carriers

• Amtrak (AMTK)
• Fourth Street Elevator

Defunct railroads

• Albia Interurban Railway
• Albia Light and Railway Company
• Burlington Electric Railway
• Burlington Railway and Light Company
• Cedar Falls and Normal Railway
• Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway and Light Company
• Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway
• Centerville Light and Traction Company
• Charles City Western Railway
• Citizens' Railway and Light Company
• Clinton, Davenport and Muscatine Railway
• Clinton Street Railway
• Clinton and Lyons Horse Railway
• Colfax Springs Railway
• Davenport and Muscatine Railway
• Des Moines City Railway
• Des Moines Street Railroad
• Des Moines Suburban Railway
• Dubuque Street Railway
• Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railroad
• Fort Dodge Street Railway
• Fort Madison Street Railway
• Inter-Urban Railway (ITU)
• Iowa Railway and Light Company
• Iowa City Electric Company
• Iowa and Illinois Railway
• Iowa Southern Utilities Company
• Keokuk Electric Company
• Keokuk Electric Railway and Power Company
• Lake Manawa and Manhattan Beach Railway
• Marshalltown Light, Power and Railway Company
• Mason City and Clear Lake Railroad
• Mississippi Valley Electric Company
• Newton and Northwestern Railroad
• Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
• Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway
• Omaha, Council Bluffs and Suburban Railway
• Oskaloosa and Buxton Electric Railway
• Oskaloosa Traction and Light Company
• Ottumwa Railway and Light Company
• Ottumwa Traction and Light Company
• Sioux City, Crystal Lake and Homer Electric Railway
• Sioux City, Homer and Southern Railway
• Sioux City Service Company
• Sioux City Traction Company
• Tama and Toledo Railroad
• Tama and Toledo Railway
• Tri-City Railway
• Tri-City Railway and Light Company
• Union Electric Company
• Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railroad
• Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railway
• Waterloo and Cedar Falls Rapid Transit Company
• Waterloo Street Railway

Notes

References

• Iowa DOT railroad map legend
• Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of Rail Transportation (May 1999), Railroad Profiles. Retrieved March 10, 2005.